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1944–45 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1944–45
year	1944
Team	Detroit Red Wings
Record	31–14–5
HomeRecord	19–5–1
RoadRecord	12–9–4
LeagueRank	2nd
GoalsFor	218
GoalsAgainst	161
GeneralManager	Jack Adams
Coach	Jack Adams
Captain	Flash Hollett
Arena	Detroit Olympia
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 defenseman to score twenty goals in one season. The record would stand until Bobby Orr broke it several decades later.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

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

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

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;

References

Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.23, James Duplacey, JG Press, {{ISBN. 978-1-57215-037-9
"1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"1944-45 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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