1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1920–21 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 12th season and fourth as a member of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens, for the second season in a row, did not qualify for the playoffs, finishing third in the first half and second in the second half of the season.
==Off-season==
The team saw some turnover from the previous season's team. Harry Cameron, Billy Coutu, Jack Coughlin, Howard McNamara and Don Smith were gone. In their place was Billy Bell, Dave Campbell, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Dave Ritchie and Cully Wilson. Coutu was traded to the new Hamilton Tigers for Mummery. Cameron returned to Toronto and picked up Wilson. McDonald and Ritchie were picked up as free agents while Campbell was a new professional from the Laval University ranks and would only play in three games.
==Regular Season==
Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.1 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 32 goals and 10 assists to win the league scoring championship.
===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 	L 	December 22, 1920 	0–5 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	December 25, 1920 	4–5 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	0–2–0
3 	L 	December 29, 1920 	2–6 	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	0–3–0
4 	L 	January 3, 1921 	2–8 	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	0–4–0
5 	W 	January 8, 1921 	5–4 	Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	1–4–0
6 	L 	January 12, 1921 	0–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	1–5–0
7 	W 	January 15, 1921 	6–4 	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	2–5–0
8 	W 	January 17, 1921 	9–5 	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) 	3–5–0
9 	L 	January 19, 1921 	2–7 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	3–6–0
10 	W 	January 22, 1921 	7–5 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	4–6–0
Second Half 	Second Half 	Second Half 	Second Half 	Second Half 	Second Half
11 	W 	January 26, 1921 	5–3 	Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	1–0–0
12 	W 	January 29, 1921 	4–2 	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) 	2–0–0
13 	L 	February 2, 1921 	5–6 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	2–1–0
14 	L 	February 5, 1921 	6–10 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	2–2–0
15 	L 	February 9, 1921 	3–5 	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) 	2–3–0
16 	W 	February 12, 1921 	3–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	3–3–0
17 	W 	February 16, 1921 	10–5 	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	4–3–0
18 	W 	February 19, 1921 	8–1 	Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	5–3–0
19 	W 	February 23, 1921 	3–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	6–3–0
20 	W 	February 26, 1921 	13–6 	Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	7–3–0
21 	W 	February 28, 1921 	4–0 	Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21) 	8–3–0
22 	W 	March 2, 1921 	7–1 	@ Hamilton Tigers (1920–21) 	9–3–0
23 	L 	March 5, 1921 	0–1 	Ottawa Senators (1920–21) 	9–4–0
24 	L 	March 7, 1921 	4–6 	@ Toronto St. Patricks (1920–21)	9–5–0
==Player Stats==
Regular Season Stats	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	24	33	10	43 	36
 	RW/D	23	16	5 	21 	25
 	D 	24	15	5 	20 	69
 	LW 	24	11	9 	20 	28
 	LW 	23	15	3 	18 	40
 	D 	24	11	2 	13 	86
 	RW/C	21	6 	6 	12 	8
 	RW 	11	6 	1 	7 	29
 	LW 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/RW	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	24	0 	0 	0 	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Canadiens did not win any awards this season.
==Roster==
*Georges Vezina
* Amos Arbour, Billy Bell, Louis Berlinquette, Dave Campbell, Odie Cleghorn, Bert Corbeau, Newsy Lalonde, Jack McDonald, Harry Mummery, Didier Pitre, Dave Ritchie, Cully Wilson
Source: Mouton, p. 153
==Game Ads==
20-21NHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|Home Opener
==See Also==
* 1920–21 NHL season
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