1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season explained
| League: | NHL |
| Season: | 1922–23 |
| Year: | 1922 |
| Team: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Record: | 13–9–2 (28 points) |
| Goalsfor: | 73 |
| Goalsagainst: | 61 |
| Coach: | Leo Dandurand |
| Goalsleader: | Billy Boucher (23) |
| Assistsleader: | Aurel Joliat (9) |
| Pointsleader: | Billy Boucher (27) |
| Pimleader: | Billy Boucher (55) |
| Winsleader: | Georges Vezina (13) |
| Gaaleader: | Georges Vezina (2.46) |
The 1922–23 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's sixth season in the NHL and 14th overall. The Canadiens finished second in the league and reached the NHL finals, losing to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Ottawa Senators. It also marked the debut of Aurèle Joliat, who would spend the next sixteen years with the club.
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
1922–23 Game Log| December: 2–2–1 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 0–1–1) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | | 1 | December 16 | Montreal | 2–7 | | 0–1–0 | 0 | | 2 | December 20 | | 3–7 | Montreal | 1–1–0 | 2 | | 3 | December 23 | | 3–0 | Montreal | 1–2–0 | 2 | | 4 | December 27 | Montreal | 2–2 | Ottawa | 1–2–1 | 3 | | 5 | December 30 | Toronto | 2–8 | Montreal | 2–2–1 | 5 | |
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| January: 5–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–2–1) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | | 6 | January 3 | Montreal | 4–1 | Hamilton | 3–2–1 | 7 | | 7 | January 6 | Hamilton | 3–2 | Montreal | 3–3–1 | 7 | | 8 | January 10 | Montreal | 2–6 | Ottawa | 3–4–1 | 7 | | 9 | January 13 | Montreal | 2–2 | Toronto | 3–4–2 | 8 | | 10 | January 17 | Ottawa | 1–2 | Montreal | 4–4–2 | 10 | | 11 | January 20 | Toronto | 1–3 | Montreal | 5–4–2 | 12 | | 12 | January 24 | Montreal | 5–1 | Hamilton | 6–4–2 | 14 | | 13 | January 27 | Montreal | 2–4 | Toronto | 6–5–2 | 14 | | 14 | January 31 | Hamilton | 4–5 | Montreal | 7–5–2 | 16 | |
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| February: 4–4–0 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 0–4–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | | 15 | February 3 | Ottawa | 1–4 | Montreal | 8–5–2 | 18 | | 16 | February 7 | Montreal | 0–3 | Ottawa | 8–6–2 | 18 | | 17 | February 10 | Toronto | 3–5 | Montreal | 9–6–2 | 20 | | 18 | February 14 | Montreal | 2–4 | Hamilton | 9–7–2 | 20 | | 19 | February 17 | Montreal | 0–2 | Ottawa | 9–8–2 | 20 | | 20 | February 21 | Hamilton | 3–5 | Montreal | 10–8–2 | 22 | | 21 | February 24 | Montreal | 3–4 | Toronto | 10–9–2 | 22 | | 22 | February 28 | Toronto | 0–3 | Montreal | 11–9–2 | 24 | |
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| March: 2–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) |
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| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts | | 23 | March 3 | Ottawa | 0–1 | Montreal | 12–9–2 | 26 | | 24 | March 5 | Montreal | 4–1 | Hamilton | 13–9–2 | 28 | |
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 24 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 24 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 24 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Playoffs
They went against Ottawa for the championship and lost 3 goals to 2, or 2–3.
References
- Book: Mouton, Claude . The Montreal Canadiens . 1987 . Key Porter Books . 1-55013-051-X.
