1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1951–52 1951 2nd 34–26–10 22–8–5 12–18–5 195 164 Frank J. Selke Dick Irvin Emile Bouchard Montreal Forum Bernie Geoffrion (30) Elmer Lach (50) Elmer Lach (65) Doug Harvey (82) Gerry McNeil (34) Gerry McNeil (2.34) The 1951–52 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 43rd season of play. After qualifying for the playoffs in second place, the Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to advance to the final series. The Detroit Red Wings would sweep the Canadiens in the finals, four games to none. 2 Regular season Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1951–52 regular season1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1952_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 14, 1951||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 18, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||3–1–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1951||0–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||3–2–0 |- |6||L||October 22, 1951||1–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||3–3–0 |- |7||T||October 25, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||3–3–1 |- |8||L||October 28, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||3–4–1 |- |9||W||October 29, 1951||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||4–4–1 |- |10||L||October 31, 1951||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||4–5–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||L||November 1, 1951||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||4–6–1 |- |12||L||November 3, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||4–7–1 |- |13||W||November 8, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||5–7–1 |- |14||W||November 10, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||6–7–1 |- |15||T||November 11, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||6–7–2 |- |16||W||November 17, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||7–7–2 |- |17||T||November 18, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||7–7–3 |- |18||L||November 22, 1951||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||7–8–3 |- |19||L||November 24, 1951||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||7–9–3 |- |20||L||November 25, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||7–10–3 |- |21||W||November 29, 1951||5–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||8–10–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||W||December 1, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||9–10–3 |- |23||L||December 2, 1951||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||9–11–3 |- |24||L||December 8, 1951||0–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||9–12–3 |- |25||L||December 9, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||9–13–3 |- |26||T||December 13, 1951||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||9–13–4 |- |27||W||December 15, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||10–13–4 |- |28||W||December 16, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||11–13–4 |- |29||L||December 19, 1951||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||11–14–4 |- |30||W||December 20, 1951||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||12–14–4 |- |31||W||December 22, 1951||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||13–14–4 |- |32||L||December 23, 1951||0–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||13–15–4 |- |33||W||December 26, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||14–15–4 |- |34||W||December 29, 1951||7–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||15–15–4 |- |35||W||December 31, 1951||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||16–15–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||W||January 1, 1952||3–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||17–15–4 |- |37||W||January 3, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||18–15–4 |- |38||L||January 5, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||18–16–4 |- |39||W||January 12, 1952||8–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||19–16–4 |- |40||T||January 13, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||19–16–5 |- |41||T||January 17, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||19–16–6 |- |42||L||January 19, 1952||0–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||19–17–6 |- |43||L||January 20, 1952||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||19–18–6 |- |44||W||January 23, 1952||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||20–18–6 |- |45||W||January 24, 1952||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||21–18–6 |- |46||W||January 26, 1952||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||22–18–6 |- |47||W||January 27, 1952||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||23–18–6 |- |48||W||January 31, 1952||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||24–18–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||T||February 2, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||24–18–7 |- |50||L||February 3, 1952||0–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||24–19–7 |- |51||L||February 7, 1952||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||24–20–7 |- |52||L||February 9, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||24–21–7 |- |53||W||February 10, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||25–21–7 |- |54||W||February 14, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||26–21–7 |- |55||W||February 16, 1952||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||27–21–7 |- |56||L||February 17, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||27–22–7 |- |57||T||February 21, 1952||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||27–22–8 |- |58||W||February 23, 1952||7–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||28–22–8 |- |59||W||February 28, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||29–22–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||W||March 1, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||30–22–8 |- |61||W||March 2, 1952||6–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||31–22–8 |- |62||L||March 5, 1952||2–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||31–23–8 |- |63||T||March 8, 1952||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||31–23–9 |- |64||W||March 9, 1952||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||32–23–9 |- |65||W||March 13, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||33–23–9 |- |66||L||March 15, 1952||0–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||33–24–9 |- |67||L||March 16, 1952||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||33–25–9 |- |68||W||March 19, 1952||3–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||34–25–9 |- |69||T||March 22, 1952||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||34–25–10 |- |70||L||March 23, 1952||2–7 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1951–52) ||34–26–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs 1952 Stanley Cup Finals Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Elmer Lach C 70 15 50 65 36 Bernie Geoffrion RW 67 30 24 54 66 Maurice Richard RW 48 27 17 44 44 Paul Meger LW 69 24 18 42 44 Billy Reay C 68 7 34 41 20 Dick Gamble LW 64 23 17 40 8 Floyd Curry RW 64 20 18 38 10 Bert Olmstead LW 69 7 28 35 49 Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 33 18 15 33 44 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 68 6 23 29 82 Ken Mosdell C 44 5 11 16 19 Dollard St. Laurent D 40 3 10 13 30 Emile Bouchard D 60 3 9 12 45 John McCormack ice hockey C 54 2 10 12 4 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 67 0 7 7 76 Ross Lowe D/LW 31 1 5 6 42 Bud MacPherson D 54 2 1 3 24 Paul Masnick C 15 1 2 3 2 Lorne Davis RW 3 1 1 2 2 Gerry Couture RW 10 0 1 1 4 Calum MacKay ice hockey LW 12 0 1 1 8 Gene Achtymichuk C 1 0 0 0 0 Garry Edmundson LW 1 0 0 0 2 Bob Fryday RW 3 0 0 0 0 Cliff Malone RW 3 0 0 0 0 Donnie Marshall LW 1 0 0 0 0 Gerry McNeil G 70 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Gerry McNeil 4200 70 34 26 10 164 2.34 5 Team: 4200 70 34 26 10 164 2.34 5 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Floyd Curry RW 11 4 3 7 6 Maurice Richard RW 11 4 2 6 6 Bernie Geoffrion RW 11 3 1 4 6 Billy Reay C 10 2 2 4 7 Elmer Lach C 11 1 2 3 4 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 11 0 3 3 8 Paul Meger LW 11 0 3 3 2 Dollard St. Laurent D 9 0 3 3 6 Eddie Mazur D/LW 5 2 0 2 4 Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 11 1 1 2 12 Emile Bouchard D 11 0 2 2 14 Dick Gamble LW 7 0 2 2 0 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 11 1 0 1 2 Paul Masnick C 6 1 0 1 12 Ken Mosdell C 2 1 0 1 0 Bert Olmstead LW 11 0 1 1 4 Garry Edmundson LW 2 0 0 0 4 Stan Long D 3 0 0 0 0 Bud MacPherson D 11 0 0 0 0 Gerry McNeil G 11 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Gerry McNeil 688 11 4 7 23 2.01 1 Team: 688 11 4 7 23 2.01 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1951-52 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1952.html See also 1951–52 NHL season Citations References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Mon Mon