Stanley Cup playoffs 1939

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1939
Period March 21, 1939 to April 16, 1939
Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins (2nd title)
finalist Toronto Maple Leafs
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Bill Cowley (Boston)
Gates 81 (4.1 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1939 began on March 21, 1939 and ended on April 16, 1939 with the Boston Bruins' 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Bruins won their second title after 1929 and played their first final since 1930 . In addition, they had the best scorer of the playoffs in their ranks in the person of Bill Cowley . For the Maple Leafs, however, who had Gordie Drillon as the top scorer this post-season , it was the fourth defeat in the final in the last five years. In addition, the best-of-seven mode, which is still used today, was introduced in 1939 , so that from now on a team needed four instead of three wins to win the series.

mode

The six best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams in the final table played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the third on the seeding list meeting fourth and the fifth against sixth. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were held in best-of-seven mode , while in the quarter-final series and the second semi-final series, two victories were enough to advance and thus played in best-of-three mode.

In series with a best-of-seven mode, the higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In series with a best-of-three mode, home rights changed from game to game, so that the higher-ranked team played in front of their home crowd in the first and decisive third game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  1  Boston Bruins 4th  
    2  New York Rangers 3  
      
 
          
    1  Boston Bruins 4th
  3  Toronto Maple Leafs 1
  3  Toronto Maple Leafs 2    
4th  New York Americans 0  
3  Toronto Maple Leafs 2
    5  Detroit Red Wings 1  
5  Detroit Red Wings 2
 
  6th  Canadiens de Montréal  1  

Quarter finals

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs - (4) New York Americans

21 Mar 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs
Pep Kelly (4:09)
Pete Langelle (30:46)
Syl Apps (34:48)
Gordie Drillon (42:31) 		4: 0
(1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Americans
 Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
23 Mar 1939 New York Americans
 0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (43:18)
Gus Marker (58:12) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York

(5) Detroit Red Wings - (6) Canadiens de Montréal

21 Mar 1939 Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (33:31)
Louis Trudel (37:25) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
23 Mar 1939 Detroit Red Wings
Ken Kilrea (6:49)
Marty Barry (20:32)
Syd Howe (21:02)
Syd Howe (53:44)
Syd Howe (54:39)
Sid Abel (57:02)
Eddie Wares (58: 30) 		7: 3
(1: 1, 2: 2, 4: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Walter Buswell (18:43)
Walter Buswell (27:53)
Armand Mondou (34:22) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
26th Mar 1939 Detroit Red Wings
Marty Barry (67:47) 		1: 0 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
 Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Semifinals

(1) Boston Bruins - (2) New York Rangers

21 Mar 1939 New York Rangers
Alex Shibicky (38:18) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Boston Bruins
Bill Cowley (44:50)
Bill Cowley (119: 25) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
23 Mar 1939 Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (18:15)
Bill Cowley (19:13)
Mel Hill (68:24) 		3: 2 n.V.
(2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		New York Rangers
Alex Shibicky (34:20)
Wilbert Hiller (57:46) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
26th Mar 1939 Boston Bruins
Gord Pettinger (7:38)
Milt Schmidt (20:25)
Milt Schmidt (50:00)
Bill Cowley (52:06) 		4: 1
(1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 0 		New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (33:06) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
28 Mar 1939 New York Rangers
Mac Colville (8:58)
Lynn Patrick (30:02) 		2: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
of game
status: 1: 3 		Boston Bruins
Milt Schmidt (0:49) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
30th Mar 1939 Boston Bruins
Bobby Bauer (7:39) 		1: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		New York Rangers
Art Coulter (6:20)
Clint Smith (77:19) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
0Apr 1, 1939 New York Rangers
Phil Watson (34:08)
Bill Carse (45:58)
Alex Shibicky (49:25) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Boston Bruins
Mel Hill (31:40) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
0Apr 2, 1939 Boston Bruins
Ray Getliffe (35:52)
Mel Hill (108: 00) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 4: 3 		New York Rangers
Muzz Patrick (37:45) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs - (5) Detroit Red Wings

28 Mar 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Metz (5:03)
Gordie Drillon (9:36)
Nick Metz (22:55)
Gordie Drillon (24:10) 		4: 1
(2: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Marty Barry (30:35) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
30th Mar 1939 Detroit Red Wings
Charlie Conacher (6:30)
Don Deacon (15:00)
Herbie Lewis (18:00) 		3: 1
(3: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (9:00) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
0Apr 1, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Metz (5:05)
Gordie Drillon (16:48)
Bob Davidson (48:20)
Erwin Chamberlain (49:23)
Gordie Drillon (65:42) 		5: 4 n.V.
(2: 1, 0: 1, 2: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
: 2: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Don Grosso (15:14)
Don Deacon (35:51)
Charlie Conacher (44:46)
Hec Kilrea (51:07) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Boston Bruins - (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

0Apr 6, 1939 Boston Bruins
Woody Dumart (16:04)
Bobby Bauer (56:31) 		2: 1
(1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Red Horner (53:54) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
0Apr 9, 1939 Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (35:05)
Mel Hill (36:18) 		2: 3 n.V.
(0: 2, 2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Erwin Chamberlain (8:55)
Syl Apps (9:29)
Elwin Romnes (70:38) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 11, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gus Marker (59:10) 		1: 3
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Boston Bruins
Bobby Bauer (41:27)
Roy Conacher (48:12)
Jack Crawford (53:02) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Apr 13, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 2
(0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (2:20)
Roy Conacher (52:55) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
April 16, 1939 Boston Bruins
Mel Hill (11:40)
Roy Conacher (37:54)
Flash Hollett (59:23) 		3: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Rudolph Kampman (18:40) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins logo

Goalkeeper: Frank Brimsek

Defenders: Dit Clapper , Jack Crawford , Flash Hollett , Jack Portland , Eddie Shore

Attackers: Bobby Bauer , Roy Conacher , Bill Cowley , Woody Dumart , Harry Frost , Ray Getliffe , Red Hamill , Mel Hill , Gord Pettinger , Charlie Sands , Milt Schmidt , Cooney Weiland  ( C )

Head Coach & General Manager: Art Ross

This year, all Bruins players who played during the season and were still under contract with them were immortalized at the Stanley Cup. Pat McReavy , Terry Reardon and Jack Shewchuk did not automatically qualify for consideration by today's standards due to insufficiently completed games and are officially no longer counted as part of the winning team.

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Bill Cowley Boston 12 3 11 14th 2
Gordie Drillon Toronto 10 7th 6th 13 4th
Roy Conacher Boston 12 6th 5 11 12
Mel Hill Boston 12 6th 3 9 12
Syl Apps Toronto 10 2 6th 8th 2
Charlie Conacher Detroit 5 2 5 7th 2
Erwin Chamberlain Toronto 10 2 5 7th 4th
Nick Metz Toronto 10 3 3 6th 6th
Milt Schmidt Boston 12 3 3 6th 2
Bobby Bauer Boston 12 3 2 5 0

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO ATM
Frank Brimsek Boston 12 863: 46 8th 4th 18th 1 1.25
Bert Gardiner NY Rangers 6th 433: 43 3 3 12 0 1.66
Turk Broda Toronto 10 616: 20 5 5 20th 2 1.95

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