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1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1948–49 |
| year | 1948 |
| LeagueRank | 3rd |
| Record | 28–23–9 |
| HomeRecord | 19–8–3 |
| RoadRecord | 9–15–6 |
| GoalsFor | 152 |
| GoalsAgainst | 126 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Billy Reay (22) |
| AssistsLeader | Billy Reay (23) |
| PointsLeader | Billy Reay (45) |
| PIMLeader | Murph Chamberlain (111) |
| WinsLeader | Bill Durnan (28) |
| GAALeader | Bill Durnan (2.10) |
The 1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season was the 40th season in club history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
Regular season
Bill Durnan set a long-standing modern NHL record between February 26 and March 6, 1949, when he amassed four consecutive shutouts, not allowing a goal over a span of 309 minutes, 21 seconds. This record was not surpassed until 2003–04, when Brian Boucher, then of the Phoenix Coyotes, broke it.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 14, 1948||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||0–0–1 |- |2||W||October 16, 1948||8–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 21, 1948||5–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) ||2–0–1 |- |4||T||October 23, 1948||0–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||2–0–2 |- |5||L||October 27, 1948||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) ||2–1–2 |- |6||T||October 30, 1948||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||2–1–3 |- |7||L||October 31, 1948||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||2–2–3
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Playoffs
The Canadiens would meet the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Detroit Red Wings** | **2** | *OT* |
| March 24 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **4** | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | *OT* |
| March 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **3** | |
| March 29 | **Detroit Red Wings** | **3** | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |
| March 31 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Detroit Red Wings** | **3** | |
| April 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | **Montreal Canadiens** | **3** | |
| April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Detroit Red Wings** | **3** |
Detroit won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 3.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 60 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 33 | |
| RW | 59 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 110 | |
| RW | 60 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 | |
| C | 36 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 59 | |
| C | 60 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 50 | |
| D | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | |
| C | 47 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | |
| LW | 48 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 34 | |
| D | 55 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 87 | |
| D | 46 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 103 | |
| D | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | |
| LW | 54 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 111 | |
| LW | 59 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |
| LW | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
| RW | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
| C | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | |
| D | 51 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 31 | |
| LW/C | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| D | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 42 | |
| C/LW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| G | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3600 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 126 | 2.10 | 10 | |
| **Team:** | 3600 | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 126 | 2.10 | 10 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| RW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| RW/C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.18 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 468 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 2.18 | 0 |
Awards and records
- Bill Durnan, Vezina Trophy
- Bill Durnan, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
- Glen Harmon, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Ken Reardon, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Citations
References
References
- "HHOF – Player Details".
- "1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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