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 League Debut.[1]

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings50251411169124+4561
2Boston Bruins5024179195176+1957
3Toronto Maple Leafs5022199198159+3953
4Montreal Canadiens50191912181191−1050
5Chicago Black Hawks50171815179180−149
6New York Rangers5011318161253−9230

Record vs. opponents

1942–43 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–4–34–4–25–4–18–24–3–3
Chicago 4–3–3—2–4–41–4–54–4–26–3–1
Detroit 4–4–24–2–4—5–3–27–1–25–4–1
Montreal 4–5–14–1–53–5–2—6–2–22–6–2
New York 2–84–4–21–7–22–6–2—2–6–2
Toronto 3–4–33–6–14–5–16–2–26–2–2—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 31, 19423–2Boston Bruins (1942–43)1–0–0
2LNovember 7, 19423–4 OT@ New York Rangers (1942–43)1–1–0
3WNovember 8, 194210–4New York Rangers (1942–43)2–1–0
4WNovember 12, 19425–2Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)3–1–0
5LNovember 14, 19422–5Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)3–2–0
6LNovember 15, 19421–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)3–3–0
7LNovember 17, 19421–4@ Boston Bruins (1942–43)3–4–0
8LNovember 21, 19420–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)3–5–0
9TNovember 22, 19423–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)3–5–1
10TNovember 24, 19424–4Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)3–5–2
11LNovember 28, 19422–6Boston Bruins (1942–43)3–6–2
12LNovember 29, 19423–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)3–7–2
13WDecember 3, 19424–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)4–7–2
14LDecember 5, 19421–9@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)4–8–2
15LDecember 6, 19422–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)4–9–2
16LDecember 12, 19422–3@ Boston Bruins (1942–43)4–10–2
17WDecember 13, 19427–3@ New York Rangers (1942–43)5–10–2
18LDecember 17, 19421–8Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)5–11–2
19TDecember 19, 19421–1New York Rangers (1942–43)5–11–3
20LDecember 20, 19423–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)5–12–3
21TDecember 25, 19422–2Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)5–12–4
22WDecember 27, 19424–2Boston Bruins (1942–43)6–12–4
23LJanuary 2, 19433–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)6–13–4
24TJanuary 3, 19434–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)6–13–5
25WJanuary 9, 19437–2Boston Bruins (1942–43)7–13–5
26WJanuary 10, 19437–4@ New York Rangers (1942–43)8–13–5
27WJanuary 14, 19435–1Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)9–13–5
28LJanuary 16, 19434–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)9–14–5
29WJanuary 17, 19432–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)10–14–5
30LJanuary 19, 19432–5@ Boston Bruins (1942–43)10–15–5
31TJanuary 21, 19434–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)10–15–6
32TJanuary 23, 19435–5New York Rangers (1942–43)10–15–7
33TJanuary 30, 19433–3Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)10–15–8
34WJanuary 31, 19434–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)11–15–8
35WFebruary 6, 19438–3Boston Bruins (1942–43)12–15–8
36LFebruary 7, 19431–7@ Boston Bruins (1942–43)12–16–8
37WFebruary 11, 19435–3Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)13–16–8
38WFebruary 13, 19435–2Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)14–16–8
39LFebruary 14, 19431–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)14–17–8
40WFebruary 18, 19435–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)15–17–8
41WFebruary 20, 19436–1New York Rangers (1942–43)16–17–8
42LFebruary 21, 19431–6@ New York Rangers (1942–43)16–18–8
43WFebruary 25, 19434–2Detroit Red Wings (1942–43)17–18–8
44LFebruary 28, 19432–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)17–19–8
45WMarch 4, 19437–2@ New York Rangers (1942–43)18–19–8
46TMarch 6, 19432–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43)18–19–9
47TMarch 11, 19434–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)18–19–10
48TMarch 13, 19436–6Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43)18–19–11
49TMarch 14, 19434–4@ Boston Bruins (1942–43)18–19–12
50WMarch 18, 19436–3New 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 BlakeLW4823365926
Elmer LachC4518405814
Buddy O'ConnorC501543582
Joe BenoitRW4930275723
Gordie DrillonRW4928225014
Ray GetliffeC/LW5018284626
Butch BouchardD452161847
Leo LamoureuxC/D462161853
Jack PortlandD493141752
Dutch HillerLW3986144
Glen HarmonD27591425
Terry ReardonC/RW1366122
Charlie SandsC/RW3139120
Maurice RichardRW1656114
William MeronekC123690
Alex SmartLW85270
Tony DemersRW92570
John MahaffyC92574
Marcel DheereLW111232
Red GoupilleD62028
Tony GraboskiLW/D90224
Paul BibeaultG500000
Ernie LaforceD10000
Bobby LeeC10000
Frank MailleyD10000
Irv McGibbonRW10002
Charlie PhillipsD170006
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault3010501919121913.811
Team:3010501919121913.811

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Buddy O'ConnorC54590
Toe BlakeLW54370
Gordie DrillonRW54260
Elmer LachC52466
Joe BenoitRW51344
Jack PortlandD51232
Dutch HillerLW51014
Butch BouchardD50114
Ray GetliffeC/LW50118
Glen HarmonD50112
Paul BibeaultG50000
Marcel DheereLW50006
Gerry HeffernanRW20000
Mike McMahonD500014
William MeronekC10000
Charlie SandsC/RW20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Paul Bibeault320514183.381
Team:320514183.381

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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

References

  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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