1929–30 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1929–30 1929 Montreal Canadiens Canadian 2nd 21–14–9 13–5–4 8–9–5 142 114 Leo Dandurand Cecil Hart Sylvio Mantha Montreal Forum Howie Morenz (40) Aurele JoliatHowie Morenz (13) Howie Morenz (53) Sylvio Mantha (108) George Hainsworth (20) George Hainsworth (2.42) yes The 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 21st season. The team placed second in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The team won three series to win the Stanley Cup, for the third time in team history, and the second time in the National Hockey League (NHL). 2 Regular season To combat low scoring, a major rule change was implemented. Players were now allowed forward passing in the offensive zone, instead of only in the defensive and neutral zones. This led to abuse: players sat in front of the opposing net waiting for a pass. The rule was changed again mid-season in December 1929, and players were no longer allowed to enter the offensive zone before the puck. Hence the birth of the modern-day offside rule. The Canadiens doubled their scoring output compared to the previous season. Highlights On December 14, 1929, Alfred Lepine scored four goals and added one assist in the second period of a game versus Ottawa, won 6–4 by Montreal. As of 2009, this feat is still the Canadiens' record for goals and points in one period.http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/records/regular_skaters Season records – Individual records Montreal Canadiens 2009-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090310141030/http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/records/regular_skaters 10 March 2009 live Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1929–30 regular season1929-30 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1930_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||November 14, 1929||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||0–0–1 |- |2||T||November 16, 1929||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||0–0–2 |- |3||L||November 19, 1929||1–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||0–1–2 |- |4||W||November 21, 1929||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||1–1–2 |- |5||W||November 24, 1929||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Americans (1929–30) ||2–1–2 |- |6||W||November 26, 1929||9–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||3–1–2 |- |7||W||November 30, 1929||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1929–30) ||4–1–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||L||December 3, 1929||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||4–2–2 |- |9||L||December 5, 1929||4–5 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||4–3–2 |- |10||W||December 7, 1929||1–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||5–3–2 |- |11||W||December 10, 1929||5–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||6–3–2 |- |12||L||December 12, 1929||3–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||6–4–2 |- |13||W||December 14, 1929||6–4 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||7–4–2 |- |14||T||December 17, 1929||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||7–4–3 |- |15||W||December 19, 1929||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||8–4–3 |- |16||T||December 21, 1929||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||8–4–4 |- |17||L||December 28, 1929||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||8–5–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |18||W||January 1, 1930||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||9–5–4 |- |19||L||January 2, 1930||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||9–6–4 |- |20||L||January 4, 1930||3–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||9–7–4 |- |21||L||January 7, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||9–8–4 |- |22||L||January 11, 1930||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||9–9–4 |- |23||W||January 16, 1930||6–1 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||10–9–4 |- |24||W||January 21, 1930||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1929–30) ||11–9–4 |- |25||L||January 25, 1930||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||11–10–4 |- |26||W||January 28, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||12–10–4 |- |27||W||January 30, 1930||1–0 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||13–10–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |28||L||February 1, 1930||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||13–11–4 |- |29||W||February 4, 1930||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||14–11–4 |- |30||T||February 6, 1930||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||14–11–5 |- |31||T||February 8, 1930||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||14–11–6 |- |32||T||February 13, 1930||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1929–30) ||14–11–7 |- |33||W||February 16, 1930||2–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1929–30) ||15–11–7 |- |34||W||February 18, 1930||2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1929–30) ||16–11–7 |- |35||W||February 22, 1930||9–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1929–30) ||17–11–7 |- |36||L||February 25, 1930||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1929–30) ||17–12–7 |- |37||W||February 27, 1930||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1929–30) ||18–12–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||March 1, 1930||4–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||19–12–7 |- |39||L||March 4, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1929–30) ||19–13–7 |- |40||L||March 6, 1930||0–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1929–30) ||19–14–7 |- |41||W||March 8, 1930||6–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1929–30) ||20–14–7 |- |42||T||March 11, 1930||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1929–30) ||20–14–8 |- |43||T||March 13, 1930||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1929–30) ||20–14–9 |- |44||W||March 18, 1930||8–3 || align="left"| New York Americans (1929–30) ||21–14–9 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Canadiens, by placing second had to play in the first round series versus the Chicago Black Hawks. The Canadiens won the two-game total-goals series 3–2. Next, were the New York Rangers who had defeated the Ottawa Senators in their first round series. The Canadiens swept the Rangers two games to none in a best-of-three series. The teams played 68 minutes and 52 seconds of overtime in the first game before Gus Rivers scored to win the game for the Canadiens. Finals 1930 Stanley Cup Finals The Canadiens advanced to the final against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins were heavily favoured, after winning all meetings with the Canadiens during the regular season. However, it meant little as the Canadiens swept the Bruins in two straight (3–0, 4–3) to win the Stanley Cup. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Howie Morenz C 44 40 10 50 72 Pit Lepine C 44 24 9 33 47 Aurel Joliat LW 42 19 12 31 40 Wildor Larochelle RW 44 14 11 25 28 Sylvio Mantha D 44 13 11 24 108 Nick Wasnie RW 44 12 11 23 64 Albert Leduc D 44 6 8 14 90 Marty Burke D 44 2 11 13 71 Armand Mondou LW 44 3 5 8 24 Georges Mantha D/LW 44 5 2 7 16 Bert McCaffrey RW/D 28 1 3 4 26 Gerry Carson D 35 1 0 1 8 Gus Rivers RW 19 1 0 1 2 Gord Fraser Gord Fraser (ice hockey) D 10 0 0 0 4 George Hainsworth G 42 0 0 0 0 Mickey Murray G 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Worters G 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 2680 42 20 13 9 108 2.42 4 Roy Worters† 60 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 Mickey Murray 60 1 0 1 0 4 4.00 0 Team: 2800 44 21 14 9 114 2.44 4 † Worters was loaned from the New York Americans for one game on February 27, 1930, vs. Toronto. Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Pit Lepine C 6 2 2 4 6 Nick Wasnie RW 6 2 2 4 12 Albert Leduc D 6 1 3 4 8 Howie Morenz C 6 3 0 3 10 Sylvio Mantha D 6 2 1 3 18 Bert McCaffrey RW/D 6 1 1 2 6 Armand Mondou LW 6 1 1 2 6 Aurel Joliat LW 6 0 2 2 6 Wildor Larochelle RW 6 1 0 1 12 Gus Rivers RW 6 1 0 1 2 Marty Burke D 6 0 1 1 6 Gerry Carson D 6 0 0 0 0 George Hainsworth G 6 0 0 0 0 Georges Mantha D/LW 6 0 0 0 8 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 481 6 5 0 6 0.75 3 Team: 481 6 5 0 6 0.75 3 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1929-30 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1930.html Transactions 1929–30 NHL transactions See also 1929–30 NHL season References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1969 National Hockey League 82–106 The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 1-55013-051-X Toronto, Ontario https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1930_games.html Hockey-reference.com 2009-05-06 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens Games Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal Category:1920s in Montreal Category:1930s in Montreal