1939–40 New York Americans season

The 1939–40 New York Americans season was the Americans' 15th season of play.

1939–40 New York Americans
Division6th NHL
1939–40 record15–29–4
Goals for106
Goals against140
Team information
CoachRed Dutton
CaptainCharlie Conacher
Team leaders
GoalsMurray Armstrong (16)
AssistsMurray Armstrong (20)
PointsMurray Armstrong (36)
Penalty minutesCharlie Conacher
Hooley Smith (41)
WinsEarl Robertson (15)
Goals against averageRoy Worters (2.84)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Boston Bruins48311251709833067
New York Rangers482711101367752064
Toronto Maple Leafs482517613411048556
Chicago Black Hawks482319611212035152
Detroit Red Wings48162669012625038
New York Americans481529410614023634
Montreal Canadiens48103359016733825

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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1939–40 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–1–15–36–1–17–12–4–25–2–1
Chicago 1–6–1—6–0–25–2–13–4–14–44–3–1
Detroit 3–50–6–2—5–35–32–3–21–6–1
Montreal 1–6–12–5–13–5—2–4–21–6–11–7
N.Y. Americans 1–74–3–13–54–2–2—1–6–12–6
N.Y. Rangers 4–2–24–43–2–26–1–16–1–1—4–1–3
Toronto 2–5–13–4–16–1–17–16–21–4–3—

Game log
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 9, 19390–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)0–1–0
2LNovember 12, 19391–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)0–2–0
3LNovember 14, 19392–4Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)0–3–0
4LNovember 18, 19391–3New York Rangers (1939–40)0–4–0
5LNovember 23, 19392–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)0–5–0
6LNovember 25, 19393–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)0–6–0
7WNovember 26, 19392–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)1–6–0
8WNovember 30, 19395–2Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)2–6–0
9TDecember 2, 19391–1 OT@ New York Rangers (1939–40)2–6–1
10LDecember 3, 19392–6Boston Bruins (1939–40)2–7–1
11LDecember 5, 19391–2@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)2–8–1
12LDecember 7, 19391–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)2–9–1
13WDecember 10, 19393–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)3–9–1
14WDecember 12, 19394–0Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)4–9–1
15LDecember 14, 19393–5 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)4–10–1
16LDecember 16, 19391–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)4–11–1
17LDecember 17, 19391–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)4–12–1
18WDecember 21, 19393–0Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)5–12–1
19LDecember 24, 19392–3Boston Bruins (1939–40)5–13–1
20WDecember 27, 19394–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1939–40)6–13–1
21LDecember 31, 19392–5@ New York Rangers (1939–40)6–14–1
22WJanuary 1, 19401–0Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)7–14–1
23LJanuary 4, 19402–6New York Rangers (1939–40)7–15–1
24LJanuary 7, 19402–6@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)7–16–1
25LJanuary 9, 19402–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)7–17–1
26LJanuary 12, 19402–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)7–18–1
27WJanuary 14, 19401–0Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)8–18–1
28LJanuary 20, 19401–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)8–19–1
29WJanuary 21, 19402–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)9–19–1
30LJanuary 23, 19403–5New York Rangers (1939–40)9–20–1
31TJanuary 25, 19402–2 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)9–20–2
32LJanuary 28, 19402–4@ New York Rangers (1939–40)9–21–2
33WJanuary 30, 19404–1Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)10–21–2
34WFebruary 1, 19405–2Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)11–21–2
35LFebruary 4, 19401–7@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)11–22–2
36LFebruary 6, 19401–3Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)11–23–2
37LFebruary 8, 19402–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1939–40)11–24–2
38LFebruary 11, 19402–4Boston Bruins (1939–40)11–25–2
39TFebruary 18, 19401–1 OTChicago Black Hawks (1939–40)11–25–3
40WFebruary 22, 19401–0 OTNew York Rangers (1939–40)12–25–3
41LFebruary 25, 19401–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1939–40)12–26–3
42TMarch 2, 19403–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)12–26–4
43WMarch 3, 19403–0Montreal Canadiens (1939–40)13–26–4
44LMarch 7, 19401–2Boston Bruins (1939–40)13–27–4
45WMarch 9, 19404–2@ Boston Bruins (1939–40)14–27–4
46LMarch 10, 19402–4@ New York Rangers (1939–40)14–28–4
47LMarch 16, 19406–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)14–29–4
48WMarch 17, 19405–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1939–40)15–29–4

Playoffs

The Americans met the Detroit in a best-of-three series and lost the series in 2 games, or 1–2.

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Murray Armstrong4716203612
Tommy Anderson4812193122
Charlie Conacher4710182841
Lorne Carr488172517
John Sorrell48816244
Busher Jackson431282010
Eddie Wiseman31513188
Hooley Smith47781541
Buzz Boll475101518
Nels Stewart3567136
Art Chapman2646102
Pat Egan104376
Johnny Gagnon244370
Eddie Shore102359
Allan Murray3614510
Wilf Field4513428
Jack Tomson121120
Doc Romnes150110
Frank Beisler10000
Earl Robertson480000
Chuck Shannon40002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Earl Robertson296048152941402.846
Team:296048152941402.846

Playoffs
Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Hooley Smith33142
Tommy Anderson31340
John Sorrell30332
Charlie Conacher31128
Eddie Shore30222
Art Chapman31010
Johnny Gagnon11010
Busher Jackson30112
Murray Armstrong30000
Buzz Boll10000
Lorne Carr30000
Pat Egan20004
Allan Murray30002
Earl Robertson30000
Nels Stewart30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Earl Robertson18031293.000
Team:18031293.000

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See also

References
  1. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1939-40 New York Americans Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
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