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1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season

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League
  
3rd NHL

Goals for
  
152

General Manager
  
Frank J. Selke

1948–49 record
  
28–23–9

Goals against
  
126

Coach
  
Dick Irvin

The 1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season was the 40th season in club history. The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated in the semi-finals against the Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 3.

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Regular season

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. This record was not surpassed until 2004, when Brian Boucher, then of the Phoenix Coyotes, broke it.

Playoffs

The Canadiens would meet the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the playoffs.

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3.

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring
Goaltending

Note:

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;

Awards and records

  • Bill Durnan, Vezina Trophy
  • Bill Durnan, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
  • Glen Harmon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Ken Reardon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
  • Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star

    • References

    1948–49 Montreal Canadiens season Wikipedia
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