1942–43 Boston Bruins season

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1942–43 Boston Bruins
Division2nd NHL
1942–43 record24–17–9
Team information
General managerArt Ross
CoachArt Ross
CaptainDit Clapper
Team leaders
GoalsBill Cowley (27)
AssistsBill Cowley (45)
PointsBill Cowley (72)
Penalty minutesMurph Chamberlain (67)
WinsFrank Brimsek (24)
Goals against averageFrank Brimsek (3.52)

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

Regular season[edit]

Final standings[edit]

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 50 25 14 11 169 124 +45 61
2 Boston Bruins 50 24 17 9 195 176 +19 57
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 22 19 9 198 159 +39 53
4 Montreal Canadiens 50 19 19 12 181 191 −10 50
5 Chicago Black Hawks 50 17 18 15 179 180 −1 49
6 New York Rangers 50 11 31 8 161 253 −92 30

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1942–43 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston — 3–4–3 4–4–2 5–4–1 8–2 4–3–3
Chicago 4–3–3 — 2–4–4 1–4–5 4–4–2 6–3–1
Detroit 4–4–2 4–2–4 — 5–3–2 7–1–2 5–4–1
Montreal 4–5–1 4–1–5 3–5–2 — 6–2–2 2–6–2
New York 2–8 4–4–2 1–7–2 2–6–2 — 2–6–2
Toronto 3–4–3 3–6–1 4–5–1 6–2–2 6–2–2 —


Schedule and results[edit]

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 31, 1942 2–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 0–1–0
2 L November 1, 1942 0–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 0–2–0
3 L November 5, 1942 1–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 0–3–0
4 L November 12, 1942 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 0–4–0
5 W November 14, 1942 5–3 New York Rangers (1942–43) 1–4–0
6 W November 15, 1942 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 2–4–0
7 W November 17, 1942 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 3–4–0
8 W November 22, 1942 7–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 4–4–0
9 T November 24, 1942 5–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 4–4–1
10 W November 28, 1942 6–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 5–4–1
11 L November 29, 1942 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 5–5–1
12 W December 1, 1942 5–2 Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 6–5–1
13 W December 6, 1942 5–4 New York Rangers (1942–43) 7–5–1
14 W December 8, 1942 9–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 8–5–1
15 W December 12, 1942 3–2 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 9–5–1
16 T December 13, 1942 1–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 9–5–2
17 W December 15, 1942 3–2 Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 10–5–2
18 W December 17, 1942 7–3 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 11–5–2
19 T December 19, 1942 3–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 11–5–3
20 T December 20, 1942 4–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 11–5–4
21 T December 22, 1942 4–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 11–5–5
22 L December 26, 1942 2–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 11–6–5
23 L December 27, 1942 2–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 11–7–5
24 L December 29, 1942 3–5 New York Rangers (1942–43) 11–8–5
25 T January 1, 1943 2–2 Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 11–8–6
26 W January 3, 1943 3–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 12–8–6
27 L January 9, 1943 2–7 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 12–9–6
28 W January 10, 1943 5–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 13–9–6
29 W January 12, 1943 3–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 14–9–6
30 W January 16, 1943 7–5 New York Rangers (1942–43) 15–9–6
31 W January 17, 1943 6–3 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 16–9–6
32 W January 19, 1943 5–2 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 17–9–6
33 L January 21, 1943 2–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 17–10–6
34 L January 24, 1943 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 17–11–6
35 L January 26, 1943 3–5 Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 17–12–6
36 W January 30, 1943 5–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 18–12–6
37 W January 31, 1943 7–2 @ New York Rangers (1942–43) 19–12–6
38 W February 2, 1943 5–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 20–12–6
39 L February 6, 1943 3–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 20–13–6
40 W February 7, 1943 7–1 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 21–13–6
41 W February 9, 1943 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 22–13–6
42 L February 14, 1943 2–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 22–14–6
43 L February 20, 1943 2–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 22–15–6
44 L February 21, 1943 0–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 22–16–6
45 L February 23, 1943 5–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 22–17–6
46 T February 28, 1943 4–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1942–43) 22–17–7
47 W March 2, 1943 3–1 Detroit Red Wings (1942–43) 23–17–7
48 T March 9, 1943 5–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1942–43) 23–17–8
49 T March 14, 1943 4–4 Montreal Canadiens (1942–43) 23–17–9
50 W March 16, 1943 11–5 New York Rangers (1942–43) 24–17–9

Playoffs[edit]

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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Bill Cowley C 48 27 45 72 10
Art Jackson C 50 22 31 53 20
Buzz Boll LW 43 25 27 52 20
Flash Hollett D 50 19 25 44 19
Herb Cain LW 45 18 18 36 19
Busher Jackson LW 44 19 15 34 38
Don Gallinger C 48 14 20 34 16
Murph Chamberlain LW 45 9 24 33 67
Dit Clapper RW/D 38 5 18 23 12
Jack Crawford D 49 5 18 23 24
Bep Guidolin LW 42 7 15 22 43
Jack Schmidt LW 45 6 7 13 6
Irwin Boyd RW 20 6 5 11 6
Jack Shewchuk D 48 2 6 8 50
Ab DeMarco C 3 4 1 5 0
Bill Shill RW 7 4 1 5 4
Oscar Aubuchon LW 3 3 0 3 0
Norm Calladine C 3 0 1 1 0
Frank Brimsek G 50 0 0 0 0
Dutch Hiller LW 3 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek 3000 50 24 17 9 176 3.52 1
Team: 3000 50 24 17 9 176 3.52 1

Playoffs[edit]

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Art Jackson C 9 6 3 9 7
Flash Hollett D 9 0 9 9 4
Bill Cowley C 9 1 7 8 4
Herb Cain LW 7 4 2 6 0
Dit Clapper RW/D 9 2 3 5 9
Don Gallinger C 9 3 1 4 10
Bep Guidolin LW 9 0 4 4 12
Ab DeMarco C 9 3 0 3 2
Busher Jackson LW 9 1 2 3 10
Murph Chamberlain LW 6 1 1 2 12
Jack Crawford D 6 1 1 2 10
Oscar Aubuchon LW 6 1 0 1 0
Irwin Boyd RW 5 0 1 1 4
Bill Anderson D 1 0 0 0 0
Frank Brimsek G 9 0 0 0 0
Jack Schmidt LW 5 0 0 0 0
Jack Shewchuk D 9 0 0 0 12
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Frank Brimsek 560 9 4 5 33 3.54 0
Team: 560 9 4 5 33 3.54 0

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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;

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1942–1943 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1942-43 Boston Bruins Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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