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1949–50 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1949–50 |
| year | 1949 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 29–22–19 |
| HomeRecord | 17–8–10 |
| RoadRecord | 12–14–9 |
| GoalsFor | 172 |
| GoalsAgainst | 150 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Maurice Richard (43) |
| AssistsLeader | Elmer Lach (33) |
| PointsLeader | Maurice Richard (65) |
| PIMLeader | Maurice Richard (114) |
| WinsLeader | Bill Durnan (26) |
| GAALeader | Gerry McNeil (1.50) |
The 1949–50 Montreal Canadiens season was the 41st season in club history. The team placed second in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against New York Rangers four games to one.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 13, 1949||4–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 15, 1949||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1949–50) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 19, 1949||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 22, 1949||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1949–50) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 23, 1949||0–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1949–50) ||3–1–1 |- |6||L||October 27, 1949||0–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50) ||3–2–1 |- |7||L||October 29, 1949||0–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) ||3–3–1 |- |8||W||October 30, 1949||4–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50) ||4–3–1
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Playoffs
Semi-finals
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 114 | |
| C | 64 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 33 | |
| C | 68 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 48 | |
| C | 67 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 22 | |
| RW | 70 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 18 | |
| D | 67 | 1 | 27 | 28 | 109 | |
| C | 67 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 42 | |
| D | 70 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 76 | |
| LW | 66 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 27 | |
| D | 62 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 28 | |
| LW | 52 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44 | |
| RW | 49 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | |
| D | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 21 | |
| RW | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| D | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 88 | |
| LW | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3840 | 64 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 141 | 2.20 | 8 | |
| 360 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1.50 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 150 | 2.14 | 9 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.22 | 0 | |
| 180 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 315 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 2.86 | 0 |
Awards and records
- Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan
Citations
References
References
- "1949-50 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "Montreal Canadiens 1950-51 Game Log and Scores".
- "1949-50 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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