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1940–41 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens | |
| League | NHL | |
| Season | 1940–41 | |
| year | 1940 | |
| LeagueRank | 6th | |
| Record | 16–26–6 | |
| HomeRecord | 11–9–4 | |
| RoadRecord | 5–17–2 | |
| GoalsFor | 121 | |
| GoalsAgainst | 143 | |
| GeneralManager | Tommy Gorman | |
| Coach | Dick Irvin | |
| Captain | Toe Blake | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum | |
| GoalsLeader | John Quilty (18) | |
| AssistsLeader | Toe Blake (20) | |
| PointsLeader | John Quilty (34) | |
| PIMLeader | Red Goupille (81) | |
| WinsLeader | Bert Gardiner (13) | |
| GAALeader | Bert Gardiner (2.75) |
Team=Montreal Canadiens|
Off-season
During the off-season, Dick Irvin was hired as the new coach of the team. Irvin had previously been the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe, who wanted to hire Hap Day, suggested Irvin to the Canadiens.
Regular season
Rookie Johnny Quilty led the team in scoring and the team increased its wins total to 16 from 10 in the previous season.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs and played the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks won the best-of-three series in three games, two games to one.
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||November 3, 1940||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||November 10, 1940||1–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||November 14, 1940||2–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||November 16, 1940||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41) ||0–3–1 |- |5||T||November 17, 1940||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41) ||0–3–2 |- |6||L||November 21, 1940||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41) ||0–4–2 |- |7||W||November 23, 1940||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1940–41) ||1–4–2 |- |8||L||November 24, 1940||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1940–41) ||1–5–2 |- |9||W||November 26, 1940||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1940–41) ||2–5–2 |- |10||L||November 30, 1940||1–6 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1940–41) ||2–6–2
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Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 48 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 31 | |
| RW | 45 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | |
| LW | 48 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 49 | |
| C/LW | 39 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 | |
| LW | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 75 | |
| RW | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 17 | |
| C | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | |
| LW | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | |
| C/RW | 43 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | |
| LW | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |
| D | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 41 | |
| D | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 81 | |
| D | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | |
| LW/D | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
| LW | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| D | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| LW | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| C/RW | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | 42 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 119 | 2.75 | 1 | |
| 180 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | |
| 210 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4.29 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 2990 | 48 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 147 | 2.95 | 1 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| C/LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| C/RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 214 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.24 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 214 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.24 | 0 |
Awards and records
- Calder Memorial Trophy : Johnny Quilty
Transactions
Main article: 1940–41 NHL transactions
Citations
References
References
- "1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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