1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs season
| 1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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| Division | 2nd |
| 1941–42 record | 27–18–3 |
| Home record | 18–6–0 |
| Road record | 9–12–3 |
| Goals for | 158 |
| Goals against | 136 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Hap Day |
| Captain | Syl Apps |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Gordie Drillon (23) |
| Assists | Billy Taylor (26) |
| Points | Gordie Drillon and Syl Apps (41) |
| Penalties in minutes | Rudolph Kampman (67) |
| Wins | Turk Broda (27) |
| Goals against average | Turk Broda (2.76) |
The 1941–42 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the club's 25th season in the NHL. The Maple Leafs came off a very solid season in 1940–41, finishing with their second highest point total in club history, as they had a 28–14–6 record, earning 62 points, which was two fewer than the 1934–35 team accumulated; however, they lost to the Boston Bruins in the semifinals, extending their Stanley Cup drought to nine seasons.
That drought was broken, however, when the Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals, coming back from a 3–0 series deficit to win the Stanley Cup 4 games to 3. They were the first sports team to come back from 0–3 to win a playoff series 4–3; though it has happened in the postseason four times since then (1975 New York Islanders, 2004 MLB Boston Red Sox, 2010 Philadelphia Flyers and the 2014 Los Angeles Kings), this remains the only time it has happened in the championship round.
Before Smythe left to take up training with his 30th Battery, he signed up three rookies to the Maple Leafs: Bob Goldham, Ernie Dickens and John McCreedy. Lorne Carr's contract was purchased from the New York Americans. The final addition to the team was Pete Langelle, who made the team after playing part-time in previous seasons.
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