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| TEAM |
GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
|
W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
|
L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
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T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
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PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
|
GF
Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored
|
GA
Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 67 | 170 | 98 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 136 | 77 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 134 | 110 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 48 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 52 | 112 | 120 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 38 | 90 | 126 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 106 | 140 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 90 | 167 |
| # | SKATERS |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
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PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Toe Blake | 48 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 9 | Charlie Sands | 47 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 11 | Ray Getliffe | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | Georges Mantha | 42 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 20 | Louis Trudel | 47 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| # | #1 GOALIE |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
RECORD
Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)
|
SO
Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal
|
GAA
Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Bourque | 36 | 9-24-3 | 2 | 3.29 |
| DATE | AWAY | HOME |
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THE REGULAR SEASON
While the world prepares to endure the Second World War, the Canadiens’ organization deals with challenges of its own, some before the 1939-40 season even gets underway.
In June, Canadiens president Ernest Savard calls on former Hart Trophy winner, Babe Siebert to coach the team.
Siebert, who retired as a player just weeks before his appointment, drowns in Lake Huron on August 25 while swimming off the shore of his parents’ cottage. Another former player, Pit Lepine, inherits the job but is unable to produce the desired results.
The Canadiens get off to a fast start with four wins and two ties in their first six games. After 13 games, the team has seven wins to its credit. Everything falls apart after that as they win only three of their next 35 regular season games.
The team goes through a number of winless streaks, including a nine-game losing skid from December 16 to January 6, and a pair of 0-9-1 strings during January and February, and again in February and March.
On March 9 at the Forum, the Habs end a streak of 15 straight home games without a win, an unenviable record that lasts for more than 50 years.
The Canadiens finish the season in seventh place, dead last in the standings, and miss the playoffs. With that, Lepine’s brief coaching career comes to an end.
Toe Blake manages to put together a strong season with 36 points, including 17 goals.
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