1937–38 NHL season

The 1937–38 NHL season was the 21st season of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eight teams each played 48 games. The Chicago Black Hawks were the Stanley Cup winners as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one in the final series.

Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
 Canadian Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Toronto Maple Leafs  48 24 15 9 57 151 127 404 New York Americans  48 19 18 11  49 110 111 327 Montreal Canadiens  48 18 17 13  49 123 128 340 Montreal Maroons  48 12 30 6  30 101 149 470

 American Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Boston Bruins  48 30 11 7  67 142 89 284 New York Rangers  48 27 15 6  60 149 96 435 Chicago Black Hawks  48 14 25 9  37 97 139 238 Detroit Red Wings  48 12 25 11  35 99 133 258

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 PLAYER TEAM GP G A PTS PIM Gord Drillon  Toronto Maple Leafs  48 26 26 52 4 Syl Apps  Toronto Maple Leafs  47 21 29 50 9 Paul Thompson  Chicago Black Hawks  48 22 22 44 14 Georges Mantha  Montreal Canadiens  47 23 19 42 12 Cecil Dillon  New York Rangers  48 21 18 39 6 Bill Cowley  Boston Bruins  48 17 22 39 8

Stanley Cup playoffs
Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Calder Memorial Trophy:  Cully Dahlstrom, Chicago Black HawksHart Memorial Trophy:  Eddie Shore, Boston BruinsLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Gordie Drillon, Toronto Maple LeafsO'Brien Cup:  Toronto Maple LeafsPrince of Wales Trophy:  Boston BruinsVezina Trophy:  Tiny Thompson, Boston Bruins

All-Star teams
 First Team    Position    Second TeamTiny Thompson, Boston Bruins GDave Kerr, New York RangersEddie Shore, Boston Bruins DArt Coulter, New York RangersBabe Siebert, Montreal Canadiens DEarl Seibert, Chicago Black HawksBill Cowley, Boston Bruins CSyl Apps, Toronto Maple LeafsCecil Dillon, New York Rangers 
Gordie Drillon, Toronto Maple Leafs (tie) RWPaul Thompson, Chicago Black Hawks LWToe Blake, Montreal CanadiensLester Patrick, New York Rangers CoachArt Ross, Boston Bruins

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1937 in North America
Category:1938 in the United States
Category:1938 in Canada
Category:National Hockey League seasons