1947-48 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 20-29-11 - 51 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (20-29-11)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1947-48 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 20-29-11 - 51 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL
Coach: Dick Irvin (20-29-11)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1947-48 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 20 wins and 29 losses and 11 ties for 51 points, finishing fifth in the NHL.
The Canadiens netted 147 goals, worst in the circuit and gave up 169. Elmer Lach scored 30 goals for Montreal and contributed 31 assists. Bill Durnan topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.77 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Dick Irvin coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Lach | C | 60 | 30 | 31 | 61 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Richard | R | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toe Blake | L | 32 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Reardon | D | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Reay | C | 60 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Fillion | L | 32 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Leger | D | 48 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Locas | R | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norm Dussault | L | 28 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Harmon | D | 56 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Carveth | R | 35 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Butch Bouchard | D | 60 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murph Chamberlain | L | 30 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Harvey | D | 35 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Riopelle | L | 55 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Carse | L | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Curry | R | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Quilty | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tod Campeau | C | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Peters | R | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hal Laycoe | D | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Plamondon | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murdo MacKay | C | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Mosdell | C | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Gravelle | R | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Johnson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Robertson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Durnan | G | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry McNeil | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 939 | 147 | 191 | 338 | 722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Durnan | 59 | 3505 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 2.77 | 0 | ||
| Gerry McNeil | 2 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.42 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 61 | 3600 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 2.82 | 0 |
