
1954-55 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 41-18-11 - 93 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 7-5
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-3
Coach: Dick Irvin (41-18-11)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1954-55 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 41 wins and 18 losses and 11 ties for 93 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-5.
The Canadiens netted 228 goals, tops in the circuit. Montreal conceded 157 goals. Bernie Geoffrion and Maurice Richard scored 38 goals for the team each, and Jean Beliveau tallied 30 or more, too. Bert Olmstead contributed 48 assists. Jacques Plante earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.17 goals against average, topping regular goalies.
Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1954-55 Montreal Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Geoffrion | R | 70 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Maurice Richard | R | 67 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jean Beliveau | C | 70 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bert Olmstead | R | 70 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Mosdell | C | 70 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Harvey | D | 70 | 6 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dickie Moore | L | 67 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Calum MacKay | L | 50 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack LeClair | R | 59 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tom Johnson | D | 70 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Floyd Curry | R | 68 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dollard St. Laurent | D | 58 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Butch Bouchard | D | 70 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ed Litzenberger | R | 29 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bud MacPherson | D | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Don Marshall | C | 39 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eddie Mazur | L | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Meger | L | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Guy Rousseau | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Orval Tessier | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Charlie Hodge | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Bartlett | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jean-Paul Lamirande | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Andre Binette | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Garry Blaine | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jacques Plante | G | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Ronty | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Claude Evans | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Paul Masnick | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 1102 | 228 | 380 | 608 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante | 52 | 3040 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 2.17 | 0 | ||
Charlie Hodge | 14 | 840 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 2.21 | 0 | ||
Andre Binette | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
Claude Evans | 4 | 220 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.27 | 0 | ||
Totals | 71 | 4160 | 41 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 157 | 2.26 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Geoffrion | R | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jean Beliveau | C | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bert Olmstead | R | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ken Mosdell | C | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Doug Harvey | D | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dickie Moore | L | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Calum MacKay | L | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jack LeClair | R | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Tom Johnson | D | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Floyd Curry | R | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dollard St. Laurent | D | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Butch Bouchard | D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Don Marshall | C | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Charlie Hodge | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jim Bartlett | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jacques Plante | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Paul Ronty | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dick Gamble | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
George McAvoy | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 185 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante | 12 | 640 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2.81 | 0 | ||
Charlie Hodge | 4 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.34 | 0 | ||
Totals | 16 | 723 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.99 | 0 |