1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-19-12 - 50 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (19-19-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1942-43 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 19-19-12 - 50 points
Finishing 4th in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (19-19-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1942-43 season with a record of 19 wins and 19 losses and 12 ties for 50 points, finishing fourth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Canadiens scored 181 goals and allowed 191. Joe Benoit netted 30 goals for Montreal, while Buddy O'Connor accounted for 43 assists. Paul Bibeault topped the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 3.81 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1942-43 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | L | 48 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elmer Lach | C | 45 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy O'Connor | C | 50 | 15 | 43 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Benoit | R | 49 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordie Drillon | R | 49 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Getliffe | C | 50 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Bouchard | D | 45 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Lamoureux | D | 46 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Portland | D | 49 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dutch Hiller | L | 39 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Harmon | D | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Reardon | C | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sands | R | 31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Richard | R | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Meronek | C | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Smart | L | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Demers | R | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Mahaffy | C | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcel Dheere | L | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Goupille | D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Graboski | D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Bibeault | G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Phillips | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Laforce | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Lee | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Mailley | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Irv McGibbon | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 692 | 181 | 300 | 481 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bibeault | 50 | 3010 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 3.81 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 3010 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 3.81 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | L | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elmer Lach | C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buddy O'Connor | C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Benoit | R | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Drillon | R | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Getliffe | C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Butch Bouchard | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Portland | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dutch Hiller | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glen Harmon | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Sands | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Meronek | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marcel Dheere | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Bibeault | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike McMahon | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Heffernan | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bibeault | 5 | 320 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3.38 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 320 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3.38 | 0 |
