The 1938–39 Detroit Red Wings season was the 13th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, seventh as the Red Wings.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||November 6, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||0–1–0

|2||L||November 10, 1938||1–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1938–39) ||0–2–0

|3||L||November 13, 1938||3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1938–39) ||0–3–0

|4||L||November 15, 1938||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1938–39) ||0–4–0

|5||W||November 17, 1938||7–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||1–4–0

|6||L||November 20, 1938||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||1–5–0

|7||W||November 24, 1938||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||2–5–0

|8||L||November 26, 1938||0–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||2–6–0

|9||L||November 27, 1938||2–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||2–7–0

|10||W||December 1, 1938||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||3–7–0

|11||W||December 4, 1938||1–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||4–7–0

|12||T||December 8, 1938||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1938–39) ||4–7–1

|13||L||December 11, 1938||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||4–8–1

|14||L||December 13, 1938||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1938–39) ||4–9–1

|15||L||December 18, 1938||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||4–10–1

|16||L||December 20, 1938||2–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1938–39) ||4–11–1

|17||T||December 22, 1938||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||4–11–2

|18||L||December 24, 1938||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||4–12–2

|19||W||December 25, 1938||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||5–12–2

|20||W||December 29, 1938||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||6–12–2

|21||L||January 1, 1939||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||6–13–2

|22||L||January 2, 1939||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1938–39) ||6–14–2

|23||T||January 5, 1939||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1938–39) ||6–14–3

|24||T||January 8, 1939||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||6–14–4

|25||W||January 10, 1939||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||7–14–4

|26||W||January 15, 1939||1–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||8–14–4

|27||W||January 19, 1939||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1938–39) ||9–14–4

|28||L||January 22, 1939||0–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||9–15–4

|29||W||January 26, 1939||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||10–15–4

|30||L||January 28, 1939||0–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||10–16–4

|31||T||January 29, 1939||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||10–16–5

|32||W||February 5, 1939||7–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1938–39) ||11–16–5

|33||L||February 9, 1939||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||11–17–5

|34||L||February 12, 1939||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1938–39) ||11–18–5

|35||L||February 14, 1939||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||11–19–5

|36||T||February 16, 1939||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||11–19–6

|37||W||February 19, 1939||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||12–19–6

|38||L||February 21, 1939||3–7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1938–39) ||12–20–6

|39||L||February 23, 1939||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1938–39) ||12–21–6

|40||W||February 26, 1939||5–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||13–21–6

|41||W||March 2, 1939||7–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1938–39) ||14–21–6

|42||W||March 5, 1939||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1938–39) ||15–21–6

|43||L||March 7, 1939||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1938–39) ||15–22–6

|44||L||March 9, 1939||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||15–23–6

|45||L||March 11, 1939||1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–39) ||15–24–6

|46||W||March 12, 1939||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1938–39) ||16–24–6

|47||W||March 14, 1939||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1938–39) ||17–24–6

|48||W||March 19, 1939||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1938–39) ||18–24–6

Legend:

Playoffs

(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Montreal Canadiens

+ Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 21 Detroit 0 Montreal C. 2Mar 23 Montreal C. 3 Detroit 7Mar 26 Montreal C. 0 Detroit 1 (OT) Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.

(3) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings

+ Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs Date Visitors Score Home ScoreMar 28 Detroit 1 Toronto 4Mar 30 Toronto 1 Detroit 3Apr 1 Detroit 4 Toronto 5 (OT) Toronto wins best-of-three series 2–1.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C 48 13 28 41 4 C/LW 48 16 20 36 11 LW 41 8 18 26 13 RW 40 8 15 23 39 C 28 10 10 20 2 LW 48 8 9 17 8 C/D 48 8 8 16 36 D/RW 28 8 8 16 10 LW 42 6 10 16 8 C 44 5 11 16 17 RW 32 4 9 13 4 RW 20 3 7 10 0 D 42 1 5 6 16 D 43 2 3 5 26 LW 8 1 3 4 2 C/LW 15 1 1 2 0 LW/C 1 1 1 2 0 LW 11 1 1 2 16 RW 1 1 0 1 0 C 2 1 0 1 0 LW 1 1 0 1 2 RW 5 0 1 1 2 D 11 0 1 1 6 RW 6 0 1 1 0 D 32 0 1 1 18 D 8 0 0 0 0 LW 1 0 0 0 0 D 14 0 0 0 2 LW 3 0 0 0 0 G 4 0 0 0 0 G 5 0 0 0 0 G 39 0 0 0 0 C/RW 4 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2397 39 16 17 6 101 2.53 4 300 5 2 3 0 15 3.00 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 240 4 0 4 0 12 3.00 0 Team: 2940 48 18 24 6 128 2.61 4

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 5 2 5 7 2 C 6 3 1 4 0 C/LW 6 3 1 4 4 LW 2 2 1 3 0 LW/C 3 1 2 3 7 LW 6 1 2 3 0 LW 6 1 2 3 0 C/LW 6 1 1 2 2 LW 3 1 1 2 4 C 6 0 2 2 0 D 6 0 2 2 4 D/RW 6 1 0 1 8 D 6 0 1 1 10 C 4 0 1 1 0 D 5 0 0 0 0 RW 6 0 0 0 0 C/D 6 0 0 0 8 RW 4 0 0 0 0 LW 6 0 0 0 2 LW 3 0 0 0 0 G 6 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 374 6 3 3 15 2.41 1 Team: 374 6 3 3 15 2.41 1

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; See also 1938–39 NHL season

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