1940–41 New York Americans season

The 1940–41 New York Americans season was the Americans' 16th season of play. The Americans did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||November 3, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||0–1–0

|2||W||November 7, 1940||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||1–1–0

|3||T||November 14, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||1–1–1

|4||L||November 17, 1940||0–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||1–2–1

|5||L||November 19, 1940||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||1–3–1

|6||L||November 21, 1940||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||1–4–1

|7||L||November 23, 1940||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||1–5–1

|8||W||November 24, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||2–5–1

|9||W||November 28, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||3–5–1

|10||L||November 30, 1940||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||3–6–1

|11||L||December 1, 1940||3–10 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||3–7–1

|12||L||December 3, 1940||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||3–8–1

|13||T||December 12, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||3–8–2

|14||L||December 15, 1940||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||3–9–2

|15||W||December 17, 1940||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||4–9–2

|16||T||December 19, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||4–9–3

|17||T||December 21, 1940||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||4–9–4

|18||W||December 22, 1940||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||5–9–4

|19||L||December 25, 1940||1–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||5–10–4

|20||T||December 27, 1940||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||5–10–5

|21||L||December 28, 1940||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||5–11–5

|22||W||December 31, 1940||4–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||6–11–5

|23||L||January 5, 1941||2–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||6–12–5

|24||T||January 9, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||6–12–6

|25||L||January 11, 1941||0–9 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||6–13–6

|26||L||January 12, 1941||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||6–14–6

|27||T||January 19, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||6–14–7

|28||L||January 23, 1941||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||6–15–7

|29||L||January 24, 1941||2–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||6–16–7

|30||L||January 26, 1941||1–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||6–17–7

|31||W||January 30, 1941||5–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||7–17–7

|32||L||February 2, 1941||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||7–18–7

|33||T||February 4, 1941||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||7–18–8

|34||T||February 8, 1941||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||7–18–9

|35||W||February 9, 1941||6–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||8–18–9

|36||L||February 16, 1941||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||8–19–9

|37||L||February 18, 1941||2–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1940–41) ||8–20–9

|38||L||February 20, 1941||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||8–21–9

|39||L||February 23, 1941||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||8–22–9

|40||T||February 25, 1941||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||8–22–10

|41||L||February 28, 1941||4–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||8–23–10

|42||L||March 2, 1941||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||8–24–10

|43||L||March 6, 1941||1–6 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||8–25–10

|44||L||March 8, 1941||1–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||8–26–10

|45||T||March 9, 1941||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||8–26–11

|46||L||March 13, 1941||3–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||8–27–11

|47||L||March 15, 1941||0–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1940–41) ||8–28–11

|48||L||March 16, 1941||3–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||8–29–11

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM Lorne Carr 48 13 19 32 10 Buzz Boll 47 12 14 26 16 Busher Jackson 46 8 18 26 4 Murray Armstrong 48 10 14 24 6 Charlie Conacher 46 7 16 23 32 Norm Larson 48 9 9 18 6 Tommy Anderson 35 3 12 15 8 Pat Egan 39 4 9 13 51 Wilf Field 36 5 6 11 31 Ralph Wycherley 26 4 5 9 4 Hooley Smith 41 2 7 9 4 Pete Kelly 11 3 5 8 2 John Sorrell 30 2 6 8 2 Bill Benson 22 3 4 7 4 Fred Hunt 15 2 5 7 0 Peter Slobodian 41 3 2 5 54 Peanuts O'Flaherty 10 4 0 4 0 Chuck Corrigan 16 2 2 4 2 Fred Thurier 3 2 1 3 0 Andy Branigan 6 1 0 1 5 Viv Allen 6 0 1 1 0 Lloyd Finkbeiner 2 0 0 0 0 Chuck Rayner 12 0 0 0 0 Earl Robertson 36 0 0 0 0 Jack Tomson 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO Earl Robertson 2260 36 6 22 8 142 3.77 1 Chuck Rayner 773 12 2 7 3 44 3.42 0 Andy Branigan 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 Team: 3040 48 8 29 11 186 3.67 1 See also 1940–41 NHL season

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