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1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season

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The 1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season was the 39th season in club history. The team finished fifth, four points out of a playoff spot and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1939–40 season, their last time missing the playoffs until the 1969–70 season.

League5th NHL
1947–48 record20–29–11
Home record13–13–4
Road record7–16–7
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1947–48 Montreal Canadiens
League5th NHL
1947–48 record20–29–11
Home record13–13–4
Road record7–16–7
Goals for147
Goals against169
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainToe Blake
Bill Durnan (Jan–Apr)
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsElmer Lach (30)
AssistsElmer Lach (31)
PointsElmer Lach (61)
Penalty minutesKen Reardon (129)
WinsBill Durnan (20)
Goals against averageBill Durnan (2.77)
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Regular season

Bill Durnan was the last goaltender in the 20th century to serve as captain of an NHL team. He suffered his only losing season during the 1947–48 season, and, for the only time in his career, did not lead the league in goals against average.[1]

Final standings

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National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs60321513182143+3977
2Detroit Red Wings60301812187148+3972
3Boston Bruins60232413167168−159
4New York Rangers60212613176201−2555
5Montreal Canadiens60202911147169−2251
6Chicago Black Hawks6020346195225−3046
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Record vs. opponents

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1947–48 NHL Records [3]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —3–7–24–6–26–2–47–3–23–7–2
Chicago 7–3–2—2–104–7–16–4–21–10–1
Detroit 6–4–210–2—7–2–35–4–32–6–4
Montreal 2–6–47–4–12–7–3—3–7–26–5–1
New York 3–7–24–6–24–5–37–3–2—3–5–4
Toronto 7–3–210–1–16–2–45–6–15–3–4—
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Schedule and results

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1947–48 regular season[4]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 16, 19471–2New York Rangers (1947–48)0–1–0
2WOctober 18, 19474–2Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)1–1–0
3LOctober 22, 19471–3@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)1–2–0
4WOctober 25, 19475–0Boston Bruins (1947–48)2–2–0
5WOctober 26, 19474–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)3–2–0
6LOctober 29, 19471–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)3–3–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
7WNovember 2, 19474–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)4–3–0
8WNovember 6, 19473–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)5–3–0
9LNovember 8, 19471–3Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)5–4–0
10WNovember 13, 19475–2Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)6–4–0
11LNovember 15, 19471–9Boston Bruins (1947–48)6–5–0
12LNovember 16, 19472–4@ New York Rangers (1947–48)6–6–0
13TNovember 19, 19472–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)6–6–1
14LNovember 22, 19473–5New York Rangers (1947–48)6–7–1
15TNovember 23, 19472–2@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)6–7–2
16WNovember 27, 19472–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)7–7–2
17LNovember 29, 19471–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)7–8–2
18TNovember 30, 19471–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)7–8–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
19WDecember 6, 19474–0Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)8–8–3
20LDecember 7, 19470–1@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)8–9–3
21TDecember 10, 19474–4@ New York Rangers (1947–48)8–9–4
22LDecember 11, 19472–4New York Rangers (1947–48)8–10–4
23WDecember 14, 19474–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)9–10–4
24LDecember 20, 19472–4Boston Bruins (1947–48)9–11–4
25WDecember 21, 19474–3@ New York Rangers (1947–48)10–11–4
26LDecember 25, 19470–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)10–12–4
27WDecember 27, 19473–1Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)11–12–4
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
28LJanuary 1, 19481–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)11–13–4
29TJanuary 3, 19482–2Boston Bruins (1947–48)11–13–5
30LJanuary 4, 19482–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)11–14–5
31TJanuary 8, 19481–1Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)11–14–6
32TJanuary 10, 19481–1New York Rangers (1947–48)11–14–7
33LJanuary 11, 19481–3@ New York Rangers (1947–48)11–15–7
34WJanuary 15, 19488–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)12–15–7
35WJanuary 17, 19483–1Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)13–15–7
36TJanuary 18, 19481–1@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)13–15–8
37LJanuary 21, 19481–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)13–16–8
38LJanuary 24, 19481–5Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)13–17–8
39LJanuary 25, 19480–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)13–18–8
40TJanuary 28, 19483–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)13–18–9
41LJanuary 31, 19482–4New York Rangers (1947–48)13–19–9
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
42WFebruary 1, 19483–0@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)14–19–9
43LFebruary 5, 19482–7Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)14–20–9
44LFebruary 7, 19483–5Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)14–21–9
45LFebruary 14, 19482–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)14–22–9
46LFebruary 15, 19481–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)14–23–9
47WFebruary 19, 19483–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)15–23–9
48LFebruary 21, 19481–3Boston Bruins (1947–48)15–24–9
49LFebruary 22, 19483–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)15–25–9
50LFebruary 28, 19482–5Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)15–26–9
51LFebruary 29, 19483–5@ New York Rangers (1947–48)15–27–9
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
52WMarch 3, 19483–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)16–27–9
53TMarch 4, 19481–1Boston Bruins (1947–48)16–27–10
54TMarch 6, 19482–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1947–48)16–27–11
55LMarch 7, 19483–9@ Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)16–28–11
56WMarch 11, 19483–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1947–48)17–28–11
57WMarch 13, 19483–2New York Rangers (1947–48)18–28–11
58WMarch 14, 19486–3@ New York Rangers (1947–48)19–28–11
59WMarch 20, 19487–4Chicago Black Hawks (1947–48)20–28–11
60LMarch 21, 19483–4@ Boston Bruins (1947–48)20–29–11

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

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

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Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Elmer LachC6030316172
Maurice RichardRW5328255389
Toe BlakeLW32915244
Ken ReardonD5871522129
Billy ReayC606142024
Bob FillionLW3299188
Roger LegerD484141826
Jacques LocasRW56781566
Norm DussaultC28510154
Glen HarmonD561041452
Joe CarvethRW35110116
Emile BouchardD60461078
Murph ChamberlainLW3063962
Doug HarveyD3544832
Rip RiopelleLW5552712
Bob CarseLW2233616
Floyd CurryRW311560
John QuiltyC202354
Tod CampeauC142244
Jimmy PetersRW221346
Hal LaycoeD141234
Gerry PlamondonLW31120
Murdo MacKayRW/C140220
Ken MosdellC2310119
Bill DurnanG590005
Leo GravelleRW150000
Tom JohnsonD10000
Gerry McNeilG20000
George RobertsonLW/C10000
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Goaltending

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Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan3505592028101622.775
Gerry McNeil95201174.420
Team:3600602029111692.825
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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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