1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals.

1944–45 Montreal Canadiens
Division1st NHL
1944–45 record38–8–4
Goals for228
Goals against121
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMaurice Richard (50)
AssistsElmer Lach (54)
PointsElmer Lach (80)
Penalty minutesMaurice Richard (46)
WinsBill Durnan (38)
Goals against averageBill Durnan (2.42)

Regular season

Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games

In 1945, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens503884228121+10780
2Detroit Red Wings5031145218161+5767
3Toronto Maple Leafs5024224183161+2252
4Boston Bruins5016304179219−4036
5Chicago Black Hawks5013307141194−5333
6New York Rangers50112910154247−9332

Record vs. opponents
1944–45 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —7–30–9–10–104–3–35–5
Chicago 3–7—3–71–7–23–3–43–6–1
Detroit 9–0–17–3—1–8–16–2–28–1–1
Montreal 10–07–1–28–1–1—9–14–5–1
New York 3–4–33–3–42–6–21–9—2–7–1
Toronto 5–56–3–11–8–15–4–17–2–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 28, 19443–2Boston Bruins (1944–45)1–0–0
2LNovember 2, 19441–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)1–1–0
3WNovember 4, 19443–2Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)2–1–0
4WNovember 5, 19443–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)3–1–0
5WNovember 9, 19449–2Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)4–1–0
6LNovember 11, 19441–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)4–2–0
7WNovember 12, 19444–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)5–2–0
8WNovember 18, 19446–3Boston Bruins (1944–45)6–2–0
9WNovember 19, 19446–2@ New York Rangers (1944–45)7–2–0
10WNovember 21, 19444–1@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)8–2–0
11TNovember 23, 19443–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)8–2–1
12LNovember 25, 19440–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)8–3–1
13WNovember 26, 19444–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)9–3–1
14LNovember 30, 19445–7New York Rangers (1944–45)9–4–1
15WDecember 3, 19442–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)10–4–1
16WDecember 5, 19444–1@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)11–4–1
17TDecember 14, 19442–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)11–4–2
18WDecember 16, 19448–5Boston Bruins (1944–45)12–4–2
19WDecember 17, 19444–1@ New York Rangers (1944–45)13–4–2
20WDecember 23, 19442–1Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)14–4–2
21WDecember 28, 19449–1Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)15–4–2
22WDecember 30, 19444–1New York Rangers (1944–45)16–4–2
23WJanuary 2, 19456–3@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)17–4–2
24LJanuary 4, 19452–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)17–5–2
25WJanuary 6, 194510–1Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)18–5–2
26WJanuary 11, 19457–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)19–5–2
27WJanuary 13, 19458–3Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)20–5–2
28WJanuary 14, 19456–2@ New York Rangers (1944–45)21–5–2
29WJanuary 17, 19454–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)22–5–2
30WJanuary 20, 19455–2New York Rangers (1944–45)23–5–2
31WJanuary 21, 19456–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)24–5–2
32WJanuary 27, 194511–3Boston Bruins (1944–45)25–5–2
33WJanuary 28, 19454–1@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)26–5–2
34TFebruary 1, 19451–1Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)26–5–3
35WFebruary 3, 19455–2Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)27–5–3
36WFebruary 4, 19453–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)28–5–3
37WFebruary 8, 19459–4New York Rangers (1944–45)29–5–3
38WFebruary 10, 19455–2Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)30–5–3
39WFebruary 11, 19454–3@ New York Rangers (1944–45)31–5–3
40WFebruary 17, 19454–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)32–5–3
41TFebruary 18, 19450–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)32–5–4
42WFebruary 25, 19455–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)33–5–4
43LMarch 3, 19452–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)33–6–4
44LMarch 4, 19454–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)33–7–4
45WMarch 8, 19453–2Boston Bruins (1944–45)34–7–4
46WMarch 10, 19457–3New York Rangers (1944–45)35–7–4
47WMarch 11, 194511–5@ New York Rangers (1944–45)36–7–4
48LMarch 15, 19451–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)36–8–4
49WMarch 17, 19454–3Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)37–8–4
50WMarch 18, 19454–2@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)38–8–4

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Elmer LachC5026548037
Maurice RichardRW5050237346
Toe BlakeLW4929386725
Buddy O'ConnorC502123442
Dutch HillerLW4820163620
Butch BouchardD5011233434
Fern GauthierRW5018133123
Leo LamoureuxC/D492222458
Ray GetliffeC/LW411672334
Ken MosdellC311261816
Bob FillionLW31681412
Murph ChamberlainLW322121438
Frank EddollsD43581320
Glen HarmonD42581341
Fern MajeauC/LW122684
Roly RossignolRW52242
Wilf FieldD910110
Rosario JoannetteC20114
Nils TremblayC10110
Bill DurnanG500000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan30005038841212.421
Team:30005038841212.421

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW662810
Elmer LachC64482
Butch BouchardD63474
Bob FillionLW13030
Murph ChamberlainLW611210
Dutch HillerLW61124
Leo LamoureuxC/D61122
Toe BlakeLW60225
Eddie EmbergC21010
Glen HarmonD61012
Ray GetliffeC/LW60110
John MahaffyC10110
Butch StahanD30112
Bill DurnanG60000
Frank EddollsD30000
Fern GauthierRW40000
Buddy O'ConnorC20000
Roly RossignolRW10002
Nils TremblayC20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan373624152.410
Team:373624152.410

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

References
  1. "1944–1945 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "1944–45 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. "1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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