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1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1945–46 |
| year | 1945 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 28–17–5 |
| HomeRecord | 16–6–3 |
| RoadRecord | 12–11–2 |
| GoalsFor | 172 |
| GoalsAgainst | 134 |
| GeneralManager | Tommy Gorman |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Toe Blake |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Toe Blake (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Elmer Lach (34) |
| PointsLeader | Toe Blake (50) |
| PIMLeader | Emile Bouchard (52) |
| WinsLeader | Bill Durnan (28) |
| GAALeader | Bill Durnan (2.60) |
| PoWTrophy | yes |
| StanleyCup | yes |
The 1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 37th season of play. The Canadiens placed first during the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup for the sixth time.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 27, 1945||8–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||1–0–0
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Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1946 Stanley Cup Finals
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30 | Boston | 3 | **Montreal ** | **4** | OT |
| April 2 | Boston | 2 | **Montreal ** | **3** | OT |
| April 4 | **Montreal ** | **4** | Boston | 2 | |
| April 7 | Montreal | 2 | **Boston** | **3** | OT |
| April 9 | Boston | 3 | **Montreal ** | **6** |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 50 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 2 | |
| RW | 50 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 50 | |
| C | 50 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 34 | |
| RW | 47 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 10 | |
| C | 44 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 10 | |
| LW | 40 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 42 | |
| C | 45 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 | |
| RW | 39 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | |
| LW | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | |
| D | 45 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 52 | |
| D | 49 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 28 | |
| LW | 50 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | |
| C/D | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | |
| D | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 45 | |
| C | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| LW | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| RW/C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW/C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW/D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2400 | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 104 | 2.60 | 4 | |
| 600 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 3000 | 50 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 134 | 2.68 | 4 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | |
| LW | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | |
| RW | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| LW | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| LW | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
| LW | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| C | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| C | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| D | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| C | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| C/D | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2.07 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 581 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2.07 | 0 |
Citations
References
References
- "1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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