1943–44 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1943–44
Year:	1943
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Record:	26–18–6
Division:	NHL
Divisionrank:	2nd
Coach:	Jack Adams
Goalsfor:	214
Goalsagainst:	177
Goalsleader:	Carl Liscombe (36)
Assistsleader:	Carl Liscombe (37)
Pointsleader:	Carl Liscombe (73)
Pimleader:	Harold Jackson (76)
Winsleader:	Connie Dion (17)
Gaaleader:	Normie Smith (3.00)

The 1943–44 Detroit Red Wings season was the 18th season of the Detroit NHL franchise. The Red Wings qualified for the playoffs, losing in the first round to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 31, 1943	8–3	New York Rangers (1943–44)	1–0–0
2	T	November 4, 1943	5–5	Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	1–0–1
3	W	November 7, 1943	6–4	Boston Bruins (1943–44)	2–0–1
4	T	November 11, 1943	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	2–0–2
5	L	November 13, 1943	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	2–1–2
6	L	November 14, 1943	0–2	Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	2–2–2
7	W	November 18, 1943	3–1	@ New York Rangers (1943–44)	3–2–2
8	W	November 21, 1943	5–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	4–2–2
9	L	November 25, 1943	3–4	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	4–3–2
10	W	November 28, 1943	6–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	5–3–2
11	L	December 2, 1943	5–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	5–4–2
12	L	December 4, 1943	2–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	5–5–2
13	T	December 7, 1943	6–6	@ Boston Bruins (1943–44)	5–5–3
14	L	December 12, 1943	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	5–6–3
15	W	December 16, 1943	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	6–6–3
16	L	December 19, 1943	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1943–44)	6–7–3
17	L	December 22, 1943	1–7	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	6–8–3
18	W	December 23, 1943	5–3	New York Rangers (1943–44)	7–8–3
19	T	December 26, 1943	4–4	Boston Bruins (1943–44)	7–8–4
20	L	December 28, 1943	2–5	@ Boston Bruins (1943–44)	7–9–4
21	L	December 30, 1943	3–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	7–10–4
22	L	January 2, 1944	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	7–11–4
23	W	January 6, 1944	5–0	@ New York Rangers (1943–44)	8–11–4
24	W	January 9, 1944	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	9–11–4
25	T	January 13, 1944	2–2	@ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	9–11–5
26	W	January 15, 1944	6–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	10–11–5
27	W	January 16, 1944	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	11–11–5
28	W	January 20, 1944	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	12–11–5
29	W	January 23, 1944	15–0	New York Rangers (1943–44)	13–11–5
30	W	January 25, 1944	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1943–44)	14–11–5
31	W	January 29, 1944	6–1	Boston Bruins (1943–44)	15–11–5
32	L	January 30, 1944	2–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	15–12–5
33	W	February 3, 1944	12–2	New York Rangers (1943–44)	16–12–5
34	L	February 5, 1944	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	16–13–5
35	W	February 6, 1944	3–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	17–13–5
36	W	February 10, 1944	8–3	@ New York Rangers (1943–44)	18–13–5
37	W	February 13, 1944	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1943–44)	19–13–5
38	L	February 17, 1944	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	19–14–5
39	W	February 20, 1944	6–5	Boston Bruins (1943–44)	20–14–5
40	T	February 24, 1944	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1943–44)	20–14–6
41	L	February 27, 1944	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	20–15–6
42	W	March 2, 1944	6–5	New York Rangers (1943–44)	21–15–6
43	W	March 4, 1944	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	22–15–6
44	L	March 5, 1944	1–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	22–16–6
45	W	March 7, 1944	8–4	@ Boston Bruins (1943–44)	23–16–6
46	L	March 11, 1944	3–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1943–44)	23–17–6
47	W	March 12, 1944	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1943–44)	24–17–6
48	W	March 16, 1944	10–9	Boston Bruins (1943–44)	25–17–6
49	W	March 18, 1944	6–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	26–17–6
50	L	March 19, 1944	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1943–44)	26–18–6

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	LW	50	36	37	73	17
	C/LW	46	32	28	60	6
	RW	46	21	35	56	6
	RW	39	35	18	53	4
	LW/C	42	16	31	47	13
	LW	50	24	18	42	56
	C	28	12	22	34	4
	D	50	7	12	19	76
	D	23	4	15	19	40
	D	27	6	12	18	34
	D	43	4	14	18	6
	RW	33	6	11	17	10
	D	46	3	7	10	52
	C/RW	5	2	2	4	0
	LW	14	1	3	4	0
	C	10	1	2	3	0
	D	7	0	3	3	4
	C	2	2	0	2	0
	RW	7	1	1	2	2
	LW	1	0	2	2	0
	LW	2	1	0	1	0
	LW/D	7	0	1	1	2
	RW	2	0	1	1	0
	LW/C	3	0	1	1	0
	RW	1	0	1	1	0
	LW	1	0	0	0	0
	G	26	0	0	0	0
	G	17	0	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	0
	G	2	0	0	0	0
	LW/D	3	0	0	0	4
	LW	8	0	0	0	6
	D	8	0	0	0	12
	G	5	0	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	1560	26	17	7	2	80	3.08	1
	1020	17	6	8	3	69	4.06	1
	300	5	3	1	1	15	3.00	0
	120	2	0	2	0	13	6.50	0
Team:	3000	50	26	18	6	177	3.54	2

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	C/LW	5	2	2	4	0
	RW	5	2	1	3	8
	RW	5	1	2	3	2
	C	5	0	2	2	0
	LW/C	5	1	0	1	0
	LW	5	1	0	1	2
	D	2	1	0	1	0
	LW	5	0	0	0	8
	G	5	0	0	0	0
	D	5	0	0	0	6
	D	5	0	0	0	11
	RW	4	0	0	0	0
	LW	2	0	0	0	0
	D	5	0	0	0	2
	C/RW	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	300	5	1	4	17	3.40	0
Team:	300	5	1	4	17	3.40	0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

NHL Record: highest scoring shutout, 15–0

See also

• 1943–44 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1943–44 Detroit Red Wings Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-07 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-04 . 1943-44 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.