# 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 25th season of play. The Canadiens again qualified for the playoffs, finishing third in their division. The club met and lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

## Regular season

Star player Howie Morenz continued the decline in his play, and was placed on the second line. His ankle was seriously injured on January 2, 1934, and he missed nine games but did not play well for the rest of the season. He was the target of trade speculation at the end of the season, with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers all interested in him.

### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 48 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 174 | 119 | 61 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 99 | 101 | 50 |
| Montreal Maroons | 48 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 117 | 122 | 49 |
| New York Americans | 48 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 104 | 132 | 40 |
| Ottawa Senators | 48 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 115 | 143 | 32 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

### Record vs. opponents
## Schedule and results

Regular season results :
| No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
| 1 | W | November 9, 1933 | 2–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | L | November 11, 1933 | 0–2 | @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 1–1–0 |
| 3 | W | November 14, 1933 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 2–1–0 |
| 4 | L | November 18, 1933 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 2–2–0 |
| 5 | W | November 21, 1933 | 5–0 | Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 3–2–0 |
| 6 | W | November 23, 1933 | 1–0 | Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 4–2–0 |
| 7 | W | November 25, 1933 | 1–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 5–2–0 |
| 8 | L | November 26, 1933 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 5–3–0 |
| 9 | L | November 28, 1933 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 5–4–0 |
| 10 | W | December 2, 1933 | 3–1 | New York Americans (1933–34) | 6–4–0 |
| 11 | L | December 5, 1933 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 6–5–0 |
| 12 | T | December 7, 1933 | 0–0 OT | @ New York Rangers (1933–34) | 6–5–1 |
| 13 | L | December 9, 1933 | 2–4 | New York Rangers (1933–34) | 6–6–1 |
| 14 | T | December 12, 1933 | 1–1 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 6–6–2 |
| 15 | W | December 14, 1933 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 7–6–2 |
| 16 | L | December 16, 1933 | 1–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 7–7–2 |
| 17 | L | December 17, 1933 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 7–8–2 |
| 18 | W | December 23, 1933 | 3–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 8–8–2 |
| 19 | L | December 28, 1933 | 3–4 | Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 8–9–2 |
| 20 | T | December 30, 1933 | 2–2 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 8–9–3 |
| 21 | L | January 2, 1934 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1933–34) | 8–10–3 |
| 22 | W | January 4, 1934 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 9–10–3 |
| 23 | L | January 7, 1934 | 0–4 | @ New York Americans (1933–34) | 9–11–3 |
| 24 | W | January 9, 1934 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 10–11–3 |
| 25 | T | January 13, 1934 | 0–0 OT | Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 10–11–4 |
| 26 | L | January 16, 1934 | 0–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 10–12–4 |
| 27 | W | January 20, 1934 | 5–4 | New York Rangers (1933–34) | 11–12–4 |
| 28 | W | January 23, 1934 | 6–2 | New York Americans (1933–34) | 12–12–4 |
| 29 | L | January 25, 1934 | 1–2 OT | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 12–13–4 |
| 30 | T | January 28, 1934 | 3–3 OT | @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 12–13–5 |
| 31 | T | February 1, 1934 | 3–3 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 12–13–6 |
| 32 | W | February 4, 1934 | 2–0 | @ New York Americans (1933–34) | 13–13–6 |
| 33 | L | February 6, 1934 | 0–3 | @ New York Rangers (1933–34) | 13–14–6 |
| 34 | L | February 8, 1934 | 2–3 OT | Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 13–15–6 |
| 35 | L | February 10, 1934 | 2–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 13–16–6 |
| 36 | L | February 11, 1934 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 13–17–6 |
| 37 | W | February 15, 1934 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1933–34) | 14–17–6 |
| 38 | W | February 20, 1934 | 3–2 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) | 15–17–6 |
| 39 | L | February 22, 1934 | 0–1 | Montreal Maroons (1933–34) | 15–18–6 |
| 40 | W | February 24, 1934 | 3–2 OT | Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) | 16–18–6 |
| 41 | W | February 27, 1934 | 3–1 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 17–18–6 |
| 42 | L | March 1, 1934 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 17–19–6 |
| 43 | W | March 3, 1934 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1933–34) | 18–19–6 |
| 44 | W | March 6, 1934 | 3–0 | New York Americans (1933–34) | 19–19–6 |
| 45 | W | March 8, 1934 | 3–2 | @ New York Americans (1933–34) | 20–19–6 |
| 46 | W | March 10, 1934 | 3–2 OT | Ottawa Senators (1933–34) | 21–19–6 |
| 47 | L | March 15, 1934 | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 21–20–6 |
| 48 | W | March 18, 1934 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) | 22–20–6 |

## Playoffs

In the first round the Canadiens met the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, who had placed second in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two-games total-goals series 3–4 (2–3, 1–1). Morenz missed the second game due to a broken thumb.

### Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

| Date | Visitor | Home | Score | Record |
| March 22 | Chicago Blackhawks | Montreal Canadiens | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| March 25 | Montreal Canadiens | Chicago Blackhawks | 1–1 | 3–4 |

## Player statistics
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Aurel Joliat | LW | 48 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 27 |
| Wildor Larochelle | RW | 48 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 27 |
| Johnny Gagnon | RW | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 25 |
| Howie Morenz | C | 39 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 21 |
| Pit Lepine | C | 48 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 44 |
| Jack Riley | C | 48 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Georges Mantha | D/LW | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 |
| Sylvio Mantha | D | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| Armand Mondou | LW | 48 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Leo Bourgeault | D | 48 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Gerry Carson | D | 48 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 51 |
| Marty Burke | D | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| Sam Godin | RW | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Jack Portland | D | 31 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Paul Raymond | RW | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lorne Chabot | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wilf Cude | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adie Lafrance | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Lorne Chabot | 2928 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 101 | 2.07 | 8 |
| Wilf Cude | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Team: | 2988 | 48 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 101 | 2.03 | 9 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Wildor Larochelle | RW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Howie Morenz | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Gagnon | RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marty Burke | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Aurel Joliat | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Armand Mondou | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Riley | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leo Bourgeault | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Carson | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorne Chabot | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adie Lafrance | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Lepine | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sylvio Mantha | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Portland | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Raymond | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Lorne Chabot | 131 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.83 | 0 |
| Team: | 131 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.83 | 0 |
    Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
    Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

## Transactions

* George Hainsworth was traded to Toronto for Lorne Chabot, October 1, 1933.
* Wilf Cude received by Canadiens from Philadelphia for cash, October 19, 1933.
* Wilf Cude loaned to Detroit by Canadiens January 2, 1934