1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 38-8-4 - 80 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2
Coach: Dick Irvin (38-8-4)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Roster
1944-45 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1944-45 season with a record of 38 wins and 8 losses and 4 ties for 80 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Canadiens paced the circuit with 228 goals. Montreal allowed 121 goals, least in the league. Maurice Richard scored 50 goals for the squad, while Elmer Lach contributed 54 assists. Bill Durnan earned 38 wins for the team and a team-best 2.42 goals against average, topping regular goalies.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1944-45 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Elmer Lach	C	50	26	54	80	37
Maurice Richard	R	50	50	23	73	46
Toe Blake	L	49	29	38	67	25
Buddy O'Connor	C	50	21	23	44	2
Dutch Hiller	L	48	20	16	36	20
Butch Bouchard	D	50	11	23	34	34
Fern Gauthier	R	50	18	13	31	23
Leo Lamoureux	D	49	2	22	24	58
Ray Getliffe	C	41	16	7	23	34
Ken Mosdell	C	31	12	6	18	16
Bob Fillion	L	31	6	8	14	12
Murph Chamberlain	L	32	2	12	14	38
Glen Harmon	D	42	5	8	13	41
Frank Eddolls	D	43	5	8	13	20
Fern Majeau	C	12	2	6	8	4
Roly Rossignol	R	5	2	2	4	2
Wilf Field	D	9	1	0	1	10
Nils Tremblay	C	1	0	1	1	0
Rosario Joanette	C	2	0	1	1	4
Bill Durnan	G	50	0	0	0	0
Totals		695	228	271	499	426

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Bill Durnan	50	3000	38	8	4	0	1	121	2.42	0
Totals	50	3000	38	8	4	0	1	121	2.42		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Elmer Lach	C	6	4	4	8	2
Maurice Richard	R	6	6	2	8	10
Toe Blake	L	6	0	2	2	5
Buddy O'Connor	C	2	0	0	0	0
Dutch Hiller	L	6	1	1	2	4
Butch Bouchard	D	6	3	4	7	4
Fern Gauthier	R	4	0	0	0	0
Leo Lamoureux	D	6	1	1	2	2
Ray Getliffe	C	6	0	1	1	2
Bob Fillion	L	1	3	0	3	0
Murph Chamberlain	L	6	1	1	2	10
Glen Harmon	D	6	1	0	1	2
Frank Eddolls	D	3	0	0	0	0
Roly Rossignol	R	1	0	0	0	2
Nils Tremblay	C	2	0	0	0	0
Eddie Emberg	C	2	1	0	1	0
Butch Stahan	D	3	0	1	1	2
Bill Durnan	G	6	0	0	0	0
John Mahaffy	C	1	0	1	1	0
Totals		79	21	18	39	45

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Bill Durnan	6	373	2	4	0	0	0	15	2.41	0
Totals	6	373	2	4	0	0	0	15	2.41		0