1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season was the 40th season in club history. The Canadiens finished 3rd in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.
==Regular Season==
A league record of ten major penalties was set November 25, 1948 when 11,000 fans at the Montreal Forum witnessed a donnybrook. It started when the Habs' Ken Mosdell elbowed Maple Leaf Gus Mortson. Mortson retaliated by knocking Elliot de Grey down with his stick. Montreal's Maurice Richard then sprang onto Mortson's back, they fought and then all hands joined in. Mortson, Richard, Toronto's Howie Meeker and Mosdell were assessed major penalties. Play had scarcely resumed when the Habs Ken Reardon and the Leafs Joe Klukay began fencing. Bill Barilko went at Reardon, while Klukay got into it with Billy Reay, and in another fight, Hal Laycoe got into it with Garth Boesch. Turk Broda quietly picked up his first shutout of the year as the Leafs beat the Canadiens 2-0.
Bill Durnan set a long-standing modern NHL record between February 26 and March 6, 1949, when he amassed four consecutive shutouts, not allowing a goal over a span of 309 minutes, 21 seconds.http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=p196402&type=Player&page=bio&list=#photo This record was not surpassed until 2004, when Brian Boucher, then of the Phoenix Coyotes, broke it.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	T 	October 14, 1948 	1–1 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	0–0–1
2 	W 	October 16, 1948 	8–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	1–0–1
3 	W 	October 21, 1948 	5–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	2–0–1
4 	T 	October 23, 1948 	0–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	2–0–2
5 	L 	October 27, 1948 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	2–1–2
6 	T 	October 30, 1948 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	2–1–3
7 	L 	October 31, 1948 	1–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	2–2–3
8 	W 	November 6, 1948 	2–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	3–2–3
9 	W 	November 11, 1948 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	4–2–3
10 	W 	November 13, 1948 	3–1 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	5–2–3
11 	L 	November 14, 1948 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	5–3–3
12 	L 	November 17, 1948 	3–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	5–4–3
13 	W 	November 21, 1948 	3–0 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	6–4–3
14 	T 	November 24, 1948 	3–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	6–4–4
15 	L 	November 25, 1948 	0–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	6–5–4
16 	L 	November 27, 1948 	0–2 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	6–6–4
17 	W 	December 4, 1948 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	7–6–4
18 	L 	December 5, 1948 	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	7–7–4
19 	L 	December 11, 1948 	2–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	7–8–4
20 	T 	December 12, 1948 	4–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	7–8–5
21 	W 	December 15, 1948 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	8–8–5
22 	W 	December 18, 1948 	5–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	9–8–5
23 	L 	December 19, 1948 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	9–9–5
24 	W 	December 23, 1948 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	10–9–5
25 	L 	December 25, 1948 	0–2 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	10–10–5
26 	L 	December 26, 1948 	1–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	10–11–5
27 	W 	December 30, 1948 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	11–11–5
28 	L 	January 1, 1949 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	11–12–5
29 	W 	January 6, 1949 	7–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	12–12–5
30 	L 	January 8, 1949 	1–4 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	12–13–5
31 	T 	January 9, 1949 	1–1 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	12–13–6
32 	W 	January 12, 1949 	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	13–13–6
33 	W 	January 15, 1949 	7–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	14–13–6
34 	L 	January 16, 1949 	2–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	14–14–6
35 	W 	January 19, 1949 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	15–14–6
36 	W 	January 20, 1949 	2–1 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	16–14–6
37 	W 	January 22, 1949 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	17–14–6
38 	L 	January 23, 1949 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	17–15–6
39 	W 	January 26, 1949 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	18–15–6
40 	L 	January 29, 1949 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	18–16–6
41 	L 	January 30, 1949 	0–9 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	18–17–6
42 	L 	February 3, 1949 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	18–18–6
43 	L 	February 5, 1949 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	18–19–6
44 	L 	February 6, 1949 	0–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	18–20–6
45 	T 	February 9, 1949 	2–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	18–20–7
46 	L 	February 13, 1949 	3–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	18–21–7
47 	W 	February 17, 1949 	3–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	19–21–7
48 	W 	February 19, 1949 	3–1 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	20–21–7
49 	L 	February 20, 1949 	2–3 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	20–22–7
50 	W 	February 24, 1949 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	21–22–7
51 	W 	February 26, 1949 	1–0 	Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	22–22–7
52 	W 	March 2, 1949 	2–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49)	23–22–7
53 	W 	March 5, 1949 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	24–22–7
54 	W 	March 6, 1949 	1–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 	25–22–7
55 	T 	March 9, 1949 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49)	25–22–8
56 	W 	March 12, 1949 	3–0 	New York Rangers (1948–49) 	26–22–8
57 	T 	March 13, 1949 	1–1 	@ New York Rangers (1948–49) 	26–22–9
58 	W 	March 17, 1949 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1948–49) 	27–22–9
59 	W 	March 19, 1949 	5–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 	28–22–9
60 	L 	March 20, 1949 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 	28–23–9
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3===
The Canadiens met the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs.
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
March 22	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Detroit Red Wings 	2 	OT
March 24	Montreal Canadiens	4 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	OT
March 26	Detroit Red Wings 	2 	Montreal Canadiens	3 	
March 29	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	Montreal Canadiens	1 	
March 31	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	
April 2 	Detroit Red Wings 	1 	Montreal Canadiens	3 	
April 5 	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Detroit Red Wings 	3 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	60	22	23	45 	33
 	RW 	59	20	18	38 	110
 	RW 	60	15	22	37 	8
 	C 	36	11	18	29 	59
 	C 	60	17	9 	26 	50
 	D 	59	8 	12	20 	44
 	C 	47	9 	8 	17 	6
 	LW 	48	10	6 	16 	34
 	D 	55	3 	13	16 	87
 	D 	46	3 	13	16 	103
 	D 	28	6 	7 	13 	10
 	LW 	54	5 	8 	13 	111
 	LW 	59	3 	9 	12 	14
 	LW 	27	5 	5 	10 	8
 	RW 	36	4 	6 	10 	6
 	C 	26	3 	7 	10 	12
 	D 	51	3 	5 	8 	31
 	LW/C	30	2 	5 	7 	6
 	D 	27	3 	3 	6 	42
Jacques Locas	RW 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	C/LW	16	0 	0 	0 	6
 	G 	60	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3600	60	28	23	9	126	2.10	10
Team: 	3600	60	28	23	9	126	2.10	10
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	7 	5	1	6 	0
 	C 	7 	1	5	6 	4
 	RW 	7 	2	1	3 	0
 	RW 	7 	2	1	3 	14
 	D 	7 	1	1	2 	4
 	RW/C	6 	1	1	2 	0
 	C 	7 	1	1	2 	4
 	LW 	7 	1	1	2 	2
 	RW 	7 	0	1	1 	8
 	LW 	7 	0	1	1 	4
 	D 	7 	0	1	1 	10
 	D 	7 	0	1	1 	13
 	D 	5 	0	1	1 	2
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	4
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	2
 	LW 	4 	0	0	0 	8
 	D 	7 	0	0	0 	6
 	D 	7 	0	0	0 	18
 	G 	7 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	468	7 	3	4	17	2.18	0
Team: 	468	7 	3	4	17	2.18	0
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals 
MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan
*Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Bill Durnan, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
*Glen Harmon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
*Ken Reardon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Farm Teams==
*Montreal Junior Canadiens, Junior Amateur Hockey Association
*Montreal Junior Royals, Junior Amateur Hockey Association (won Memorial Cup)
*Montreal Nationale, Junior Amateur Hockey Association
*Montreal Royals, Quebec Senior Hockey League
==Gallery==
1948-Bruins-Habs.jpg|Bruins and Canadiens in the 1948-49 season.
48-49NHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|Opening Game
48-49NHLPOMontrealGameAd.jpg|Semi Final
48-49MontrealExhReginaGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Regina
48-49NHLExhMonCanWinnipegGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Winnipeg
==See Also==
*1948–49 NHL season
==References==
*Canadiens on Hockey Database
*Canadiens on NHL Reference
Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons
Montreal Canadiens season, 1948–49
Montreal Canadiens season, 1948–49