1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1937–38 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 12th season. The Wings finished last in the American Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
Mud Bruneteau suffered a broken arm during the 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on January 2, 1938.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	November 4, 1937 	2–2 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	0–0–1
2 	L 	November 7, 1937 	0–3 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	0–1–1
3 	L 	November 13, 1937 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	0–2–1
4 	W 	November 14, 1937 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	1–2–1
5 	L 	November 18, 1937 	1–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	1–3–1
6 	L 	November 21, 1937 	0–5 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	1–4–1
7 	L 	November 23, 1937 	1–3 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	1–5–1
8 	W 	November 25, 1937 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	2–5–1
9 	L 	November 28, 1937 	1–3 	Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	2–6–1
10 	L 	December 5, 1937 	1–2 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	2–7–1
11 	W 	December 7, 1937 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	3–7–1
12 	L 	December 9, 1937 	2–5 	@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	3–8–1
13 	L 	December 12, 1937 	2–5 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	3–9–1
14 	L 	December 14, 1937 	1–3 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	3–10–1
15 	L 	December 16, 1937 	1–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	3–11–1
16 	L 	December 19, 1937 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	3–12–1
17 	T 	December 25, 1937 	1–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	3–12–2
18 	L 	December 26, 1937 	1–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	3–13–2
19 	T 	December 30, 1937 	2–2 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	3–13–3
20 	L 	January 2, 1938 	1–4 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	3–14–3
21 	W 	January 4, 1938 	3–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	4–14–3
22 	T 	January 6, 1938 	1–1 OT 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	4–14–4
23 	L 	January 9, 1938 	1–4 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	4–15–4
24 	L 	January 11, 1938 	2–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	4–16–4
25 	T 	January 13, 1938 	3–3 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	4–16–5
26 	T 	January 15, 1938 	2–2 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	4–16–6
27 	T 	January 16, 1938 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	4–16–7
28 	W 	January 20, 1938 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	5–16–7
29 	W 	January 23, 1938 	3–2 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	6–16–7
30 	L 	January 27, 1938 	3–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	6–17–7
31 	L 	January 29, 1938 	1–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)	6–18–7
32 	T 	January 30, 1938 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	6–18–8
33 	L 	February 1, 1938 	0–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	6–19–8
34 	W 	February 3, 1938 	6–1 	@ New York Americans (1937–38) 	7–19–8
35 	W 	February 6, 1938 	8–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	8–19–8
36 	L 	February 10, 1938 	0–4 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	8–20–8
37 	T 	February 13, 1938 	2–2 OT 	New York Americans (1937–38) 	8–20–9
38 	W 	February 20, 1938 	1–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)	9–20–9
39 	T 	February 24, 1938 	2–2 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	9–20–10
40 	T 	February 27, 1938 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	9–20–11
41 	L 	March 1, 1938 	1–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	9–21–11
42 	L 	March 3, 1938 	3–4 	@ New York Rangers (1937–38) 	9–22–11
43 	W 	March 6, 1938 	4–3 	Boston Bruins (1937–38) 	10–22–11
44 	L 	March 10, 1938 	2–3 	@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) 	10–23–11
45 	W 	March 13, 1938 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) 	11–23–11
46 	L 	March 15, 1938 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) 	11–24–11
47 	L 	March 17, 1938 	2–7 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) 	11–25–11
48 	W 	March 20, 1938 	4–3 	New York Rangers (1937–38) 	12–25–11
==Playoffs==
*The Red Wings did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	42	13	18	31 	12
 	C 	48	9 	20	29 	34
 	C/LW	48	8 	19	27 	14
 	LW 	41	14	10	24 	30
 	C 	32	5 	17	22 	6
 	RW 	47	10	9 	19 	19
 	LW 	48	9 	9 	18 	10
 	D/RW	21	9 	7 	16 	2
 	D 	47	3 	7 	10 	14
 	LW 	23	3 	7 	10 	0
 	RW 	24	3 	6 	9 	16
 	D 	48	3 	5 	8 	24
 	C 	32	5 	2 	7 	2
 	C/D 	30	0 	7 	7 	13
 	RW 	14	3 	1 	4 	6
 	C 	12	1 	3 	4 	4
 	LW 	11	1 	2 	3 	0
 	D 	45	0 	2 	2 	26
 	LW/D	2 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	F 	2 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	RW 	9 	0 	1 	1 	2
 	D 	6 	0 	1 	1 	6
 	C 	10	0 	1 	1 	0
 	RW/C	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	LW 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	RW/D	7 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	7 	0 	0 	0 	10
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	47	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	2930	47	11	25	11	130	2.66	3
 	60 	1 	1 	0 	0 	3 	3.00	0
Team: 	2990	48	12	25	11	133	2.67	3
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus 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 
==Awards and Records==
*The Red Wings did not receive any awards this season.
==1938 Detroit Red Wings–Montreal Canadiens European tour==
In April and May 1938, the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game exhibition series in England and France. It was the first time in the history of the NHL that its teams played games in Europe. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1.
==Gallery==
1937-Dec7-Cowley goal.jpg|Bill Cowley scored twice, December 7, 1937.
1938-Jan2-Shore-Thompson-Portland-Barry.jpg|Eddie Shore clears the net, January 2, 1938.
1938-Jan11-Shore-Sorrell-Thompson-Barry.jpg|Eddie Shore and Tiny Thompson stop John Sorrell and Marty Barry, January 11, 1938.
==See Also==
*1937–38 NHL season
==References==
==External Links==
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