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1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1928–29 |
| year | 1928 |
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Division | Canadian |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 22–7–15 |
| HomeRecord | 12–4–6 |
| RoadRecord | 10–3–9 |
| GoalsFor | 71 |
| GoalsAgainst | 43 |
| GeneralManager | Leo Dandurand |
| Coach | Cecil Hart |
| Captain | Sylvio Mantha |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Howie Morenz (17) |
| AssistsLeader | Howie Morenz (10) |
| PointsLeader | Howie Morenz (27) |
| PIMLeader | Albert Leduc (79) |
| WinsLeader | George Hainsworth (22) |
| GAALeader | George Hainsworth (0.92) |
| ObrienTrophy | yes |
The 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 20th season, and 12th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team repeated its first-place finish in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins.
Regular season
The New York Americans, last place finishers in 1927–28, surprised everyone by occupying first place for much of the season in the Canadian Division. However, the Montreal Canadiens dislodged the Americans and finished first. George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an unprecedented record of 22 shutouts and a 0.98 goals against average.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||November 15, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1928–29) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||November 17, 1928||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 20, 1928||1–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||November 22, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||November 24, 1928||3–4 || align="left"| New York Americans (1928–29) ||2–2–1 |- |6||T||November 29, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) ||2–2–2
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Playoffs
The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. In a best-of-five series, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens in three straight. The games were very defensive, Boston scoring five goals in the three games, Montreal only two.
| Date | Home | Score | Visitors | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 19 | Boston | 1 | Montreal | 0 | 0–1 |
| March 21 | Boston | 1 | Montreal | 0 | 0–2 |
| March 23 | Montreal | 2 | Boston | 3 | 0–3 |
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Morenz | 42 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 47 |
| Aurel Joliat | 44 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 59 |
| Sylvio Mantha | 44 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 56 |
| Albert Leduc | 43 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 79 |
| Art Gagne | 44 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 52 |
| George Patterson | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 |
| Pit Lepine | 44 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 48 |
| Armand Mondou | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Marty Burke | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 68 |
| Gerry Carson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Herb Gardiner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Gaudreault | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| George Hainsworth | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildor Larochelle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Lesieur | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georges Mantha | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Pete Palangio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hainsworth | 2800 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 0.92 | 22 | |||
| **Team:** | 2800 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 0.92 | 22 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurel Joliat | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Albert Leduc | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Marty Burke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Art Gagne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Herb Gardiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| George Hainsworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Lepine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Georges Mantha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvio Mantha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armand Mondou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Howie Morenz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| George Patterson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Hainsworth | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | |||
| **Team:** | 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 |
Awards and records
- O'Brien Cup – First place in Canadian division.
References
References
- "1928-29 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1928-29 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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