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1937–38 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1937–38 |
| year | 1937 |
| Division | Canadian |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 18–17–13 |
| HomeRecord | 13–5–6 |
| RoadRecord | 5–12–7 |
| GoalsFor | 123 |
| GoalsAgainst | 128 |
| GeneralManager | Cecil Hart |
| Coach | Cecil Hart |
| Captain | Babe Siebert |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Georges Mantha (23) |
| AssistsLeader | Paul Haynes (22) |
| PointsLeader | Georges Mantha (42) |
| PIMLeader | Babe Siebert (56) |
| WinsLeader | Wilf Cude (18) |
| GAALeader | Wilf Cude (2.53) |
The 1937–38 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 29th season of play. The Canadiens placed third in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. Montreal met and lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks in the quarter-finals.
Regular season
A Morenz Benefit All-Star game was held at the Forum on November 2, 1937. 8,683 fans attended, contributing $11,447 to a total pot of over $20,000 for Howie Morenz's family.
This was the last season for Pit Lepine, Aurel Joliat and Marty Burke. Burke had returned from Chicago in a trade for Bill MacKenzie.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||November 9, 1937||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||November 11, 1937||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1937–38) ||0–1–1 |- |3||W||November 13, 1937||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||1–1–1 |- |4||L||November 14, 1937||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38) ||1–2–1 |- |5||T||November 18, 1937||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38) ||1–2–2 |- |6||T||November 23, 1937||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1937–38) ||1–2–3 |- |7||W||November 27, 1937||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1937–38) ||2–2–3
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Playoffs
The Canadiens drew the third-place finisher of the American division, the Chicago Blackhawks. Montreal lost the best-of-three series 2–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D/LW | 47 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12 | |
| C | 48 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 25 | |
| LW | 43 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 33 | |
| RW | 48 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 14 | |
| RW | 47 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 9 | |
| LW | 31 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | |
| LW/D | 37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 56 | |
| C | 47 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 24 | |
| D | 48 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 24 | |
| RW | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
| LW | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |
| D | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44 | |
| C | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | |
| C | 34 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |
| LW | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| D | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | |
| RW | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2990 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 126 | 2.53 | 3 | |
| 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.71 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 3060 | 48 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 128 | 2.51 | 3 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW/D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.44 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 192 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.44 | 0 |
European tour
Main article: 1938 Detroit Red Wings – Montreal Canadiens European tour
After losing in the playoffs, the Canadiens embarked on a tour of Europe with the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to departure, the two teams played three exhibition games in Nova Scotia. In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1
Awards and records
- Toe Blake – NHL Second All-Star team
- Babe Siebert – NHL First All-Star team
Notes
References
References
- Coleman, pg. 314
- "1937-38 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1937-38 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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