1939-40 Toronto Maple Leafs Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-17-6 - 56 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 6-4
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 2-0
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 2-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Dick Irvin (25-17-6)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1939-40 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics
1939-40 Toronto Maple Leafs Roster

The Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ended the 1939-40 season with a record of 25 wins and 17 losses and 6 ties for 56 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-4.

The Maple Leafs scored 134 goals and allowed 110. Gordie Drillon netted 21 goals for Toronto and accounted for 19 assists. Turk Broda earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.23 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1939-40 Toronto Maple Leafs lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 134
Regular Season Goals Against: 110

Date Game Res Home Road Record
November 4, 1939 Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
November 11, 1939 New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1 OT
November 12, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 0 W 1-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-1
November 18, 1939 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 2-0-1 1-0-0 3-0-1
November 19, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 2-0-1 2-0-0 4-0-1
November 25, 1939 New York Americans 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 3-0-1 2-0-0 5-0-1
November 26, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Americans 2 L 3-0-1 2-1-0 5-1-1 OT
November 28, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 6 L 3-0-1 2-2-0 5-2-1
December 2, 1939 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 T 3-0-2 2-2-0 5-2-2 OT
December 3, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 3-0-2 3-2-0 6-2-2 OT
December 7, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 3-0-2 3-3-0 6-3-2
December 9, 1939 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 4-0-2 3-3-0 7-3-2
December 14, 1939 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 4-0-3 3-3-0 7-3-3 OT
December 16, 1939 New York Americans 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 5-0-3 3-3-0 8-3-3
December 17, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Americans 1 W 5-0-3 4-3-0 9-3-3
December 19, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 3 L 5-0-3 4-4-0 9-4-3 OT
December 21, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 5-0-3 4-5-0 9-5-3
December 23, 1939 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 6-0-3 4-5-0 10-5-3
December 25, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 4 L 6-0-3 4-6-0 10-6-3
December 28, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 6-0-3 5-6-0 11-6-3
December 30, 1939 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 W 7-0-3 5-6-0 12-6-3
December 31, 1939 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 7-0-3 6-6-0 13-6-3
January 4, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 7-0-3 6-7-0 13-7-3
January 6, 1940 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 8-0-3 6-7-0 14-7-3
January 9, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Americans 2 W 8-0-3 7-7-0 15-7-3
January 11, 1940 Boston Bruins 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 8-1-3 7-7-0 15-8-3
January 13, 1940 New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 L 8-2-3 7-7-0 15-9-3
January 18, 1940 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 8-2-4 7-7-0 15-9-4 OT
January 20, 1940 New York Americans 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 9-2-4 7-7-0 16-9-4
January 21, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 9-2-4 7-8-0 16-10-4
January 23, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Boston Bruins 4 L 9-2-4 7-9-0 16-11-4
January 25, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at New York Rangers 3 L 9-2-4 7-10-0 16-12-4
January 27, 1940 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 10-2-4 7-10-0 17-12-4
February 3, 1940 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 10-3-4 7-10-0 17-13-4
February 8, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 2 L 10-3-4 7-11-0 17-14-4
February 10, 1940 New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 T 10-3-5 7-11-0 17-14-5 OT
February 17, 1940 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 11-3-5 7-11-0 18-14-5
February 18, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 11-3-5 8-11-0 19-14-5
February 20, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 5 L 11-3-5 8-12-0 19-15-5
February 22, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 11-3-5 9-12-0 20-15-5
February 24, 1940 Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 12-3-5 9-12-0 21-15-5
February 29, 1940 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 13-3-5 9-12-0 22-15-5
March 2, 1940 New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 T 13-3-6 9-12-0 22-15-6 OT
March 9, 1940 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 W 14-3-6 9-12-0 23-15-6
March 10, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 14-3-6 9-13-0 23-16-6
March 14, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 8 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 14-3-6 10-13-0 24-16-6
March 16, 1940 New York Americans 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 W 15-3-6 10-13-0 25-16-6
March 17, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Americans 5 L 15-3-6 10-14-0 25-17-6
March 19, 1940 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 OT
March 21, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
March 26, 1940 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
March 28, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0
April 2, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Rangers 2 L 2-0-0 2-1-0 4-1-0 OT
April 3, 1940 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Rangers 6 L 2-0-0 2-2-0 4-2-0
April 6, 1940 New York Rangers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 3-0-0 2-2-0 5-2-0
April 9, 1940 New York Rangers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 W 4-0-0 2-2-0 6-2-0
April 11, 1940 New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 L 4-1-0 2-2-0 6-3-0 OT
April 13, 1940 New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 4-2-0 2-2-0 6-4-0 OT


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