1938–39 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1938â39 Montreal Canadiens season was the 30th season in club history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the first round to the Detroit Red Wings 2 games to 1.
| 1938â39 Montreal Canadiens | |
|---|---|
| League | 6th NHL |
| 1938â39 record | 15â24â9 |
| Home record | 8â11â5 |
| Road record | 7â13â4 |
| Goals for | 115 |
| Goals against | 146 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Cecil Hart |
| Coach | Cecil Hart |
| Captain | Babe Siebert |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Toe Blake (24) |
| Assists | Paul Haynes (32) |
| Points | Toe Blake (47) |
| Penalty minutes | Stewart Evans (58) |
| Wins | Claude Bourque (9) |
| Goals against average | Claude Bourque (2.65) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 48 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 156 | 76 | 74 |
| New York Rangers | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 149 | 105 | 58 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 114 | 107 | 47 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 119 | 157 | 44 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 48 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 107 | 128 | 42 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 115 | 146 | 39 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 48 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 91 | 132 | 32 |
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.
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYA | NYR | TOR | |||||
| Boston | â | 8â0 | 7â1 | 6â2 | 5â2â1 | 5â3 | 5â2â1 | |||||
| Chicago | 0â8 | â | 1â5â2 | 4â4 | 2â4â2 | 3â4â1 | 2â3â3 | |||||
| Detroit | 1â7 | 5â1â2 | â | 4â3â1 | 3â3â2 | 2â6 | 3â4â1 | |||||
| Montreal | 2â6 | 4â4 | 3â4â1 | â | 3â2â3 | 1â4â3 | 2â4â2 | |||||
| N.Y. Americans | 2â5â1 | 4â2â2 | 3â3â2 | 2â3â3 | â | 2â5â1 | 4â3â1 | |||||
| N.Y. Rangers | 3â5 | 4â3â1 | 6â2 | 4â1â3 | 5â2â1 | â | 4â3â1 | |||||
| Toronto | 2â5â1 | 3â2â2 | 4â3â1 | 4â2â2 | 3â4â1 | 3â4â1 | â | |||||
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
The NHL revised its playoff format and six of seven teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first round, the Canadiens would meet Detroit, which had finished in fifth place. They lost in a best of three series in 3 games, or 1â2.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitor | Home | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 21 | Detroit Red Wings | Montreal Canadiens | 2â0 | 1â0 |
| March 23 | Montreal Canadiens | Detroit Red Wings | 3â7 | 1â1 |
| March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | Detroit Red Wings | 0â1 | 1â2 |
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toe Blake | LW | 48 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 10 |
| Paul Haynes | C | 47 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 27 |
| Johnny Gagnon | RW | 45 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 23 |
| Herb Cain | LW | 45 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 26 |
| Lou Trudel | LW | 31 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| Rod Lorrain | RW | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 |
| Polly Drouin | LW | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Babe Siebert | LW/D | 44 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 36 |
| Bill Summerhill | RW | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| Georges Mantha | D/LW | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Walt Buswell | D | 46 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Armand Mondou | LW | 34 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| George Brown | C | 18 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 58 |
| Jimmy Ward | RW | 36 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Des Smith | D | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Cy Wentworth | D | 45 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Red Goupille | D | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Paul Raymond | RW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Marcel Tremblay | RW | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Gracie | C/LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Claude Bourque | G | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Cude | G | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Mancuso | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Willson | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilf Cude | 1440 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 77 | 3.21 | 2 |
| Claude Bourque | 1560 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 69 | 2.65 | 2 |
| Team: | 3000 | 48 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 146 | 2.92 | 4 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Lorrain | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Walt Buswell | D | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Toe Blake | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Gagnon | RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Armand Mondou | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lou Trudel | LW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Polly Drouin | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Claude Bourque | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herb Cain | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stewart Evans | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Haynes | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Georges Mantha | D/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Raymond | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Babe Siebert | LW/D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Summerhill | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Ward | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cy Wentworth | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Bourque | 188 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.55 | 1 |
| Team: | 188 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.55 | 1 |
- 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;