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1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season

{{short description|NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey team season

|Team=Montreal Canadiens

|League=NHL

|Season=1945–46

|year=1945

|LeagueRank=1st

|Record=28–17–5

|HomeRecord=16–6–3

|RoadRecord=12–11–2

|GoalsFor=172

|GoalsAgainst=134

|GeneralManager=Tommy Gorman

|Coach= Dick Irvin

|Captain= Toe Blake

|AltCaptain=

|Arena=Montreal Forum

|Attendance=

|GoalsLeader=Toe Blake (29)

|AssistsLeader=Elmer Lach (34)

|PointsLeader=Toe Blake (50)

|PIMLeader=Emile Bouchard (52)

|WinsLeader=Bill Durnan (28)

|GAALeader=Bill Durnan (2.60)

|PoWTrophy=yes

|StanleyCup=yes

}}

The 1945–46 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 37th season of play. The Canadiens placed first during the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup for the sixth time.

{{TOC limit|limit=2}}

Regular season

=Final standings=

{{1945–46 NHL standings|team=MTL}}

=Record vs. opponents=

{{1945–46 NHL Record vs. opponents|team=MTL}}

Schedule and results

{{Game log start|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid;|title=1945–46 regular season{{cite web |title=1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Schedule |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1946_games.html |website=Hockey-Reference.com |access-date=April 7, 2025}}}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=October|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|1||W||October 27, 1945||8–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||1–0–0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=November|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|2||W||November 1, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||2–0–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|3||W||November 3, 1945||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||3–0–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|4||L||November 4, 1945||5–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||3–1–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|5||W||November 10, 1945||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||4–1–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|6||L||November 11, 1945||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||4–2–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|7||W||November 14, 1945||6–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||5–2–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|8||W||November 15, 1945||2–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1945–46) ||6–2–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|9||W||November 17, 1945||7–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1945–46) ||7–2–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|10||L||November 21, 1945||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||7–3–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|11||W||November 24, 1945||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||8–3–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|12||L||November 25, 1945||1–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||8–4–0

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=December|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|13||W||December 1, 1945||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1945–46) ||9–4–0

|- {{Game-won}}

|14||W||December 8, 1945||1–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||10–4–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|15||L||December 9, 1945||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||10–5–0

|- {{Game-lost}}

|16||L||December 13, 1945||3–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||10–6–0

|- {{Game-tied}}

|17||T||December 15, 1945||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||10–6–1

|- {{Game-won}}

|18||W||December 16, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1945–46) ||11–6–1

|- {{Game-tied}}

|19||T||December 19, 1945||4–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||11–6–2

|- {{Game-won}}

|20||W||December 23, 1945||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||12–6–2

|- {{Game-won}}

|21||W||December 26, 1945||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||13–6–2

|- {{Game-lost}}

|22||L||December 29, 1945||4–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||13–7–2

|- {{Game-tied}}

|23||T||December 31, 1945||0–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1945–46) ||13–7–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=January|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|24||W||January 5, 1946||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||14–7–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|25||L||January 10, 1946||4–5 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||14–8–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|26||W||January 12, 1946||9–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1945–46) ||15–8–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|27||L||January 13, 1946||1–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||15–9–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|28||L||January 16, 1946||1–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||15–10–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|29||W||January 19, 1946||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||16–10–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|30||L||January 20, 1946||0–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||16–11–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|31||L||January 23, 1946||2–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||16–12–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|32||W||January 26, 1946||5–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1945–46) ||17–12–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=February|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-won}}

|33||W||February 2, 1946||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||18–12–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|34||L||February 3, 1946||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||18–13–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|35||W||February 9, 1946||6–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||19–13–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|36||W||February 10, 1946||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||20–13–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|37||W||February 13, 1946||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||21–13–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|38||W||February 16, 1946||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||22–13–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|39||W||February 17, 1946||5–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1945–46) ||23–13–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|40||L||February 20, 1946||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||23–14–3

|- {{Game-won}}

|41||W||February 24, 1946||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||24–14–3

|- {{Game-lost}}

|42||L||February 27, 1946||3–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1945–46) ||24–15–3

|-

{{Game log section end}}

{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid;|title=March|Game |Result |Date |Score |Opponent |Record}}

|- {{Game-tied}}

|43||T||March 2, 1946||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||24–15–4

|- {{Game-lost}}

|44||L||March 3, 1946||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1945–46) ||24–16–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|45||W||March 6, 1946||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1945–46) ||25–16–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|46||W||March 9, 1946||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||26–16–4

|- {{Game-won}}

|47||W||March 10, 1946||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||27–16–4

|- {{Game-tied}}

|48||T||March 14, 1946||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1945–46) ||27–16–5

|- {{Game-won}}

|49||W||March 16, 1946||6–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1945–46) ||28–16–5

|- {{Game-lost}}

|50||L||March 17, 1946||5–8 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1945–46) ||28–17–5

|-

{{Game log section end}}

|-

|

Legend:

{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid black}}

{{legend2|#ffc|Tie (1 point)|border=1px solid black}}

{{Game log end}}

Playoffs

=Stanley Cup Finals=

{{main|1946 Stanley Cup Finals}}

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

class="wikitable"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60" | Date

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150" | Away

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5" | Score

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150" | Home

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5" | Score

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60" | Notes

align="center"|March 30Bostonalign="center"|3Montreal align="center"| 4OT
align="center"|April 2Bostonalign="center"|2Montreal align="center"|3OT
align="center"|April 4Montreal align="center"|4Bostonalign="center"|2
align="center"|April 7Montrealalign="center"|2Bostonalign="center"|3OT
align="center"|April 9Bostonalign="center"|3Montreal align="center"|6

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4–1.

Player statistics

=Regular season=

==Scoring==

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
ALIGN="center"

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Toe|Blake}}

LW502921502
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Maurice|Richard}}

RW5027214850
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Elmer|Lach}}

C5013344734
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jimmy|Peters|Jimmy Peters Sr.}}

RW4711193010
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Billy|Reay}}

C4417122910
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murph|Chamberlain}}

LW4012142642
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buddy|O'Connor}}

C451111222
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Joe|Benoit}}

RW39910198
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dutch|Hiller}}

LW45711184
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Emile|Bouchard}}

D457101752
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Glen|Harmon}}

D497101728
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Fillion}}

LW501061612
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Leo|Lamoureux}}

C/D45571218
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Reardon}}

D4354945
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Mosdell}}

C132138
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gerry|Plamondon}}

LW60222
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Frank|Eddolls}}

D80116
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murdo|MacKay}}

RW/C50110
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Mike|McMahon|Mike McMahon Sr.}}

D130112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Moe|White}}

LW/C40112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Paul|Bibeault}}

G100000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Durnan}}

G400000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Vic|Lynn}}

LW/D20000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Lorrain|Thibeault}}

LW10000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Nils|Tremblay}}

C20000

==Goaltending==

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|W

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Games played in"| L

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Ties"|T

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Shut-outs"| SO

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Durnan}}

240040241151042.604
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Paul|Bibeault}}

60010460303.000
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

300050281751342.684

=Playoffs=

==Scoring==

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
ALIGN="center"

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="3%" title="Position"| Pos

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Games played" | GP

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Goals" | G

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Assists" | A

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Points" | Pts

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" title="Penalties in Minutes" | PIM

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Elmer|Lach}}

C9512174
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Toe|Blake}}

LW976135
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Maurice|Richard}}

RW9741115
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bob|Fillion}}

LW94376
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Murph|Chamberlain}}

LW942618
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Dutch|Hiller}}

LW94262
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Mosdell}}

C94156
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Buddy|O'Connor}}

C92350
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Glen|Harmon}}

D91450
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Jimmy|Peters|Jimmy Peters Sr.}}

RW93146
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Emile|Bouchard}}

D921317
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Billy|Reay}}

C91234
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Ken|Reardon}}

D91124
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Leo|Lamoureux}}

C/D90222
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Frank|Eddolls}}

D80112
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Durnan}}

G90000
align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Gerry|Plamondon}}

LW10000

==Goaltending==

class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Minutes played" |MIN

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|GP

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Games played in"|W

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF"title="Games played in"| L

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against"|GA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Goals against average"|GAA

! width="3%" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" title="Shut-outs"| SO

align="center"

| align="right" | {{Sortname|Bill|Durnan}}

581981202.070
align="center"

| align="right" | Team:

581981202.070

{{cite web |publisher=hockey-reference.com |accessdate=2009-05-28 |title=1945-46 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1946.html}}

{{Hockey season stats note}}

See also

Citations

{{reflist}}

References

  • [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451946.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]

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