1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season explained

Team:	Montreal Canadiens
League:	NHL
Season:	1944–45
Year:	1944
Division:	NHL
Divisionrank:	1st
Record:	38–8–4
Goalsfor:	228
Goalsagainst:	121
Goalsleader:	Maurice Richard (50)
Assistsleader:	Elmer Lach (54)
Pointsleader:	Elmer Lach (80)
Pimleader:	Maurice Richard (46)
Winsleader:	Bill Durnan (38)
Gaaleader:	Bill Durnan (2.42)
Powtrophy:	yes

The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals.

Regular season

Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games

In 1945, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 28, 1944	3–2	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	1–0–0
2	L	November 2, 1944	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	1–1–0
3	W	November 4, 1944	3–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	2–1–0
4	W	November 5, 1944	3–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	3–1–0
5	W	November 9, 1944	9–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	4–1–0
6	L	November 11, 1944	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	4–2–0
7	W	November 12, 1944	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	5–2–0
8	W	November 18, 1944	6–3	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	6–2–0
9	W	November 19, 1944	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	7–2–0
10	W	November 21, 1944	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	8–2–0
11	T	November 23, 1944	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	8–2–1
12	L	November 25, 1944	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	8–3–1
13	W	November 26, 1944	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	9–3–1
14	L	November 30, 1944	5–7	New York Rangers (1944–45)	9–4–1
15	W	December 3, 1944	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	10–4–1
16	W	December 5, 1944	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	11–4–1
17	T	December 14, 1944	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	11–4–2
18	W	December 16, 1944	8–5	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	12–4–2
19	W	December 17, 1944	4–1	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	13–4–2
20	W	December 23, 1944	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	14–4–2
21	W	December 28, 1944	9–1	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	15–4–2
22	W	December 30, 1944	4–1	New York Rangers (1944–45)	16–4–2
23	W	January 2, 1945	6–3	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	17–4–2
24	L	January 4, 1945	2–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	17–5–2
25	W	January 6, 1945	10–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	18–5–2
26	W	January 11, 1945	7–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	19–5–2
27	W	January 13, 1945	8–3	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	20–5–2
28	W	January 14, 1945	6–2	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	21–5–2
29	W	January 17, 1945	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	22–5–2
30	W	January 20, 1945	5–2	New York Rangers (1944–45)	23–5–2
31	W	January 21, 1945	6–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	24–5–2
32	W	January 27, 1945	11–3	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	25–5–2
33	W	January 28, 1945	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	26–5–2
34	T	February 1, 1945	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	26–5–3
35	W	February 3, 1945	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	27–5–3
36	W	February 4, 1945	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	28–5–3
37	W	February 8, 1945	9–4	New York Rangers (1944–45)	29–5–3
38	W	February 10, 1945	5–2	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	30–5–3
39	W	February 11, 1945	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	31–5–3
40	W	February 17, 1945	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	32–5–3
41	T	February 18, 1945	0–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	32–5–4
42	W	February 25, 1945	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	33–5–4
43	L	March 3, 1945	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	33–6–4
44	L	March 4, 1945	4–6	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	33–7–4
45	W	March 8, 1945	3–2	Boston Bruins (1944–45)	34–7–4
46	W	March 10, 1945	7–3	New York Rangers (1944–45)	35–7–4
47	W	March 11, 1945	11–5	@ New York Rangers (1944–45)	36–7–4
48	L	March 15, 1945	1–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45)	36–8–4
49	W	March 17, 1945	4–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	37–8–4
50	W	March 18, 1945	4–2	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45)	38–8–4

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	C	50	26	54	80	37
	RW	50	50	23	73	46
	LW	49	29	38	67	25
	C	50	21	23	44	2
	LW	48	20	16	36	20
	D	50	11	23	34	34
	RW	50	18	13	31	23
	C/D	49	2	22	24	58
	C/LW	41	16	7	23	34
	C	31	12	6	18	16
	LW	31	6	8	14	12
	LW	32	2	12	14	38
	D	43	5	8	13	20
	D	42	5	8	13	41
	C/LW	12	2	6	8	4
	RW	5	2	2	4	2
	D	9	1	0	1	10
	C	2	0	1	1	4
	C	1	0	1	1	0
	G	50	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1
Team:	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW	6	6	2	8	10
	C	6	4	4	8	2
	D	6	3	4	7	4
	LW	1	3	0	3	0
	LW	6	1	1	2	10
	LW	6	1	1	2	4
	C/D	6	1	1	2	2
	LW	6	0	2	2	5
	C	2	1	0	1	0
	D	6	1	0	1	2
	C/LW	6	0	1	1	0
	C	1	0	1	1	0
	D	3	0	1	1	2
	G	6	0	0	0	0
	D	3	0	0	0	0
	RW	4	0	0	0	0
	C	2	0	0	0	0
	RW	1	0	0	0	2
	C	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	373	6	2	4	15	2.41	0
Team:	373	6	2	4	15	2.41	0

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External links

• Canadiens on Hockey Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-06-04 .
2. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.