The 1942–43 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 19th season in the NHL.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 31, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||0–1–0

|2||L||November 1, 1942||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||0–2–0

|3||L||November 5, 1942||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||0–3–0

|4||L||November 12, 1942||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||0–4–0

|5||W||November 14, 1942||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||1–4–0

|6||W||November 15, 1942||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||2–4–0

|7||W||November 17, 1942||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||3–4–0

|8||W||November 22, 1942||7–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||4–4–0

|9||T||November 24, 1942||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||4–4–1

|10||W||November 28, 1942||6–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||5–4–1

|11||L||November 29, 1942||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||5–5–1

|12||W||December 1, 1942||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||6–5–1

|13||W||December 6, 1942||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||7–5–1

|14||W||December 8, 1942||9–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||8–5–1

|15||W||December 12, 1942||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||9–5–1

|16||T||December 13, 1942||1–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||9–5–2

|17||W||December 15, 1942||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||10–5–2

|18||W||December 17, 1942||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||11–5–2

|19||T||December 19, 1942||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||11–5–3

|20||T||December 20, 1942||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||11–5–4

|21||T||December 22, 1942||4–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||11–5–5

|22||L||December 26, 1942||2–7 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||11–6–5

|23||L||December 27, 1942||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||11–7–5

|24||L||December 29, 1942||3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||11–8–5

|25||T||January 1, 1943||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||11–8–6

|26||W||January 3, 1943||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||12–8–6

|27||L||January 9, 1943||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||12–9–6

|28||W||January 10, 1943||5–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||13–9–6

|29||W||January 12, 1943||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||14–9–6

|30||W||January 16, 1943||7–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||15–9–6

|31||W||January 17, 1943||6–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||16–9–6

|32||W||January 19, 1943||5–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||17–9–6

|33||L||January 21, 1943||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||17–10–6

|34||L||January 24, 1943||3–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||17–11–6

|35||L||January 26, 1943||3–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||17–12–6

|36||W||January 30, 1943||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||18–12–6

|37||W||January 31, 1943||7–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1942–43) ||19–12–6

|38||W||February 2, 1943||5–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||20–12–6

|39||L||February 6, 1943||3–8 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||20–13–6

|40||W||February 7, 1943||7–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||21–13–6

|41||W||February 9, 1943||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||22–13–6

|42||L||February 14, 1943||2–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||22–14–6

|43||L||February 20, 1943||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||22–15–6

|44||L||February 21, 1943||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||22–16–6

|45||L||February 23, 1943||5–7 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||22–17–6

|46||T||February 28, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) ||22–17–7

|47||W||March 2, 1943||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) ||23–17–7

|48||T||March 9, 1943||5–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) ||23–17–8

|49||T||March 14, 1943||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) ||23–17–9

|50||W||March 16, 1943||11–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1942–43) ||24–17–9

Legend:

Playoffs The Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the semi-finals 4–1, but were swept in four games by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1943 Stanley Cup Finals.

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C 48 27 45 72 10 C 50 22 31 53 20 LW 43 25 27 52 20 D 50 19 25 44 19 LW 45 18 18 36 19 LW 44 19 15 34 38 C 48 14 20 34 16 LW 45 9 24 33 67 RW/D 38 5 18 23 12 D 49 5 18 23 24 LW 42 7 15 22 43 LW 45 6 7 13 6 RW 20 6 5 11 6 D 48 2 6 8 50 C 3 4 1 5 0 RW 7 4 1 5 4 LW 3 3 0 3 0 C 3 0 1 1 0 G 50 0 0 0 0 LW 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 3000 50 24 17 9 176 3.52 1 Team: 3000 50 24 17 9 176 3.52 1

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C 9 6 3 9 7 D 9 0 9 9 4 C 9 1 7 8 4 LW 7 4 2 6 0 RW/D 9 2 3 5 9 C 9 3 1 4 10 LW 9 0 4 4 12 C 9 3 0 3 2 LW 9 1 2 3 10 LW 6 1 1 2 12 D 6 1 1 2 10 LW 6 1 0 1 0 RW 5 0 1 1 4 D 1 0 0 0 0 G 9 0 0 0 0 LW 5 0 0 0 0 D 9 0 0 0 12 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 560 9 4 5 33 3.54 0 Team: 560 9 4 5 33 3.54 0

See also 1942–43 NHL season

References