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1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season

1937–38 Detroit Red Wings
Division4th American
1937–38 record12–25–11
Home record8–10–6
Road record4–15–5
Goals for99
Goals against133
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainDoug Young
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsCarl Liscombe (14)
AssistsMarty Barry (20)
PointsHerbie Lewis (31)
Penalty minutesMarty Barry (34)
WinsNormie Smith (11)
Goals against averageNormie Smith (2.66)

The 1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season was the 12th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, sixth as the Red Wings. The Wings finished last in the American Division and missed the playoffs.

On May 5 and 11, 1938, the Red Wings played post-season exhibition games against the Montreal Canadiens at Earlscourt Stadium in London, England.

Regular season

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Final standings

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American Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 48 30 11 7 142 89 67
New York Rangers 48 27 15 6 149 96 60
Chicago Black Hawks 48 14 25 9 97 139 37
Detroit Red Wings 48 12 25 11 99 133 35

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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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Schedule and results

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1937–38 regular season[3]
November
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
1 T November 4, 1937 2–2 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 0–0–1
2 L November 7, 1937 0–3 New York Rangers (1937–38) 0–1–1
3 L November 13, 1937 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 0–2–1
4 W November 14, 1937 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 1–2–1
5 L November 18, 1937 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 1–3–1
6 L November 21, 1937 0–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 1–4–1
7 L November 23, 1937 1–3 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 1–5–1
8 W November 25, 1937 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 2–5–1
9 L November 28, 1937 1–3 Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 2–6–1
December
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
10 L December 5, 1937 1–2 New York Americans (1937–38) 2–7–1
11 W December 7, 1937 3–2 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 3–7–1
12 L December 9, 1937 2–5 @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 3–8–1
13 L December 12, 1937 2–5 New York Rangers (1937–38) 3–9–1
14 L December 14, 1937 1–3 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 3–10–1
15 L December 16, 1937 1–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 3–11–1
16 L December 19, 1937 2–4 Boston Bruins (1937–38) 3–12–1
17 T December 25, 1937 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 3–12–2
18 L December 26, 1937 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 3–13–2
19 T December 30, 1937 2–2 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 3–13–3
January
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
20 L January 2, 1938 1–4 Boston Bruins (1937–38) 3–14–3
21 W January 4, 1938 3–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 4–14–3
22 T January 6, 1938 1–1 OT @ New York Americans (1937–38) 4–14–4
23 L January 9, 1938 1–4 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 4–15–4
24 L January 11, 1938 2–6 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 4–16–4
25 T January 13, 1938 3–3 OT @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 4–16–5
26 T January 15, 1938 2–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 4–16–6
27 T January 16, 1938 1–1 OT Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 4–16–7
28 W January 20, 1938 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 5–16–7
29 W January 23, 1938 3–2 New York Americans (1937–38) 6–16–7
30 L January 27, 1938 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 6–17–7
31 L January 29, 1938 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 6–18–7
32 T January 30, 1938 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1937–38) 6–18–8
February
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
33 L February 1, 1938 0–2 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 6–19–8
34 W February 3, 1938 6–1 @ New York Americans (1937–38) 7–19–8
35 W February 6, 1938 8–0 Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 8–19–8
36 L February 10, 1938 0–4 New York Rangers (1937–38) 8–20–8
37 T February 13, 1938 2–2 OT New York Americans (1937–38) 8–20–9
38 W February 20, 1938 1–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 9–20–9
39 T February 24, 1938 2–2 OT Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 9–20–10
40 T February 27, 1938 1–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 9–20–11
March
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record
41 L March 1, 1938 1–6 @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 9–21–11
42 L March 3, 1938 3–4 @ New York Rangers (1937–38) 9–22–11
43 W March 6, 1938 4–3 Boston Bruins (1937–38) 10–22–11
44 L March 10, 1938 2–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 10–23–11
45 W March 13, 1938 5–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 11–23–11
46 L March 15, 1938 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 11–24–11
47 L March 17, 1938 2–7 Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 11–25–11
48 W March 20, 1938 4–3 New York Rangers (1937–38) 12–25–11

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

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Herbie Lewis LW 42 13 18 31 12
Marty Barry C 48 9 20 29 34
Syd Howe C/LW 48 8 19 27 14
Carl Liscombe LW 41 14 10 24 30
Alex Motter C 32 5 17 22 6
Larry Aurie RW 47 10 9 19 19
Hec Kilrea LW 48 9 9 18 10
Eddie Wares D/RW 21 9 7 16 2
Bucko McDonald D 47 3 7 10 14
John Sorrell LW 23 3 7 10 0
Mud Bruneteau RW 24 3 6 9 16
Doug Young D 48 3 5 8 24
Ron Hudson C 32 5 2 7 2
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 30 0 7 7 13
Joe Lamb RW 14 3 1 4 6
Gord Pettinger C 12 1 3 4 4
Red Beattie LW 11 1 2 3 0
Ralph Bowman D 45 0 2 2 26
Pete Bessone D 6 0 1 1 6
Ken Doraty F 2 0 1 1 2
Clarence Drouillard C 10 0 1 1 0
Pete Kelly RW 9 0 1 1 2
Rolly Roulston LW/D 2 0 1 1 0
John Doran D 7 0 0 0 10
Jimmy Franks G 1 0 0 0 0
Wally Kilrea RW/C 5 0 0 0 4
Howie Mackie RW/D 7 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Orlando D 6 0 0 0 4
John Sherf LW 6 0 0 0 2
Normie Smith G 47 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Normie Smith 2930 47 11 25 11 130 2.66 3
Jimmy Franks 60 1 1 0 0 3 3.00 0
Team: 2990 48 12 25 11 133 2.67 3

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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;

European tour

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Main article: 1938 Detroit Red Wings – Montreal Canadiens European tour

After failing to make the playoffs, the Red Wings embarked on a tour of Europe with the Montreal Canadiens. Prior to departure, the two teams played three exhibition games in Nova Scotia. In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1

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. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1937-38 Detroit Red Wings Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "1937-38 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.