1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1940–41 Detroit Red Wings season was the 15th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, ninth as the Red Wings. The Red Wings made it to the Stanley Cup Final, losing to the Boston Bruins.Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
| Mar 20 | New York R. | 1 | Detroit | 2 |
| Mar 23 | Detroit | 1 | New York R. | 3 |
| Mar 25 | New York R. | 2 | Detroit | 3 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
| Mar 27 | Chicago | 1 | Detroit | 3 |
| Mar 30 | Detroit | 2 | Chicago | 1 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.(1) Boston Bruins vs. (3) Detroit Red Wings
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
| Apr 6 | Detroit | 2 | Boston | 3 |
| Apr 8 | Detroit | 1 | Boston | 2 |
| Apr 10 | Boston | 4 | Detroit | 2 |
| Apr 12 | Boston | 3 | Detroit | 1 |
Boston wins the Stanley Cup 4–0.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| C/LW | 48 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 8 |
| C/LW | 47 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 29 |
| RW | 45 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 12 |
| D/RW | 42 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 34 |
| C | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 18 |
| C | 43 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 |
| C/D | 47 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 35 |
| LW | 33 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 0 |
| LW/C | 45 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 |
| RW | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| D | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 99 |
| D | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 56 |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| RW | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| LW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| LW | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| LW | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3040 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 102 | 2.01 | 4 |
| Team: | 3040 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 102 | 2.01 | 4 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| C/LW | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| LW | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| LW/C | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| C/LW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| D | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| C/D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D/RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 561 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2.14 | 0 |
| Team: | 561 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2.14 | 0 |
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;Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
