1941–42 Detroit Red Wings season
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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 | |
|---|---|
| League | 5th NHL |
| 1941–42 record | 19–25–4 |
| Home record | 14–7–3 |
| Road record | 5–18–1 |
| Goals for | 140 |
| Goals against | 147 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jack Adams |
| Captain | Ebbie Goodfellow |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| 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 Turner (2.57) |
Regular season
Final standings
| 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 |
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
Schedule and results
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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.[4]
(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.[4]
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (5) Detroit Red Wings
| 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.[4]
Player statistics
Regular season
- 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
- 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 |
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;