1970-71 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-23-13 - 97 points
in the NHL's East Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Claude Ruel (0-0)
Coach: Al MacNeil (0-0)
1970-71 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 42-23-13 - 97 points
in the NHL's East Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Claude Ruel (0-0)
Coach: Al MacNeil (0-0)
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 42 wins and 23 losses and 13 ties for 97 points in the NHL's East Division.
The team scored 291 goals and yielded 216. Yvan Cournoyer netted 37 goals for the team, and Pete Mahovlich tallied 30 or more also. J.C. Tremblay contributed 52 assists. Rogie Vachon earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.65 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Claude Ruel and Al MacNeil coached the team. The 1970-71 Montreal Canadiens won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 70 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 172 | 14.5 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 65 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 197 | 18.8 |
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 76 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 9.0 |
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 78 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 181 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 189 | 18.5 |
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 78 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 252 | 11.1 |
| Marc Tardif | L | 76 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 144 | 13.2 |
| Henri Richard | C | 75 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 5.3 |
| Guy Lapointe | D | 78 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6.6 |
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 17.0 |
| John Ferguson | L | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 13.7 |
| Mickey Redmond | R | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 12.1 |
| Claude Larose | R | 64 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 90 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 120 | 8.3 |
| Terry Harper | D | 78 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 116 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1.6 |
| Phil Roberto | R | 39 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 15.9 |
| Rejean Houle | L | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 11.5 |
| Jacques Laperriere | D | 49 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0.0 |
| Leon Rochefort | R | 57 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15.2 |
| Serge Savard | D | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 9.1 |
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 18.2 |
| Bill Collins | R | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 10.5 |
| Larry Pleau | C | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4.2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Guy Charron | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 |
| Fran Huck | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Bob Murdoch | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Phil Myre | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Lefley | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rogie Vachon | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Dryden | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1462 | 291 | 454 | 745 | 1271 | 259 | 71 | 8 | 42 | 13 | 2561 | 11.4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 6 | 327 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.65 | 209 | 200 | .957 |
| Rogie Vachon | 47 | 2676 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 118 | 2.65 | 1376 | 1258 | .914 |
| Phil Myre | 30 | 1677 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 3.11 | 911 | 824 | .905 |
| Totals | 83 | 4680 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 214 | 2.74 | 2496 | 2282 | .914 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 20 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Pete Mahovlich | C | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Lemaire | C | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marc Tardif | L | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henri Richard | C | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Guy Lapointe | D | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Frank Mahovlich | L | 20 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Ferguson | L | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | R | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Harper | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Roberto | R | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rejean Houle | L | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Laperriere | D | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leon Rochefort | R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Sheehan | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pierre Bouchard | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Murdoch | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chuck Lefley | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Dryden | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 336 | 75 | 113 | 188 | 379 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Dryden | 20 | 1221 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3.00 | 770 | 709 | .921 |
| Totals | 20 | 1221 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3.00 | 770 | 709 | .921 |
