1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 36th season. The Canadiens finished 1st in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games===
In 1945, Maurice Richard made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.
===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 	W 	October 28, 1944 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	1–0–0
2 	L 	November 2, 1944 	1–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	November 4, 1944 	3–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	November 5, 1944 	3–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	November 9, 1944 	9–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	4–1–0
6 	L 	November 11, 1944 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	4–2–0
7 	W 	November 12, 1944 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	5–2–0
8 	W 	November 18, 1944 	6–3 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	6–2–0
9 	W 	November 19, 1944 	6–2 	@ New York Rangers (1944–45) 	7–2–0
10 	W 	November 21, 1944 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	8–2–0
11 	T 	November 23, 1944 	3–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	8–2–1
12 	L 	November 25, 1944 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	8–3–1
13 	W 	November 26, 1944 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	9–3–1
14 	L 	November 30, 1944 	5–7 	New York Rangers (1944–45) 	9–4–1
15 	W 	December 3, 1944 	2–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	10–4–1
16 	W 	December 5, 1944 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	11–4–1
17 	T 	December 14, 1944 	2–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	11–4–2
18 	W 	December 16, 1944 	8–5 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	12–4–2
19 	W 	December 17, 1944 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1944–45) 	13–4–2
20 	W 	December 23, 1944 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	14–4–2
21 	W 	December 28, 1944 	9–1 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	15–4–2
22 	W 	December 30, 1944 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1944–45) 	16–4–2
23 	W 	January 2, 1945 	6–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	17–4–2
24 	L 	January 4, 1945 	2–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	17–5–2
25 	W 	January 6, 1945 	10–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	18–5–2
26 	W 	January 11, 1945 	7–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	19–5–2
27 	W 	January 13, 1945 	8–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	20–5–2
28 	W 	January 14, 1945 	6–2 	@ New York Rangers (1944–45) 	21–5–2
29 	W 	January 17, 1945 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	22–5–2
30 	W 	January 20, 1945 	5–2 	New York Rangers (1944–45) 	23–5–2
31 	W 	January 21, 1945 	6–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	24–5–2
32 	W 	January 27, 1945 	11–3 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	25–5–2
33 	W 	January 28, 1945 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	26–5–2
34 	T 	February 1, 1945 	1–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	26–5–3
35 	W 	February 3, 1945 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	27–5–3
36 	W 	February 4, 1945 	3–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	28–5–3
37 	W 	February 8, 1945 	9–4 	New York Rangers (1944–45) 	29–5–3
38 	W 	February 10, 1945 	5–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	30–5–3
39 	W 	February 11, 1945 	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1944–45) 	31–5–3
40 	W 	February 17, 1945 	4–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	32–5–3
41 	T 	February 18, 1945 	0–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	32–5–4
42 	W 	February 25, 1945 	5–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45) 	33–5–4
43 	L 	March 3, 1945 	2–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1944–45)	33–6–4
44 	L 	March 4, 1945 	4–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45)	33–7–4
45 	W 	March 8, 1945 	3–2 	Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	34–7–4
46 	W 	March 10, 1945 	7–3 	New York Rangers (1944–45) 	35–7–4
47 	W 	March 11, 1945 	11–5 	@ New York Rangers (1944–45) 	36–7–4
48 	L 	March 15, 1945 	1–2 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1944–45) 	36–8–4
49 	W 	March 17, 1945 	4–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1944–45) 	37–8–4
50 	W 	March 18, 1945 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1944–45) 	38–8–4
==Playoffs==
===Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	50	26	54	80 	37
 	RW 	50	50	23	73 	46
 	LW 	49	29	38	67 	25
 	C 	50	21	23	44 	2
 	LW 	48	20	16	36 	20
 	D 	50	11	23	34 	34
 	RW 	50	18	13	31 	23
 	C/D 	49	2 	22	24 	58
 	C/LW	41	16	7 	23 	34
 	C 	31	12	6 	18 	16
 	LW 	31	6 	8 	14 	12
 	LW 	32	2 	12	14 	38
 	D 	43	5 	8 	13 	20
 	D 	42	5 	8 	13 	41
 	C/LW	12	2 	6 	8 	4
 	RW 	5 	2 	2 	4 	2
 	D 	9 	1 	0 	1 	10
 	C 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	C 	2 	0 	1 	1 	4
 	G 	50	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L	T	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1
Team: 	3000	50	38	8	4	121	2.42	1
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	6 	6	2	8 	10
 	C 	6 	4	4	8 	2
 	D 	6 	3	4	7 	4
 	LW 	1 	3	0	3 	0
 	LW 	6 	1	1	2 	10
 	LW 	6 	1	1	2 	4
 	C/D 	6 	1	1	2 	2
 	LW 	6 	0	2	2 	5
 	C 	2 	1	0	1 	0
 	D 	6 	1	0	1 	2
 	C 	1 	0	1	1 	0
 	D 	3 	0	1	1 	2
 	C/LW	6 	0	1	1 	0
 	RW 	1 	0	0	0 	2
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	373	6 	2	4	15	2.41	0
Team: 	373	6 	2	4	15	2.41	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==
*Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
*Hart Memorial Trophy: Elmer Lach
*NHL Scoring Leader: Elmer Lach
*Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan
*Elmer Lach, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
*Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Toe Blake, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Emile "Butch" Bouchard, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
*Bill Durnan, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
*Dick Irvin, Coach, NHL First Team All-Star
*Glen Harmon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
44-45NHLMonCanExhGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Ottawa
44-45NHLMontrealGameAd.jpg|Regular season
44-45NHLSFMontrealGameAd.jpg|Semi final
44-45NHLExhMonCanQuebecGameAd.jpg|Dec. 8 @ Quebec City
1944-Dec17-McAuley.jpg|The Canadiens attack Ranger goalie Ken McAuley, December 17, 1944.
27March1945-Lach_scores.jpg|#16 Lach scores on McCool putting the Habs up 1-0, March 27, 1945.
27March1945-Penalty_box_Fillion,_Stanowski,_Schriner,_Chamberlain.jpg|Fillion, Stanowski watch Schriner and Chamberlain get into the box at 1:03 of the 3rd period, March 27, 1945.
27March1945-Hill_scores-Lamoureux_-Kennedy.jpg|Mel Hill scores on Bill Durnan to cut the Habs lead to 2-1. #4 Lamoureux and #10 Kennedy look on, March 27, 1945.
==References==
*Canadiens on Hockey Database
Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons
Montreal Canadiens season, 1944–45
Montreal Canadiens season, 1944–45