1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1930–31 1930 Montreal Canadiens Canadian 1st 26–10–8 15–3–4 11–7–4 129 89 Leo Dandurand Cecil Hart Sylvio Mantha Montreal Forum Howie Morenz (28) Howie Morenz (23) Howie Morenz (51) Marty Burke (104) George Hainsworth (26) George Hainsworth (1.95) yes yes The 1930–31 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 22nd season. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Chicago Black Hawks three games to two in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Final for their second consecutive Cup win and fourth in team history. 2 Regular season Howie Morenz led the league in scoring. Final standings MON Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1930–31 regular season1930-31 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1931_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||W||November 15, 1930||5–1 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||November 18, 1930||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 20, 1930||7–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||2–1–0 |- |4||L||November 23, 1930||0–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||November 27, 1930||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||November 29, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||3–3–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |7||W||December 2, 1930||2–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||4–3–0 |- |8||W||December 4, 1930||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1930–31) ||5–3–0 |- |9||W||December 7, 1930||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||6–3–0 |- |10||W||December 9, 1930||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||7–3–0 |- |11||W||December 11, 1930||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||8–3–0 |- |12||T||December 13, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||8–3–1 |- |13||T||December 18, 1930||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||8–3–2 |- |14||L||December 23, 1930||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1930–31) ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||December 27, 1930||8–5 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||9–4–2 |- |16||T||December 30, 1930||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||9–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |17||L||January 3, 1931||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||9–5–3 |- |18||L||January 6, 1931||2–6 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||9–6–3 |- |19||W||January 8, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||10–6–3 |- |20||W||January 10, 1931||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||11–6–3 |- |21||W||January 13, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||12–6–3 |- |22||W||January 15, 1931||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||13–6–3 |- |23||L||January 17, 1931||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||13–7–3 |- |24||W||January 20, 1931||3–2 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1930–31) ||14–7–3 |- |25||W||January 22, 1931||3–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||15–7–3 |- |26||W||January 24, 1931||6–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||16–7–3 |- |27||W||January 29, 1931||7–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||17–7–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |28||W||February 1, 1931||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||18–7–3 |- |29||W||February 3, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||19–7–3 |- |30||T||February 5, 1931||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||19–7–4 |- |31||L||February 7, 1931||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||19–8–4 |- |32||W||February 15, 1931||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1930–31) ||20–8–4 |- |33||W||February 17, 1931||2–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||21–8–4 |- |34||T||February 19, 1931||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1930–31) ||21–8–5 |- |35||W||February 21, 1931||6–4 || align="left"| New York Americans (1930–31) ||22–8–5 |- |36||W||February 26, 1931||5–0 || align="left"| Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||23–8–5 |- |37||T||February 28, 1931||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1930–31) ||23–8–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |38||W||March 3, 1931||1–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||24–8–6 |- |39||L||March 5, 1931||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1930–31) ||24–9–6 |- |40||W||March 8, 1931||2–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Falcons (1930–31) ||25–9–6 |- |41||W||March 10, 1931||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1930–31) ||26–9–6 |- |42||L||March 12, 1931||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1930–31) ||26–10–6 |- |43||T||March 14, 1931||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1930–31) ||26–10–7 |- |44||T||March 21, 1931||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Quakers (1930–31) ||26–10–8 |- |- | 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 first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the Boston Bruins, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens took the best-of-five series three games to two to advance to the final. Final 1931 Stanley Cup Final Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Black Hawks Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 3Montreal Canadiens2Chicago Black Hawks1April 5Montreal Canadiens1Chicago Black Hawks2 2OTApril 9Chicago Black Hawks3Montreal Canadiens2 3OTApril 11Chicago Black Hawks1Montreal Canadiens2April 14Chicago Black Hawks1Montreal Canadiens2 Montreal won the best-of-five series 3–2. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Howie Morenz C 39 28 23 51 49 Aurel Joliat LW 43 13 22 35 73 Johnny Gagnon RW 41 18 7 25 43 Pit Lepine C 44 17 7 24 63 Georges Mantha D/LW 44 11 6 17 25 Albert Leduc D 44 8 6 14 82 Wildor Larochelle RW 40 8 5 13 35 Nick Wasnie RW 44 9 2 11 26 Sylvio Mantha D 44 4 7 11 75 Armand Mondou LW 40 5 4 9 10 Marty Burke D 44 2 5 7 91 Gus Rivers RW 44 2 5 7 6 Bert McCaffrey RW/D 22 2 1 3 10 Art Lesieur D 21 2 0 2 14 George Hainsworth G 44 0 0 0 0 Jean Pusie D 6 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 2740 44 26 10 8 89 1.95 8 Team: 2740 44 26 10 8 89 1.95 8 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Johnny Gagnon RW 10 6 2 8 8 Georges Mantha D/LW 10 5 1 6 4 Pit Lepine C 10 4 2 6 6 Nick Wasnie RW 10 4 1 5 8 Howie Morenz C 10 1 4 5 10 Aurel Joliat LW 10 0 4 4 12 Sylvio Mantha D 10 2 1 3 26 Marty Burke D 10 1 2 3 10 Wildor Larochelle RW 10 1 2 3 8 Albert Leduc D 7 0 2 2 9 Gus Rivers RW 10 1 0 1 0 George Hainsworth G 10 0 0 0 0 Art Lesieur D 10 0 0 0 4 Armand Mondou LW 8 0 0 0 0 Jean Pusie D 3 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 722 10 6 4 21 1.75 2 Team: 722 10 6 4 21 1.75 2 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1930-31 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1931.html Awards and records O'Brien Cup – winner of Canadian division See also 1930–31 NHL season Citations References The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1969 National Hockey League 109–134 The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 1-55013-051-X Toronto, Ontario Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Category:1930s in Montreal