Stanley Cup playoffs 1942

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1942
Period March 21, 1942 to April 18, 1942
Stanley Cup winner Toronto Maple Leafs (4th title)
finalist Detroit Red Wings
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Don Grosso (Detroit)
Gates 111 (5.3 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1942 began on March 21, 1942 and ended on April 18, 1942 with the 4-3 victory of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings . The Maple Leafs won their fourth title and their first since 1932 , while they were the first team in league history to catch up 3-0 down in the final and still win the series 4-3. This has happened after them until today (as of the 2019 playoffs) only three more times, in 1975 ( New York Islanders ), 2010 ( Philadelphia Flyers ) and 2014 ( Los Angeles Kings ), but so far not again in a Stanley Cup final. At the same time, 1942 marked the first final, which went over the full distance of seven games, but the best-of-seven mode was only introduced with the playoffs in 1939. The defeated Red Wings, who in the person of Don Grosso had the best goalscorer and scorer in their ranks, had to accept their second defeat in the final after they failed 4-0 at the Boston Bruins last year .

mode

The six best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams in the final table played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the third on the seeding list meeting fourth and the fifth against sixth. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were held in best-of-seven mode , while in the quarter-final series and the second semi-final series, two victories were enough to advance and thus played in best-of-three mode.

In series with a best-of-seven mode, the higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In series with a best-of-three mode, home rights changed from game to game, so that the higher-ranked team played in front of their home crowd in the first and decisive third game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  1  New York Rangers 2  
    2  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th  
      
 
          
    2  Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
  5  Detroit Red Wings 3
  3  Boston Bruins 2    
4th  Chicago Black Hawks 1  
3  Boston Bruins 0
    5  Detroit Red Wings 2  
5  Detroit Red Wings 2
 
  6th  Canadiens de Montréal  1  

Quarter finals

(3) Boston Bruins - (4) Chicago Black Hawks

22 Mar 1942 Chicago Black Hawks
Max Bentley (58:50) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (11:08)
Des Smith (66:51) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
24 Mar 1942 Boston Bruins
 0: 4
(0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Mosienko (23:57)
Alex Kaleta (30:19)
Bill Carse (30:30)
George Allen (46:27) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
26th Mar 1942 Boston Bruins
Gordon Bruce (18:01)
Gordon Bruce (20:48)
Jack McGill (28:15) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 2: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Chicago Black Hawks
Max Bentley (27:09)
Bill Mosienko (35:26) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

(5) Detroit Red Wings - (6) Canadiens de Montréal

22 Mar 1942 Detroit Red Wings
Don Grosso (11:32)
Don Grosso (22:35) 		2: 1
(1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Terry Reardon (29:57) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
24 Mar 1942 Canadiens de Montréal
James Haggarty (12:03)
Terry Reardon (30:26)
Émile Bouchard (37:20)
Joe Benoit (55:41)
Gerry Heffernan (56:17) 		5: 0
(1: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
26th Mar 1942 Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (24:21)
Sid Abel (39:36)
Joe Carveth (47:30)
Mud Bruneteau (51:40)
Carl Liscombe (53:02)
Carl Liscombe (59:33) 		6: 2
(0: 0, 2: 1, 4: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
James Haggarty (21:26)
Gerry Heffernan (59:49) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Semifinals

(1) New York Rangers - (2) Toronto Maple Leafs

21 Mar 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (4:15)
Nick Metz (5:33)
Syl Apps (34:14) 		3: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (2:26) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
22 Mar 1942 New York Rangers
Mac Colville (41:31)
Mac Colville (42:22) 		2: 4
(0: 2, 0: 0, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
John McCreedy (11:41)
Gordie Drillon (19:32)
John McCreedy (44:49)
Billy Taylor (46:15) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
24 Mar 1942 New York Rangers
Alex Shibicky (22:50)
Alan Kuntz (26:10)
Mac Colville (50:49) 		3: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
28 Mar 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
Syl Apps (49:09)
Sweeney Schriner (53:08) 		2: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 1 		New York Rangers
Bryan Hextall (57:32) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
29 Mar 1942 New York Rangers
Alex Shibicky (2:01)
Alex Shibicky (16:07)
Lynn Patrick (55:56) 		3: 1
(2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Pete Langelle (58:05) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
31 Mar 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
John McCreedy (11:41)
Pete Langelle (20:50)
Nick Metz (59:55) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 4: 2 		New York Rangers
Phil Watson (50:31)
Alf Pike (52:18) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

(3) Boston Bruins - (5) Detroit Red Wings

29 Mar 1942 Boston Bruins
Roy Conacher (16:24)
Jack McGill (25:39)
Jack McGill (49:15)
Jack McGill (56:04) 		4: 6
(1: 3, 1: 2, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (0:19)
Eddie Wares (3:25)
Carl Liscombe (10:49)
Don Grosso (21:00)
Carl Liscombe (29:20)
Sid Abel (49:00) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
31 Mar 1942 Detroit Red Wings
Joe Carveth (3:50)
Joe Carveth (49:46)
Don Grosso (59:54) 		3: 1
(1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Herb Cain (8:32) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan

Stanley Cup Final

(2) Toronto Maple Leafs - (5) Detroit Red Wings

0Apr 4, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
John McCreedy (6:36)
Sweeney Schriner (12:59) 		2: 3
(2: 2, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Don Grosso (1:38)
Sid Abel (12:30)
Don Grosso (34:11) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
0Apr 7, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sweeney Schriner (31:13)
Wally Stanowski (53:40) 		2: 4
(0: 2, 1: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Don Grosso (11:48)
Mud Bruneteau (14:17)
Don Grosso (44:15)
Gerry Brown (50:08) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 9, 1942 Detroit Red Wings
Gerry Brown (18:20)
Joe Carveth (18:40)
Pat McReavy (33:12)
Syd Howe (35:11)
Eddie Bush (47:11) 		5: 2
(2: 2, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Lorne Carr (15:36)
Lorne Carr (16:06) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
Apr 12, 1942 Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (21:32)
Sid Abel (29:08)
Carl Liscombe (44:18) 		3: 4
(0: 0, 2: 2, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Davidson (33:54)
Lorne Carr (35:20)
Syl Apps (46:15)
Nick Metz (52:45) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 14, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
Nick Metz (9:29)
Wally Stanowski (15:14)
Bob Goldham (21:59)
Sweeney Schriner (24:11)
Don Metz (34:11)
Syl Apps (34:28)
Don Metz (36: 44)
Don Metz (45:36)
Syl Apps (49:25) 		9: 3
(2: 0, 5: 0, 2: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (43:08)
Alex Motter (54:03)
Carl Liscombe (55:45) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 16, 1942 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Don Metz (20:14)
Bob Goldham (53:32)
Billy Taylor (54:04) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 18, 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sweeney Schriner (47:47)
Pete Langelle (49:48)
Sweeney Schriner (56:17) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (9:45 PM) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winners Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs logo

Goalkeeper: Turk Broda

Defenders: Ernie Dickens , Bob Goldham , Reg Hamilton , Rudolph Kampman , Wilfred McDonald , Wally Stanowski

Attackers: Syl Apps  ( C ), Lorne Carr , Bob Davidson , Gordie Drillon , Hank Goldup , Pete Langelle , John McCreedy , Don Metz , Nick Metz , Sweeney Schriner , Gaye Stewart , Billy Taylor

Head Coach: Hap Day   General Manager: Conn Smythe

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Don Grosso Detroit 12 8th 6th 14th 19th
Syl Apps Toronto 13 5 8th 13 2
Carl Liscombe Detroit 12 6th 6th 12 2
Billy Taylor Toronto 13 2 8th 10 4th
Wally Stanowski Toronto 13 2 8th 10 2
Sweeney Schriner Toronto 13 6th 3 9 10
Nick Metz Toronto 13 4th 4th 8th 12
Syd Howe Detroit 12 3 5 8th 0
Don Metz Toronto 4th 4th 3 7th 0
John McCreedy Toronto 13 4th 3 7th 6th

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO ATM
Sam LoPresti Chicago 3 186: 51 1 2 5 1 1.61
Jim Henry NY Rangers 6th 360: 00 2 4th 13 1 2.17
Turk Broda Toronto 13 780: 00 8th 5 31 1 2.38
Paul Bibeault Montréal 3 180: 00 1 2 8th 1 2.67

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