1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season

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The 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 22nd season. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Final for their second consecutive Cup win and fourth in team history.

Division1st Canadian
1930–31 record26–10–8
Home record15–3–4
Road record11–7–4
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1930–31 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st Canadian
1930–31 record26–10–8
Home record15–3–4
Road record11–7–4
Goals for129
Goals against89
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (28)
AssistsHowie Morenz (23)
PointsHowie Morenz (51)
Penalty minutesMarty Burke (104)
WinsGeorge Hainsworth (26)
Goals against averageGeorge Hainsworth (1.95)
← 1929–30
1931–32 â†’
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Regular season

Howie Morenz led the league in scoring.

Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens44261081298960
Toronto Maple Leafs44221391189953
Montreal Maroons442018610510646
New York Americans44181610767446
Ottawa Senators44103049114224
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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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1930–31 regular season[3]
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WNovember 15, 19305–1Ottawa Senators (1930–31)1–0–0
2LNovember 18, 19302–5@ Boston Bruins (1930–31)1–1–0
3WNovember 20, 19307–1Montreal Maroons (1930–31)2–1–0
4LNovember 23, 19300–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)2–2–0
5LNovember 27, 19302–3@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31)2–3–0
6WNovember 29, 19303–2Boston Bruins (1930–31)3–3–0
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
7WDecember 2, 19302–0@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)4–3–0
8WDecember 4, 19305–4New York Rangers (1930–31)5–3–0
9WDecember 7, 19303–2@ New York Americans (1930–31)6–3–0
10WDecember 9, 19302–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)7–3–0
11WDecember 11, 19305–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)8–3–0
12TDecember 13, 19301–1 OTNew York Americans (1930–31)8–3–1
13TDecember 18, 19300–0 OTChicago Black Hawks (1930–31)8–3–2
14LDecember 23, 19301–5@ New York Rangers (1930–31)8–4–2
15WDecember 27, 19308–5Ottawa Senators (1930–31)9–4–2
16TDecember 30, 19301–1 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)9–4–3
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
17LJanuary 3, 19311–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)9–5–3
18LJanuary 6, 19312–6Detroit Falcons (1930–31)9–6–3
19WJanuary 8, 19312–1@ New York Americans (1930–31)10–6–3
20WJanuary 10, 19316–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)11–6–3
21WJanuary 13, 19312–1@ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)12–6–3
22WJanuary 15, 19314–1Montreal Maroons (1930–31)13–6–3
23LJanuary 17, 19311–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)13–7–3
24WJanuary 20, 19313–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1930–31)14–7–3
25WJanuary 22, 19313–0@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)15–7–3
26WJanuary 24, 19316–1New York Americans (1930–31)16–7–3
27WJanuary 29, 19317–1Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31)17–7–3
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
28WFebruary 1, 19314–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)18–7–3
29WFebruary 3, 19312–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)19–7–3
30TFebruary 5, 19314–4 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)19–7–4
31LFebruary 7, 19311–2Boston Bruins (1930–31)19–8–4
32WFebruary 15, 19312–0@ New York Americans (1930–31)20–8–4
33WFebruary 17, 19312–0Montreal Maroons (1930–31)21–8–4
34TFebruary 19, 19311–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1930–31)21–8–5
35WFebruary 21, 19316–4New York Americans (1930–31)22–8–5
36WFebruary 26, 19315–0Detroit Falcons (1930–31)23–8–5
37TFebruary 28, 19315–5 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31)23–8–6
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
38WMarch 3, 19311–0@ Ottawa Senators (1930–31)24–8–6
39LMarch 5, 19311–2New York Rangers (1930–31)24–9–6
40WMarch 8, 19312–0@ Detroit Falcons (1930–31)25–9–6
41WMarch 10, 19312–1Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31)26–9–6
42LMarch 12, 19310–3@ Montreal Maroons (1930–31)26–10–6
43TMarch 14, 19313–3 OTOttawa Senators (1930–31)26–10–7
44TMarch 21, 19314–4 OTPhiladelphia Quakers (1930–31)26–10–8

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the Boston Bruins, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens took the best-of-five series three games to two to advance to the final.

Final

Further information: 1931 Stanley Cup Final

Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks

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Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 3Montreal Canadiens2Chicago Black Hawks1
April 5Montreal Canadiens1Chicago Black Hawks22OT
April 9Chicago Black Hawks3Montreal Canadiens23OT
April 11Chicago Black Hawks1Montreal Canadiens2
April 14Chicago Black Hawks1Montreal Canadiens2
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Montreal won the best-of-five series 3–2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Howie MorenzC3928235149
Aurel JoliatLW4313223573
Johnny GagnonRW411872543
Pit LepineC441772463
Georges ManthaD/LW441161725
Albert LeducD44861482
Wildor LarochelleRW40851335
Nick WasnieRW44921126
Sylvio ManthaD44471175
Armand MondouLW4054910
Marty BurkeD4425791
Gus RiversRW442576
Bert McCaffreyRW/D2221310
Art LesieurD2120214
George HainsworthG440000
Jean PusieD60000
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Goaltending

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Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth27404426108891.958
Team:27404426108891.958
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Playoffs

Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Johnny GagnonRW106288
Georges ManthaD/LW105164
Pit LepineC104266
Nick WasnieRW104158
Howie MorenzC1014510
Aurel JoliatLW1004412
Sylvio ManthaD1021326
Marty BurkeD1012310
Wildor LarochelleRW101238
Albert LeducD70229
Gus RiversRW101010
George HainsworthG100000
Art LesieurD100004
Armand MondouLW80000
Jean PusieD30000
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Goaltending

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Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth7221064211.752
Team:7221064211.752
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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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

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