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1953–54 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1953–54 |
| year | 1953 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 35–24–11 |
| HomeRecord | 27–5–3 |
| RoadRecord | 8–19–8 |
| GoalsFor | 195 |
| GoalsAgainst | 141 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Dick Irvin |
| Captain | Emile Bouchard |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Maurice Richard (37) |
| AssistsLeader | Maurice Richard (30) |
| PointsLeader | Maurice Richard (67) |
| PIMLeader | Maurice Richard (112) |
| WinsLeader | Gerry McNeil (28) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (1.59) |
The 1953–54 Montreal Canadiens season was the 45th season in franchise history. The team placed second in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in Stanley Cup Finals against Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
Pre-season
"Punch Line" center Elmer Lach retired.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 8, 1953||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 10, 1953||4–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 11, 1953||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 15, 1953||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 17, 1953||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 18, 1953||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||October 22, 1953||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||October 24, 1953||1–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1953–54) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||October 25, 1953||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1953–54) ||7–2–0 |- |10||W||October 29, 1953||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1953–54) ||8–2–0 |- |11||L||October 31, 1953||0–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||8–3–0
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Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 112 | |
| RW | 54 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 87 | |
| LW | 70 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 85 | |
| C | 67 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 64 | |
| D | 68 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 110 | |
| C | 44 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 22 | |
| C | 50 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 57 | |
| C | 48 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 28 | |
| LW | 47 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 54 | |
| RW | 70 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 22 | |
| D/LW | 67 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 95 | |
| D | 70 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 85 | |
| C | 51 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | |
| D | 53 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 43 | |
| LW | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | |
| LW | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |
| D | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 89 | |
| RW | 37 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
| LW | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| D | 41 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3180 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 114 | 2.15 | 6 | |
| 1020 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1.59 | 5 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 141 | 2.01 | 11 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |
| RW | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | |
| C | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | |
| RW | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| RW | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | |
| D | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | |
| D | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| D/LW | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| RW | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1.88 | 2 | |
| 190 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.95 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 670 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 1.61 | 3 |
Citations
References
References
- "1953-54 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "Montreal Canadiens 1954–55 Game Log and Scores". Databasehockey.com.
- "1953-54 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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