1949-50 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 29-22-19 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (29-22-19)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1949-50 Montreal Canadiens StatisticsTeam Record: 29-22-19 - 77 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 1-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (29-22-19)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1949-50 Montreal Canadiens Roster
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1949-50 season with a record of 29 wins and 22 losses and 19 ties for 77 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Canadiens led the league with just 150 goals allowed. Montreal scored 172 goals. Maurice Richard netted 43 goals for the squad, while Elmer Lach contributed 33 assists. Bill Durnan earned 26 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.20 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1949-50 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 172
Regular Season Goals Against: 150
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 15, 1949 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 19, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| October 22, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 23, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 2-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-1-1 | OT | |
| October 27, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | L | 2-2-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-2-1 | ||
| October 29, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | L | 2-3-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-3-1 | ||
| October 30, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 2-3-0 | 2-0-1 | 4-3-1 | ||
| November 2, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 2-3-0 | 2-1-1 | 4-4-1 | ||
| November 5, 1949 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 2-3-1 | 2-1-1 | 4-4-2 | OT | |
| November 9, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 2-3-1 | 2-1-2 | 4-4-3 | OT | |
| November 10, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 3-3-1 | 2-1-2 | 5-4-3 | ||
| November 12, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 3-3-1 | 3-1-2 | 6-4-3 | ||
| November 13, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | T | 3-3-1 | 3-1-3 | 6-4-4 | OT | |
| November 16, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 3-3-1 | 3-2-3 | 6-5-4 | ||
| November 20, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 3-3-1 | 3-3-3 | 6-6-4 | ||
| November 24, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 4-3-1 | 3-3-3 | 7-6-4 | ||
| November 26, 1949 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 5-3-1 | 3-3-3 | 8-6-4 | ||
| November 27, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 5-3-1 | 4-3-3 | 9-6-4 | ||
| November 30, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 5-3-1 | 4-4-3 | 9-7-4 | ||
| December 3, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 5-4-1 | 4-4-3 | 9-8-4 | ||
| December 4, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 5-4-1 | 4-5-3 | 9-9-4 | ||
| December 8, 1949 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 5-4-2 | 4-5-3 | 9-9-5 | OT | |
| December 10, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 5-4-3 | 4-5-3 | 9-9-6 | OT | |
| December 11, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 5-4-3 | 5-5-3 | 10-9-6 | ||
| December 14, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 5-4-3 | 5-5-4 | 10-9-7 | OT | |
| December 15, 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 6-4-3 | 5-5-4 | 11-9-7 | ||
| December 17, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 7-4-3 | 5-5-4 | 12-9-7 | ||
| December 18, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 7-4-3 | 5-6-4 | 12-10-7 | ||
| December 21, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 7-4-3 | 5-7-4 | 12-11-7 | ||
| December 24, 1949 | New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | T | 7-4-4 | 5-7-4 | 12-11-8 | OT | |
| December 25, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 7-4-4 | 5-8-4 | 12-12-8 | ||
| December 28, 1949 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 7-4-4 | 5-8-5 | 12-12-9 | OT | |
| December 31, 1949 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 8-4-4 | 5-8-5 | 13-12-9 | ||
| January 1, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 8-4-4 | 5-9-5 | 13-13-9 | ||
| January 5, 1950 | Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 9-4-4 | 5-9-5 | 14-13-9 | ||
| January 7, 1950 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | L | 9-5-4 | 5-9-5 | 14-14-9 | ||
| January 10, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 9-5-4 | 6-9-5 | 15-14-9 | ||
| January 14, 1950 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 10-5-4 | 6-9-5 | 16-14-9 | ||
| January 18, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 10-5-4 | 7-9-5 | 17-14-9 | ||
| January 19, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 10-6-4 | 7-9-5 | 17-15-9 | ||
| January 21, 1950 | Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 11-6-4 | 7-9-5 | 18-15-9 | ||
| January 22, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 11-6-4 | 8-9-5 | 19-15-9 | ||
| January 26, 1950 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 11-6-5 | 8-9-5 | 19-15-10 | OT | |
| January 28, 1950 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 11-6-6 | 8-9-5 | 19-15-11 | OT | |
| January 29, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 11-6-6 | 8-10-5 | 19-16-11 | ||
| February 1, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 11-6-6 | 8-10-6 | 19-16-12 | OT | |
| February 2, 1950 | New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 12-6-6 | 8-10-6 | 20-16-12 | ||
| February 4, 1950 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 12-7-6 | 8-10-6 | 20-17-12 | ||
| February 5, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 12-7-6 | 9-10-6 | 21-17-12 | ||
| February 11, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 12-7-6 | 9-11-6 | 21-18-12 | ||
| February 12, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 12-7-6 | 9-11-7 | 21-18-13 | OT | |
| February 16, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 12-7-7 | 9-11-7 | 21-18-14 | OT | |
| February 18, 1950 | New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 12-8-7 | 9-11-7 | 21-19-14 | ||
| February 20, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 12-8-7 | 9-12-7 | 21-20-14 | ||
| February 23, 1950 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 12-8-8 | 9-12-7 | 21-20-15 | OT | |
| February 25, 1950 | Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 13-8-8 | 9-12-7 | 22-20-15 | ||
| March 2, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 | L | 13-8-8 | 9-13-7 | 22-21-15 | ||
| March 4, 1950 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 14-8-8 | 9-13-7 | 23-21-15 | ||
| March 6, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 14-8-8 | 9-13-8 | 23-21-16 | OT | |
| March 9, 1950 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 14-8-9 | 9-13-8 | 23-21-17 | OT | |
| March 11, 1950 | Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 15-8-9 | 9-13-8 | 24-21-17 | ||
| March 12, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 15-8-9 | 10-13-8 | 25-21-17 | ||
| March 15, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 15-8-9 | 10-14-8 | 25-22-17 | ||
| March 16, 1950 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 15-8-10 | 10-14-8 | 25-22-18 | OT | |
| March 18, 1950 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | W | 16-8-10 | 10-14-8 | 26-22-18 | ||
| March 19, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 16-8-10 | 11-14-8 | 27-22-18 | ||
| March 22, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 16-8-10 | 12-14-8 | 28-22-18 | ||
| March 25, 1950 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | W | 17-8-10 | 12-14-8 | 29-22-18 | ||
| March 26, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 17-8-10 | 12-14-9 | 29-22-19 | OT | |
| March 29, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| April 1, 1950 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| April 2, 1950 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-0 | ||
| April 4, 1950 | New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | OT | |
| April 6, 1950 | New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | L | 1-2-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-4-0 |
