Regular season overtime was changed to a 10-minute, non-sudden-death format, to be played in its entirety.
[1] Ottawa continued in financial trouble and sold Punch Broadbent to the New York Americans.
Frank Ahearn, the Senators owner, denied this, but admitted that the team was for sale to the highest bidder.
They were held up by the great play of defenceman Lionel Conacher and goaltender Roy Worters.
George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an NHL record that remains unmatched through the 2015–16 season of 22 shutouts and a 0.92 goals against average.
[2] Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold The playoff format was revised to match the divisional first-place teams in a best-of-five semifinal.
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes Source: NHL.