1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 25-30-15 - 65 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 5-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (25-30-15)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1950-51 Montreal Canadiens Roster

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1950-51 season with a record of 25 wins and 30 losses and 15 ties for 65 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.

The Canadiens scored 173 goals and surrendered 184. Maurice Richard netted 42 goals for Montreal, while Doug Harvey, Elmer Lach and Maurice Richard each contributed 24 assists. Gerry McNeil earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.63 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1950-51 Montreal Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 173
Regular Season Goals Against: 184

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 12, 1950 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 OT
October 14, 1950 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 0-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-2 OT
October 15, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 1 W 0-0-2 1-0-0 1-0-2
October 19, 1950 New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 1-0-2 1-0-0 2-0-2
October 21, 1950 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 2-0-2 1-0-0 3-0-2
October 22, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 2-0-2 1-1-0 3-1-2
October 26, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 L 2-0-2 1-2-0 3-2-2
October 28, 1950 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 3-0-2 1-2-0 4-2-2
October 29, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 3-0-2 1-2-1 4-2-3 OT
November 1, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 3-0-2 1-3-1 4-3-3
November 2, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 3-1-2 1-3-1 4-4-3
November 4, 1950 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 3-2-2 1-3-1 4-5-3
November 9, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 3-2-2 1-4-1 4-6-3
November 11, 1950 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 3-2-3 1-4-1 4-6-4 OT
November 12, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 3-2-3 1-5-1 4-7-4
November 16, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 4-2-3 1-5-1 5-7-4
November 18, 1950 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 5-2-3 1-5-1 6-7-4
November 19, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 5-2-3 2-5-1 7-7-4
November 22, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 5-2-3 2-6-1 7-8-4
November 25, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 5-2-3 2-7-1 7-9-4
November 26, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 1 W 5-2-3 3-7-1 8-9-4
November 30, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 T 5-2-4 3-7-1 8-9-5 OT
December 2, 1950 Detroit Red Wings 7 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 5-3-4 3-7-1 8-10-5
December 3, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 W 5-3-4 4-7-1 9-10-5
December 6, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 5-3-4 4-8-1 9-11-5
December 7, 1950 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 5-4-4 4-8-1 9-12-5
December 9, 1950 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 5-5-4 4-8-1 9-13-5
December 10, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 5 L 5-5-4 4-9-1 9-14-5
December 13, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 5-5-4 4-10-1 9-15-5
December 16, 1950 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 5-5-5 4-10-1 9-15-6 OT
December 17, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 5-5-5 5-10-1 10-15-6
December 20, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 L 5-5-5 5-11-1 10-16-6
December 23, 1950 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4 T 5-5-6 5-11-1 10-16-7 OT
December 28, 1950 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 8 L 5-5-6 5-12-1 10-17-7
December 30, 1950 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 6-5-6 5-12-1 11-17-7
January 1, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 6-5-6 5-12-2 11-17-8 OT
January 4, 1951 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 6-6-6 5-12-2 11-18-8
January 6, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 7-6-6 5-12-2 12-18-8
January 10, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 0 W 7-6-6 6-12-2 13-18-8
January 11, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 8-6-6 6-12-2 14-18-8
January 13, 1951 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 9-6-6 6-12-2 15-18-8
January 14, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 9-6-6 6-13-2 15-19-8
January 18, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 9-7-6 6-13-2 15-20-8
January 20, 1951 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 9-7-7 6-13-2 15-20-9 OT
January 21, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 9-7-7 7-13-2 16-20-9
January 24, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 9-7-7 7-14-2 16-21-9
January 27, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 10-7-7 7-14-2 17-21-9
January 28, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 10-7-7 7-14-3 17-21-10 OT
February 1, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 10-8-7 7-14-3 17-22-10
February 3, 1951 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 11-8-7 7-14-3 18-22-10
February 4, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 11-8-7 7-14-4 18-22-11 OT
February 7, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 11-8-7 7-15-4 18-23-11
February 10, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 6 L 11-8-7 7-16-4 18-24-11
February 11, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 3 L 11-8-7 7-17-4 18-25-11
February 15, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 11-8-8 7-17-4 18-25-12 OT
February 17, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 11-9-8 7-17-4 18-26-12
February 22, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 11-9-8 7-18-4 18-27-12
February 24, 1951 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 12-9-8 7-18-4 19-27-12
March 1, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 13-9-8 7-18-4 20-27-12
March 3, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 13-10-8 7-18-4 20-28-12
March 4, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 13-10-8 7-18-5 20-28-13 OT
March 7, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 W 13-10-8 8-18-5 21-28-13
March 10, 1951 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 12 W 14-10-8 8-18-5 22-28-13
March 11, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Rangers 5 T 14-10-8 8-18-6 22-28-14 OT
March 15, 1951 New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 15-10-8 8-18-6 23-28-14
March 17, 1951 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 16-10-8 8-18-6 24-28-14
March 18, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 16-10-8 8-18-7 24-28-15 OT
March 21, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 16-10-8 8-19-7 24-29-15
March 24, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 17-10-8 8-19-7 25-29-15
March 25, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 17-10-8 8-20-7 25-30-15
March 27, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 4OT
March 29, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3OT
March 31, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 0-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0
April 3, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 0-2-0 2-0-0 2-2-0
April 5, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 0-2-0 3-0-0 3-2-0
April 7, 1951 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 1-2-0 3-0-0 4-2-0
April 11, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 1-2-0 3-1-0 4-3-0 OT
April 14, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 1-2-0 4-1-0 5-3-0 OT
April 17, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 1-3-0 4-1-0 5-4-0 OT
April 19, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 1-4-0 4-1-0 5-5-0 OT
April 21, 1951 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 1-4-0 4-2-0 5-6-0 OT