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1946–47 Montreal Canadiens season

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The 1946–47 Montreal Canadiens season was the 38th season in club history. The team placed first in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals against the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to two.

League1st NHL
1946–47 record34–16–10
Home record19–6–5
Road record15–10–5
Quick facts Montreal Canadiens, League ...
1946–47 Montreal Canadiens
League1st NHL
1946–47 record34–16–10
Home record19–6–5
Road record15–10–5
Goals for189
Goals against138
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMaurice Richard (45)
AssistsToe Blake (29)
PointsMaurice Richard (71)
Penalty minutesMurph Chamberlain (97)
WinsBill Durnan (34)
Goals against averageBill Durnan (2.30)
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Regular season

Final standings

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National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens60341610189138+5178
2Toronto Maple Leafs60311910209172+3772
3Boston Bruins60262311190175+1563
4Detroit Red Wings60222711190193−355
5New York Rangers6022326167186−1950
6Chicago Black Hawks6019374193274−8142
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Record vs. opponents

More information NHL Records, Team ...
1946–47 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–5–16–3–31–9–27–3–25–5–2
Chicago 5–6–1—4–7–13–8–14–83–8–1
Detroit 3–6–37–4–1—4–6–26–3–32–8–2
Montreal 9–1–28–3–16–4–2—6–5–15–3–4
New York 3–7–28–43–6–35–6–1—4–8
Toronto 5–5–28–3–18–2–23–5–48–4—
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Schedule and results

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1946–47 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WOctober 17, 19463–0New York Rangers (1946–47)1–0–0
2TOctober 19, 19461–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)1–0–1
3LOctober 23, 19461–4New York Rangers (1946–47)1–1–1
4WOctober 26, 19467–2Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)2–1–1
5LOctober 27, 19461–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)2–2–1
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
6TNovember 1, 19461–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)2–2–2
7WNovember 7, 19464–3Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)3–2–2
8WNovember 9, 19465–2Boston Bruins (1946–47)4–2–2
9LNovember 10, 19463–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)4–3–2
10TNovember 13, 19464–4@ New York Rangers (1946–47)4–3–3
11WNovember 14, 19464–3Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)5–3–3
12LNovember 16, 19460–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)5–4–3
13WNovember 17, 19464–1@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)6–4–3
14LNovember 23, 19462–3New York Rangers (1946–47)6–5–3
15WNovember 24, 19464–2@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)7–5–3
16WNovember 27, 19466–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)8–5–3
17WNovember 30, 19464–1Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)9–5–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
18WDecember 3, 19464–1Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)10–5–3
19LDecember 4, 19461–2@ New York Rangers (1946–47)10–6–3
20WDecember 8, 19465–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)11–6–3
21WDecember 11, 19463–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)12–6–3
22WDecember 15, 19465–3@ New York Rangers (1946–47)13–6–3
23WDecember 21, 19465–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)14–6–3
24WDecember 22, 19464–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)15–6–3
25LDecember 25, 19460–2@ New York Rangers (1946–47)15–7–3
26WDecember 26, 19464–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)16–7–3
27WDecember 28, 19468–2Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)17–7–3
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
28WJanuary 1, 19475–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)18–7–3
29WJanuary 4, 19474–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)19–7–3
30LJanuary 8, 19472–4Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)19–8–3
31LJanuary 11, 19471–2Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)19–9–3
32LJanuary 12, 19471–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)19–10–3
33LJanuary 15, 19471–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)19–11–3
34TJanuary 16, 19471–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)19–11–4
35WJanuary 18, 19476–2New York Rangers (1946–47)20–11–4
36TJanuary 19, 19472–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)20–11–5
37WJanuary 22, 19474–3@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)21–11–5
38WJanuary 25, 19474–1Boston Bruins (1946–47)22–11–5
39WJanuary 28, 19474–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)23–11–5
40WJanuary 30, 19472–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)24–11–5
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
41WFebruary 1, 19472–1New York Rangers (1946–47)25–11–5
42LFebruary 2, 19471–7@ New York Rangers (1946–47)25–12–5
43WFebruary 5, 19473–2@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)26–12–5
44WFebruary 6, 19478–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)27–12–5
45WFebruary 8, 19474–3Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)28–12–5
46TFebruary 12, 19471–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)28–12–6
47TFebruary 15, 19474–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)28–12–7
48TFebruary 16, 19472–2@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)28–12–8
49LFebruary 22, 19473–7@ Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)28–13–8
50TFebruary 23, 19472–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)28–13–9
51WFebruary 26, 19471–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)29–13–9
52WFebruary 27, 19476–5Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)30–13–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
53LMarch 1, 19471–2Boston Bruins (1946–47)30–14–9
54TMarch 6, 19471–1Detroit Red Wings (1946–47)30–14–10
55WMarch 9, 19474–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)31–14–10
56WMarch 15, 19471–0New York Rangers (1946–47)32–14–10
57WMarch 16, 19474–3@ New York Rangers (1946–47)33–14–10
58LMarch 19, 19474–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1946–47)33–15–10
59LMarch 22, 19474–5Chicago Black Hawks (1946–47)33–16–10
60WMarch 23, 19473–2@ Boston Bruins (1946–47)34–16–10

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

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Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Further information: 1947 Stanley Cup Finals

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW6045267169
Toe BlakeLW602129506
Billy ReayC5922204217
Leo GravelleRW5316143012
Elmer LachC3114163022
Buddy O'ConnorC461020306
Jimmy PetersRW6011132427
Ken ReardonD525172284
Roger LegerD494182212
George AllenLW/D497142112
Murph ChamberlainLW4910102097
Ken MosdellC545101550
Glen HarmonD57591453
Leo LamoureuxC/D502111314
Emile BouchardD60571260
Bob FillionLW5763916
John QuiltyC31120
Hub MaceyLW120110
Joe BenoitRW60004
Bill DurnanG600000
Frank EddollsD60000
Doug LewisLW30000
George PargeterLW40000
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Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan3600603416101382.304
Team:3600603416101382.304
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Playoffs

Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW10651144
Toe BlakeLW112790
Billy ReayC1161714
Buddy O'ConnorC83470
Roger LegerD1106610
John QuiltyC73259
George AllenLW/D111346
Murph ChamberlainLW1113419
Jimmy PetersRW1112310
Ken ReardonD712320
Emile BouchardD1103321
Leo GravelleRW62022
Ken MosdellC42024
Glen HarmonD111124
Murdo MacKayRW/C90110
Bill DurnanG110000
Frank EddollsD70004
Bob FillionLW80000
Leo LamoureuxC/D40004
Hub MaceyLW70000
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Goaltending

More information Player, MIN ...
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan7201165231.921
Team:7201165231.921
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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;

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