1949–50 Montreal Canadiens
League2nd NHL
1949–50 record29–22–19
Goals for172
Goals against150
Team information
General managerFrank J. Selke
CoachDick Irvin
CaptainÉmile Bouchard
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsMaurice Richard (43)
AssistsElmer Lach (33)
PointsMaurice Richard (65)
Penalty minutesMaurice Richard (114)
WinsBill Durnan (26)
Goals against averageGerry McNeil (1.50)

The 1949–50 Montreal Canadiens season was the 41st season in club history. The team placed second in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against New York Rangers four games to one.

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70371914229164+6588
2Montreal Canadiens70292219172150+2277
3Toronto Maple Leafs70312712176173+374
4New York Rangers70283111170189−1967
5Boston Bruins70223216198228−3060
6Chicago Black Hawks70223810203244−4154

Record vs. opponents

1949–50 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —5–7–23–8–34–5–55–5–45–7–2
Chicago 7–5–2—3–9–24–8–24–9–14–7–3
Detroit 8–3–39–3–2—5–3–67–5–28–5–1
Montreal 5–4–58–4–23–5–6—7–5–26–4–4
New York 5–5–49–4–15–7–25–7–2—4–8–2
Toronto 7–5–27–4–35–8–14–6–48–4–2—

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 13, 19494–0Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)1–0–0
2WOctober 15, 19493–1New York Rangers (1949–50)2–0–0
3WOctober 19, 19493–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)3–0–0
4LOctober 22, 19491–2Boston Bruins (1949–50)3–1–0
5TOctober 23, 19490–0@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)3–1–1
6LOctober 27, 19490–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)3–2–1
7LOctober 29, 19490–1Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)3–3–1
8WOctober 30, 19494–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)4–3–1
9LNovember 2, 19491–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)4–4–1
10TNovember 5, 19493–3Boston Bruins (1949–50)4–4–2
11TNovember 9, 19492–2@ New York Rangers (1949–50)4–4–3
12WNovember 10, 19494–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)5–4–3
13WNovember 12, 19495–3@ New York Rangers (1949–50)6–4–3
14TNovember 13, 19490–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)6–4–4
15LNovember 16, 19490–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)6–5–4
16LNovember 20, 19491–2@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)6–6–4
17WNovember 24, 19495–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)7–6–4
18WNovember 26, 19495–1New York Rangers (1949–50)8–6–4
19WNovember 27, 19496–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)9–6–4
20LNovember 30, 19492–5@ New York Rangers (1949–50)9–7–4
21LDecember 3, 19493–5Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)9–8–4
22LDecember 4, 19492–4@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)9–9–4
23TDecember 8, 19492–2Boston Bruins (1949–50)9–9–5
24TDecember 10, 19491–1Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)9–9–6
25WDecember 11, 19493–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)10–9–6
26TDecember 14, 19492–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)10–9–7
27WDecember 15, 19494–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)11–9–7
28WDecember 17, 19494–3Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)12–9–7
29LDecember 18, 19491–3@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)12–10–7
30LDecember 21, 19491–4@ New York Rangers (1949–50)12–11–7
31TDecember 24, 19490–0New York Rangers (1949–50)12–11–8
32LDecember 25, 19492–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)12–12–8
33TDecember 28, 19491–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)12–12–9
34WDecember 31, 19493–2Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)13–12–9
35LJanuary 1, 19501–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)13–13–9
36WJanuary 5, 19505–3Boston Bruins (1949–50)14–13–9
37LJanuary 7, 19501–3New York Rangers (1949–50)14–14–9
38WJanuary 10, 19507–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)15–14–9
39WJanuary 14, 19503–0Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)16–14–9
40WJanuary 18, 19501–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)17–14–9
41LJanuary 19, 19502–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)17–15–9
42WJanuary 21, 19503–1Boston Bruins (1949–50)18–15–9
43WJanuary 22, 19505–4@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)19–15–9
44TJanuary 26, 19501–1Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)19–15–10
45TJanuary 28, 19501–1Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)19–15–11
46LJanuary 29, 19500–2@ New York Rangers (1949–50)19–16–11
47TFebruary 1, 19503–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)19–16–12
48WFebruary 2, 19504–1New York Rangers (1949–50)20–16–12
49LFebruary 4, 19502–6Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)20–17–12
50WFebruary 5, 19504–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)21–17–12
51LFebruary 11, 19500–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)21–18–12
52TFebruary 12, 19503–3@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)21–18–13
53TFebruary 16, 19503–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)21–18–14
54LFebruary 18, 19502–4New York Rangers (1949–50)21–19–14
55LFebruary 20, 19500–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)21–20–14
56TFebruary 23, 19501–1Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)21–20–15
57WFebruary 25, 19503–2Boston Bruins (1949–50)22–20–15
58LMarch 2, 19502–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)22–21–15
59WMarch 4, 19503–1Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)23–21–15
60TMarch 6, 19502–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)23–21–16
61TMarch 9, 19501–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)23–21–17
62WMarch 11, 19505–0Boston Bruins (1949–50)24–21–17
63WMarch 12, 19505–1@ New York Rangers (1949–50)25–21–17
64LMarch 15, 19501–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)25–22–17
65TMarch 16, 19502–2Detroit Red Wings (1949–50)25–22–18
66WMarch 18, 19505–3New York Rangers (1949–50)26–22–18
67WMarch 19, 19504–2@ New York Rangers (1949–50)27–22–18
68WMarch 22, 19502–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1949–50)28–22–18
69WMarch 25, 19504–0Chicago Black Hawks (1949–50)29–22–18
70TMarch 26, 19503–3@ Boston Bruins (1949–50)29–22–19

Playoffs

Semi-finals

[3]

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Maurice RichardRW70432265114
Elmer LachC6415334833
Billy ReayC6819264548
Norm DussaultC6713243722
Leo GravelleRW7019102918
Ken ReardonD6712728109
Ken MosdellC6715122742
Doug HarveyD704202476
Rip RiopelleLW661282027
Glen HarmonD623161928
Calum MacKayLW528101844
Floyd CurryRW4988168
Roger LegerD553121521
Grant WarwickRW2626819
Butch BouchardD6917888
Gerry PlamondonLW371560
Bob FillionLW571348
Gilles DubeLW121232
Bert HirschfeldLW131232
Joe CarvethRW111122
Hal LaycoeD3002221
Bob FrydayRW21010
Lulu DenisRW20110
Bill DurnanG640112
Bob FramptonLW20000
Gerry McNeilG60000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Bill Durnan3840642621171412.208
Gerry McNeil360631291.501
Team:4200702922191502.149

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Norm DussaultC53140
Elmer LachC51234
Maurice RichardRW51126
Butch BouchardD50222
Doug HarveyD502210
Ken ReardonD202212
Floyd CurryRW51012
Bert HirschfeldLW51010
Glen HarmonD501121
Calum MacKayLW50112
Gerry PlamondonLW30112
Billy ReayC40110
Bill DurnanG30000
Bob FillionLW50000
Bob FramptonLW30000
Leo GravelleRW40000
Tom JohnsonD10000
Hal LaycoeD20000
Roger LegerD40002
Gerry McNeilG20000
Paul MegerLW20002
Ken MosdellC500012
Rip RiopelleLW10000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gerry McNeil13521152.220
Bill Durnan180303103.330
Team:315514152.860

[4]

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

Transactions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1949–1950 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens 1950-51 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  4. ↑ "1949-50 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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