1940–41 Montreal Canadiens season

1940–41 Montreal Canadiens
League 6th NHL
1940–41 record 16–26–6
Goals for 121
Goals against 143
Team information
General Manager Tommy Gorman
Coach Dick Irvin
Captain Toe Blake
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals John Quilty (18)
Assists Toe Blake (20)
Points John Quilty (34)
Penalties in minutes Red Goupille (81)
Wins Bert Gardiner (13)
Goals against average Bert Gardiner (2.75)

The 1940–41 Montreal Canadiens season was the 32nd season in club history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against Chicago Black Hawks.

Off-season

During the off-season, Dick Irvin was hired as the new coach of the team. Irvin had previously been the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maple Leafs' owner Conn Smythe, who wanted to hire Hap Day, suggested Irvin to the Canadiens.[1][2]

Regular season

Rookie Johnny Quilty led the team in scoring and the team increased its wins total to 16 from 10 in the previous season.

Final standings

National Hockey League
GP W L T Pts GF GA
Boston Bruins482781367168102
Toronto Maple Leafs48281466214599
Detroit Red Wings4821161153112102
New York Rangers482119850143125
Chicago Black Hawks481625739112139
Montreal Canadiens481626638121147
New York Americans48829112799186

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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
         Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

1940-41 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYA NYR TOR
Boston —4–2–23–0–55–2–17–0–14–2–24–2–2
Chicago 2–4–2—2–63–4–13–2–34–3–12–6
Detroit 0–3–56–2—4–3–15–1–23–2–33–5
Montreal 2–5–14–3–13–4–1—4–3–12–5–11–6–1
N.Y. Americans 0–7–12–3–31–5–23–4–1—1–6–11–4–3
N.Y. Rangers 2–4–23–4–12–3–25–2–16–1–1—3–5
Toronto 2–4–26–25–36–1–14–1–35–3—

Playoffs

The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs and played the Chicago Black Hawks. The Black Hawks won the best-of-three series in three games, two games to one.

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TNovember 3, 19401–1 OTBoston Bruins (1940–41)0–0–1
2LNovember 10, 19401–3Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)0–1–1
3LNovember 14, 19402–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)0–2–1
4LNovember 16, 19402–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)0–3–1
5TNovember 17, 19404–4 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)0–3–2
6LNovember 21, 19401–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)0–4–2
7WNovember 23, 19403–1New York Americans (1940–41)1–4–2
8LNovember 24, 19401–2@ New York Americans (1940–41)1–5–2
9WNovember 26, 19403–2@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)2–5–2
10LNovember 30, 19401–6@ New York Rangers (1940–41)2–6–2
11LDecember 5, 19402–3New York Rangers (1940–41)2–7–2
12WDecember 7, 19403–2Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)3–7–2
13LDecember 12, 19403–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)3–8–2
14WDecember 15, 19402–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)4–8–2
15LDecember 19, 19400–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)4–9–2
16WDecember 21, 19403–1Boston Bruins (1940–41)5–9–2
17WDecember 26, 19407–5Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)6–9–2
18WDecember 28, 19403–0New York Americans (1940–41)7–9–2
19LDecember 31, 19402–4@ New York Americans (1940–41)7–10–2
20WJanuary 1, 19412–1@ New York Rangers (1940–41)8–10–2
21TJanuary 4, 19413–3 OTNew York Rangers (1940–41)8–10–3
22LJanuary 5, 19410–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)8–11–3
23LJanuary 7, 19413–4 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)8–12–3
24LJanuary 9, 19411–3 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)8–13–3
25LJanuary 11, 19411–2Boston Bruins (1940–41)8–14–3
26LJanuary 12, 19415–7@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)8–15–3
27WJanuary 16, 19415–1Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)9–15–3
28WJanuary 18, 19412–1Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)10–15–3
29LJanuary 23, 19412–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)10–16–3
30TJanuary 25, 19412–2 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)10–16–4
31LFebruary 2, 19411–2@ New York Rangers (1940–41)10–17–4
32LFebruary 4, 19413–5 OT@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)10–18–4
33TFebruary 6, 19414–4 OTDetroit Red Wings (1940–41)10–18–5
34TFebruary 8, 19413–3 OTNew York Americans (1940–41)10–18–6
35LFebruary 9, 19413–6 OT@ New York Americans (1940–41)10–19–6
36WFebruary 11, 19416–2New York Rangers (1940–41)11–19–6
37WFebruary 13, 19416–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)12–19–6
38LFebruary 15, 19410–5Boston Bruins (1940–41)12–20–6
39LFebruary 16, 19411–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)12–21–6
40LFebruary 20, 19411–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)12–22–6
41WFebruary 22, 19417–3Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41)13–22–6
42LFebruary 27, 19412–5@ New York Rangers (1940–41)13–23–6
43LMarch 1, 19411–3New York Rangers (1940–41)13–24–6
44WMarch 2, 19413–2@ New York Americans (1940–41)14–24–6
45WMarch 6, 19414–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41)15–24–6
46LMarch 8, 19410–4Detroit Red Wings (1940–41)15–25–6
47LMarch 9, 19410–8@ Boston Bruins (1940–41)15–26–6
48WMarch 15, 19416–0New York Americans (1940–41)16–26–6

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
John QuiltyC4818163431
Joe BenoitRW4516163232
Toe BlakeLW4812203249
Ray GetliffeC/LW3915102525
Murph ChamberlainLW4510152575
Tony DemersRW4613102317
Elmer LachC437142116
Jack AdamsLW426121811
Charlie SandsC/RW43513184
Polly DrouinLW2147110
Ken ReardonD34281041
Red GoupilleD4836981
Jack PortlandD4227934
Tony GraboskiLW/D3443712
Lou TrudelLW162352
Alex SingbushD3205515
Stuart Ernest SmithLW32132
Jim O'NeilC/RW120330
Georges ManthaD/LW60110
Paul BibeaultG40000
Wilf CudeG30000
Bert GardinerG420000
Paul HaynesC700012
Doug YoungD30004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bert Gardiner260042132361192.751
Wilf Cude1803210134.330
Paul Bibeault2104120154.290
Team:299048162661472.951

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Joe BenoitRW34042
Toe BlakeLW30335
Ray GetliffeC/LW31120
Murph ChamberlainLW302211
John QuiltyC30220
Elmer LachC31010
Charlie SandsC/RW21010
Jack PortlandD30112
Jack AdamsLW30000
Tony DemersRW20000
Polly DrouinLW10000
Bert GardinerG30000
Red GoupilleD20000
Tony GraboskiLW/D30006
Jim O'NeilC/RW30000
Ken ReardonD30004
Alex SingbushD30004
Stuart Ernest SmithLW10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Bert Gardiner21431282.240
Team:21431282.240

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
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;

Awards and records

See also

References

  • Hunter, Douglas (1997). Champions: The Illustrated History of Hockey's Greatest Dynasties. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-213-6.
  • Smythe, Conn; Young, Scott (1981). Conn Smythe: If you can't beat 'em in the alley. Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart. ISBN 0-7710-9078-1.
  1. ↑ Smythe & Young 1981, p. 143.
  2. ↑ Hunter 1997, p. 42.
  3. ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al., eds. THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  4. ↑ "1940–41 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  5. ↑ "1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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