The 1929–30 Detroit Cougars season was the fourth season of the Detroit franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). After qualifying for the playoffs by finishing third in the American Division in 1928–29, the Cougars slipped to fourth to miss the playoffs for the first time since the 1927–28 season.
Regular season Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|1||L||November 14, 1929||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||0–1–0
|2||T||November 17, 1929||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||0–1–1
|3||L||November 19, 1929||4–6 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||0–2–1
|4||L||November 24, 1929||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||0–3–1
|5||L||November 26, 1929||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||0–4–1
|6||W||November 28, 1929||7–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||1–4–1
|7||L||November 30, 1929||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||1–5–1
|8||W||December 1, 1929||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||2–5–1
|9||W||December 5, 1929||3–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1929–30) ||3–5–1
|10||L||December 7, 1929||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||3–6–1
|11||L||December 10, 1929||3–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||3–7–1
|12||W||December 15, 1929||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||4–7–1
|13||W||December 19, 1929||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||5–7–1
|14||W||December 22, 1929||6–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||6–7–1
|15||L||December 24, 1929||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1929–30) ||6–8–1
|16||L||December 26, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||6–9–1
|17||L||December 29, 1929||2–6 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||6–10–1
|18||W||January 2, 1930||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||7–10–1
|19||W||January 5, 1930||4–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||8–10–1
|20||T||January 9, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||8–10–2
|21||W||January 12, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||9–10–2
|22||L||January 14, 1930||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||9–11–2
|23||L||January 16, 1930||1–6 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||9–12–2
|24||L||January 19, 1930||4–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||9–13–2
|25||T||January 23, 1930||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||9–13–3
|26||W||January 25, 1930||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||10–13–3
|27||W||January 26, 1930||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||11–13–3
|28||L||January 30, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1929–30) ||11–14–3
|29||L||February 1, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||11–15–3
|30||L||February 2, 1930||1–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||11–16–3
|31||L||February 4, 1930||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||11–17–3
|32||T||February 6, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||11–17–4
|33||W||February 9, 1930||8–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||12–17–4
|34||L||February 13, 1930||3–6 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||12–18–4
|35||L||February 16, 1930||2–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||12–19–4
|36||L||February 18, 1930||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1929–30) ||12–20–4
|37||W||February 23, 1930||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||13–20–4
|38||T||February 27, 1930||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||13–20–5
|39||T||March 2, 1930||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||13–20–6
|40||L||March 6, 1930||0–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1929–30) ||13–21–6
|41||L||March 8, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||13–22–6
|42||L||March 9, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||13–23–6
|43||L||March 15, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||13–24–6
|44||W||March 18, 1930||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||14–24–6
Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 44 18 18 36 14 C/D 44 17 17 34 54 LW 44 18 15 33 8 LW 44 20 11 31 36 RW 43 14 5 19 28 LW 25 7 3 10 23 C/D 43 6 4 10 72 LW/D 31 3 7 10 42 RW 24 5 2 7 10 D 30 3 2 5 35 D 36 4 0 4 97 C/RW 23 1 3 4 4 LW 15 2 0 2 2 D 40 0 1 1 48 D 12 0 1 1 0 G 39 0 0 0 0 G 5 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2410 39 14 20 5 109 2.71 2 320 5 0 4 1 24 4.50 0 Team: 2730 44 14 24 6 133 2.92 2
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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 1929–30 NHL season
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