Every 1938-39 NHL playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Boston Bruins won the 1938-39 title from a regular season record of 36-10-2. 6 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every series below is taken from the NHL API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-0 in games | New York Americans | March 21 to March 23, 1939 |
| Quarterfinals | Detroit Red Wings | 2-1 in games | Montréal Canadiens | March 21 to March 26, 1939 |
| Semifinals | Boston Bruins | 4-3 in games | New York Rangers | March 21 to April 2, 1939 |
| Semifinals | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-1 in games | Detroit Red Wings | March 28 to April 1, 1939 |
| Stanley Cup Final | Boston Bruins | 4-1 in games | Toronto Maple Leafs | April 6 to April 16, 1939 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.
The races that filled this bracket: NHL