1937–38 New York Americans season

The 1937–38 New York Americans season was the Americans' 13th season of play.

Offseason The team played an exhibition game against the New York Rangers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 30 October to open the new Saskatoon Arena.O'Brien, Jeff, City Archivist. Saskatoon Chronology: 1882–2005, p.3.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||November 4, 1937||3–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||1–0–0

|2||L||November 6, 1937||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||1–1–0

|3||W||November 14, 1937||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||2–1–0

|4||L||November 16, 1937||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||2–2–0

|5||L||November 18, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||2–3–0

|6||W||November 23, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||3–3–0

|7||W||November 27, 1937||4–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||4–3–0

|8||T||November 28, 1937||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||4–3–1

|9||W||December 4, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||5–3–1

|10||W||December 5, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||6–3–1

|11||L||December 11, 1937||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||6–4–1

|12||T||December 12, 1937||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||6–4–2

|13||L||December 16, 1937||0–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||6–5–2

|14||L||December 18, 1937||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||6–6–2

|15||W||December 19, 1937||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||7–6–2

|16||L||December 25, 1937||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||7–7–2

|17||W||December 26, 1937||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||8–7–2

|18||L||December 28, 1937||0–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||8–8–2

|19||W||January 1, 1938||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||9–8–2

|20||W||January 2, 1938||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||10–8–2

|21||T||January 4, 1938||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||10–8–3

|22||T||January 6, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||10–8–4

|23||T||January 11, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||10–8–5

|24||L||January 16, 1938||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||10–9–5

|25||T||January 20, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||10–9–6

|26||L||January 22, 1938||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||10–10–6

|27||L||January 23, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||10–11–6

|28||L||January 30, 1938||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||10–12–6

|29||L||February 3, 1938||1–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||10–13–6

|30||T||February 5, 1938||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||10–13–7

|31||W||February 8, 1938||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||11–13–7

|32||T||February 13, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||11–13–8

|33||W||February 15, 1938||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||12–13–8

|34||T||February 17, 1938||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||12–13–9

|35||W||February 19, 1938||4–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||13–13–9

|36||L||February 20, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||13–14–9

|37||W||February 26, 1938||5–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||14–14–9

|38||L||February 27, 1938||2–4 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||14–15–9

|39||W||March 1, 1938||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||15–15–9

|40||T||March 3, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1937–38) ||15–15–10

|41||W||March 6, 1938||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||16–15–10

|42||L||March 8, 1938||0–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||16–16–10

|43||T||March 10, 1938||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||16–16–11

|44||W||March 12, 1938||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||17–16–11

|45||W||March 15, 1938||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||18–16–11

|46||L||March 17, 1938||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1937–38) ||18–17–11

|47||L||March 19, 1938||5–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||18–18–11

|48||W||March 20, 1938||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||19–18–11

Legend:

Playoffs They made it into the playoffs. They defeated the Rangers in 3 games in a best of three series, or 2–1. They went against the Black Hawks in a best of three series and got defeated in 3 games, or 1–2.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Sweeney Schriner 48 21 17 38 22 Nels Stewart 48 19 17 36 29 Eddie Wiseman 48 18 14 32 32 Art Chapman 45 2 27 29 8 Tommy Anderson 45 4 21 25 22 Lorne Carr 48 16 7 23 12 Hooley Smith 47 10 10 20 23 Joe Jerwa 48 3 14 17 53 John Sorrell 17 8 2 10 9 John Gallagher 46 3 6 9 18 Red Beattie 19 3 4 7 5 Hap Emms 20 1 3 4 6 Jack Shill 22 1 3 4 10 Hap Day 43 0 3 3 14 Joe Lamb 25 1 0 1 20 Lloyd Klein 3 0 1 1 0 Allan Murray 47 0 1 1 34 Ching Johnson 31 0 0 0 10 Charley Mason 2 0 0 0 0 Earl Robertson 48 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Earl Robertson 3000 48 19 18 11 111 2.22 6 Team: 3000 48 19 18 11 111 2.22 6

Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Nels Stewart 6 2 3 5 2 Tommy Anderson 6 1 4 5 2 John Sorrell 6 4 0 4 2 Lorne Carr 6 3 1 4 2 Red Beattie 6 2 2 4 2 Eddie Wiseman 6 0 4 4 10 Hooley Smith 6 0 3 3 0 John Gallagher 6 0 2 2 6 Sweeney Schriner 6 1 0 1 0 Art Chapman 6 0 1 1 0 Hap Day 6 0 0 0 0 Joe Jerwa 6 0 0 0 8 Ching Johnson 6 0 0 0 2 Allan Murray 6 0 0 0 6 Earl Robertson 6 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Earl Robertson 475 6 3 3 12 1.52 0 Team: 475 6 3 3 12 1.52 0

See also 1937–38 NHL season

References