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1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season (won 17th Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won 17th Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1970–71 |
| year | 1970 |
| Division | East |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 42–23–13 |
| HomeRecord | 29–7–3 |
| RoadRecord | 13–16–10 |
| GoalsFor | 291 |
| GoalsAgainst | 216 |
| GeneralManager | Sam Pollock |
| Coach | Claude Ruel (Oct–Dec) |
| Al MacNeil (Dec–May) | |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| AltCaptain | John Ferguson |
| Henri Richard | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Yvan Cournoyer (37) |
| AssistsLeader | Jean Beliveau (51) |
| PointsLeader | Jean Beliveau (76) |
| PIMLeader | Pete Mahovlich (181) |
| WinsLeader | Rogie Vachon (23) |
| GAALeader | Rogie Vachon (2.64) |
| StanleyCup | Yes |
Al MacNeil (Dec–May) Henri Richard The 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 62nd season. After missing the playoffs in the previous season, the team rebounded to place third in the East Division, qualifying for the playoffs. Behind new star goalie Ken Dryden the team won their 17th Stanley Cup championship.
Regular season
With the Chicago Black Hawks having moved to the West Division to make way for the expansion Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres, qualification for the four available playoff berths in the East was widely expected to be contested between the five remaining Original Six teams. Considering such factors the addition of two new teams, the expansion of the schedule to 78 games and the switch to a balanced schedule, Montreal's record of 42–23–13 (five points more than their performance over 76 games the previous season) was at best a marginal improvement. However, a return to the postseason was never in serious doubt due to the stunning regression of the Detroit Red Wings (Detroit actually finished last place in the division, behind both expansion teams).
On February 11, 1971, Jean Beliveau became the fourth player to score 500 career goals.
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1971 Stanley Cup Finals
Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final final series appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 11, 1970||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 13, 1970||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 15, 1970||3–0 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71) ||3–0–0 |- |4||W||October 17, 1970||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71) ||4–0–0 |- |5||L||October 18, 1970||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1970–71) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||October 21, 1970||1–3 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1970–71) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||October 24, 1970||3–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71) ||5–2–0 |- |8||T||October 25, 1970||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71) ||5–2–1 |- |9||L||October 28, 1970||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71) ||5–3–1 |- |10||W||October 31, 1970||6–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1970–71) ||6–3–1
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Playoffs
|- |1||L||April 7, 1971||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||0–1 |- |2||W||April 8, 1971||7–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||1–1 |- |3||W||April 10, 1971||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||2–1 |- |4||L||April 11, 1971||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||2–2 |- |5||L||April 13, 1971||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||2–3 |- |6||W||April 15, 1971||8–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins ||3–3 |- |7||W||April 18, 1971||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins ||4–3
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Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 70 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 65 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 76 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 78 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 181 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | |
| C | 78 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 76 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 75 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 78 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| RW | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 64 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 90 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 78 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 116 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 39 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| W | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 49 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 57 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| D | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | −8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2676 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 118 | 2.65 | 2 | |
| 1677 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 3.11 | 1 | |
| 327 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.65 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4680 | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 214 | 2.74 | 3 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 20 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 20 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| W | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 |
Transactions
Awards and records
- Ken Dryden, Conn Smythe Trophy
Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ray Martynuik | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 1 | 6 | Chuck Lefley | Canada | Canadian National Development Team |
| 3 | 31 | Steve Carlyle | Canada | Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
| 4 | 45 | Cal Hammond | Canada | Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 4 | 52 | John French | Canada | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 5 | 66 | Rick Wilson | Canada | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
| 6 | 80 | Bob Brown | Canada | Boston University (ECAC) |
| 7 | 93 | Bob Fowler | United States | Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
| 8 | 105 | Ric Jordan | Canada | Boston University (ECAC) |
Citations
References
References
- National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 214, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, {{ISBN. 0-920445-98-5.
- "1970-71 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1970-71 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Wayne Thomas 1972-74".
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