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1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| year | 1950 |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1950–51 |
| LeagueRank | 3rd |
| Record | 25–30–15 |
| HomeRecord | 17–10–8 |
| RoadRecord | 8–20–7 |
| GoalsFor | 173 |
| GoalsAgainst | 184 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Maurice Richard (42) |
| AssistsLeader | Maurice Richard, Elmer Lach and Doug Harvey (24) |
| PointsLeader | Maurice Richard (66) |
| PIMLeader | Tom Johnson (128) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry McNeil (25) |
| GAALeader | Gerry McNeill (2.63) |
The 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season was the 42nd in franchise history. The team placed third in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in Stanley Cup Finals against Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1. The five games were decided in overtime.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 12, 1950||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||October 14, 1950||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1950–51) ||0–0–2 |- |3||W||October 15, 1950||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1950–51) ||1–0–2 |- |4||W||October 19, 1950||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||2–0–2 |- |5||W||October 21, 1950||2–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||3–0–2 |- |6||L||October 22, 1950||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51) ||3–1–2 |- |7||L||October 26, 1950||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) ||3–2–2 |- |8||W||October 28, 1950||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1950–51) ||4–2–2 |- |9||T||October 29, 1950||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1950–51) ||4–2–3
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| Legend:
Playoffs
The Canadiens first played the Detroit Red Wings in the semi-finals. The first four games of the series was won by the visiting team. The Canadiens then won the last two to win the series four games to two to advance to the final against Toronto.
| Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 27 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | **Montreal Canadiens** | 3 | (OT) |
| March 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | **Montreal Canadiens** | 1 | (OT) |
| March 31 | Montreal Canadiens | 0 | **Detroit Red Wings** | 2 | |
| April 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | **Detroit Red Wings** | 4 | |
| April 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | **Montreal Canadiens** | 5 | |
| April 7 | **Montreal Canadiens** | 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
Stanley Cup Finals
The Canadiens lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to one.
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | Montreal | 2 | **Toronto ** | **3** | OT |
| April 14 | **Montreal** | **3** | Toronto | 2 | OT |
| April 17 | **Toronto ** | **2** | Montreal | 1 | OT |
| April 19 | **Toronto ** | **3** | Montreal | 2 | OT |
| April 21 | Montreal | 2 | **Toronto ** | **3** | OT |
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 65 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 97 | |
| C | 65 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 48 | |
| LW | 39 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 50 | |
| C | 66 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 24 | |
| D | 70 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 93 | |
| LW | 70 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 69 | |
| RW | 69 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 23 | |
| C | 60 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 24 | |
| C | 64 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 15 | |
| D | 62 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 40 | |
| RW | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
| D | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 27 | |
| D | 52 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 80 | |
| LW | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | |
| D | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 128 | |
| RW | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| LW | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
| C | 43 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| D/C | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | |
| C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 184 | 2.63 | 6 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 184 | 2.63 | 6 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
| C | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| C | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| C | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| C | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| D/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1.91 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 785 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 1.91 | 1 |
References
References
- "1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "Montreal Canadiens 1951–52 Game Log and Scores". Databasehockey.com.
- "1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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