The 1941–42 Montreal Canadiens season was the 33rd season in franchise history.
The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs.
The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.
[1] Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
[3] They went against Detroit in the first round in a best of three series and lost in three games, or 1–2.