1913–14 Montreal Canadiens season

1913–14 Montreal Canadiens
League	1st(tie) NHA
1913–14 record	13–7–0
Home record	9–1–0
Road record	4–6–0
Goals for	85
Goals against	65
Team information
General Manager	George Kennedy
Coach	Jimmy Gardner
Captain	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Montreal Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Jack Darragh (22)
Goals against average	Georges Vezina (3.3)

The 1913–14 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's fifth season and fifth of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club would post a 13–7 record and tie for first place. The Canadiens met Toronto in a league championship series, losing in a two-game, total-goals series 2–6.

Regular season

Highlights

On January 10, 1914, in a game against the Montreal Wanderers, Newsy Lalonde scored six goals in one game. As of 2014, this is still the Canadiens' record for most goals in one game. Lalonde would repeat the feat in 1920. Lalonde would score five goals in one game one month later on February 11, again against the Wanderers.

Final standings

National Hockey Association
	GP	W	L	P	GF	GA
Toronto Hockey Club	20	13	7	26	93	65
Montreal Canadiens	20	13	7	26	85	65
Quebec Bulldogs	20	12	8	24	111	73
Ottawa Senators	20	11	9	22	65	71
Montreal Wanderers	20	7	13	14	102	125
Toronto Ontarios	20	4	16	8	61	118

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, P = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Schedule and results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	27	Canadiens	0	Toronto	3
Dec.	30	Canadiens	4	Quebec	3
Jan.	3	Ontarios	3	Canadiens	4
	7	Canadiens	0	Ottawa	6
	10	Wanderers	2	Canadiens	8
	14	Quebec	3	Canadiens	4
	17	Canadiens	9	Ontarios	3
	21	Ottawa	3	Canadiens	2
	24	Canadiens	9	Wanderers	1
	28	Toronto	3	Canadiens	4
	31	Canadiens	4	Ontarios	6
Feb.	4	Canadiens	1	Quebec	6
	7	Toronto	3	Canadiens	9
	11	Canadiens	6	Wanderers	2
	14	Ottawa	0	Canadiens	1 (6'40" overtime)
	18	Quebec	1	Canadiens	2
	21	Canadiens	2	Toronto	3
	25	Canadiens	5	Ottawa	6 (30' overtime)
	28	Wanderers	5	Canadiens	6 (2'20" overtime)
Mar.	4	Ontarios	3	Canadiens	5

Playoffs

The team tied for first and played Toronto for the league championship and Stanley Cup.

Toronto vs. Montreal

Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Location
March 7, 1914	Montreal Canadiens	2–0	Toronto HC	Montreal Arena
March 11, 1914	Toronto HC	6–0	Montreal Canadiens	Arena Gardens
Toronto wins total goals series 6 goals to 2 to win the O'Brien Cup and the Stanley Cup.

Roster

Georges Vézina (goaltender)
Louis Berlinquette, Hector Dallaire, Ernest Dubeau, Clayton Fréchette, Jimmy Gardner, Alphonse Jetté, Newsy Lalonde, Jack Laviolette, Émile Marchildon, Didier Pitre, H. Scott, Donald Smith

Source:

Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books. p. 149.

References

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 242–248.
McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGrawHill-Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.

↑ Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 255.

Montreal Canadiens seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

1913–14 NHA season by team
NHA	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Wanderers Ottawa Quebec Toronto Toronto Ontarios
See also	Transactions