
1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 16-26-6 - 38 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 2-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (16-26-6)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1940-41 season with a record of 16 wins and 26 losses and 6 ties for 38 points, finishing sixth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.
The Canadiens scored 121 goals and conceded 147. John Quilty netted 18 goals for Montreal, while Toe Blake recorded 20 assists. Bert Gardiner topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.75 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.
Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1940-41 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL quarter-finals.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Quilty | C | 48 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Benoit | R | 45 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Toe Blake | L | 48 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ray Getliffe | C | 39 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Murph Chamberlain | L | 45 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tony Demers | R | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Elmer Lach | C | 43 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Adams | L | 42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Sands | R | 43 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Polly Drouin | L | 21 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Reardon | D | 34 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Red Goupille | D | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Portland | D | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tony Graboski | D | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lou Trudel | L | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alex Singbush | D | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Stu Smith | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim O'Neil | R | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Georges Mantha | L | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wilf Cude | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bert Gardiner | G | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Haynes | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Young | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Bibeault | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 706 | 121 | 170 | 291 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bert Gardiner | 42 | 2600 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 2.75 | 0 | ||
Wilf Cude | 3 | 180 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | ||
Paul Bibeault | 4 | 210 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4.29 | 0 | ||
Totals | 49 | 2990 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 2.95 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Quilty | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Joe Benoit | R | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Toe Blake | L | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ray Getliffe | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Murph Chamberlain | L | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tony Demers | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Elmer Lach | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
John Adams | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Charlie Sands | R | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Polly Drouin | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ken Reardon | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Red Goupille | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jack Portland | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tony Graboski | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Alex Singbush | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Stu Smith | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jim O'Neil | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bert Gardiner | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 47 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |