| TEAM |
GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
|
W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
|
L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
|
T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
|
PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
|
GF
Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored
|
GA
Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Blackhawks | 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 |
| # | SKATERS |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Toe Blake | 48 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| 11 | Joe Benoit | 46 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| 4 | Terry Reardon | 33 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 9 | Charlie Sands | 38 | 11 | 16 | 27 |
| 11 | Ray Getliffe | 45 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| # | #1 GOALIE |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
RECORD
Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)
|
SO
Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal
|
GAA
Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bibeault | 38 | 17-19-2 | 1 | 3.30 |
| DATE | AWAY | HOME |
|---|
THE REGULAR SEASON
The 1941-42 season is marked by uncertainty for the Canadiens when Frank Patrick, the team’s governor and primary investor, suffers a heart attack. Patrick decides to sell his shares to other investors and the team comes very close to being moved to Cleveland.
Thanks to the dedicated work of general manager Tommy Gorman, the Canadiens not only stay put in Montreal but are able, once again, to add impact players to their lineup, as they did the season before.
This time it’s defenseman Emile Bouchard and center Buddy O’Connor who join the team. In goal, rookie Paul Bibeault takes over the starting job from the struggling Bert Gardiner.
Bibeault’s outings are, while frequently spectacular, often inconsistent. All the same, he still manages to record 17 of the Canadiens’ 18 wins during the regular season.
On offense, Joe Benoit develops into a 20-goal scorer, becoming the first Canadiens player to achieve that feat since Toe Blake in 1938-39. Benoit finishes the regular season tied for seventh among the league’s leading goal scorers.
Blake finishes with 45 points in 48 games to lead the team in scoring ahead of Benoit’s 36 points. Rookie O’Connor posts an impressive 25 points in 36 games.
THE PLAYOFFS
After finishing in sixth place, the final qualifying spot for the playoffs, for a second year in a row, the Canadiens face the fifth-place Detroit Red Wings in the opening round.
The Red Wings claim the first game of the series with a 2-1 win before Montreal roars back in the second game, a 5-0 victory as rookie goalie Bibeault claims his first career playoff shutout.
Detroit bounces back at home to claim the series with a 6-2 win in the decisive third game. Despite the loss, Bibeault’s showing between the pipes is promising. Terry Reardon has two goals and two assists in three games.
| Semi-finals - Detroit Red Wings | ||||
| Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
| March 22nd, 1942 | MTL 1 | DET 2 | ||
| March 24th, 1942 | DET 0 | MTL 5 | ||
| March 26th, 1942 | MTL 2 | DET 6 | ||
| Detroit won best-of-three series 2-1 | ||||
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