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1940–41 Detroit Red Wings
League3rd NHL
1940–41 record21–16–11
Home record14–5–5
Road record7–11–6
Goals for112
Goals against102
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainEbbie Goodfellow
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsSyd Howe (20)
AssistsSyd Howe (24)
PointsSyd Howe (44)
Penalty minutesJimmy Orlando (99)
WinsJohnny Mowers (21)
Goals against averageJohnny Mowers (2.01)

The 1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season was the 15th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, ninth as the Red Wings. The Red Wings made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Boston Bruins.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins 48 27 8 13 67 168 102
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 28 14 6 62 145 99
Detroit Red Wings 48 21 16 11 53 112 102
New York Rangers 48 21 19 8 50 143 125
Chicago Black Hawks 48 16 25 7 39 112 139
Montreal Canadiens 48 16 26 6 38 121 147
New York Americans 48 8 29 11 27 99 186

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
         Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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1940–41 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYA NYR TOR
Boston — 4–2–2 3–0–5 5–2–1 7–0–1 4–2–2 4–2–2
Chicago 2–4–2 — 2–6 3–4–1 3–2–3 4–3–1 2–6
Detroit 0–3–5 6–2 — 4–3–1 5–1–2 3–2–3 3–5
Montreal 2–5–1 4–3–1 3–4–1 — 4–3–1 2–5–1 1–6–1
N.Y. Americans 0–7–1 2–3–3 1–5–2 3–4–1 — 1–6–1 1–4–3
N.Y. Rangers 2–4–2 3–4–1 2–3–2 5–2–1 6–1–1 — 3–5
Toronto 2–4–2 6–2 5–3 6–1–1 4–1–3 5–3 —


Schedule and results

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1940–41 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 3, 1940 4–2 New York Americans (1940–41) 1–0–0
2 L November 9, 1940 0–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 1–1–0
3 T November 10, 1940 2–2 OT New York Rangers (1940–41) 1–1–1
4 T November 16, 1940 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1940–41) 1–1–2
5 W November 17, 1940 2–0 @ New York Americans (1940–41) 2–1–2
6 T November 19, 1940 4–4 OT @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 2–1–3
7 W November 21, 1940 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 3–1–3
8 T November 24, 1940 1–1 OT Boston Bruins (1940–41) 3–1–4
9 W November 29, 1940 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 4–1–4
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
10 L December 1, 1940 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 4–2–4
11 W December 5, 1940 5–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 5–2–4
12 L December 7, 1940 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 5–3–4
13 W December 8, 1940 3–1 @ New York Rangers (1940–41) 6–3–4
14 W December 13, 1940 3–2 OT New York Rangers (1940–41) 7–3–4
15 L December 15, 1940 1–2 OT Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 7–4–4
16 L December 17, 1940 2–3 OT @ New York Americans (1940–41) 7–5–4
17 T December 19, 1940 1–1 OT New York Americans (1940–41) 7–5–5
18 L December 22, 1940 3–5 Boston Bruins (1940–41) 7–6–5
19 W December 25, 1940 3–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 8–6–5
20 W December 29, 1940 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 9–6–5
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
21 W January 1, 1941 4–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 10–6–5
22 W January 4, 1941 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 11–6–5
23 W January 5, 1941 3–0 Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 12–6–5
24 T January 7, 1941 1–1 OT @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 12–6–6
25 T January 9, 1941 3–3 OT @ New York Americans (1940–41) 12–6–7
26 L January 12, 1941 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 12–7–7
27 T January 14, 1941 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1940–41) 12–7–8
28 L January 18, 1941 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 12–8–8
29 L January 19, 1941 1–2 New York Rangers (1940–41) 12–9–8
30 W January 24, 1941 4–2 OT New York Americans (1940–41) 13–9–8
31 L January 26, 1941 0–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 13–10–8
32 L January 30, 1941 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 13–11–8
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
33 T February 6, 1941 4–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 13–11–9
34 T February 9, 1941 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1940–41) 13–11–10
35 L February 11, 1941 0–4 @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 13–12–10
36 W February 14, 1941 2–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 14–12–10
37 W February 16, 1941 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 15–12–10
38 L February 22, 1941 2–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 15–13–10
39 W February 23, 1941 3–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) 16–13–10
40 L February 27, 1941 0–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 16–14–10
41 W February 28, 1941 5–4 New York Americans (1940–41) 17–14–10
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
42 W March 2, 1941 4–2 OT New York Rangers (1940–41) 18–14–10
43 L March 4, 1941 0–6 @ New York Rangers (1940–41) 18–15–10
44 W March 6, 1941 6–1 @ New York Americans (1940–41) 19–15–10
45 W March 8, 1941 4–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) 20–15–10
46 W March 13, 1941 3–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) 21–15–10
47 T March 16, 1941 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1940–41) 21–15–11
48 L March 18, 1941 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) 21–16–11

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers

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New York Rangers vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 20 New York R. 1 Detroit 2 (OT)
Mar 23 Detroit 1 New York R. 3
Mar 25 New York R. 2 Detroit 3

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.[4]

(3) Detroit Red Wings vs. (5) Chicago Black Hawks

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Chicago Black Hawks vs Detroit Red Wings
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Mar 27 Chicago 1 Detroit 3
Mar 30 Detroit 2 Chicago 1 (OT)

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.[4]

(1) Boston Bruins vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings

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Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
Date Visitors Score Home Score
Apr 6 Detroit 2 Boston 3
Apr 8 Detroit 1 Boston 2
Apr 10 Boston 4 Detroit 2
Apr 12 Boston 3 Detroit 1

Boston wins the Stanley Cup 4–0.[4]

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Syd Howe C/LW 48 20 24 44 8
Sid Abel C/LW 47 11 22 33 29
Mud Bruneteau RW 45 11 17 28 12
Eddie Wares D/RW 42 10 16 26 34
Alex Motter C 47 13 12 25 18
Gus Giesebrecht C 43 7 18 25 7
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 47 5 17 22 35
Carl Liscombe LW 33 10 10 20 0
Don Grosso LW/C 45 8 7 15 14
Joe Fisher RW 27 5 8 13 11
Jimmy Orlando D 48 1 10 11 99
Jack Stewart D 47 2 6 8 56
Bill Jennings RW 12 1 5 6 2
Joe Carveth RW 19 2 1 3 2
Connie Brown C 3 1 2 3 0
Les Douglas C 18 1 2 3 2
Art Herchenratter LW 10 1 2 3 2
Ken Kilrea LW 15 2 0 2 0
Eddie Bruneteau RW 11 1 1 2 2
Bob Whitelaw D 23 0 2 2 2
Arch Wilder LW 18 0 2 2 2
Dick Behling D 3 0 0 0 0
Harold Jackson D 1 0 0 0 0
Johnny Mowers G 48 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers 3040 48 21 16 11 102 2.01 4
Team: 3040 48 21 16 11 102 2.01 4

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Syd Howe C/LW 9 1 7 8 0
Carl Liscombe LW 8 4 3 7 12
Don Grosso LW/C 9 1 4 5 0
Sid Abel C/LW 9 2 2 4 2
Bill Jennings RW 9 2 2 4 0
Alex Motter C 9 1 3 4 4
Mud Bruneteau RW 9 2 1 3 2
Gus Giesebrecht C 9 2 1 3 0
Jack Stewart D 9 1 2 3 8
Connie Brown C 9 0 2 2 0
Jimmy Orlando D 9 0 2 2 31
Joe Fisher RW 5 1 0 1 6
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 3 0 1 1 9
Eddie Bruneteau RW 3 0 0 0 0
Ken Kilrea LW 5 0 0 0 0
Johnny Mowers G 9 0 0 0 0
Eddie Wares D/RW 9 0 0 0 0
Bob Whitelaw D 8 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers 561 9 4 5 20 2.14 0
Team: 561 9 4 5 20 2.14 0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus 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

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  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. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1940-41 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  5. ^ "1940-41 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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