1941–42 Detroit Red Wings season
1941–42 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 5th NHL |
1941–42 record | 19–25–4 |
Goals for | 140 |
Goals against | 147 |
Team information | |
General manager | Jack Adams |
Coach | Jack Adams |
Captain | Ebbie Goodfellow |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Don Grosso (23) |
Assists | Sid Abel (31) |
Points | Don Grosso (53) |
Penalty minutes | Jimmy Orlando (111) |
Wins | Johnny Mowers (19) |
Goals against average | Joe Turners (2.57) |
The 1941–42 Detroit Red Wings season was the 16th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, tenth as the Red Wings.
Offseason
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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New York Rangers | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 60 | 177 | 143 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 57 | 158 | 136 |
Boston Bruins | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 160 | 118 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 47 | 145 | 155 |
Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 42 | 140 | 147 |
Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 39 | 134 | 173 |
Brooklyn Americans | 48 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 133 | 175 |
[1]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
1941–42 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | BRK | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | |||||
Boston | — | 4–4 | 3–3–2 | 4–2–2 | 6–1–1 | 4–4 | 4–3–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 4–4 | — | 2–6 | 3–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 2–5–1 | 2–6 | |||||
Chicago | 3–3–2 | 6–2 | — | 3–5 | 4–3–1 | 2–6 | 4–4 | |||||
Detroit | 2–4–2 | 4–3–1 | 5–3 | — | 5–3 | 1–7 | 2–5–1 | |||||
Montreal | 1–6–1 | 4–3–1 | 3–4–1 | 3–5 | — | 4–4 | 3–5 | |||||
New York | 4–4 | 5–2–1 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 4–4 | — | 3–4–1 | |||||
Toronto | 3–4–1 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2–1 | 5–3 | 4–3–1 | — |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | November 1, 1941 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 1–0–0 |
2 | T | November 2, 1941 | 3–3 OT | Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | November 9, 1941 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1941–42) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | November 15, 1941 | 1–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 1–2–1 |
5 | L | November 16, 1941 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 1–3–1 |
6 | L | November 20, 1941 | 3–4 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 1–4–1 |
7 | W | November 22, 1941 | 2–1 | @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | November 23, 1941 | 2–4 | Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 2–5–1 |
9 | L | November 25, 1941 | 1–7 | @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 2–6–1 |
10 | W | November 27, 1941 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 3–6–1 |
11 | L | November 29, 1941 | 1–4 | @ New York Rangers (1941–42) | 3–7–1 |
12 | W | December 4, 1941 | 4–3 | Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 4–7–1 |
13 | W | December 7, 1941 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 5–7–1 |
14 | L | December 14, 1941 | 0–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 5–8–1 |
15 | L | December 18, 1941 | 3–4 OT | @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 5–9–1 |
16 | T | December 21, 1941 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 5–9–2 |
17 | W | December 25, 1941 | 3–2 OT | Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 6–9–2 |
18 | L | December 27, 1941 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 6–10–2 |
19 | L | December 28, 1941 | 1–3 | New York Rangers (1941–42) | 6–11–2 |
20 | W | January 1, 1942 | 3–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 7–11–2 |
21 | L | January 3, 1942 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 7–12–2 |
22 | W | January 4, 1942 | 10–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 8–12–2 |
23 | L | January 6, 1942 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1941–42) | 8–13–2 |
24 | L | January 9, 1942 | 4–5 | @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 8–14–2 |
25 | W | January 10, 1942 | 6–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 9–14–2 |
26 | L | January 11, 1942 | 5–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 9–15–2 |
27 | L | January 13, 1942 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 9–16–2 |
28 | L | January 18, 1942 | 3–5 | Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 9–17–2 |
29 | W | January 22, 1942 | 4–3 | Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 10–17–2 |
30 | L | January 24, 1942 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1941–42) | 10–18–2 |
31 | L | January 25, 1942 | 2–11 | @ New York Rangers (1941–42) | 10–19–2 |
32 | W | January 29, 1942 | 2–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 11–19–2 |
33 | T | February 5, 1942 | 3–3 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 11–19–3 |
34 | L | February 7, 1942 | 1–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 11–20–3 |
35 | L | February 8, 1942 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 11–21–3 |
36 | L | February 12, 1942 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 11–22–3 |
37 | L | February 14, 1942 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 11–23–3 |
38 | W | February 15, 1942 | 5–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 12–23–3 |
39 | W | February 19, 1942 | 6–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 13–23–3 |
40 | W | February 22, 1942 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) | 14–23–3 |
41 | W | February 24, 1942 | 3–2 | @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) | 15–23–3 |
42 | L | February 26, 1942 | 4–7 | @ New York Rangers (1941–42) | 15–24–3 |
43 | T | March 1, 1942 | 3–3 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 15–24–4 |
44 | W | March 5, 1942 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1941–42) | 16–24–4 |
45 | W | March 8, 1942 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins (1941–42) | 17–24–4 |
46 | L | March 14, 1942 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 17–25–4 |
47 | W | March 15, 1942 | 4–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1941–42) | 18–25–4 |
48 | W | March 19, 1942 | 6–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) | 19–25–4 |
Playoffs
(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Montreal Canadiens
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 22 | Montreal C. | 1 | Detroit | 2 |
Mar 24 | Detroit | 0 | Montreal C. | 5 |
Mar 26 | Montreal C. | 2 | Detroit | 6 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1.[3]
(3) Boston Bruins vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 29 | Detroit | 6 | Boston | 4 |
Mar 31 | Boston | 1 | Detroit | 3 |
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0.[3]
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score |
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Apr 4 | Detroit | 3 | Toronto | 2 |
Apr 7 | Detroit | 4 | Toronto | 2 |
Apr 9 | Toronto | 2 | Detroit | 5 |
Apr 12 | Toronto | 4 | Detroit | 3 |
Apr 14 | Detroit | 3 | Toronto | 9 |
Apr 16 | Toronto | 3 | Detroit | 0 |
Apr 18 | Detroit | 1 | Toronto | 3 |
Toronto wins the Stanley Cup 4–3.[3]
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Don Grosso | LW/C | 48 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 13 |
Sid Abel | C/LW | 48 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 45 |
Eddie Wares | D/RW | 43 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 31 |
Syd Howe | C/LW | 48 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 6 |
Mud Bruneteau | RW | 48 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 |
Carl Liscombe | LW | 47 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 14 |
Gus Giesebrecht | C | 34 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 29 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
Adam Brown | LW | 28 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
Ken Kilrea | LW | 21 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
Pat McReavy | C | 34 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
Jack Stewart | D | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 93 |
Eddie Bush | D | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
Gerry Brown | LW | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Jimmy Orlando | D | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 111 |
Alex Motter | C | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
Ebbie Goodfellow | C/D | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Bill Jennings | RW | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Buck Jones | D | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
Connie Brown | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Doug McCaig | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Johnny Mowers | G | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Joe Fisher | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dutch Hiller | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Turner | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Whitelaw | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Mowers | 2880 | 47 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 144 | 3.00 | 5 |
Joe Turner | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.57 | 0 |
Team: | 2950 | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 147 | 2.99 | 5 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Don Grosso | LW/C | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
Carl Liscombe | LW | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Syd Howe | C/LW | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Eddie Bush | D | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
Mud Bruneteau | RW | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Sid Abel | C/LW | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Joe Carveth | RW | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Alex Motter | C | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 |
Eddie Wares | D/RW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
Jimmy Orlando | D | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 45 |
Gerry Brown | LW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Pat McReavy | C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Adam Brown | LW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Jack Stewart | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Joe Fisher | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gus Giesebrecht | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doug McCaig | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Johnny Mowers | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Mowers | 720 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 |
Team: | 720 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 3.17 | 0 |
[4]
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
See also
References
- ^ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c Diamond 2000, p. 35.
- ^ "1941-42 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- Bibliography
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
External links
- "1941–42 Detroit Red Wings Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
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