# 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1937–38 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 21st season of operation in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs made another Stanley Cup Finals appearance, losing to the Chicago Black Hawks.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 151 | 127 | 57 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 110 | 111 | 49 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 123 | 128 | 49 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 101 | 149 | 30 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | T | November 4, 1937 | 2–2 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | W | November 6, 1937 | 6–3 | New York Americans (1937–38) | 1–0–1 |
| 3 | W | November 13, 1937 | 7–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 2–0–1 |
| 4 | T | November 14, 1937 | 3–3 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 2–0–2 |
| 5 | T | November 18, 1937 | 6–6 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 2–0–3 |
| 6 | L | November 20, 1937 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 2–1–3 |
| 7 | W | November 21, 1937 | 5–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 3–1–3 |
| 8 | L | November 23, 1937 | 1–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 3–2–3 |
| 9 | W | November 25, 1937 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1937–38) | 4–2–3 |
| 10 | W | November 27, 1937 | 4–0 | Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 5–2–3 |
| 11 | T | December 4, 1937 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 5–2–4 |
| 12 | L | December 11, 1937 | 3–6 | New York Rangers (1937–38) | 5–3–4 |
| 13 | L | December 14, 1937 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 5–4–4 |
| 14 | W | December 16, 1937 | 4–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 6–4–4 |
| 15 | W | December 18, 1937 | 3–2 | New York Americans (1937–38) | 7–4–4 |
| 16 | T | December 25, 1937 | 1–1 OT | Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 7–4–5 |
| 17 | W | December 26, 1937 | 3–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 8–4–5 |
| 18 | W | December 28, 1937 | 3–0 | @ New York Americans (1937–38) | 9–4–5 |
| 19 | W | January 1, 1938 | 6–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 10–4–5 |
| 20 | L | January 4, 1938 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 10–5–5 |
| 21 | L | January 6, 1938 | 3–6 | @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 10–6–5 |
| 22 | W | January 8, 1938 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1937–38) | 11–6–5 |
| 23 | W | January 13, 1938 | 3–2 | Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 12–6–5 |
| 24 | T | January 15, 1938 | 4–4 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 12–6–6 |
| 25 | W | January 16, 1938 | 7–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 13–6–6 |
| 26 | T | January 20, 1938 | 1–1 OT | @ New York Americans (1937–38) | 13–6–7 |
| 27 | L | January 22, 1938 | 1–9 | Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 13–7–7 |
| 28 | W | January 29, 1938 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 14–7–7 |
| 29 | L | February 1, 1938 | 1–6 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 14–8–7 |
| 30 | W | February 3, 1938 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 15–8–7 |
| 31 | W | February 5, 1938 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 16–8–7 |
| 32 | L | February 6, 1938 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1937–38) | 16–9–7 |
| 33 | W | February 10, 1938 | 3–0 OT | Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 17–9–7 |
| 34 | L | February 12, 1938 | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 17–10–7 |
| 35 | T | February 13, 1938 | 1–1 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) | 17–10–8 |
| 36 | W | February 17, 1938 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 18–10–8 |
| 37 | L | February 19, 1938 | 0–4 | New York Americans (1937–38) | 18–11–8 |
| 38 | W | February 20, 1938 | 3–2 | @ New York Americans (1937–38) | 19–11–8 |
| 39 | L | February 22, 1938 | 0–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) | 19–12–8 |
| 40 | L | February 26, 1938 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1937–38) | 19–13–8 |
| 41 | W | March 1, 1938 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 20–13–8 |
| 42 | W | March 5, 1938 | 2–0 | Montreal Maroons (1937–38) | 21–13–8 |
| 43 | W | March 6, 1938 | 6–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 22–13–8 |
| 44 | L | March 8, 1938 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1937–38) | 22–14–8 |
| 45 | T | March 12, 1938 | 3–3 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) | 22–14–9 |
| 46 | W | March 17, 1938 | 7–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) | 23–14–9 |
| 47 | W | March 19, 1938 | 8–5 | New York Americans (1937–38) | 24–14–9 |
| 48 | L | March 20, 1938 | 2–4 | @ New York Americans (1937–38) | 24–15–9 |

## Playoffs

The Maple Leafs swept the Boston Bruins in their second round, best of five series. In the finals, they lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in a best of five series 3–1.

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 48 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 4 |
| Syl Apps | C | 47 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 9 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 48 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 14 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 48 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 18 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 44 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 18 |
| Red Horner | D | 47 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 82 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 48 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 12 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 48 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 52 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 43 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 25 |
| Charlie Conacher | RW | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 51 |
| George Parsons | LW | 30 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 43 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 56 |
| Murray Armstrong | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Corrigan | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Turk Broda | 2980 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 127 | 2.56 | 6 |
| Team: | 2980 | 48 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 127 | 2.56 | 6 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Gordie Drillon | RW | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| George Parsons | LW | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| Syl Apps | C | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Pep Kelly | RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Bob Davidson | LW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Jimmy Fowler | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Metz | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Busher Jackson | LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Reg Hamilton | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Horner | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Bingo Kampman | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Bill Thoms | C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Murray Armstrong | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buzz Boll | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Turk Broda | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murph Chamberlain | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Turk Broda | 452 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1.73 | 1 |
| Team: | 452 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 1.73 | 1 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions

* September 23, 1937: Traded Hap Day to the New York Americans for cash
* September 23, 1937: Traded Art Jackson to the Boston Bruins for cash and Future Considerations
* October 13, 1937: Signed Free Agent Bill Thomson
* October 17, 1937: Signed Free Agent Chuck Corrigan
* October 17, 1937: Acquired Wally Stanowski from the New York Americans for Jack Shill
* October 27, 1937: Signed Free Agent Pete Langelle