1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season

	1944–45 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st NHL
1944–45 record	38–8–4
Goals for	228
Goals against	121
Team information
General manager	Tommy Gorman
Coach	Dick Irvin
Captain	Toe Blake
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Maurice Richard (50)
Assists	Elmer Lach (54)
Points	Elmer Lach (80)
Penalty minutes	Maurice Richard (46)
Wins	Bill Durnan (38)
Goals against average	Bill Durnan (2.42)
	← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens finished 1st in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games[]

In 1945, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.

Final Standings[]

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	50	38	8	4	80	228	121	376
Detroit Red Wings	50	31	14	5	67	218	161	260
Toronto Maple Leafs	50	24	22	4	52	183	161	317
Boston Bruins	50	16	30	4	36	179	219	275
Chicago Black Hawks	50	13	30	7	33	141	194	245
New York Rangers	50	11	29	10	32	154	247	305

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 28, 1944	3–2	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	1–0–0
2	L	November 2, 1944	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	1–1–0
3	W	November 4, 1944	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	2–1–0
4	W	November 5, 1944	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	3–1–0
5	W	November 9, 1944	9–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	4–1–0
6	L	November 11, 1944	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	4–2–0
7	W	November 12, 1944	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	5–2–0
8	W	November 18, 1944	6–3	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	6–2–0
9	W	November 19, 1944	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	7–2–0
10	W	November 21, 1944	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	8–2–0
11	T	November 23, 1944	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	8–2–1
12	L	November 25, 1944	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	8–3–1
13	W	November 26, 1944	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	9–3–1
14	L	November 30, 1944	5–7	New York Rangers (1944–45)	9–4–1
15	W	December 3, 1944	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	10–4–1
16	W	December 5, 1944	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	11–4–1
17	T	December 14, 1944	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	11–4–2
18	W	December 16, 1944	8–5	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	12–4–2
19	W	December 17, 1944	4–1	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	13–4–2
20	W	December 23, 1944	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	14–4–2
21	W	December 28, 1944	9–1	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	15–4–2
22	W	December 30, 1944	4–1	New York Rangers (1944–45)	16–4–2
23	W	January 2, 1945	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	17–4–2
24	L	January 4, 1945	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	17–5–2
25	W	January 6, 1945	10–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	18–5–2
26	W	January 11, 1945	7–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	19–5–2
27	W	January 13, 1945	8–3	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	20–5–2
28	W	January 14, 1945	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	21–5–2
29	W	January 17, 1945	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	22–5–2
30	W	January 20, 1945	5–2	New York Rangers (1944–45)	23–5–2
31	W	January 21, 1945	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	24–5–2
32	W	January 27, 1945	11–3	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	25–5–2
33	W	January 28, 1945	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	26–5–2
34	T	February 1, 1945	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	26–5–3
35	W	February 3, 1945	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	27–5–3
36	W	February 4, 1945	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	28–5–3
37	W	February 8, 1945	9–4	New York Rangers (1944–45)	29–5–3
38	W	February 10, 1945	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	30–5–3
39	W	February 11, 1945	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	31–5–3
40	W	February 17, 1945	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	32–5–3
41	T	February 18, 1945	0–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	32–5–4
42	W	February 25, 1945	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	33–5–4
43	L	March 3, 1945	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	33–6–4
44	L	March 4, 1945	4–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	33–7–4
45	W	March 8, 1945	3–2	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	34–7–4
46	W	March 10, 1945	7–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	35–7–4
47	W	March 11, 1945	11–5	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	36–7–4
48	L	March 15, 1945	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	36–8–4
49	W	March 17, 1945	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	37–8–4
50	W	March 18, 1945	4–2	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	38–8–4

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Playoffs[]

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach	C	50	26	54	80	37
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	RW	50	50	23	73	46
Blake, ToeToe Blake	LW	49	29	38	67	25
O'Connor, BuddyBuddy O'Connor	C	50	21	23	44	2
Hiller, DutchDutch Hiller	LW	48	20	16	36	20
Bouchard, ButchButch Bouchard	D	50	11	23	34	34
Gauthier, FernFern Gauthier	RW	50	18	13	31	23
Lamoureux, LeoLeo Lamoureux	C/D	49	2	22	24	58
Getliffe, RayRay Getliffe	C/LW	41	16	7	23	34
Mosdell, KenKen Mosdell	C	31	12	6	18	16
Fillion, BobBob Fillion	LW	31	6	8	14	12
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain	LW	32	2	12	14	38
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	D	43	5	8	13	20
Harmon, GlenGlen Harmon	D	42	5	8	13	41
Majeau, FernFern Majeau	C/LW	12	2	6	8	4
Rossignol, RolyRoly Rossignol	RW	5	2	2	4	2
Field, WilfWilf Field	D	9	1	0	1	10
Tremblay, NilsNils Tremblay	C	1	0	1	1	0
Joanette, RosarioRosario Joanette	C	2	0	1	1	4
Durnan, BillBill Durnan	G	50	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Durnan, BillBill Durnan	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1
Team:	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	RW	6	6	2	8	10
Lach, ElmerElmer Lach	C	6	4	4	8	2
Bouchard, ButchButch Bouchard	D	6	3	4	7	4
Fillion, BobBob Fillion	LW	1	3	0	3	0
Chamberlain, MurphMurph Chamberlain	LW	6	1	1	2	10
Hiller, DutchDutch Hiller	LW	6	1	1	2	4
Lamoureux, LeoLeo Lamoureux	C/D	6	1	1	2	2
Blake, ToeToe Blake	LW	6	0	2	2	5
Emberg, EddieEddie Emberg	C	2	1	0	1	0
Harmon, GlenGlen Harmon	D	6	1	0	1	2
Mahaffy, JohnJohn Mahaffy	C	1	0	1	1	0
Stahan, ButchButch Stahan	D	3	0	1	1	2
Getliffe, RayRay Getliffe	C/LW	6	0	1	1	0
Rossignol, RolyRoly Rossignol	RW	1	0	0	0	2
O'Connor, BuddyBuddy O'Connor	C	2	0	0	0	0
Tremblay, NilsNils Tremblay	C	2	0	0	0	0
Eddolls, FrankFrank Eddolls	D	3	0	0	0	0
Gauthier, FernFern Gauthier	RW	4	0	0	0	0
Durnan, BillBill Durnan	G	6	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Durnan, BillBill Durnan	373	6	2	4	15	2.41	0
Team:	373	6	2	4	15	2.41	0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records[]

Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy: Elmer Lach
NHL Scoring Leader: Elmer Lach
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan
Elmer Lach, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Toe Blake, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Emile "Butch" Bouchard, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
Bill Durnan, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
Dick Irvin, Coach, NHL First Team All-Star
Glen Harmon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Gallery[]

References[]

Canadiens on Hockey Database

↑ 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
↑ 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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[1] 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.

[2] 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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Montreal Canadiens
Franchise	Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners
Arenas	Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre
Affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL)

1944–45 NHL season by team
Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto
See also	1945 Stanley Cup Finals