1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season was the 33rd season in franchise history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||November 1, 1941||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||0–1–0

|2||T||November 8, 1941||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||0–1–1

|3||L||November 13, 1941||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||0–2–1

|4||L||November 15, 1941||2–4 OT|| align="left"| Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||0–3–1

|5||L||November 16, 1941||2–3 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||0–4–1

|6||L||November 22, 1941||2–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||0–5–1

|7||W||November 23, 1941||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||1–5–1

|8||L||November 29, 1941||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||1–6–1

|9||L||November 30, 1941||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||1–7–1

|10||L||December 4, 1941||2–9 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||1–8–1

|11||L||December 6, 1941||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||1–9–1

|12||L||December 7, 1941||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||1–10–1

|13||W||December 11, 1941||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||2–10–1

|14||W||December 13, 1941||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||3–10–1

|15||W||December 14, 1941||4–2 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||4–10–1

|16||L||December 16, 1941||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||4–11–1

|17||L||December 20, 1941||2–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||4–12–1

|18||L||December 21, 1941||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||4–13–1

|19||L||December 27, 1941||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||4–14–1

|20||W||December 30, 1941||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||5–14–1

|21||W||January 3, 1942||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||6–14–1

|22||L||January 4, 1942||0–10 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||6–15–1

|23||L||January 8, 1942||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||6–16–1

|24||L||January 10, 1942||0–2 || align="left"| Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||6–17–1

|25||W||January 11, 1942||2–0 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||7–17–1

|26||L||January 15, 1942||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||7–18–1

|27||W||January 17, 1942||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||8–18–1

|28||L||January 18, 1942||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||8–19–1

|29||T||January 24, 1942||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||8–19–2

|30||L||January 25, 1942||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||8–20–2

|31||L||January 29, 1942||3–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||8–21–2

|32||W||February 1, 1942||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||9–21–2

|33||L||February 5, 1942||3–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||9–22–2

|34||W||February 7, 1942||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||10–22–2

|35||L||February 10, 1942||1–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||10–23–2

|36||L||February 12, 1942||4–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||10–24–2

|37||W||February 14, 1942||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1941–42) ||11–24–2

|38||L||February 15, 1942||0–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||11–25–2

|39||W||February 17, 1942||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1941–42) ||12–25–2

|40||W||February 21, 1942||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||13–25–2

|41||L||February 26, 1942||4–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1941–42) ||13–26–2

|42||W||February 28, 1942||8–3 || align="left"| Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||14–26–2

|43||T||March 1, 1942||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans (1941–42) ||14–26–3

|44||W||March 5, 1942||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||15–26–3

|45||W||March 7, 1942||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1941–42) ||16–26–3

|46||W||March 14, 1942||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||17–26–3

|47||L||March 15, 1942||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1941–42) ||17–27–3

|48||W||March 19, 1942||7–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1941–42) ||18–27–3

Legend:

Playoffs They went against Detroit in the first round in a best of three series and lost in three games, or 1–2.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM LW 48 17 28 45 19 RW 46 20 16 36 27 C/RW 33 17 17 34 14 C/RW 38 11 16 27 6 C/LW 45 11 15 26 35 C 36 9 16 25 4 C 48 12 12 24 44 LW 31 10 12 22 7 RW 40 5 15 20 15 D 41 3 12 15 93 D 46 2 9 11 53 LW 26 6 3 9 30 RW 7 3 4 7 4 LW 34 2 5 7 4 LW/D 23 2 5 7 8 D 47 1 5 6 51 D 44 0 6 6 38 LW 5 1 1 2 0 C 12 1 1 2 12 RW 4 1 0 1 0 C 1 0 1 1 0 C/RW 4 0 1 1 4 LW 1 0 1 1 0 C 4 0 1 1 4 G 38 0 0 0 0 G 10 0 0 0 0 C/D 1 0 0 0 0

Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2380 38 17 19 2 131 3.30 1 620 10 1 8 1 42 4.06 0 Team: 3000 48 18 27 3 173 3.46 1

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C/RW 3 2 2 4 2 LW 3 2 1 3 0 RW 2 2 1 3 0 LW 3 0 3 3 2 D 3 1 1 2 0 RW 3 1 0 1 5 C 3 0 1 1 0 C 3 0 1 1 0 C/RW 3 0 1 1 2 G 3 0 0 0 0 C/LW 3 0 0 0 0 D 3 0 0 0 2 C 3 0 0 0 0 LW 1 0 0 0 0 D 3 0 0 0 0 D 3 0 0 0 4

Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 180 3 1 2 8 2.67 1 Team: 180 3 1 2 8 2.67 1

See also 1941–42 NHL season

Citations

References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference