The 1940–41 New York Americans seasonseason of play. The Americans finished last in the league and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Pre-season The Americans played a six game series against the New York Rangers in western Canada :
Saturday, October 19 Rangers 5 Americans 2 @ Winnipeg
Tuesday, October 22 Americans 5 Rangers 2 @ Regina
Thursday, October 24 Rangers 7 Americans 1 @ Saskatoon
Saturday, October 26 Americans 4 Rangers 3 @ Regina
Monday, October 28 Americans 3 Rangers 2 @ Winnipeg
Wednesday, October 30 Rangers 5 Americans 3 @ Port Arthur The series was split at 3 wins each.
Regular Season Final Standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
bold.
Game Log
Regular Season Results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
L
November 3, 1940
2–4
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
0–1–0
2
W
November 7, 1940
1–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
1–1–0
3
T
November 14, 1940
2–2 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 ) 1–1–1
4
L
November 17, 1940
0–2
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 ) 1–2–1
5
L
November 19, 1940
2–3
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
1–3–1
6
L
November 21, 1940
1–2 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 ) 1–4–1
7
L
November 23, 1940
1–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 )
1–5–1
8
W
November 24, 1940
2–1
Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 ) 2–5–1
9
W
November 28, 1940
2–1
New York Rangers (1940–41 ) 3–5–1
10
L
November 30, 1940
1–6
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
3–6–1
11
L
December 1, 1940
3–10
Boston Bruins (1940–41 ) 3–7–1
12
L
December 3, 1940
2–6
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
3–8–1
13
T
December 12, 1940
2–2 OT
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 ) 3–8–2
14
L
December 15, 1940
3–6
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
3–9–2
15
W
December 17, 1940
3–2 OT
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 ) 4–9–2
16
T
December 19, 1940
1–1 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
4–9–3
17
T
December 21, 1940
2–2 OT
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
4–9–4
18
W
December 22, 1940
2–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 ) 5–9–4
19
L
December 25, 1940
1–8
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
5–10–4
20
T
December 27, 1940
3–3 OT
Boston Bruins (1940–41 ) 5–10–5
21
L
December 28, 1940
0–3
@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 )
5–11–5
22
W
December 31, 1940
4–2
Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 ) 6–11–5
23
L
January 5, 1941
2–6
New York Rangers (1940–41 ) 6–12–5
24
T
January 9, 1941
3–3 OT
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 ) 6–12–6
25
L
January 11, 1941
0–9
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
6–13–6
26
L
January 12, 1941
1–3
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
6–14–6
27
T
January 19, 1941
3–3 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 ) 6–14–7
28
L
January 23, 1941
1–3
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
6–15–7
29
L
January 24, 1941
2–4 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
6–16–7
30
L
January 26, 1941
1–6
Boston Bruins (1940–41 ) 6–17–7
31
W
January 30, 1941
5–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 ) 7–17–7
32
L
February 2, 1941
1–4
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
7–18–7
33
T
February 4, 1941
2–2 OT
New York Rangers (1940–41 ) 7–18–8
34
T
February 8, 1941
3–3 OT
@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 )
7–18–9
35
W
February 9, 1941
6–3 OT
Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 ) 8–18–9
36
L
February 16, 1941
4–5 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
8–19–9
37
L
February 18, 1941
2–5
New York Rangers (1940–41 ) 8–20–9
38
L
February 20, 1941
2–4
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 ) 8–21–9
39
L
February 23, 1941
1–3
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
8–22–9
40
T
February 25, 1941
4–4 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 ) 8–22–10
41
L
February 28, 1941
4–5
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
8–23–10
42
L
March 2, 1941
2–3
Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 ) 8–24–10
43
L
March 6, 1941
1–6
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 ) 8–25–10
44
L
March 8, 1941
1–6
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
8–26–10
45
T
March 9, 1941
2–2 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
8–26–11
46
L
March 13, 1941
3–8
Boston Bruins (1940–41 ) 8–27–11
47
L
March 15, 1941
0–6
@ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41 )
8–28–11
48
L
March 16, 1941
3–6
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
8–29–11
Playoffs The Americans did not qualify for the post season. Player Stats Regular Season Scoring Goaltending [1]
Awards and Records The Americans did not win any awards this season. Farm Teams Gallery See Also References 
