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1941–42 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1941–42 Detroit Red Wings season was the 16th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, tenth as the Red Wings.

1941–42 Detroit Red Wings
Division5th NHL
1941–42 record19–25–4
Goals for140
Goals against147
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJack Adams
CaptainEbbie Goodfellow
Team leaders
GoalsDon Grosso (23)
AssistsSid Abel (31)
PointsDon Grosso (53)
Penalty minutesJimmy Orlando (111)
WinsJohnny Mowers (19)
Goals against averageJoe Turners (2.57)

Offseason

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Regular season

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Final standings

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National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
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

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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

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1941–42 NHL Records [2]
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

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record
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

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(5) Detroit Red Wings vs. (6) Montreal Canadiens

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Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings
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

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Detroit Red Wings vs Boston Bruins
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

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Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Date Visitors Score Home Score
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

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
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

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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

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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;

Awards and records

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Diamond 2000, p. 35.
  4. ^ "1941-42 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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