1942–43 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1942–43 1942 Detroit Red Wings 1st 25–14–11 16–4–5 9–10–6 169 124 Jack Adams Jack Adams Sid Abel Olympia Stadium Mud Bruneteau (23) Syd Howe (35) Syd Howe (55) Jimmy Orlando (99) Johnny Mowers (25) Johnny Mowers (2.47) Yes Yes 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. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1942–43 regular season1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1943_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||November 1, 1942||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||November 5, 1942||12–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||November 7, 1942||2–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||November 8, 1942||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||November 14, 1942||5–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||November 15, 1942||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||4–1–1 |- |7||L||November 19, 1942||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||4–2–1 |- |8||T||November 22, 1942||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||4–2–2 |- |9||T||November 24, 1942||4–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||4–2–3 |- |10||W||November 26, 1942||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||5–2–3 |- |11||W||November 29, 1942||7–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||6–2–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||December 1, 1942||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||6–3–3 |- |13||T||December 6, 1942||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||6–3–4 |- |14||L||December 12, 1942||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||6–4–4 |- |15||T||December 13, 1942||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||6–4–5 |- |16||L||December 15, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||6–5–5 |- |17||W||December 17, 1942||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||7–5–5 |- |18||W||December 20, 1942||4–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||8–5–5 |- |19||L||December 25, 1942||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||8–6–5 |- |20||W||December 27, 1942||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||9–6–5 |- |21||W||December 31, 1942||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||10–6–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||T||January 1, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||10–6–6 |- |23||L||January 3, 1943||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||10–7–6 |- |24||T||January 7, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||10–7–7 |- |25||W||January 9, 1943||4–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||11–7–7 |- |26||L||January 10, 1943||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||11–8–7 |- |27||W||January 14, 1943||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||12–8–7 |- |28||T||January 16, 1943||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||12–8–8 |- |29||T||January 17, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||12–8–9 |- |30||W||January 21, 1943||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||13–8–9 |- |31||W||January 24, 1943||7–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||14–8–9 |- |32||W||January 26, 1943||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||15–8–9 |- |33||T||January 30, 1943||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||15–8–10 |- |34||L||January 31, 1943||3–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||15–9–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||February 4, 1943||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||16–9–10 |- |36||W||February 7, 1943||5–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||17–9–10 |- |37||L||February 13, 1943||2–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||17–10–10 |- |38||W||February 14, 1943||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||18–10–10 |- |39||W||February 18, 1943||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||19–10–10 |- |40||W||February 21, 1943||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||20–10–10 |- |41||L||February 25, 1943||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||20–11–10 |- |42||W||February 27, 1943||7–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||21–11–10 |- |43||W||February 28, 1943||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||22–11–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |44||L||March 2, 1943||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1942–43) ||22–12–10 |- |45||W||March 6, 1943||5–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||23–12–10 |- |46||T||March 7, 1943||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||23–12–11 |- |47||W||March 11, 1943||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||24–12–11 |- |48||L||March 13, 1943||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||24–13–11 |- |49||L||March 14, 1943||3–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||24–14–11 |- |50||W||March 18, 1943||6–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||25–14–11 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black 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 Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1923) 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 ice hockey D 44 2 9 11 68 Alex Motter C 50 6 4 10 42 Jimmy Orlando D 40 3 4 7 99 Bill Jennings Bill Jennings (ice hockey) RW 8 3 3 6 2 Ebbie Goodfellow C/D 11 1 4 5 4 Harold Jackson ice hockey 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 ice hockey 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 GPW LTGAGAA 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 ice hockey D 10 1 2 3 35 Jimmy Orlando D 10 0 3 3 14 Adam Brown Adam Brown (ice hockey) LW 6 1 1 2 2 Cully Simon D 9 1 0 1 4 Harold Jackson ice hockey D 6 0 1 1 4 Alex Motter C 5 0 1 1 2 Joe Fisher ice hockey RW 1 0 0 0 0 Johnny Mowers G 10 0 0 0 0 Harry Watson Harry Watson (ice hockey, born 1923) LW 7 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Johnny Mowers 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2 Team: 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1943.html 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 1943 Stanley Cup Finals Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 1Boston 2 Detroit6 April 4Boston 3 Detroit 4 April 7Detroit 4 Boston 0 April 8Detroit 2 Boston 0 Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4–0. 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