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1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1930–31 |
| year | 1930 |
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Division | Canadian |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 26–10–8 |
| HomeRecord | 15–3–4 |
| RoadRecord | 11–7–4 |
| GoalsFor | 129 |
| GoalsAgainst | 89 |
| GeneralManager | Leo Dandurand |
| Coach | Cecil Hart |
| Captain | Sylvio Mantha |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Howie Morenz (28) |
| AssistsLeader | Howie Morenz (23) |
| PointsLeader | Howie Morenz (51) |
| PIMLeader | Marty Burke (104) |
| WinsLeader | George Hainsworth (26) |
| GAALeader | George Hainsworth (1.95) |
| StanleyCup | yes |
| ObrienTrophy | yes |
The 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 22nd season. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals for their second consecutive Cup win and fourth in team history.
Regular season
Howie Morenz led the league in scoring.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||November 15, 1930||5–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||November 18, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 20, 1930||7–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||November 23, 1930||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||November 27, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||November 29, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||3–3–0
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Playoffs
The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the Boston Bruins, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens took the best-of-five series three games to two to advance to the final.
Finals
Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **2** | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | |
| April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Chicago Black Hawks** | **2** | 2OT |
| April 9 | **Chicago Black Hawks** | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | **2** | 3OT |
| April 11 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **2** | |
| April 14 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **2** |
Montreal won the best-of-five series 3–2.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 39 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 49 | |
| LW | 43 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 73 | |
| RW | 41 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 43 | |
| C | 44 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 63 | |
| D/LW | 44 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 25 | |
| D | 44 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 82 | |
| RW | 40 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | |
| RW | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 26 | |
| D | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 75 | |
| LW | 40 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| D | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 91 | |
| RW | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| RW/D | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| D | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2740 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 89 | 1.95 | 8 | |
| **Team:** | 2740 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 89 | 1.95 | 8 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| D/LW | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| C | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| RW | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| LW | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| D | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 1.75 | 2 | |
| **Team:** | 722 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 1.75 | 2 |
Awards and records
- O'Brien Cup – winner of Canadian division
Citations
References
References
- "1930-31 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1930-31 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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