1942–43 Montreal Canadiens season

1942–43 Montreal Canadiens
League4th NHL
1942–43 record19–19–12
Goals for181
Goals against191
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Benoit (30)
AssistsBuddy O'Connor (43)
PointsToe Blake (59)
Penalty minutesLeo Lamoureux (53)
WinsPaul Bibeault (19)
Goals against averagePaul Bibeault (3.81)

The 1942–43 Montreal Canadiens season was the 34th season in franchise history. The team placed fourth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2.

Regular season

The Montreal Canadiens were still making progress, and coach Dick Irvin put together the first "Punch Line" of Elmer Lach, Toe Blake and Joe Benoit. Benoit became the first Canadien to hit the 30-goal plateau since Howie Morenz did it in 1929–30 (40 goals) scoring an even 30. Gordie Drillon also added some scoring power. Rookie Maurice Richard showed promise, but broke his leg. The Canadiens made the playoffs by one slim point and bowed out in the playoffs' first round. Alex Smart scored three goals in his National Hockey League debut.[1]

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
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 [3]
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

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

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Playoffs

Semifinals

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Toe Blake LW 48 23 36 59 26
Elmer Lach C 45 18 40 58 14
Buddy O'Connor C 50 15 43 58 2
Joe Benoit RW 49 30 27 57 23
Gordie Drillon RW 49 28 22 50 14
Ray Getliffe C/LW 50 18 28 46 26
Emile Bouchard D 45 2 16 18 47
Leo Lamoureux C/D 46 2 16 18 53
Jack Portland D 49 3 14 17 52
Dutch Hiller LW 39 8 6 14 4
Glen Harmon D 27 5 9 14 25
Terry Reardon C/RW 13 6 6 12 2
Charlie Sands C/RW 31 3 9 12 0
Maurice Richard RW 16 5 6 11 4
William Meronek C 12 3 6 9 0
Alex Smart LW 8 5 2 7 0
Tony Demers RW 9 2 5 7 0
John Mahaffy C 9 2 5 7 4
Marcel Dheere LW 11 1 2 3 2
Red Goupille D 6 2 0 2 8
Tony Graboski LW/D 9 0 2 2 4
Paul Bibeault G 50 0 0 0 0
Ernie Laforce D 1 0 0 0 0
Bobby Lee C 1 0 0 0 0
Frank Mailley D 1 0 0 0 0
Irv McGibbon RW 1 0 0 0 2
Charlie Phillips D 17 0 0 0 6

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault 3010 50 19 19 12 191 3.81 1
Team: 3010 50 19 19 12 191 3.81 1

Playoffs

Scoring

Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Buddy O'Connor C 5 4 5 9 0
Toe Blake LW 5 4 3 7 0
Gordie Drillon RW 5 4 2 6 0
Elmer Lach C 5 2 4 6 6
Joe Benoit RW 5 1 3 4 4
Jack Portland D 5 1 2 3 2
Dutch Hiller LW 5 1 0 1 4
Emile Bouchard D 5 0 1 1 4
Ray Getliffe C/LW 5 0 1 1 8
Glen Harmon D 5 0 1 1 2
Paul Bibeault G 5 0 0 0 0
Marcel Dheere LW 5 0 0 0 6
Gerry Heffernan RW 2 0 0 0 0
Mike McMahon D 5 0 0 0 14
William Meronek C 1 0 0 0 0
Charlie Sands C/RW 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault 320 5 1 4 18 3.38 1
Team: 320 5 1 4 18 3.38 1

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

Citations

  1. ^ Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
  2. ^ "1942–1943 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1942–43 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. ^ "Montreal Canadiens 1943-44 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  6. ^ "1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.

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