1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1944–45 1944 1st 38–8–4 21–2–2 17–6–2 228 121 Tommy Gorman Dick Irvin Toe Blake Montreal Forum Maurice Richard (50) Elmer Lach (54) Elmer Lach (80) Maurice Richard (46) Bill Durnan (38) Bill Durnan (2.42) yes The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals. 2 Regular season Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games In 1944–45, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1944–45 regular season1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1945_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 28, 1944||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||1–0–0 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |2||L||November 2, 1944||1–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||November 4, 1944||3–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||November 5, 1944||3–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||November 9, 1944||9–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||4–1–0 |- |6||L||November 11, 1944||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||4–2–0 |- |7||W||November 12, 1944||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||5–2–0 |- |8||W||November 18, 1944||6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||6–2–0 |- |9||W||November 19, 1944||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||7–2–0 |- |10||W||November 21, 1944||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||8–2–0 |- |11||T||November 23, 1944||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||8–2–1 |- |12||L||November 25, 1944||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||8–3–1 |- |13||W||November 26, 1944||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||9–3–1 |- |14||L||November 30, 1944||5–7 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||9–4–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |15||W||December 3, 1944||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||10–4–1 |- |16||W||December 5, 1944||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||11–4–1 |- |17||T||December 14, 1944||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||11–4–2 |- |18||W||December 16, 1944||8–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||12–4–2 |- |19||W||December 17, 1944||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||13–4–2 |- |20||W||December 23, 1944||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||14–4–2 |- |21||W||December 28, 1944||9–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||15–4–2 |- |22||W||December 30, 1944||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||16–4–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |23||W||January 2, 1945||6–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||17–4–2 |- |24||L||January 4, 1945||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||17–5–2 |- |25||W||January 6, 1945||10–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||18–5–2 |- |26||W||January 11, 1945||7–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||19–5–2 |- |27||W||January 13, 1945||8–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||20–5–2 |- |28||W||January 14, 1945||6–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||21–5–2 |- |29||W||January 17, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||22–5–2 |- |30||W||January 20, 1945||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||23–5–2 |- |31||W||January 21, 1945||6–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||24–5–2 |- |32||W||January 27, 1945||11–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||25–5–2 |- |33||W||January 28, 1945||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||26–5–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |34||T||February 1, 1945||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||26–5–3 |- |35||W||February 3, 1945||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||27–5–3 |- |36||W||February 4, 1945||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||28–5–3 |- |37||W||February 8, 1945||9–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||29–5–3 |- |38||W||February 10, 1945||5–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||30–5–3 |- |39||W||February 11, 1945||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||31–5–3 |- |40||W||February 17, 1945||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||32–5–3 |- |41||T||February 18, 1945||0–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||32–5–4 |- |42||W||February 25, 1945||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||33–5–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |43||L||March 3, 1945||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) ||33–6–4 |- |44||L||March 4, 1945||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||33–7–4 |- |45||W||March 8, 1945||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||34–7–4 |- |46||W||March 10, 1945||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1944–45) ||35–7–4 |- |47||W||March 11, 1945||11–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1944–45) ||36–7–4 |- |48||L||March 15, 1945||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) ||36–8–4 |- |49||W||March 17, 1945||4–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) ||37–8–4 |- |50||W||March 18, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1944–45) ||38–8–4 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs January 2013 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Elmer Lach C 50 26 54 80 37 Maurice Richard RW 50 50 23 73 46 Toe Blake LW 49 29 38 67 25 Buddy O'Connor C 50 21 23 44 2 Dutch Hiller LW 48 20 16 36 20 Emile Bouchard D 50 11 23 34 34 Fern Gauthier RW 50 18 13 31 23 Leo Lamoureux C/D 49 2 22 24 58 Ray Getliffe C/LW 41 16 7 23 34 Ken Mosdell C 31 12 6 18 16 Bob Fillion LW 31 6 8 14 12 Murph Chamberlain LW 32 2 12 14 38 Frank Eddolls D 43 5 8 13 20 Glen Harmon D 42 5 8 13 41 Fern Majeau C/LW 12 2 6 8 4 Roly Rossignol RW 5 2 2 4 2 Wilf Field D 9 1 0 1 10 Rosario Joannette C 2 0 1 1 4 Nils Tremblay C 1 0 1 1 0 Bill Durnan G 50 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Bill Durnan 3000 50 38 8 4 121 2.42 1 Team: 3000 50 38 8 4 121 2.42 1 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Maurice Richard RW 6 6 2 8 10 Elmer Lach C 6 4 4 8 2 Emile Bouchard D 6 3 4 7 4 Bob Fillion LW 1 3 0 3 0 Murph Chamberlain LW 6 1 1 2 10 Dutch Hiller LW 6 1 1 2 4 Leo Lamoureux C/D 6 1 1 2 2 Toe Blake LW 6 0 2 2 5 Eddie Emberg C 2 1 0 1 0 Glen Harmon D 6 1 0 1 2 Ray Getliffe C/LW 6 0 1 1 0 John Mahaffy John Mahaffy (ice hockey) C 1 0 1 1 0 Butch Stahan D 3 0 1 1 2 Bill Durnan G 6 0 0 0 0 Frank Eddolls D 3 0 0 0 0 Fern Gauthier RW 4 0 0 0 0 Buddy O'Connor C 2 0 0 0 0 Roly Rossignol RW 1 0 0 0 2 Nils Tremblay C 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Bill Durnan 373 6 2 4 15 2.41 0 Team: 373 6 2 4 15 2.41 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1945.html References External links Canadiens on Hockey Database Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal