# 1930–31 Detroit Falcons season

The 1930–31 Detroit Falcons season was the Detroit National Hockey League (NHL) franchise's fifth season of play and the first known as the Detroit Falcons. The Falcons missed the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 90 | 62 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 108 | 78 | 51 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 106 | 87 | 47 |
| Detroit Falcons | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 102 | 105 | 39 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 44 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 76 | 184 | 12 |
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
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | November 13, 1930 | 1–0 | New York Rangers (1930–31) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | W | November 16, 1930 | 5–1 | Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 2–0–0 |
| 3 | L | November 20, 1930 | 0–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | T | November 23, 1930 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 2–1–1 |
| 5 | W | November 27, 1930 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) | 3–1–1 |
| 6 | L | November 29, 1930 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) | 3–2–1 |
| 7 | T | November 30, 1930 | 2–2 OT | New York Americans (1930–31) | 3–2–2 |
| 8 | L | December 7, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 3–3–2 |
| 9 | W | December 9, 1930 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 4–3–2 |
| 10 | L | December 11, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) | 4–4–2 |
| 11 | W | December 13, 1930 | 3–2 | @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 5–4–2 |
| 12 | L | December 14, 1930 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (1930–31) | 5–5–2 |
| 13 | L | December 16, 1930 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 5–6–2 |
| 14 | W | December 18, 1930 | 3–0 | Ottawa Senators (1930–31) | 6–6–2 |
| 15 | L | December 21, 1930 | 4–6 | @ New York Americans (1930–31) | 6–7–2 |
| 16 | W | December 25, 1930 | 10–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) | 7–7–2 |
| 17 | T | December 28, 1930 | 2–2 OT | Montreal Maroons (1930–31) | 7–7–3 |
| 18 | W | January 4, 1931 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 8–7–3 |
| 19 | W | January 6, 1931 | 6–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) | 9–7–3 |
| 20 | L | January 8, 1931 | 0–1 | New York Rangers (1930–31) | 9–8–3 |
| 21 | L | January 11, 1931 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 9–9–3 |
| 22 | L | January 13, 1931 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) | 9–10–3 |
| 23 | W | January 17, 1931 | 5–2 | @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 10–10–3 |
| 24 | T | January 18, 1931 | 2–2 OT | @ New York Americans (1930–31) | 10–10–4 |
| 25 | W | January 20, 1931 | 5–2 | Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 11–10–4 |
| 26 | W | January 25, 1931 | 1–0 | @ New York Rangers (1930–31) | 12–10–4 |
| 27 | L | January 27, 1931 | 1–2 | Montreal Maroons (1930–31) | 12–11–4 |
| 28 | W | February 1, 1931 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) | 13–11–4 |
| 29 | L | February 3, 1931 | 2–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 13–12–4 |
| 30 | L | February 5, 1931 | 4–5 | @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) | 13–13–4 |
| 31 | W | February 8, 1931 | 2–0 | Ottawa Senators (1930–31) | 14–13–4 |
| 32 | T | February 12, 1931 | 1–1 OT | New York Rangers (1930–31) | 14–13–5 |
| 33 | T | February 14, 1931 | 1–1 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) | 14–13–6 |
| 34 | L | February 17, 1931 | 0–2 | Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 14–14–6 |
| 35 | W | February 20, 1931 | 5–4 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 15–14–6 |
| 36 | T | February 22, 1931 | 1–1 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 15–14–7 |
| 37 | L | February 26, 1931 | 0–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) | 15–15–7 |
| 38 | L | March 1, 1931 | 1–2 OT | New York Americans (1930–31) | 15–16–7 |
| 39 | L | March 8, 1931 | 0–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1930–31) | 15–17–7 |
| 40 | L | March 10, 1931 | 2–3 OT | @ New York Rangers (1930–31) | 15–18–7 |
| 41 | L | March 12, 1931 | 5–7 | @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) | 15–19–7 |
| 42 | W | March 15, 1931 | 5–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 16–19–7 |
| 43 | L | March 17, 1931 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) | 16–20–7 |
| 44 | L | March 22, 1931 | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) | 16–21–7 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 44 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 32 |
| Carson Cooper | RW | 44 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 10 |
| Herbie Lewis | LW | 43 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 38 |
| Larry Aurie | RW | 41 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 23 |
| George Hay | LW | 44 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 24 |
| John Sorrell | LW | 39 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| Tommy Filmore | RW | 39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Bert McInenly | LW/D | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 48 |
| Reg Noble | C/D | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 43 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Stan McCabe | LW | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Frank Fredrickson | C | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Henry Hicks | D | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| John Newman | C/LW | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Creighton | F | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Leroy Goldsworthy | RW | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harvey Rockburn | D | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 118 |
| Dolly Dolson | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Steele | RW/D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Dolly Dolson | 2750 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 105 | 2.29 | 6 |
| Team: | 2750 | 44 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 105 | 2.29 | 6 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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;