1937–38 Chicago Black Hawks season
Doc Romnes (22) | |
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Points | Paul Thompson (44) |
Penalty minutes | Earl Seibert (38) |
Wins | Mike Karakas (14) |
Goals against average | Mike Karakas (2.80) |
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In goal, Mike Karakas would win 14 games, earn a shutout and post a 2.80 GAA.
In the playoffs, the Black Hawks would face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round in a best-of-three series. The underdog Hawks would surprise Montreal, winning the best-of three series in the full three games, clinching the series with a 3–2 OT victory at the Montreal Forum. After losing Game One to Montreal, the Hawks were less than 90 seconds away from being eliminated in the quarterfinals, but managed to tie Game Two late in the third period. Chicago won the crucial game in overtime. Next up would be the New York Americans, who finished 2nd in the Canadian Division, and had 12 more points than the Hawks in the regular season. In a best-of-three semi-final series, the Black Hawks again lost the first game of the series and were on the verge of elimination in Game Two but won it in overtime. The Black Hawks would stun the favored Americans, winning the Game Three to win the series 2–1 and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Hawks opponent would be the Toronto Maple Leafs, who had just swept the best team in the regular season, the Boston Bruins, in a best-of-five semi-final series featuring the champions of the NHL's two divisions.
Due to an injury to goaltender
Season standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 48 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 142 | 89 | 67 |
New York Rangers | 48 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 149 | 96 | 60 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 97 | 139 | 37 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 99 | 133 | 35 |
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. American Division
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Vs. Canadian Division
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Game log
Regular season
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | November 4 | New York Americans | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1–0 | 0 |
2 | November 9 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–1–1 | 1 |
3 | November 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | New York Rangers | 1–1–1 | 3 |
4 | November 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–2–1 | 3 |
5 | November 14 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2–2 | 4 |
6 | November 18 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2–2 | 6 |
7 | November 21 | Boston Bruins | 2–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–3–2 | 6 |
8 | November 25 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–4–2 | 6 |
9 | November 27 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–4 | New York Americans | 2–5–2 | 6 |
10 | November 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0–1 | Montreal Maroons | 2–6–2 | 6 |
11 | December 2 | New York Rangers | 1–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–6–2 | 8 |
12 | December 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–7–2 | 8 |
13 | December 12 | Montreal Maroons | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–7–2 | 10 |
14 | December 16 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–7–2 | 12 |
15 | December 19 | New York Americans | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–8–2 | 12 |
16 | December 21 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Boston Bruins | 5–9–2 | 12 |
17 | December 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–1 | New York Rangers | 6–9–2 | 14 |
18 | December 30 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 6–9–3 | 15 |
19 | January 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–10–3 | 15 |
20 | January 6 | New York Rangers | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–11–3 | 15 |
21 | January 9 | Montreal Maroons | 0–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–11–3 | 17 |
22 | January 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–1 | New York Americans | 7–11–4 | 18 |
23 | January 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 7–11–5 | 19 |
24 | January 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–11–6 | 20 |
25 | January 16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 7–12–6 | 20 |
26 | January 18 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | 7–13–6 | 20 |
27 | January 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–14–6 | 20 |
28 | January 23 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–14–6 | 22 |
29 | January 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–14–6 | 24 |
30 | January 30 | New York Rangers | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–14–7 | 25 |
31 | February 1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–6 | New York Rangers | 9–15–7 | 25 |
32 | February 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–4 | Montreal Maroons | 9–16–7 | 25 |
33 | February 6 | Boston Bruins | 7–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 9–17–7 | 25 |
34 | February 8 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | 9–18–7 | 25 |
35 | February 10 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | Montreal Maroons | 9–19–7 | 25 |
36 | February 12 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10–19–7 | 27 |
37 | February 13 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–19–8 | 28 |
38 | February 17 | New York Americans | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–19–9 | 29 |
39 | February 20 | Detroit Red Wings | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 10–20–9 | 29 |
40 | February 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–5 | Montreal Maroons | 11–20–9 | 31 |
41 | February 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3–6 | New York Rangers | 11–21–9 | 31 |
42 | February 27 | New York Rangers | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–22–9 | 31 |
43 | March 3 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 12–22–9 | 33 |
44 | March 6 | Montreal Maroons | 1–7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 13–22–9 | 35 |
45 | March 10 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 14–22–9 | 37 |
46 | March 13 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–5 | Detroit Red Wings | 14–23–9 | 37 |
47 | March 15 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–2 | New York Americans | 14–24–9 | 37 |
48 | March 20 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1–6 | Boston Bruins | 14–25–9 | 37 |
Playoffs
Black Hawks 2, Canadiens 1
NHL quarter-finals
(C3) Montreal Canadiens vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks
March 22 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 – 6 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
Romnes ) – 1:31
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First period | 10:58 – Siebert (1) – (Haynes, Gagnon) | ||||||
Siebert ) – 12:23
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Second period | 13:38 – pp – Goupille (1) – (Unassisted)
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) – 11:51 | Third period | 11:32 – Goupille – (Haynes )
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Karakas (0-1) | Goalie stats | Cude (1-0) |
March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 0 – 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 17:58 – Siebert (1) – (Unassisted)
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No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 10:06 – ) | ||||||
Cude (1-1) | Goalie stats | Karakas (1-1) |
March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 – 2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
Gottselig (3) – (MacKenzie) – 18:24 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 8:52 – Gagnon (1) – (Blake, Haynes) | ||||||
Siebert (3) – (Gottselig ) – 18:34
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Third period | 12:46 – pp – Mantha (1) – (Unassisted) | ||||||
Thompson (3) – (Trudel) – 11:49 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Karakas (2-1) | Goalie stats | Cude (1-2) |
Chicago wins series 2 – 1 | |
Black Hawks 2, Americans 1
NHL semi-finals
(C2) New York Americans vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks
March 29 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 – 3 | New York Americans | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
Voss (1) – (Jenkins) – 5:19 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 16:47 – Stewart (2) – (Carr, Anderson) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:52 – ) | ||||||
Karakas (2-2) | Goalie stats | Robertson (3-1) |
March 31 | New York Americans | 0 – 1 | 2OT | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second overtime period | 13:01 – Dahlstrom (2) – (Trudel) | ||||||
Robertson (3-2) | Goalie stats | Karakas (3-2) |
April 3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 – 2 | New York Americans | Madison Square Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 19:40 pp – Carr (3) – (Stewart, Anderson) | ||||||
) – 17:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Romnes (1) – (Thompson ) – 15:53
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Third period | 16:29 – ) | ||||||
Karakas (4-2) | Goalie stats | Robertson (3-3) |
Chicago wins series 2 – 1 | |
Black Hawks 3, Maple Leafs 1
Stanley Cup finals
(C1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks
April 5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 – 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
Romnes ) – 19:08
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First period | 1:54 – Drillon (4) – (Davidson) | ||||||
Siebert ) – 1:51
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Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Gottselig (5) – (Unassisted) – 12:08 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Moore (1-0) | Goalie stats | Broda (3-1) |
April 7 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 – 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
Siebert (5) – pp – (Unassisted) – 8:31
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First period | 1:42 – Drillon (5) – (Apps) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 6:10 – Jackson (1) – (Thoms) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 9:44 – Drillon (6) – (Apps, Hamilton) 11:29 – Parsons (2) – (Kelly, Fowler) 12:08 – Parsons (3) – (Kelly, Horner) | ||||||
Goodman (0-1) | Goalie stats | Broda (4-1) |
April 10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 – 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
Apps (1) – pp – (Drillon, Davidson) – 1:35 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 16:02 – Voss (2) – (Jenkins, Gottselig) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 15:55 – ) | ||||||
Broda (4-2) | Goalie stats | Karakas (5-2) |
April 12 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 – 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | Chicago Stadium | Recap | |||
Drillon (7) – (Fowler) – 8:26 | First period | 5:52 – Dahlstrom (3) – (Shill, Trudel) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 16:45 – Voss (3) – (Gottselig, Jenkins) 17:58 – Shill (1) – (Unassisted) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 16:24 – Romnes, Thompson )
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Broda (4-3) | Goalie stats | Karakas (6-2) |
Chicago wins series 3 – 1 | |
Season stats
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Paul Thompson |
48 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 14 |
Johnny Gottselig | 48 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 22 |
Doc Romnes |
44 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 4 |
Mush March | 42 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 |
Louis Trudel | 42 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 15 |
Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Mike Karakas | 48 | 2980 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 139 | 1 | 2.80 |
Playoff stats
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Johnny Gottselig | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Earl Seibert | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
Paul Thompson |
10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Mush March | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Doc Romnes |
10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
Goaltending
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA |
Alfie Moore | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Mike Karakas | 8 | 525 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1.71 |
Paul Goodman | 1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
References
- ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007