Sports season
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.[citation needed ]
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
1944–45 NHL Records [ 3]
Team
BOS
CHI
DET
MTL
NYR
TOR
Boston
—
7–3
0–9–1
0–10
4–3–3
5–5
Chicago
5–5
—
5–5
0–8–2
7–1–2
5–4–1
Detroit
9–0–1
7–3
—
1–8–1
6–2–2
8–1–1
Montreal
10–0
7–1–2
8–1–1
—
9–1
4–5–1
New York
3–4–3
3–3–4
2–6–2
1–9
—
2–7–1
Toronto
5–5
6–3–1
1–8–1
5–4–1
7–2–1
—
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
@ Curtis Bay, Coast Guard Cutters
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
Goaltending
Playoffs Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Harry Lumley
871
14
7
7
31
2.14
2
Team:
871
14
7
7
31
2.14
2
[ 4]
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;
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