1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 37th season of play. The Canadiens placed first during the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup for the sixth time.

1945–46 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
DivisionNHL
1945–46 record28–17–5
Goals for172
Goals against134
Team information
General managerTommy Gorman
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsToe Blake (29)
AssistsElmer Lach (34)
PointsToe Blake (50)
WinsBill Durnan (28)
Goals against averageBill Durnan (2.60)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens5028175172134+3861
2Boston Bruins5024188167156+1156
3Chicago Black Hawks5023207200178+2253
4Detroit Red Wings50202010146159−1350
5Toronto Maple Leafs5019247174185−1145
6New York Rangers5013289144191−4735

Record vs. opponents
1945–46 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–64–3–34–5–16–3–16–1–3
Chicago 6–4—3–4–34–5–15–2–35–5
Detroit 3–4–34–3–3—6–3–14–4–23–6–1
Montreal 5–4–15–4–13–6–1—8–1–17–2–1
New York 3–6–12–5–34–4–21–8–1—3–5–2
Toronto 1–6–35–56–3–12–7–15–3–2—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 27, 19458–4Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)1–0–0
2WNovember 1, 19454–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)2–0–0
3WNovember 3, 19453–1Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)3–0–0
4LNovember 4, 19455–6@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)3–1–0
5WNovember 10, 19455–3Boston Bruins (1945–46)4–1–0
6LNovember 11, 19451–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)4–2–0
7WNovember 14, 19456–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)5–2–0
8WNovember 15, 19452–0New York Rangers (1945–46)6–2–0
9WNovember 17, 19457–3@ New York Rangers (1945–46)7–2–0
10LNovember 21, 19450–3@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)7–3–0
11WNovember 24, 19452–1Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)8–3–0
12LNovember 25, 19451–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)8–4–0
13WDecember 1, 19454–3New York Rangers (1945–46)9–4–0
14WDecember 8, 19451–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)10–4–0
15LDecember 9, 19451–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)10–5–0
16LDecember 13, 19453–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)10–6–0
17TDecember 15, 19453–3Boston Bruins (1945–46)10–6–1
18WDecember 16, 19454–2@ New York Rangers (1945–46)11–6–1
19TDecember 19, 19454–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)11–6–2
20WDecember 23, 19454–1@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)12–6–2
21WDecember 26, 19454–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)13–6–2
22LDecember 29, 19454–5Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)13–7–2
23TDecember 31, 19450–0@ New York Rangers (1945–46)13–7–3
24WJanuary 5, 19464–2Boston Bruins (1945–46)14–7–3
25LJanuary 10, 19464–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)14–8–3
26WJanuary 12, 19469–3New York Rangers (1945–46)15–8–3
27LJanuary 13, 19461–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)15–9–3
28LJanuary 16, 19461–2Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)15–10–3
29WJanuary 19, 19463–1Boston Bruins (1945–46)16–10–3
30LJanuary 20, 19460–3@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)16–11–3
31LJanuary 23, 19462–7@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)16–12–3
32WJanuary 26, 19465–3New York Rangers (1945–46)17–12–3
33WFebruary 2, 19465–1Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)18–12–3
34LFebruary 3, 19460–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)18–13–3
35WFebruary 9, 19466–2Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)19–13–3
36WFebruary 10, 19462–0@ Boston Bruins (1945–46)20–13–3
37WFebruary 13, 19465–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)21–13–3
38WFebruary 16, 19464–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)22–13–3
39WFebruary 17, 19465–4@ New York Rangers (1945–46)23–13–3
40LFebruary 20, 19461–2Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)23–14–3
41WFebruary 24, 19466–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)24–14–3
42LFebruary 27, 19463–5Boston Bruins (1945–46)24–15–3
43TMarch 2, 19463–3Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)24–15–4
44LMarch 3, 19462–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46)24–16–4
45WMarch 6, 19467–3New York Rangers (1945–46)25–16–4
46WMarch 9, 19462–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)26–16–4
47WMarch 10, 19463–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)27–16–4
48TMarch 14, 19462–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46)27–16–5
49WMarch 16, 19466–3Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46)28–16–5
50LMarch 17, 19465–8@ New York Rangers (1945–46)28–17–5

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Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1946 Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 30Boston3Montreal 4OT
April 2Boston2Montreal 3OT
April 4Montreal 4Boston2
April 7Montreal2Boston3OT
April 9Boston3Montreal 6

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Toe BlakeLW502921502
Maurice RichardRW5027214850
Elmer LachC5013344734
Jimmy PetersRW4711193010
Billy ReayC4417122910
Murph ChamberlainLW4012142642
Buddy O'ConnorC451111222
Joe BenoitRW39910198
Dutch HillerLW45711184
Butch BouchardD457101752
Glen HarmonD497101728
Bob FillionLW501061612
Leo LamoureuxC/D45571218
Ken ReardonD4354945
Ken MosdellC132138
Gerry PlamondonLW60222
Frank EddollsD80116
Murdo MacKayRW/C50110
Mike McMahonD130112
Moe WhiteLW/C40112
Paul BibeaultG100000
Bill DurnanG400000
Vic LynnLW/D20000
Lorrain ThibeaultLW10000
Nils TremblayC20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan240040241151042.604
Paul Bibeault60010460303.000
Team:300050281751342.684

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Elmer LachC9512174
Toe BlakeLW976135
Maurice RichardRW9741115
Bob FillionLW94376
Murph ChamberlainLW942618
Dutch HillerLW94262
Ken MosdellC94156
Buddy O'ConnorC92350
Glen HarmonD91450
Jimmy PetersRW93146
Butch BouchardD921317
Billy ReayC91234
Ken ReardonD91124
Leo LamoureuxC/D90222
Frank EddollsD80112
Bill DurnanG90000
Gerry PlamondonLW10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan581981202.070
Team:581981202.070

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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;

See also

References
  1. "1945–1946 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1945–46 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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