1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season was the 40th season in club history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
Regular season
Bill Durnan set a long-standing modern NHL record between February 26 and March 6, 1949, when he amassed four consecutive shutouts, not allowing a goal over a span of 309 minutes, 21 seconds.[1] This record was not surpassed until 2004, when Brian Boucher, then of the Phoenix Coyotes, broke it.
Final standings
Schedule and results
Regular season results |
No. |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
1 | T | October 14, 1948 | 1–1 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 16, 1948 | 8–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 1–0–1 |
3 | W | October 21, 1948 | 5–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 2–0–1 |
4 | T | October 23, 1948 | 0–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 2–0–2 |
5 | L | October 27, 1948 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 2–1–2 |
6 | T | October 30, 1948 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 2–1–3 |
7 | L | October 31, 1948 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 2–2–3 |
8 | W | November 6, 1948 | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 3–2–3 |
9 | W | November 11, 1948 | 4–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 4–2–3 |
10 | W | November 13, 1948 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 5–2–3 |
11 | L | November 14, 1948 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 5–3–3 |
12 | L | November 17, 1948 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 5–4–3 |
13 | W | November 21, 1948 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 6–4–3 |
14 | T | November 24, 1948 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 6–4–4 |
15 | L | November 25, 1948 | 0–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 6–5–4 |
16 | L | November 27, 1948 | 0–2 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 6–6–4 |
17 | W | December 4, 1948 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 7–6–4 |
18 | L | December 5, 1948 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 7–7–4 |
19 | L | December 11, 1948 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 7–8–4 |
20 | T | December 12, 1948 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 7–8–5 |
21 | W | December 15, 1948 | 4–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 8–8–5 |
22 | W | December 18, 1948 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 9–8–5 |
23 | L | December 19, 1948 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 9–9–5 |
24 | W | December 23, 1948 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 10–9–5 |
25 | L | December 25, 1948 | 0–2 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 10–10–5 |
26 | L | December 26, 1948 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 10–11–5 |
27 | W | December 30, 1948 | 3–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 11–11–5 |
28 | L | January 1, 1949 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 11–12–5 |
29 | W | January 6, 1949 | 7–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 12–12–5 |
30 | L | January 8, 1949 | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 12–13–5 |
31 | T | January 9, 1949 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 12–13–6 |
32 | W | January 12, 1949 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 13–13–6 |
33 | W | January 15, 1949 | 7–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 14–13–6 |
34 | L | January 16, 1949 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 14–14–6 |
35 | W | January 19, 1949 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 15–14–6 |
36 | W | January 20, 1949 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 16–14–6 |
37 | W | January 22, 1949 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 17–14–6 |
38 | L | January 23, 1949 | 0–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 17–15–6 |
39 | W | January 26, 1949 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 18–15–6 |
40 | L | January 29, 1949 | 2–5 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 18–16–6 |
41 | L | January 30, 1949 | 0–9 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 18–17–6 |
42 | L | February 3, 1949 | 1–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 18–18–6 |
43 | L | February 5, 1949 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 18–19–6 |
44 | L | February 6, 1949 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 18–20–6 |
45 | T | February 9, 1949 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 18–20–7 |
46 | L | February 13, 1949 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 18–21–7 |
47 | W | February 17, 1949 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 19–21–7 |
48 | W | February 19, 1949 | 3–1 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 20–21–7 |
49 | L | February 20, 1949 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 20–22–7 |
50 | W | February 24, 1949 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 21–22–7 |
51 | W | February 26, 1949 | 1–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 22–22–7 |
52 | W | March 2, 1949 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 23–22–7 |
53 | W | March 5, 1949 | 4–0 | Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 24–22–7 |
54 | W | March 6, 1949 | 1–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) | 25–22–7 |
55 | T | March 9, 1949 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 25–22–8 |
56 | W | March 12, 1949 | 3–0 | New York Rangers (1948–49) | 26–22–8 |
57 | T | March 13, 1949 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1948–49) | 26–22–9 |
58 | W | March 17, 1949 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) | 27–22–9 |
59 | W | March 19, 1949 | 5–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) | 28–22–9 |
60 | L | March 20, 1949 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) | 28–23–9 |
[3]
Playoffs
The Canadiens would meet the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs.
Date |
Away |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Notes |
March 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | OT |
March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | OT |
March 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | |
March 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |
March 31 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |
April 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | |
April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
Reay, BillyBilly Reay | C | 60 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 33 |
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard | RW | 59 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 110 |
Carveth, JoeJoe Carveth | RW | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 |
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach | C | 36 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 59 |
Mosdell, KenKen Mosdell | C | 60 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 50 |
Harmon, GlenGlen Harmon | D | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
Dussault, NormNorm Dussault | C | 47 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
Riopelle, RipRip Riopelle | LW | 48 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey | D | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 87 |
Reardon, KenKen Reardon | D | 46 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 103 |
Leger, RogerRoger Leger | D | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain | LW | 54 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 111 |
Fillion, BobBob Fillion | LW | 59 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
Plamondon, GerryGerry Plamondon | LW | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Gravelle, LeoLeo Gravelle | RW | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Campeau, TodTod Campeau | C | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
Laycoe, HalHal Laycoe | D | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson | LW/C | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Bouchard, ButchButch Bouchard | D | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 42 |
Dorohoy, EddieEddie Dorohoy | C/LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Durnan, BillBill Durnan | G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Locas, JacquesJacques Locas | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MacPherson, BudBud MacPherson | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Durnan, BillBill Durnan | 3600 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 126 | 2.10 | 10 |
Team: | 3600 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 126 | 2.10 | 10 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
Plamondon, GerryGerry Plamondon | LW | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Reay, BillyBilly Reay | C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Gravelle, LeoLeo Gravelle | RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard | RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Harmon, GlenGlen Harmon | D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
MacKay, MurdoMurdo MacKay | RW/C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mosdell, KenKen Mosdell | C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Riopelle, RipRip Riopelle | LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Carveth, JoeJoe Carveth | RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Fillion, BobBob Fillion | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Laycoe, HalHal Laycoe | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Leger, RogerRoger Leger | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bouchard, ButchButch Bouchard | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Campeau, TodTod Campeau | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Curry, FloydFloyd Curry | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Durnan, BillBill Durnan | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dussault, NormNorm Dussault | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Reardon, KenKen Reardon | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Durnan, BillBill Durnan | 468 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.18 | 0 |
Team: | 468 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.18 | 0 |
[4]
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;
Awards and records
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196402&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo
- ↑ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1948–49 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
- ↑ "1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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