1973-74 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 45-24-9 - 99 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Scotty Bowman (45-24-9)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 45 wins and 24 losses and 9 ties for 99 points, finishing second in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Canadiens scored 293 goals and allowed 240. Yvan Cournoyer netted 40 goals for Montreal, while Pete Mahovlich and Frank Mahovlich tallied 30 or more also. Frank Mahovlich accounted for 49 assists. Wayne Thomas earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, and Michel Larocque added 15 or more victories also. Wayne Thomas recorded a 2.76 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1973-74 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 71 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 14.0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 67 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 187 | 21.4 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 122 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 178 | 20.2 |
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 66 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 219 | 13.2 |
| Guy Lafleur | R | 73 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 12.6 |
| Henri Richard | C | 75 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 175 | 10.9 |
| Chuck Lefley | C | 74 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 150 | 15.3 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 71 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6.3 |
| Steve Shutt | L | 70 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 11.5 |
| Murray Wilson | L | 72 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 15.9 |
| Larry Robinson | D | 78 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 66 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 6.1 |
| Claude Larose | R | 39 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 23.9 |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 8.2 |
| Serge Savard | D | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 4.1 |
| Yvon Lambert | L | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17.6 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1.9 |
| Jacques Laperriere | D | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3.3 |
| Dave Gardner | C | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Bob Gainey | L | 66 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 |
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Michel Larocque | G | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Thomas | G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Wilson | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Michel Plasse | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Goldup | R | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1358 | 293 | 451 | 744 | 747 | 256 | 51 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 2355 | 12.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 42 | 2410 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 2.76 | 0 | ||
| Michel Larocque | 27 | 1431 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2.89 | 0 | ||
| Michel Plasse | 15 | 839 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4.08 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 4680 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 237 | 3.04 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lafleur | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henri Richard | C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Lefley | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lapointe | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Shutt | L | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Wilson | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Robinson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | R | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Serge Savard | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvon Lambert | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Gainey | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Michel Larocque | G | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 106 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 6 | 364 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2.97 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 364 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2.97 | 0 |
