1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season

1942–43 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st NHL
1942–43 record25-14-11
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainSid Abel
ArenaOlympia Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsMud Bruneteau (23)
AssistsSyd Howe (35)
PointsSyd Howe (55)
Penalty minutesJimmy Orlando (99)
WinsJohnny Mowers (25)
Goals against averageJohnny Mowers (2.47)

The 1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season was the 17th season of the Detroit NHL franchise, eleventh as the 'Red Wings.' The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 50 25 14 11 169 124 +45 61
2 Boston Bruins 50 24 17 9 195 176 +19 57
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 22 19 9 198 159 +39 53
4 Montreal Canadiens 50 19 19 12 181 191 −10 50
5 Chicago Black Hawks 50 17 18 15 179 180 −1 49
6 New York Rangers 50 11 31 8 161 253 −92 30

Record vs. opponents

1942–43 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 3–4–3 4–4–2 5–4–1 8–2 4–3–3
Chicago 4–3–3 — 2–4–4 1–4–5 4–4–2 6–3–1
Detroit 4–4–2 4–2–4 — 5–3–2 7–1–2 5–4–1
Montreal 4–5–1 4–1–5 3–5–2 — 6–2–2 2–6–2
New York 2–8 4–4–2 1–7–2 2–6–2 — 2–6–2
Toronto 3–4–3 3–6–1 4–5–1 6–2–2 6–2–2 —


Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W November 1, 1942 3–0 Boston Bruins (1942–43) 1–0–0
2 W November 5, 1942 12–5 New York Rangers (1942–43) 2–0–0
3 L November 7, 1942 2–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 2–1–0
4 T November 8, 1942 3–3 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 2–1–1
5 W November 14, 1942 5–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 3–1–1
6 W November 15, 1942 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 4–1–1
7 L November 19, 1942 2–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 4–2–1
8 T November 22, 1942 4–4 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 4–2–2
9 T November 24, 1942 4–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 4–2–3
10 W November 26, 1942 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 5–2–3
11 W November 29, 1942 7–3 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 6–2–3
12 L December 1, 1942 2–5 @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) 6–3–3
13 T December 6, 1942 2–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 6–3–4
14 L December 12, 1942 4–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 6–4–4
15 T December 13, 1942 1–1 Boston Bruins (1942–43) 6–4–5
16 L December 15, 1942 2–3 @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) 6–5–5
17 W December 17, 1942 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 7–5–5
18 W December 20, 1942 4–3 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 8–5–5
19 L December 25, 1942 1–3 New York Rangers (1942–43) 8–6–5
20 W December 27, 1942 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 9–6–5
21 W December 31, 1942 2–0 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 10–6–5
22 T January 1, 1943 2–2 @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) 10–6–6
23 L January 3, 1943 2–3 Boston Bruins (1942–43) 10–7–6
24 T January 7, 1943 2–2 New York Rangers (1942–43) 10–7–7
25 W January 9, 1943 4–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 11–7–7
26 L January 10, 1943 1–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 11–8–7
27 W January 14, 1943 4–1 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 12–8–7
28 T January 16, 1943 1–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 12–8–8
29 T January 17, 1943 2–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 12–8–9
30 W January 21, 1943 3–2 Boston Bruins (1942–43) 13–8–9
31 W January 24, 1943 7–0 New York Rangers (1942–43) 14–8–9
32 W January 26, 1943 5–3 @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) 15–8–9
33 T January 30, 1943 3–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 15–8–10
34 L January 31, 1943 3–4 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 15–9–10
35 W February 4, 1943 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 16–9–10
36 W February 7, 1943 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 17–9–10
37 L February 13, 1943 2–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 17–10–10
38 W February 14, 1943 2–1 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 18–10–10
39 W February 18, 1943 5–4 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 19–10–10
40 W February 21, 1943 4–0 Boston Bruins (1942–43) 20–10–10
41 L February 25, 1943 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 20–11–10
42 W February 27, 1943 7–1 New York Rangers (1942–43) 21–11–10
43 W February 28, 1943 5–1 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 22–11–10
44 L March 2, 1943 1–3 @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) 22–12–10
45 W March 6, 1943 5–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 23–12–10
46 T March 7, 1943 3–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 23–12–11
47 W March 11, 1943 2–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 24–12–11
48 L March 13, 1943 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 24–13–11
49 L March 14, 1943 3–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 24–14–11
50 W March 18, 1943 6–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 25–14–11

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Syd Howe C/LW 50 20 35 55 10
Mud Bruneteau RW 50 23 22 45 2
Carl Liscombe LW 50 19 23 42 19
Sid Abel C/LW 49 18 24 42 33
Joe Carveth RW 43 18 18 36 6
Don Grosso LW/C 50 15 17 32 10
Harry Watson LW 50 13 18 31 10
Eddie Wares D/RW 47 12 18 30 10
Connie Brown C 23 5 16 21 6
Les Douglas C 21 5 8 13 4
Jack Stewart D 44 2 9 11 68
Alex Motter C 50 6 4 10 42
Jimmy Orlando D 40 3 4 7 99
Bill Jennings RW 8 3 3 6 2
Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 11 1 4 5 4
Harold Jackson D 4 0 4 4 6
John Holota C 12 2 0 2 0
Bill Quackenbush D 10 1 1 2 4
Cully Simon D 34 1 1 2 34
Dick Behling D 2 1 0 1 2
Joe Fisher RW 1 1 0 1 0
Jud McAtee LW 1 0 0 0 0
Johnny Mowers G 50 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers 3010 50 25 14 11 124 2.47 6
Team: 3010 50 25 14 11 124 2.47 6

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Carl Liscombe LW 10 6 8 14 2
Sid Abel C/LW 10 5 8 13 4
Mud Bruneteau RW 9 5 4 9 0
Joe Carveth RW 10 6 2 8 4
Don Grosso LW/C 10 4 2 6 10
Eddie Wares D/RW 10 3 3 6 4
Les Douglas C 10 3 2 5 2
Syd Howe C/LW 7 1 2 3 0
Jack Stewart D 10 1 2 3 35
Jimmy Orlando D 10 0 3 3 14
Adam Brown LW 6 1 1 2 2
Cully Simon D 9 1 0 1 4
Harold Jackson D 6 0 1 1 4
Alex Motter C 5 0 1 1 2
Joe Fisher RW 1 0 0 0 0
Johnny Mowers G 10 0 0 0 0
Harry Watson LW 7 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Johnny Mowers 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2
Team: 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2

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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;

Playoffs

Main article: 1943 Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 1 Boston 2 Detroit 6
April 4 Boston 3 Detroit 4
April 7 Detroit 4 Boston 0
April 8 Detroit 2 Boston 0

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4–0.

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ "1942–1943 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.