The 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 21st season in the NHL . The Maple Leafs finished first in the Canadian Division and lost in the 1938 Stanley Cup Finals to the Chicago Black Hawks , three games to one.
Off-season
Regular Season
Final Standings
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
T
November 4, 1937
2–2 OT
Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
0–0–1
2
W
November 6, 1937
6–3
New York Americans (1937–38 )
1–0–1
3
W
November 13, 1937
7–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
2–0–1
4
T
November 14, 1937
3–3 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
2–0–2
5
T
November 18, 1937
6–6 OT
@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
2–0–3
6
L
November 20, 1937
2–3
Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
2–1–3
7
W
November 21, 1937
5–0
@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
3–1–3
8
L
November 23, 1937
1–2
@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
3–2–3
9
W
November 25, 1937
3–1
@ New York Rangers (1937–38 )
4–2–3
10
W
November 27, 1937
4–0
Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
5–2–3
11
T
December 4, 1937
3–3 OT
Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
5–2–4
12
L
December 11, 1937
3–6
New York Rangers (1937–38 )
5–3–4
13
L
December 14, 1937
1–3
@ Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
5–4–4
14
W
December 16, 1937
4–2
@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
6–4–4
15
W
December 18, 1937
3–2
New York Americans (1937–38 )
7–4–4
16
T
December 25, 1937
1–1 OT
Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
7–4–5
17
W
December 26, 1937
3–1
@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
8–4–5
18
W
December 28, 1937
3–0
@ New York Americans (1937–38 )
9–4–5
19
W
January 1, 1938
6–4
Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
10–4–5
20
L
January 4, 1938
3–6
@ Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
10–5–5
21
L
January 6, 1938
3–6
@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
10–6–5
22
W
January 8, 1938
3–2
New York Rangers (1937–38 )
11–6–5
23
W
January 13, 1938
3–2
Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
12–6–5
24
T
January 15, 1938
4–4 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
12–6–6
25
W
January 16, 1938
7–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
13–6–6
26
T
January 20, 1938
1–1 OT
@ New York Americans (1937–38 )
13–6–7
27
L
January 22, 1938
1–9
Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
13–7–7
28
W
January 29, 1938
4–1
Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
14–7–7
29
L
February 1, 1938
1–6
@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
14–8–7
30
W
February 3, 1938
3–0
Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
15–8–7
31
W
February 5, 1938
3–1
Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
16–8–7
32
L
February 6, 1938
1–2
@ New York Rangers (1937–38 )
16–9–7
33
W
February 10, 1938
3–0 OT
Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
17–9–7
34
L
February 12, 1938
1–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
17–10–7
35
T
February 13, 1938
1–1 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38 )
17–10–8
36
W
February 17, 1938
2–1
@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
18–10–8
37
L
February 19, 1938
0–4
New York Americans (1937–38 )
18–11–8
38
W
February 20, 1938
3–2
@ New York Americans (1937–38 )
19–11–8
39
L
February 22, 1938
0–2
@ Boston Bruins (1937–38 )
19–12–8
40
L
February 26, 1938
2–4
New York Rangers (1937–38 )
19–13–8
41
W
March 1, 1938
5–3
@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
20–13–8
42
W
March 5, 1938
2–0
Montreal Maroons (1937–38 )
21–13–8
43
W
March 6, 1938
6–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
22–13–8
44
L
March 8, 1938
3–4
@ New York Rangers (1937–38 )
22–14–8
45
T
March 12, 1938
3–3 OT
Montreal Canadiens (1937–38 )
22–14–9
46
W
March 17, 1938
7–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38 )
23–14–9
47
W
March 19, 1938
8–5
New York Americans (1937–38 )
24–14–9
48
L
March 20, 1938
2–4
@ New York Americans (1937–38 )
24–15–9
Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Boston Bruins 0
The Leafs and Bruins met for the fourth time in playoffs in the 1930's. The Leafs won the three previous series and would sweep the Bruins, though all three games were decided by one goal with two going into overtime. However, the Bruins would get their revenge the next year when it counted, defeating the Leafs in the 1938-39 finals.
Game 1 was a close checking affair with the only goal scored by George Parsons at 1:31 of the second OT period. Turk Broda posted the shutout.
Game 2 saw the Leafs go in front 1-0 on a second period goal by "Pep" Kelly until Charlie Sands tied it up at 7:37 of the third period. Gordie Drillon (last Leaf to lead the league in scoring) quickly responded and the Leafs won 2-1.
Game 3 saw the teams trade goals with Bill Cowley scoring twice in the third period to send the game to overtime. Drillon scored at 10:04 of the first OT to win the series for the Leafs.
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
Record
1
March 23
Boston Bruins
0-1 (2OT)
Toronto
0-1
2
March 26
Boston Bruins
1-2
Toronto
0-2
3
March 28
Toronto
3-2 (OT)
Boston Bruins
3-0
Player Stats
Regular Season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Drillon, Gordie Gordie Drillon
RW
48
26
26
52
4
Apps, Syl Syl Apps
C
47
21
29
50
9
Thoms, Bill Bill Thoms
C
48
14
24
38
14
Jackson, Busher Busher Jackson
LW
48
17
17
34
18
Boll, Buzz Buzz Boll
LW
44
14
11
25
18
Horner, Red Red Horner
D
47
4
20
24
82
Metz, Nick Nick Metz
LW
48
15
7
22
12
Fowler, Jimmy Jimmy Fowler
D
48
10
12
22
8
Davidson, Bob Bob Davidson
LW
48
3
17
20
52
Kelly, Pep Pep Kelly
RW
43
9
10
19
25
Conacher, Charlie Charlie Conacher
RW
19
7
9
16
6
Chamberlain, Murph Murph Chamberlain
LW
43
4
12
16
51
Parsons, George George Parsons
LW
30
5
6
11
6
Hamilton, Reg Reg Hamilton
D
45
1
4
5
43
Kampman, Bingo Bingo Kampman
D
32
1
2
3
56
Armstrong, Murray Murray Armstrong
C
9
0
0
0
0
Broda, Turk Turk Broda
G
48
0
0
0
0
Corrigan, Chuck Chuck Corrigan
RW
3
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Broda, Turk Turk Broda
2980
48
24
15
9
127
2.56
6
Team:
2980
48
24
15
9
127
2.56
6
Playoffs
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
Drillon, Gordie Gordie Drillon
RW
7
7
1
8
2
Parsons, George George Parsons
LW
7
3
2
5
11
Apps, Syl Syl Apps
C
7
1
4
5
0
Kelly, Pep Pep Kelly
RW
7
2
2
4
2
Davidson, Bob Bob Davidson
LW
4
0
2
2
7
Fowler, Jimmy Jimmy Fowler
D
7
0
2
2
0
Metz, Nick Nick Metz
LW
7
0
2
2
0
Jackson, Busher Busher Jackson
LW
6
1
0
1
8
Hamilton, Reg Reg Hamilton
D
7
0
1
1
2
Horner, Red Red Horner
D
7
0
1
1
14
Kampman, Bingo Bingo Kampman
D
7
0
1
1
6
Thoms, Bill Bill Thoms
C
7
0
1
1
0
Armstrong, Murray Murray Armstrong
C
3
0
0
0
0
Boll, Buzz Buzz Boll
LW
7
0
0
0
2
Broda, Turk Turk Broda
G
7
0
0
0
0
Chamberlain, Murph Murph Chamberlain
LW
5
0
0
0
2
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Broda, Turk Turk Broda
452
7
4
3
13
1.73
1
Team:
452
7
4
3
13
1.73
1
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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records
Farm Team
Syracuse Stars , International-American Hockey League
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See Also
References
External Links