1942–43 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1942–43 1942 4th 19–19–12 14–4–7 5–15–5 181 191 Tommy Gorman Dick Irvin Toe Blake Montreal Forum Joe Benoit (30) Buddy O'Connor (43) Toe Blake (59) Leo Lamoureux (53) Paul Bibeault (19) Paul 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. 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 point and bowed out in the playoffs' first round. Alex Smart scored three goals in his National Hockey League debut.Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16 Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1942–43 regular season1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1943_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 31, 1942||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||1–0–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |2||L||November 7, 1942||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 8, 1942||10–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||November 12, 1942||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||November 14, 1942||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||November 15, 1942||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||November 17, 1942||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||3–4–0 |- |8||L||November 21, 1942||0–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||3–5–0 |- |9||T||November 22, 1942||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||3–5–1 |- |10||T||November 24, 1942||4–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||November 28, 1942||2–6 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||3–6–2 |- |12||L||November 29, 1942||3–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||3–7–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |13||W||December 3, 1942||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||4–7–2 |- |14||L||December 5, 1942||1–9 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||4–8–2 |- |15||L||December 6, 1942||2–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||4–9–2 |- |16||L||December 12, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||4–10–2 |- |17||W||December 13, 1942||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||5–10–2 |- |18||L||December 17, 1942||1–8 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||5–11–2 |- |19||T||December 19, 1942||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||5–11–3 |- |20||L||December 20, 1942||3–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||5–12–3 |- |21||T||December 25, 1942||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||5–12–4 |- |22||W||December 27, 1942||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||6–12–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||L||January 2, 1943||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||6–13–4 |- |24||T||January 3, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||6–13–5 |- |25||W||January 9, 1943||7–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||7–13–5 |- |26||W||January 10, 1943||7–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||8–13–5 |- |27||W||January 14, 1943||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||9–13–5 |- |28||L||January 16, 1943||4–8 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||9–14–5 |- |29||W||January 17, 1943||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||10–14–5 |- |30||L||January 19, 1943||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||10–15–5 |- |31||T||January 21, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||10–15–6 |- |32||T||January 23, 1943||5–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||10–15–7 |- |33||T||January 30, 1943||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||10–15–8 |- |34||W||January 31, 1943||4–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||11–15–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||February 6, 1943||8–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||12–15–8 |- |36||L||February 7, 1943||1–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||12–16–8 |- |37||W||February 11, 1943||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||13–16–8 |- |38||W||February 13, 1943||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||14–16–8 |- |39||L||February 14, 1943||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||14–17–8 |- |40||W||February 18, 1943||5–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||15–17–8 |- |41||W||February 20, 1943||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||16–17–8 |- |42||L||February 21, 1943||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||16–18–8 |- |43||W||February 25, 1943||4–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||17–18–8 |- |44||L||February 28, 1943||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||17–19–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |45||W||March 4, 1943||7–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||18–19–8 |- |46||T||March 6, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||18–19–9 |- |47||T||March 11, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||18–19–10 |- |48||T||March 13, 1943||6–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||18–19–11 |- |49||T||March 14, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||18–19–12 |- |50||W||March 18, 1943||6–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||19–19–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Semifinals http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1943 Montreal Canadiens 1943-44 Game Log and Scores 2008-11-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120212161142/http://www.databasehockey.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1943 2012-02-12 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 Charlie Sands (ice hockey) 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 John Mahaffy (ice hockey) 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 Charlie Phillips (ice hockey) D 17 0 0 0 6 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA 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 Mike McMahon Sr. D 5 0 0 0 14 William Meronek C 1 0 0 0 0 Charlie Sands Charlie Sands (ice hockey) C/RW 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Paul Bibeault 320 5 1 4 18 3.38 1 Team: 320 5 1 4 18 3.38 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1943.html See also 1942–43 NHL season Citations References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens