1938-39 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 18-24-6 - 42 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-3
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 2-1
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Jack Adams (18-24-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1938-39 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 18-24-6 - 42 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Postseason: 3-3
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 2-1
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1
Coach: Jack Adams (18-24-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1938-39 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1938-39 season with a record of 18 wins and 24 losses and 6 ties for 42 points, finishing fifth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-3.
The Red Wings netted 107 goals and conceded 128. Syd Howe scored 16 goals for Detroit, and Marty Barry contributed 28 assists. Tiny Thompson topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.53 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Jack Adams coached the team. The 1938-39 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 107
Regular Season Goals Against: 128
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 1938 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| November 10, 1938 | New York Americans 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| November 13, 1938 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 0-3-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| November 15, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 0-3-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-4-0 | ||
| November 17, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 7 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 0-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1-4-0 | ||
| November 20, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 0-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 1-5-0 | ||
| November 24, 1938 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 1-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 2-5-0 | ||
| November 26, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 1-3-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-6-0 | ||
| November 27, 1938 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 1-4-0 | 1-3-0 | 2-7-0 | ||
| December 1, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 1-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-7-0 | ||
| December 4, 1938 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 2-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 4-7-0 | ||
| December 8, 1938 | New York Americans 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 2-4-1 | 2-3-0 | 4-7-1 | OT | |
| December 11, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 2-4-1 | 2-4-0 | 4-8-1 | ||
| December 13, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Americans 5 | L | 2-4-1 | 2-5-0 | 4-9-1 | ||
| December 18, 1938 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 2-5-1 | 2-5-0 | 4-10-1 | ||
| December 20, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 6 | L | 2-5-1 | 2-6-0 | 4-11-1 | ||
| December 22, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | T | 2-5-1 | 2-6-1 | 4-11-2 | OT | |
| December 24, 1938 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 2-5-1 | 2-7-1 | 4-12-2 | ||
| December 25, 1938 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 3-5-1 | 2-7-1 | 5-12-2 | ||
| December 29, 1938 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 4-5-1 | 2-7-1 | 6-12-2 | ||
| January 1, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 4-5-1 | 2-8-1 | 6-13-2 | ||
| January 2, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 4-5-1 | 2-9-1 | 6-14-2 | ||
| January 5, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Americans 6 | T | 4-5-1 | 2-9-2 | 6-14-3 | OT | |
| January 8, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 4-5-1 | 2-9-3 | 6-14-4 | OT | |
| January 10, 1939 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 5-5-1 | 2-9-3 | 7-14-4 | ||
| January 15, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 6-5-1 | 2-9-3 | 8-14-4 | ||
| January 19, 1939 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 7-5-1 | 2-9-3 | 9-14-4 | ||
| January 22, 1939 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 7-6-1 | 2-9-3 | 9-15-4 | ||
| January 26, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 7-6-1 | 3-9-3 | 10-15-4 | ||
| January 28, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 7-6-1 | 3-10-3 | 10-16-4 | ||
| January 29, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 7-6-2 | 3-10-3 | 10-16-5 | OT | |
| February 5, 1939 | New York Americans 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 8-6-2 | 3-10-3 | 11-16-5 | ||
| February 9, 1939 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 8-7-2 | 3-10-3 | 11-17-5 | ||
| February 12, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Americans 1 | L | 8-7-2 | 3-11-3 | 11-18-5 | ||
| February 14, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 8-7-2 | 3-12-3 | 11-19-5 | ||
| February 16, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 8-7-2 | 3-12-4 | 11-19-6 | OT | |
| February 19, 1939 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-7-2 | 3-12-4 | 12-19-6 | ||
| February 21, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 7 | L | 9-7-2 | 3-13-4 | 12-20-6 | ||
| February 23, 1939 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 9-8-2 | 3-13-4 | 12-21-6 | ||
| February 26, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 10-8-2 | 3-13-4 | 13-21-6 | ||
| March 2, 1939 | New York Americans 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 11-8-2 | 3-13-4 | 14-21-6 | ||
| March 5, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Americans 2 | W | 11-8-2 | 4-13-4 | 15-21-6 | ||
| March 7, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 11-8-2 | 4-14-4 | 15-22-6 | ||
| March 9, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 11-8-2 | 4-15-4 | 15-23-6 | ||
| March 11, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 11-8-2 | 4-16-4 | 15-24-6 | ||
| March 12, 1939 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 12-8-2 | 4-16-4 | 16-24-6 | ||
| March 14, 1939 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 13-8-2 | 4-16-4 | 17-24-6 | ||
| March 19, 1939 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 14-8-2 | 4-16-4 | 18-24-6 | ||
| March 21, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| March 23, 1939 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 26, 1939 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | OT | |
| March 28, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| March 30, 1939 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 1, 1939 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 3-0-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-3-0 | OT |
