1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1950–51 Montreal Canadiens season was the 42nd in franchise history. The team placed third in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in Stanley Cup Finals against Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1. The five games were decided in overtime.

1950–51 Montreal Canadiens
League3rd NHL
1950–51 record25–30–15
Goals for173
Goals against184
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainEmile Bouchard
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMaurice Richard (42)
AssistsMaurice Richard, Elmer Lach and Doug Harvey (24)
PointsMaurice Richard (66)
Penalty minutesTom Johnson (128)
WinsGerry McNeil (25)
Goals against averageGerry McNeill (2.63)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70441313236139+97101
2Toronto Maple Leafs70411613212138+7495
3Montreal Canadiens70253015173184−1165
4Boston Bruins70223018178197−1962
5New York Rangers70202921169201−3261
6Chicago Black Hawks70134710171280−10936

Record vs. opponents
1950–51 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —9–4–12–8–45–6–34–2–82–10–2
Chicago 4–9–1—1–134–8–22–9–32–8–4
Detroit 8–2–413–1—8–4–28–3–37–3–4
Montreal 6–5–38–4–24–8–2—5–3–62–10–2
New York 2–4–89–2–35–7–23–5–6—3–10–1
Toronto 10–2–28–2–43–7–410–2–210–3–1—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 12, 19503–3Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)0–0–1
2TOctober 14, 19501–1Boston Bruins (1950–51)0–0–2
3WOctober 15, 19502–1@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)1–0–2
4WOctober 19, 19504–0New York Rangers (1950–51)2–0–2
5WOctober 21, 19502–0Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)3–0–2
6LOctober 22, 19502–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)3–1–2
7LOctober 26, 19501–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)3–2–2
8WOctober 28, 19505–1New York Rangers (1950–51)4–2–2
9TOctober 29, 19502–2@ New York Rangers (1950–51)4–2–3
10LNovember 1, 19503–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)4–3–3
11LNovember 2, 19501–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)4–4–3
12LNovember 4, 19502–3Boston Bruins (1950–51)4–5–3
13LNovember 9, 19501–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)4–6–3
14TNovember 11, 19501–1New York Rangers (1950–51)4–6–4
15LNovember 12, 19500–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)4–7–4
16WNovember 16, 19505–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)5–7–4
17WNovember 18, 19503–2Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)6–7–4
18WNovember 19, 19503–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)7–7–4
19LNovember 22, 19502–3@ New York Rangers (1950–51)7–8–4
20LNovember 25, 19501–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)7–9–4
21WNovember 26, 19503–1@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)8–9–4
22TNovember 30, 19500–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)8–9–5
23LDecember 2, 19501–7Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)8–10–5
24WDecember 3, 19504–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)9–10–5
25LDecember 6, 19501–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)9–11–5
26LDecember 7, 19500–3Boston Bruins (1950–51)9–12–5
27LDecember 9, 19500–5Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)9–13–5
28LDecember 10, 19502–5@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)9–14–5
29LDecember 13, 19502–3@ New York Rangers (1950–51)9–15–5
30TDecember 16, 19501–1New York Rangers (1950–51)9–15–6
31WDecember 17, 19507–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)10–15–6
32LDecember 20, 19501–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)10–16–6
33TDecember 23, 19504–4Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)10–16–7
34LDecember 28, 19501–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)10–17–7
35WDecember 30, 19504–3Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)11–17–7
36TJanuary 1, 19513–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)11–17–8
37LJanuary 4, 19512–4Boston Bruins (1950–51)11–18–8
38WJanuary 6, 19515–2Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)12–18–8
39WJanuary 10, 19513–0@ New York Rangers (1950–51)13–18–8
40WJanuary 11, 19514–1Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)14–18–8
41WJanuary 13, 19514–0Boston Bruins (1950–51)15–18–8
42LJanuary 14, 19512–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)15–19–8
43LJanuary 18, 19512–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)15–20–8
44TJanuary 20, 19512–2New York Rangers (1950–51)15–20–9
45WJanuary 21, 19513–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)16–20–9
46LJanuary 24, 19513–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)16–21–9
47WJanuary 27, 19514–2Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)17–21–9
48TJanuary 28, 19511–1@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)17–21–10
49LFebruary 1, 19511–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)17–22–10
50WFebruary 3, 19514–1Boston Bruins (1950–51)18–22–10
51TFebruary 4, 19513–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)18–22–11
52LFebruary 7, 19511–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)18–23–11
53LFebruary 10, 19510–6@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)18–24–11
54LFebruary 11, 19511–3@ New York Rangers (1950–51)18–25–11
55TFebruary 15, 19512–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)18–25–12
56LFebruary 17, 19511–2Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)18–26–12
57LFebruary 22, 19512–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)18–27–12
58WFebruary 24, 19516–2New York Rangers (1950–51)19–27–12
59WMarch 1, 19513–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)20–27–12
60LMarch 3, 19511–3Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)20–28–12
61TMarch 4, 19512–2@ New York Rangers (1950–51)20–28–13
62WMarch 7, 19513–2@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)21–28–13
63WMarch 10, 195112–2Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)22–28–13
64TMarch 11, 19515–5@ New York Rangers (1950–51)22–28–14
65WMarch 15, 19515–3New York Rangers (1950–51)23–28–14
66WMarch 17, 19513–1Boston Bruins (1950–51)24–28–14
67TMarch 18, 19512–2@ Boston Bruins (1950–51)24–28–15
68LMarch 21, 19510–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)24–29–15
69WMarch 24, 19513–2Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)25–29–15
70LMarch 25, 19510–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1950–51)25–30–15

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Playoffs

The Canadiens first played the Detroit Red Wings in the semi-finals. The first four games of the series was won by the visiting team. The Canadiens then won the last two to win the series four games to two to advance to the final against Toronto.

Date Home Score Visitor Score Notes
March 27Detroit Red Wings2Montreal Canadiens3(OT)
March 29Detroit Red Wings0Montreal Canadiens1(OT)
March 31Montreal Canadiens0Detroit Red Wings2
April 3Montreal Canadiens1Detroit Red Wings4
April 5Detroit Red Wings2Montreal Canadiens5
April 7Montreal Canadiens3Detroit Red Wings2

Stanley Cup Finals
Further information: 1951 Stanley Cup Finals

The Canadiens lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to one.

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 11Montreal2Toronto 3OT
April 14Montreal3Toronto2OT
April 17Toronto 2Montreal1OT
April 19Toronto 3Montreal2OT
April 21Montreal2Toronto 3OT

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Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW6542246697
Elmer LachC6521244548
Bert OlmsteadLW3916223850
Ken MosdellC6613183124
Doug HarveyD705242993
Calum MacKayLW7018102869
Floyd CurryRW6913142723
Billy ReayC606182424
Norm DussaultC644202415
Bud MacPhersonD620161640
Bernie GeoffrionRW1886149
Glen HarmonD572121427
Butch BouchardD523101380
Vern KaiserLW50751233
Tom JohnsonD702810128
Leo GravelleRW314260
Paul MegerLW172466
Paul MasnickC4341514
Bob DawesD/C150554
Jean BeliveauC21120
Bert HirschfeldLW200220
Hal LaycoeD3802225
Frank KingC101012
Claude RobertLW231019
Gerry DesaulniersC30112
Fred BurchellC20000
Hugh CurrieD10000
Lulu DenisRW10000
Dick GambleLW10000
Tom ManasterskyD600011
Gerry McNeilG700000
Gerry PlamondonLW10000
Ernie RocheD40002
Dollard St. LaurentD30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gerry McNeil4200702530151842.636
Team:4200702530151842.636

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW11941313
Billy ReayC1133610
Bert OlmsteadLW112469
Doug HarveyD1105512
Elmer LachC112242
Paul MegerLW111344
Paul MasnickC112134
Butch BouchardD111122
Bernie GeoffrionRW111126
Ken MosdellC111124
Floyd CurryRW110222
Bud MacPhersonD110228
Calum MacKayLW111010
Sid McNabneyC50112
Bob DawesD/C10000
Glen HarmonD10000
Tom JohnsonD110006
Vern KaiserLW20000
Ross LoweD/LW20000
Eddie MazurD/LW20000
Gerry McNeilG110000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry McNeil7851156251.911
Team:7851156251.911

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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

See also

References
  1. "1950–1951 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1950–51 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "Montreal Canadiens 1951–52 Game Log and Scores". Databasehockey.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  5. "1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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