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1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1944–45 |
| year | 1944 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 38–8–4 |
| HomeRecord | 21–2–2 |
| RoadRecord | 17–6–2 |
| GoalsFor | 228 |
| GoalsAgainst | 121 |
| GeneralManager | Tommy Gorman |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Toe Blake |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Maurice Richard (50) |
| AssistsLeader | Elmer Lach (54) |
| PointsLeader | Elmer Lach (80) |
| PIMLeader | Maurice Richard (46) |
| WinsLeader | Bill Durnan (38) |
| GAALeader | Bill Durnan (2.42) |
| PoWTrophy | yes |
The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals.
Regular season
Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games
In 1944–45, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 28, 1944||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||1–0–0
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Playoffs
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 50 | 26 | 54 | 80 | 37 | |
| RW | 50 | 50 | 23 | 73 | 46 | |
| LW | 49 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 25 | |
| C | 50 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 2 | |
| LW | 48 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 20 | |
| D | 50 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 34 | |
| RW | 50 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 23 | |
| C/D | 49 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 58 | |
| C/LW | 41 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 34 | |
| C | 31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 16 | |
| LW | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | |
| LW | 32 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 38 | |
| D | 43 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | |
| D | 42 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 41 | |
| C/LW | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
| RW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 121 | 2.42 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 3000 | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 121 | 2.42 | 1 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| RW | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| D | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| C/D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| C/LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 373 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.41 | 0 |
References
References
- "1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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