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.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|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
|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
|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
|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
|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:
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C/LW 50 20 35 55 10 RW 50 23 22 45 2 LW 50 19 23 42 19 C/LW 49 18 24 42 33 RW 43 18 18 36 6 LW/C 50 15 17 32 10 LW 50 13 18 31 10 D/RW 47 12 18 30 10 C 23 5 16 21 6 C 21 5 8 13 4 D 44 2 9 11 68 C 50 6 4 10 42 D 40 3 4 7 99 RW 8 3 3 6 2 C/D 11 1 4 5 4 D 4 0 4 4 6 C 12 2 0 2 0 D 10 1 1 2 4 D 34 1 1 2 34 D 2 1 0 1 2 RW 1 1 0 1 0 LW 1 0 0 0 0 G 50 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 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 LW 10 6 8 14 2 C/LW 10 5 8 13 4 RW 9 5 4 9 0 RW 10 6 2 8 4 LW/C 10 4 2 6 10 D/RW 10 3 3 6 4 C 10 3 2 5 2 C/LW 7 1 2 3 0 D 10 1 2 3 35 D 10 0 3 3 14 LW 6 1 1 2 2 D 9 1 0 1 4 D 6 0 1 1 4 C 5 0 1 1 2 RW 1 0 0 0 0 G 10 0 0 0 0 LW 7 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2 Team: 679 10 8 2 22 1.94 2
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
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.
References Red Wings on Hockey Database