1940-41 Boston Bruins Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 27-8-13 - 67 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-3
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-0
Coach: Cooney Weiland (27-8-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940-41 Boston Bruins StatisticsTeam Record: 27-8-13 - 67 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-3
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-0
Coach: Cooney Weiland (27-8-13)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1940-41 Boston Bruins Roster
The Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ended the 1940-41 season with a record of 27 wins and 8 losses and 13 ties for 67 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-3.
The Bruins paced the circuit with 168 goals. Boston allowed 102 goals. Roy Conacher scored 24 goals for the squad, and Bill Cowley contributed 45 assists. Frank Brimsek earned 27 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.01 goals against average, leading goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Cooney Weiland coached the team. The 1940-41 Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup.
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Regular Season Goals For: 168
Regular Season Goals Against: 102
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 1940 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | OT | |
| November 12, 1940 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Boston Bruins 5 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-1-1 | ||
| November 17, 1940 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 0-2-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-2-1 | ||
| November 19, 1940 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 4 | T | 0-2-1 | 0-0-1 | 0-2-2 | OT | |
| November 21, 1940 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 0-2-1 | 1-0-1 | 1-2-2 | ||
| November 23, 1940 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 0-2-1 | 2-0-1 | 2-2-2 | ||
| November 24, 1940 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 0-2-1 | 2-0-2 | 2-2-3 | OT | |
| November 26, 1940 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 0-3-1 | 2-0-2 | 2-3-3 | ||
| December 1, 1940 | Boston Bruins 10 at New York Americans 3 | W | 0-3-1 | 3-0-2 | 3-3-3 | ||
| December 3, 1940 | New York Americans 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 1-3-1 | 3-0-2 | 4-3-3 | ||
| December 7, 1940 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 1-3-1 | 3-1-2 | 4-4-3 | ||
| December 8, 1940 | Boston Bruins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 1-3-1 | 3-2-2 | 4-5-3 | OT | |
| December 10, 1940 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | W | 2-3-1 | 3-2-2 | 5-5-3 | ||
| December 17, 1940 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 3-3-1 | 3-2-2 | 6-5-3 | ||
| December 19, 1940 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 3-3-1 | 3-3-2 | 6-6-3 | ||
| December 21, 1940 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 3-3-1 | 3-4-2 | 6-7-3 | ||
| December 22, 1940 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-3-1 | 4-4-2 | 7-7-3 | ||
| December 25, 1940 | New York Americans 1 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 4-3-1 | 4-4-2 | 8-7-3 | ||
| December 27, 1940 | Boston Bruins 3 at New York Americans 3 | T | 4-3-1 | 4-4-3 | 8-7-4 | OT | |
| December 31, 1940 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 4-3-2 | 4-4-3 | 8-7-5 | OT | |
| January 5, 1941 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 4-3-3 | 4-4-3 | 8-7-6 | OT | |
| January 7, 1941 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 1 | T | 4-3-4 | 4-4-3 | 8-7-7 | OT | |
| January 11, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 4-3-4 | 5-4-3 | 9-7-7 | ||
| January 12, 1941 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 7 | W | 5-3-4 | 5-4-3 | 10-7-7 | ||
| January 16, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 5-3-4 | 5-4-4 | 10-7-8 | OT | |
| January 18, 1941 | Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 5-3-4 | 6-4-4 | 11-7-8 | ||
| January 19, 1941 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | T | 5-3-4 | 6-4-5 | 11-7-9 | OT | |
| January 21, 1941 | New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 6-3-4 | 6-4-5 | 12-7-9 | OT | |
| January 26, 1941 | Boston Bruins 6 at New York Americans 1 | W | 6-3-4 | 7-4-5 | 13-7-9 | ||
| January 28, 1941 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 7-3-4 | 7-4-5 | 14-7-9 | ||
| February 2, 1941 | New York Americans 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 8-3-4 | 7-4-5 | 15-7-9 | ||
| February 4, 1941 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 9-3-4 | 7-4-5 | 16-7-9 | OT | |
| February 8, 1941 | Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 9-3-4 | 8-4-5 | 17-7-9 | ||
| February 9, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 9-3-4 | 8-4-6 | 17-7-10 | OT | |
| February 11, 1941 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 10-3-4 | 8-4-6 | 18-7-10 | ||
| February 13, 1941 | Boston Bruins 5 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 10-3-4 | 9-4-6 | 19-7-10 | ||
| February 15, 1941 | Boston Bruins 5 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 10-3-4 | 10-4-6 | 20-7-10 | ||
| February 18, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 10-3-5 | 10-4-6 | 20-7-11 | OT | |
| February 23, 1941 | New York Americans 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 11-3-5 | 10-4-6 | 21-7-11 | ||
| February 25, 1941 | New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | L | 11-4-5 | 10-4-6 | 21-8-11 | ||
| March 1, 1941 | Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | T | 11-4-5 | 10-4-7 | 21-8-12 | OT | |
| March 2, 1941 | Boston Bruins 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 11-4-5 | 11-4-7 | 22-8-12 | ||
| March 4, 1941 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 12-4-5 | 11-4-7 | 23-8-12 | ||
| March 9, 1941 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 8 | W | 13-4-5 | 11-4-7 | 24-8-12 | ||
| March 11, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 14-4-5 | 11-4-7 | 25-8-12 | ||
| March 13, 1941 | Boston Bruins 8 at New York Americans 3 | W | 14-4-5 | 12-4-7 | 26-8-12 | ||
| March 16, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 14-4-5 | 12-4-8 | 26-8-13 | OT | |
| March 18, 1941 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 15-4-5 | 12-4-8 | 27-8-13 | ||
| March 20, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| March 22, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 25, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | ||
| March 27, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| March 29, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1 | L | 1-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-3-0 | OT | |
| April 1, 1941 | Boston Bruins 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 1-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
| April 3, 1941 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 2-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| April 6, 1941 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 3-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| April 8, 1941 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 4-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| April 10, 1941 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 4-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 7-3-0 | ||
| April 12, 1941 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 4-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 8-3-0 |
