1941–42 NHL season

The 1941–42 NHL season was the 25th season of the National Hockey League. Seven teams played 48 games each. The Toronto Maple Leafs would win the Stanley Cup defeating the Detroit Red Wings winning four straight after losing the first three in a best-of-seven series, a feat only repeated twice in NHL history as of the 2010 season.

Regular season

Final standings

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.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

PLAYER	TEAM	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Bryan Hextall	New York Rangers	48	24	32	56	30
Lynn Patrick	New York Rangers	47	32	22	54	18
Don Grosso	Detroit Red Wings	45	23	30	53	13
Phil Watson	New York Rangers	48	15	37	52	58
Sid Abel	Detroit Red Wings	48	18	31	49	45
Toe Blake	Montreal Canadiens	48	17	28	45	29
Bill Thoms	Chicago Black Hawks	47	15	30	45	8
Gordie Drillon	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	23	18	41	6
Syl Apps	Toronto Maple Leafs	38	18	23	41	0
Tommy Anderson	Brooklyn Americans	48	12	29	41	64

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	GAA	W	L	T	SO
Frank Brimsek	Boston Bruins	47	2930	115	2.35	24	17	6	3
Turk Broda	Toronto Maple Leafs	48	2960	136	2.76	27	18	3	6
Jim Henry	New York Rangers	48	2960	143	2.90	29	17	2	1
Johnny Mowers	Detroit Red Wings	47	2880	144	3.00	19	25	3	5
Sam LoPresti	Chicago Black Hawks	47	2860	152	3.19	21	23	3	3
Paul Bibeault	Montreal Canadiens	38	2380	131	3.30	17	19	2	1
Chuck Rayner	N.Y. Americans	36	2380	129	3.47	13	21	2	1
Earl Robertson	N.Y. Americans	12	750	46	3.68	3	8	1	0
Bert Gardiner	Montreal Canadiens	10	620	42	4.06	1	8	1	0

Playoffs

Note: all dates in 1942

Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Stanley Cup Final


			1	New York Rangers	2

			2	Toronto Maple Leafs	4



						2	Toronto Maple Leafs	4
						5	Detroit Red Wings	3
3	Boston Bruins	2
4	Chicago Black Hawks	1
			3	Boston Bruins	0

			5	Detroit Red Wings	2
5	Detroit Red Wings	2

6	Montreal Canadiens	1

Quarter-finals

Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 22	Boston	2	Chicago	1	OT
March 24	Chicago	4	Boston	0
March 26	Chicago	2	Boston	3

Boston wins best-of-three series 2–1

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
March 22	Montreal	1	Detroit	2
March 24	Detroit	0	Montreal	5
March 26	Montreal	2	Detroit	6

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–1

Semi-finals

New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
March 21	New York	1	Toronto	3
March 22	Toronto	4	New York	2
March 24	Toronto	0	New York	3
March 28	New York	1	Toronto	2
March 29	Toronto	1	New York	3
March 31	New York	2	Toronto	3

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–2

Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 29	Detroit	6	Boston	4
March 31	Boston	1	Detroit	3

Detroit wins best-of-three series 2–0

Final

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
April 4	Detroit	3	Toronto	2
April 7	Detroit	4	Toronto	2
April 9	Toronto	2	Detroit	5
April 12	Toronto	4	Detroit	3
April 14	Detroit	3	Toronto	9
April 16	Toronto	3	Detroit	0
April 18	Detroit	1	Toronto	3

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–3

NHL awards

Calder Trophy:	Grant Warwick, New York Rangers
Hart Memorial Trophy:	Tommy Anderson, Brooklyn Americans
Lady Byng Trophy:	Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs
O'Brien Cup:	Detroit Red Wings
Prince of Wales Trophy:	New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy:	Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins

All-Star teams

First team	Position	Second team
Frank Brimsek, Boston Bruins	G	Turk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs
Earl Seibert, Chicago Black Hawks	D	Pat Egan, Brooklyn Americans
Tommy Anderson, Brooklyn Americans	D	Bucko McDonald, Toronto Maple Leafs
Syl Apps, Toronto Maple Leafs	C	Phil Watson, New York Rangers
Bryan Hextall, New York Rangers	RW	Gordie Drillon, Toronto Maple Leafs
Lynn Patrick, New York Rangers	LW	Sid Abel, Detroit Red Wings
Frank Boucher, New York Rangers	Coach	Paul Thompson, Chicago Black Hawks

References

↑ 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.

[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.

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