1948–49 Montreal Canadiens
League3rd NHL
1948–49 record28–23–9
Goals for152
Goals against126
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainEmile Bouchard
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsBilly Reay (22)
AssistsBilly Reay (23)
PointsBilly Reay (45)
Penalty minutesMurph Chamberlain (111)
WinsBill Durnan (28)
Goals against averageBill Durnan (2.10)

The 1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season was the 40th season in club history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.

Regular season

Bill Durnan set a long-standing modern NHL record between February 26 and March 6, 1949, when he amassed four consecutive shutouts, not allowing a goal over a span of 309 minutes, 21 seconds.[1] This record was not surpassed until 2004, when Brian Boucher, then of the Phoenix Coyotes, broke it.

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings6034197195145+5075
2Boston Bruins6029238178163+1566
3Montreal Canadiens6028239152126+2665
4Toronto Maple Leafs60222513147161−1457
5Chicago Black Hawks6021318173211−3850
6New York Rangers60183111133172−3947

Record vs. opponents

1948–49 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–15–4–35–6–18–2–25–6–1
Chicago 5–6–1—3–93–7–26–5–14–4–4
Detroit 4–5–39–3—7–4–17–4–17–3–2
Montreal 6–5–17–3–24–7–1—5–4–36–4–2
New York 2–8–25–6–14–7–14–5–3—3–5–4
Toronto 6–5–14–4–43–7–24–6–25–3–4—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 14, 19481–1New York Rangers (1948–49)0–0–1
2WOctober 16, 19488–2Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)1–0–1
3WOctober 21, 19485–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)2–0–1
4TOctober 23, 19480–0Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)2–0–2
5LOctober 27, 19482–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)2–1–2
6TOctober 30, 19483–3Boston Bruins (1948–49)2–1–3
7LOctober 31, 19481–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)2–2–3
8WNovember 6, 19482–0Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)3–2–3
9WNovember 11, 19484–1Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)4–2–3
10WNovember 13, 19483–1@ New York Rangers (1948–49)5–2–3
11LNovember 14, 19482–3@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)5–3–3
12LNovember 17, 19483–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)5–4–3
13WNovember 21, 19483–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)6–4–3
14TNovember 24, 19483–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)6–4–4
15LNovember 25, 19480–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)6–5–4
16LNovember 27, 19480–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)6–6–4
17WDecember 4, 19483–1New York Rangers (1948–49)7–6–4
18LDecember 5, 19481–2@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)7–7–4
19LDecember 11, 19482–5Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)7–8–4
20TDecember 12, 19484–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)7–8–5
21WDecember 15, 19484–2@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)8–8–5
22WDecember 18, 19485–3Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)9–8–5
23LDecember 19, 19482–3@ New York Rangers (1948–49)9–9–5
24WDecember 23, 19484–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)10–9–5
25LDecember 25, 19480–2New York Rangers (1948–49)10–10–5
26LDecember 26, 19481–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)10–11–5
27WDecember 30, 19483–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)11–11–5
28LJanuary 1, 19493–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)11–12–5
29WJanuary 6, 19497–2Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)12–12–5
30LJanuary 8, 19491–4Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)12–13–5
31TJanuary 9, 19491–1@ New York Rangers (1948–49)12–13–6
32WJanuary 12, 19495–3@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)13–13–6
33WJanuary 15, 19497–1Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)14–13–6
34LJanuary 16, 19492–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)14–14–6
35WJanuary 19, 19494–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)15–14–6
36WJanuary 20, 19492–1New York Rangers (1948–49)16–14–6
37WJanuary 22, 19494–2Boston Bruins (1948–49)17–14–6
38LJanuary 23, 19490–3@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)17–15–6
39WJanuary 26, 19493–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)18–15–6
40LJanuary 29, 19492–5Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)18–16–6
41LJanuary 30, 19490–9@ New York Rangers (1948–49)18–17–6
42LFebruary 3, 19491–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)18–18–6
43LFebruary 5, 19492–3Boston Bruins (1948–49)18–19–6
44LFebruary 6, 19490–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)18–20–6
45TFebruary 9, 19492–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)18–20–7
46LFebruary 13, 19493–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)18–21–7
47WFebruary 17, 19493–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)19–21–7
48WFebruary 19, 19493–1New York Rangers (1948–49)20–21–7
49LFebruary 20, 19492–3@ New York Rangers (1948–49)20–22–7
50WFebruary 24, 19493–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)21–22–7
51WFebruary 26, 19491–0Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)22–22–7
52WMarch 2, 19492–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)23–22–7
53WMarch 5, 19494–0Boston Bruins (1948–49)24–22–7
54WMarch 6, 19491–0@ Boston Bruins (1948–49)25–22–7
55TMarch 9, 19492–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)25–22–8
56WMarch 12, 19493–0New York Rangers (1948–49)26–22–8
57TMarch 13, 19491–1@ New York Rangers (1948–49)26–22–9
58WMarch 17, 19493–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)27–22–9
59WMarch 19, 19495–1Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)28–22–9
60LMarch 20, 19491–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49)28–23–9

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Playoffs

The Canadiens would meet the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 22Montreal Canadiens1Detroit Red Wings2OT
March 24Montreal Canadiens4Detroit Red Wings3OT
March 26Detroit Red Wings2Montreal Canadiens3
March 29Detroit Red Wings3Montreal Canadiens1
March 31Montreal Canadiens1Detroit Red Wings3
April 2Detroit Red Wings1Montreal Canadiens3
April 5Montreal Canadiens1Detroit Red Wings3

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Billy ReayC6022234533
Maurice RichardRW59201838110
Joe CarvethRW601522378
Elmer LachC3611182959
Ken MosdellC601792650
Glen HarmonD598122044
Norm DussaultC4798176
Rip RiopelleLW481061634
Doug HarveyD553131687
Ken ReardonD4631316103
Roger LegerD28671310
Murph ChamberlainLW545813111
Bob FillionLW59391214
Gerry PlamondonLW2755108
Leo GravelleRW3646106
Tod CampeauC26371012
Hal LaycoeD5135831
George RobertsonLW/C302576
Butch BouchardD2733642
Ed DorohoyC/LW160006
Bill DurnanG600000
Jacques LocasRW30000
Bud MacPhersonD30002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan360060282391262.1010
Team:360060282391262.1010

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gerry PlamondonLW75160
Billy ReayC71564
Leo GravelleRW72130
Maurice RichardRW721314
Glen HarmonD71124
Murdo MacKayRW/C61120
Ken MosdellC71124
Rip RiopelleLW71122
Joe CarvethRW70118
Bob FillionLW70114
Doug HarveyD701110
Hal LaycoeD701113
Roger LegerD50112
Butch BouchardD70006
Tod CampeauC10000
Murph ChamberlainLW40008
Floyd CurryRW20002
Bill DurnanG70000
Norm DussaultC20000
Elmer LachC10004
Ken ReardonD700018
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan468734172.180
Team:468734172.180

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HHOF - Player Details".
  2. ↑ "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1948–49 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  5. ↑ "1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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