The 1941âÂÂ42 Detroit Red Wings season was the 16th season for the Detroit NHL franchise, tenth as the Red Wings.
|- |1||W||November 1, 1941||3âÂÂ2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ0âÂÂ0 |- |2||T||November 2, 1941||3âÂÂ3 OT|| align="left"| Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 |- |3||L||November 9, 1941||1âÂÂ3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 |- |4||L||November 15, 1941||1âÂÂ2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 |- |5||L||November 16, 1941||2âÂÂ3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 |- |6||L||November 20, 1941||3âÂÂ4 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||1âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 |- |7||W||November 22, 1941||2âÂÂ1 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||2âÂÂ4âÂÂ1 |- |8||L||November 23, 1941||2âÂÂ4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||2âÂÂ5âÂÂ1 |- |9||L||November 25, 1941||1âÂÂ7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||2âÂÂ6âÂÂ1 |- |10||W||November 27, 1941||4âÂÂ1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||3âÂÂ6âÂÂ1 |- |11||L||November 29, 1941||1âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||3âÂÂ7âÂÂ1 |-
|- |12||W||December 4, 1941||4âÂÂ3 || align="left"| Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||4âÂÂ7âÂÂ1 |- |13||W||December 7, 1941||3âÂÂ2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||5âÂÂ7âÂÂ1 |- |14||L||December 14, 1941||0âÂÂ4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||5âÂÂ8âÂÂ1 |- |15||L||December 18, 1941||3âÂÂ4 OT|| align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||5âÂÂ9âÂÂ1 |- |16||T||December 21, 1941||2âÂÂ2 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||5âÂÂ9âÂÂ2 |- |17||W||December 25, 1941||3âÂÂ2 OT|| align="left"| Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||6âÂÂ9âÂÂ2 |- |18||L||December 27, 1941||3âÂÂ5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||6âÂÂ10âÂÂ2 |- |19||L||December 28, 1941||1âÂÂ3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||6âÂÂ11âÂÂ2 |-
|- |20||W||January 1, 1942||3âÂÂ0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||7âÂÂ11âÂÂ2 |- |21||L||January 3, 1942||1âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||7âÂÂ12âÂÂ2 |- |22||W||January 4, 1942||10âÂÂ0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||8âÂÂ12âÂÂ2 |- |23||L||January 6, 1942||2âÂÂ3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||8âÂÂ13âÂÂ2 |- |24||L||January 9, 1942||4âÂÂ5 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||8âÂÂ14âÂÂ2 |- |25||W||January 10, 1942||6âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||9âÂÂ14âÂÂ2 |- |26||L||January 11, 1942||5âÂÂ6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||9âÂÂ15âÂÂ2 |- |27||L||January 13, 1942||1âÂÂ2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||9âÂÂ16âÂÂ2 |- |28||L||January 18, 1942||3âÂÂ5 || align="left"| Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||9âÂÂ17âÂÂ2 |- |29||W||January 22, 1942||4âÂÂ3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||10âÂÂ17âÂÂ2 |- |30||L||January 24, 1942||2âÂÂ3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||10âÂÂ18âÂÂ2 |- |31||L||January 25, 1942||2âÂÂ11 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||10âÂÂ19âÂÂ2 |- |32||W||January 29, 1942||2âÂÂ0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ19âÂÂ2 |-
|- |33||T||February 5, 1942||3âÂÂ3 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ19âÂÂ3 |- |34||L||February 7, 1942||1âÂÂ3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ20âÂÂ3 |- |35||L||February 8, 1942||0âÂÂ3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ21âÂÂ3 |- |36||L||February 12, 1942||2âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ22âÂÂ3 |- |37||L||February 14, 1942||2âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||11âÂÂ23âÂÂ3 |- |38||W||February 15, 1942||5âÂÂ0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||12âÂÂ23âÂÂ3 |- |39||W||February 19, 1942||6âÂÂ1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||13âÂÂ23âÂÂ3 |- |40||W||February 22, 1942||3âÂÂ0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||14âÂÂ23âÂÂ3 |- |41||W||February 24, 1942||3âÂÂ2 || align="left"| @ Brooklyn Americans <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||15âÂÂ23âÂÂ3 |- |42||L||February 26, 1942||4âÂÂ7 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||15âÂÂ24âÂÂ3 |-
|- |43||T||March 1, 1942||3âÂÂ3 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||15âÂÂ24âÂÂ4 |- |44||W||March 5, 1942||5âÂÂ2 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||16âÂÂ24âÂÂ4 |- |45||W||March 8, 1942||3âÂÂ1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||17âÂÂ24âÂÂ4 |- |46||L||March 14, 1942||3âÂÂ4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||17âÂÂ25âÂÂ4 |- |47||W||March 15, 1942||4âÂÂ1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||18âÂÂ25âÂÂ4 |- |48||W||March 19, 1942||6âÂÂ4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1941âÂÂ42)</small> ||19âÂÂ25âÂÂ4 |-
|- | Legend:
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2âÂÂ1.
Detroit wins best-of-three series 2âÂÂ0.
Toronto wins the Stanley Cup 4âÂÂ3.
<small>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; <br> MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; </small>