# 1930–31 New York Americans season

The 1930–31 New York Americans season was the sixth season of play. The Americans improved their record to escape last-place in the Canadian Division, but did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Offseason

Eddie Gerard was hired to coach the team. Four players were picked up for cash from the Montreal Maroons: Frank Carson, Mike Neville, Hap Emms and Red Dutton. Dutton would be with the club until its demise in 1942, becoming the team manager after the NHL took over. Just before the start of the season, the Americans traded Lionel Conacher to the Maroons for cash. The Americans signed three new players: John Keating, Vernon Ayres and Gord Kuhn.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 129 | 89 | 60 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 118 | 99 | 53 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 105 | 106 | 46 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 76 | 74 | 46 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 91 | 142 | 24 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
 Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Game log

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

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Normie Himes | 44 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 18 |
| Billy Burch | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 35 |
| Charley McVeigh | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 |
| George Patterson | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 67 |
| Frank Carson | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
| Johnny Sheppard | 42 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Albert Hughes | 42 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Red Dutton | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 71 |
| George Massecar | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
| Hap Emms | 44 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 56 |
| Bill Brydge | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 70 |
| Vern Ayres | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 |
| Joe Simpson | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Duke Dukowski | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Mike Neville | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roy Burmister | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Convey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellie Pringle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yip Radley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Roy Worters | 2760 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 74 | 1.61 | | | | 8 |
| Team: | 2760 | 44 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 74 | 1.61 | | | | 8 |