1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1944–45
Year:	1944
Team:	Detroit Red Wings
Record:	31–14–5
Division:	NHL
Divisionrank:	2nd
Coach:	Jack Adams
Goalsfor:	218
Goalsagainst:	161
Goalsleader:	Joe Carveth (26)
Assistsleader:	Syd Howe (36)
Pointsleader:	Joe Carveth (54)
Pimleader:	Harold Jackson (45)
Winsleader:	Harry Lumley (24)
Gaaleader:	Normie Smith (3.00)

The 1944–45 season was the Detroit Red Wings' 19th season of operation. The season saw the Wings achieve a record of 31–14–5, finishing second in the National Hockey League (NHL), qualifying the team for the playoffs. The coach and general manager was Jack Adams, with Flash Hollett serving as the team's captain.

Regular season

Flash Hollett became the first defenceman to score twenty goals in one season.^[1] The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 29, 1944	7–1	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	1–0–0
2	W	November 2, 1944	10–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	2–0–0
3	L	November 4, 1944	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	2–1–0
4	L	November 5, 1944	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	2–2–0
5	L	November 11, 1944	2–5	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	2–3–0
6	W	November 12, 1944	4–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	3–3–0
7	W	November 15, 1944	8–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	4–3–0
8	T	November 18, 1944	2–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	4–3–1
9	W	November 19, 1944	4–3	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	5–3–1
10	T	November 23, 1944	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	5–3–2
11	W	November 25, 1944	7–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	6–3–2
12	L	November 26, 1944	5–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	6–4–2
13	W	November 29, 1944	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	7–4–2
14	W	December 7, 1944	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	8–4–2
15	W	December 10, 1944	7–6	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	9–4–2
16	T	December 16, 1944	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	9–4–3
17	L	December 17, 1944	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	9–5–3
18	W	December 19, 1944	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	10–5–3
19	W	December 21, 1944	11–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	11–5–3
20	W	December 23, 1944	5–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	12–5–3
21	W	December 25, 1944	6–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	13–5–3
22	L	December 28, 1944	1–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	13–6–3
23	W	December 31, 1944	6–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	14–6–3
24	W	January 1, 1945	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	15–6–3
25	T	January 4, 1945	4–4	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	15–6–4
EXHIBITION	T	January 5, 1945	0–0
26	W	January 6, 1945	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	16–6–4
27	W	January 7, 1945	8–4	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	17–6–4
28	L	January 13, 1945	3–8	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	17–7–4
29	W	January 14, 1945	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	18–7–4
30	W	January 18, 1945	7–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	19–7–4
31	L	January 21, 1945	3–6	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	19–8–4
32	W	January 23, 1945	5–4	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	20–8–4
33	W	January 27, 1945	5–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	21–8–4
34	W	January 28, 1945	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	22–8–4
35	L	February 3, 1945	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	22–9–4
36	L	February 4, 1945	1–3	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	22–10–4
37	L	February 10, 1945	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	22–11–4
38	W	February 11, 1945	3–2	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	23–11–4
39	W	February 14, 1945	4–2	New York Rangers (1944–45)	24–11–4
40	W	February 18, 1945	6–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	25–11–4
41	L	February 22, 1945	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	25–12–4
42	W	February 24, 1945	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	26–12–4
43	W	February 25, 1945	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	27–12–4
44	W	March 4, 1945	10–4	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	28–12–4
45	W	March 8, 1945	7–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	29–12–4
46	L	March 11, 1945	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	29–13–4
47	T	March 13, 1945	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	29–13–5
48	W	March 15, 1945	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1944–45)	30–13–5
49	W	March 17, 1945	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	31–13–5
50	L	March 18, 1945	3–5	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	31–14–5

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW	50	26	28	54	6
	C/LW	46	17	36	53	6
	RW	43	23	24	47	6
	D	50	20	21	41	39
	RW	49	19	20	39	17
	C	50	15	24	39	31
	LW	42	23	9	32	18
	LW	44	15	11	26	6
	RW	42	12	13	25	6
	LW	45	17	6	23	43
	D	50	7	14	21	10
	LW/C	20	6	10	16	6
	D	25	5	9	14	10
	D	50	5	6	11	45
	LW/C	14	7	2	9	6
	LW/C	3	1	1	2	0
	D	21	0	2	2	26
	LW	4	0	2	2	2
	D	2	0	0	0	2
	G	12	0	0	0	0
	G	37	0	0	0	0
	C	2	0	0	0	0
	G	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2220	37	24	10	3	119	3.22	1
	720	12	6	4	2	39	3.25	0
	60	1	1	0	0	3	3.00	0
Team:	3000	50	31	14	5	161	3.22	1

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW	14	5	6	11	2
	RW	14	5	2	7	0
	D	14	3	4	7	6
	C	14	4	2	6	2
	LW	14	4	2	6	0
	RW	14	3	2	5	2
	LW	14	2	1	3	0
	D	14	2	1	3	4
	LW	14	2	0	2	6
	D	14	1	1	2	10
	D	14	0	2	2	2
	LW/C	6	0	1	1	0
	RW	7	0	1	1	4
	RW	6	0	1	1	0
	RW	2	0	0	0	0
	C/LW	7	0	0	0	2
	G	14	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	871	14	7	7	31	2.14	2
Team:	871	14	7	7	31	2.14	2

^[2]

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;

See also

• 1944–45 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1944–45 Detroit Red Wings Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-07 .

Notes and References

1. Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.23, James Duplacey, JG Press,
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-04 . 1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.