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1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1951–52 |
| year | 1951 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 34–26–10 |
| HomeRecord | 22–8–5 |
| RoadRecord | 12–18–5 |
| GoalsFor | 195 |
| GoalsAgainst | 164 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Bernie Geoffrion (30) |
| AssistsLeader | Elmer Lach (50) |
| PointsLeader | Elmer Lach (65) |
| PIMLeader | Doug Harvey (82) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry McNeil (34) |
| GAALeader | Gerry McNeil (2.34) |
The 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 43rd season of play. After qualifying for the playoffs in second place, the Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to advance to the final series. The Detroit Red Wings would sweep the Canadiens in the finals, four games to none.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 14, 1951||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1951||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 22, 1951||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||3–3–0 |- |7||T||October 25, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1951||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1951||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||4–5–1
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Playoffs
Main article: 1952 Stanley Cup Finals
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 70 | 15 | 50 | 65 | 36 | |
| RW | 67 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 66 | |
| RW | 48 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 44 | |
| LW | 69 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 44 | |
| C | 68 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 20 | |
| LW | 64 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 8 | |
| RW | 64 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 10 | |
| LW | 69 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 49 | |
| LW | 33 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 44 | |
| D | 68 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 82 | |
| C | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 19 | |
| D | 40 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | |
| D | 60 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | |
| C | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | |
| D | 67 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | |
| D/LW | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 42 | |
| D | 54 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 | |
| C | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| RW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4200 | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 164 | 2.34 | 5 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 164 | 2.34 | 5 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
| RW | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| RW | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| C | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| D/LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| C | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 688 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 2.01 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 688 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 2.01 | 1 |
Citations
References
References
- "1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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