The 1942–43Montreal Canadiens season was the 34thseason 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.
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 Hockey League debut.[1]
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^"All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^"1942–43 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
^. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
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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 1942 43 Montreal CanadiensLeague4th NHL1942 43 record19 19 12Goals for181Goals against191Team informationGeneral managerTommy GormanCoachDick IrvinCaptainToe BlakeArenaMontreal ForumTeam leadersGoalsJoe Benoit 30 AssistsBuddy O Connor 43 PointsToe Blake 59 Penalty minutesLeo Lamoureux 53 WinsPaul Bibeault 19 Goals against averagePaul Bibeault 3 81 1941 421943 44 Contents 1 Regular season 1 1 Final standings 1 2 Record vs opponents 2 Schedule and results 3 Playoffs 3 1 Semifinals 4 Player statistics 4 1 Regular season 4 1 1 Scoring 4 1 2 Goaltending 4 2 Playoffs 4 2 1 Scoring 4 2 2 Goaltending 5 Awards and records 6 Transactions 7 See also 8 Citations 9 ReferencesRegular season editThe 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 Hockey League debut 1 Final standings edit National Hockey League 2 vte GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts1 Detroit Red Wings 50 25 14 11 169 124 45 612 Boston Bruins 50 24 17 9 195 176 19 573 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 22 19 9 198 159 39 534 Montreal Canadiens 50 19 19 12 181 191 10 505 Chicago Black Hawks 50 17 18 15 179 180 1 496 New York Rangers 50 11 31 8 161 253 92 30Record vs opponents edit 1942 43 NHL Records 3 Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TORBoston 3 4 3 4 4 2 5 4 1 8 2 4 3 3Chicago 4 3 3 2 4 4 1 4 5 4 4 2 6 3 1Detroit 4 4 2 4 2 4 5 3 2 7 1 2 5 4 1Montreal 4 5 1 4 1 5 3 5 2 6 2 2 2 6 2New York 2 8 4 4 2 1 7 2 2 6 2 2 6 2Toronto 3 4 3 3 6 1 4 5 1 6 2 2 6 2 2 Schedule and results editRegular season resultsNo R Date Score Opponent Record1 W October 31 1942 3 2 Boston Bruins 1942 43 1 0 02 L November 7 1942 3 4 OT New York Rangers 1942 43 1 1 03 W November 8 1942 10 4 New York Rangers 1942 43 2 1 04 W November 12 1942 5 2 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 3 1 05 L November 14 1942 2 5 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 3 2 06 L November 15 1942 1 3 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 3 3 07 L November 17 1942 1 4 Boston Bruins 1942 43 3 4 08 L November 21 1942 0 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 3 5 09 T November 22 1942 3 3 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 3 5 110 T November 24 1942 4 4 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 3 5 211 L November 28 1942 2 6 Boston Bruins 1942 43 3 6 212 L November 29 1942 3 7 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 3 7 213 W December 3 1942 4 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 4 7 214 L December 5 1942 1 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 4 8 215 L December 6 1942 2 5 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 4 9 216 L December 12 1942 2 3 Boston Bruins 1942 43 4 10 217 W December 13 1942 7 3 New York Rangers 1942 43 5 10 218 L December 17 1942 1 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 5 11 219 T December 19 1942 1 1 New York Rangers 1942 43 5 11 320 L December 20 1942 3 4 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 5 12 321 T December 25 1942 2 2 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 5 12 422 W December 27 1942 4 2 Boston Bruins 1942 43 6 12 423 L January 2 1943 3 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 6 13 424 T January 3 1943 4 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 6 13 525 W January 9 1943 7 2 Boston Bruins 1942 43 7 13 526 W January 10 1943 7 4 New York Rangers 1942 43 8 13 527 W January 14 1943 5 1 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 9 13 528 L January 16 1943 4 8 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 9 14 529 W January 17 1943 2 0 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 10 14 530 L January 19 1943 2 5 Boston Bruins 1942 43 10 15 531 T January 21 1943 4 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 10 15 632 T January 23 1943 5 5 New York Rangers 1942 43 10 15 733 T January 30 1943 3 3 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 10 15 834 W January 31 1943 4 3 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 11 15 835 W February 6 1943 8 3 Boston Bruins 1942 43 12 15 836 L February 7 1943 1 7 Boston Bruins 1942 43 12 16 837 W February 11 1943 5 3 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 13 16 838 W February 13 1943 5 2 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 14 16 839 L February 14 1943 1 2 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 14 17 840 W February 18 1943 5 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 15 17 841 W February 20 1943 6 1 New York Rangers 1942 43 16 17 842 L February 21 1943 1 6 New York Rangers 1942 43 16 18 843 W February 25 1943 4 2 Detroit Red Wings 1942 43 17 18 844 L February 28 1943 2 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 17 19 845 W March 4 1943 7 2 New York Rangers 1942 43 18 19 846 T March 6 1943 2 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1942 43 18 19 947 T March 11 1943 4 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 18 19 1048 T March 13 1943 6 6 Chicago Black Hawks 1942 43 18 19 1149 T March 14 1943 4 4 Boston Bruins 1942 43 18 19 1250 W March 18 1943 6 3 New York Rangers 1942 43 19 19 12 4 Playoffs editSemifinals edit 5 Player statistics editRegular season edit Scoring edit Player Pos GP G A Pts PIMToe Blake LW 48 23 36 59 26Elmer Lach C 45 18 40 58 14Buddy O Connor C 50 15 43 58 2Joe Benoit RW 49 30 27 57 23Gordie Drillon RW 49 28 22 50 14Ray Getliffe C LW 50 18 28 46 26Emile Bouchard D 45 2 16 18 47Leo Lamoureux C D 46 2 16 18 53Jack Portland D 49 3 14 17 52Dutch Hiller LW 39 8 6 14 4Glen Harmon D 27 5 9 14 25Terry Reardon C RW 13 6 6 12 2Charlie Sands C RW 31 3 9 12 0Maurice Richard RW 16 5 6 11 4William Meronek C 12 3 6 9 0Alex Smart LW 8 5 2 7 0Tony Demers RW 9 2 5 7 0John Mahaffy C 9 2 5 7 4Marcel Dheere LW 11 1 2 3 2Red Goupille D 6 2 0 2 8Tony Graboski LW D 9 0 2 2 4Paul Bibeault G 50 0 0 0 0Ernie Laforce D 1 0 0 0 0Bobby Lee C 1 0 0 0 0Frank Mailley D 1 0 0 0 0Irv McGibbon RW 1 0 0 0 2Charlie Phillips D 17 0 0 0 6Goaltending edit Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SOPaul Bibeault 3010 50 19 19 12 191 3 81 1Team 3010 50 19 19 12 191 3 81 1Playoffs edit Scoring edit Player Pos GP G A Pts PIMBuddy O Connor C 5 4 5 9 0Toe Blake LW 5 4 3 7 0Gordie Drillon RW 5 4 2 6 0Elmer Lach C 5 2 4 6 6Joe Benoit RW 5 1 3 4 4Jack Portland D 5 1 2 3 2Dutch Hiller LW 5 1 0 1 4Emile Bouchard D 5 0 1 1 4Ray Getliffe C LW 5 0 1 1 8Glen Harmon D 5 0 1 1 2Paul Bibeault G 5 0 0 0 0Marcel Dheere LW 5 0 0 0 6Gerry Heffernan RW 2 0 0 0 0Mike McMahon D 5 0 0 0 14William Meronek C 1 0 0 0 0Charlie Sands C RW 2 0 0 0 0Goaltending edit Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SOPaul Bibeault 320 5 1 4 18 3 38 1Team 320 5 1 4 18 3 38 1 6 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 editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2011 Transactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2011 See also edit1942 43 NHL seasonCitations edit Sports Illustrated Oct 27 2008 p 24 Vol 109 No 16 1942 1943 Division Standings Standings NHL com Standings National Hockey League All Time NHL Results NHL com Retrieved August 25 2023 1942 43 Montreal Canadiens Games Hockey reference com Retrieved June 4 2009 Montreal Canadiens 1943 44 Game Log and Scores Archived from the original on February 12 2012 Retrieved November 8 2008 1942 43 Montreal Canadiens Statistics Hockey Reference com hockey reference com Retrieved May 28 2009 References editCanadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 43 Montreal Canadiens season amp oldid 1215847792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
