1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-23-19 - 75 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 8-4
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (28-23-19)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1952-53 Montreal Canadiens Roster

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 28 wins and 23 losses and 19 ties for 75 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-4.

The Canadiens scored 155 goals and conceded 148. Maurice Richard netted 28 goals for Montreal and accounted for 33 assists. Gerry McNeil earned 25 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.12 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1952-53 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.

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Regular Season Goals For: 155
Regular Season Goals Against: 148

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
October 11, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 12, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 1 T 1-1-0 0-0-1 1-1-1 OT
October 16, 1952 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 2-1-0 0-0-1 2-1-1
October 18, 1952 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 3-1-0 0-0-1 3-1-1
October 19, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 3-1-0 0-1-1 3-2-1
October 23, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 3-1-0 0-1-2 3-2-2 OT
October 25, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 9 W 4-1-0 0-1-2 4-2-2
October 29, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 L 4-1-0 0-2-2 4-3-2
November 1, 1952 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 5-1-0 0-2-2 5-3-2
November 2, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 5-1-0 0-2-3 5-3-3 OT
November 6, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 6-1-0 0-2-3 6-3-3
November 8, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 7-1-0 0-2-3 7-3-3
November 13, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 7-2-0 0-2-3 7-4-3
November 15, 1952 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 8-2-0 0-2-3 8-4-3
November 16, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 8-2-0 0-3-3 8-5-3
November 22, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 8-2-0 0-3-4 8-5-4 OT
November 23, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 8-2-0 0-3-5 8-5-5 OT
November 27, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 T 8-2-0 0-3-6 8-5-6 OT
November 29, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 8-2-1 0-3-6 8-5-7 OT
November 30, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 3 L 8-2-1 0-4-6 8-6-7
December 4, 1952 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 8-3-1 0-4-6 8-7-7
December 6, 1952 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 8-4-1 0-4-6 8-8-7
December 7, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 8-4-1 0-4-7 8-8-8 OT
December 10, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 8-4-1 1-4-7 9-8-8
December 11, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 8-4-1 2-4-7 10-8-8
December 13, 1952 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 9-4-1 2-4-7 11-8-8
December 14, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 0 T 9-4-1 2-4-8 11-8-9 OT
December 18, 1952 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 10-4-1 2-4-8 12-8-9
December 20, 1952 Boston Bruins 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 10-5-1 2-4-8 12-9-9
December 21, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 3 W 10-5-1 3-4-8 13-9-9
December 24, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 L 10-5-1 3-5-8 13-10-9
December 27, 1952 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 10-5-2 3-5-8 13-10-10 OT
December 31, 1952 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 10-5-2 4-5-8 14-10-10
January 1, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 10-5-2 4-5-9 14-10-11 OT
January 3, 1953 Boston Bruins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 10-6-2 4-5-9 14-11-11
January 8, 1953 New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4 T 10-6-3 4-5-9 14-11-12 OT
January 10, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 11-6-3 4-5-9 15-11-12
January 11, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 0 at New York Rangers 7 L 11-6-3 4-6-9 15-12-12
January 15, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 11-6-3 5-6-9 16-12-12
January 17, 1953 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 11-6-4 5-6-9 16-12-13 OT
January 18, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 11-6-4 6-6-9 17-12-13
January 21, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 W 11-6-4 7-6-9 18-12-13
January 22, 1953 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 12-6-4 7-6-9 19-12-13
January 24, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 12-7-4 7-6-9 19-13-13
January 25, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 12-7-4 7-6-10 19-13-14 OT
January 28, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 1 W 12-7-4 8-6-10 20-13-14
January 29, 1953 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 13-7-4 8-6-10 21-13-14
January 31, 1953 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 T 13-7-5 8-6-10 21-13-15 OT
February 1, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 4 L 13-7-5 8-7-10 21-14-15
February 5, 1953 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 14-7-5 8-7-10 22-14-15
February 7, 1953 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 14-8-5 8-7-10 22-15-15
February 8, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 1 T 14-8-5 8-7-11 22-15-16 OT
February 12, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 14-8-5 9-7-11 23-15-16
February 14, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 14-8-5 9-7-12 23-15-17 OT
February 15, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 1 L 14-8-5 9-8-12 23-16-17
February 19, 1953 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 14-9-5 9-8-12 23-17-17
February 21, 1953 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 15-9-5 9-8-12 24-17-17
February 25, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 15-9-5 10-8-12 25-17-17
February 26, 1953 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 16-9-5 10-8-12 26-17-17
February 28, 1953 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 16-10-5 10-8-12 26-18-17
March 5, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 5 L 16-10-5 10-9-12 26-19-17
March 7, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 17-10-5 10-9-12 27-19-17
March 8, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 4 L 17-10-5 10-10-12 27-20-17
March 12, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 17-10-5 10-10-13 27-20-18 OT
March 14, 1953 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 18-10-5 10-10-13 28-20-18
March 15, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 L 18-10-5 10-11-13 28-21-18
March 19, 1953 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 18-11-5 10-11-13 28-22-18
March 21, 1953 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 18-12-5 10-11-13 28-23-18
March 22, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 T 18-12-5 10-11-14 28-23-19 OT
March 24, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
March 26, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
March 29, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 2-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 OT
March 31, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
April 2, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
April 4, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
April 7, 1953 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 3-1-0 1-2-0 4-3-0
April 9, 1953 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 4-1-0 1-2-0 5-3-0
April 11, 1953 Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 4-2-0 1-2-0 5-4-0
April 12, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0 W 4-2-0 2-2-0 6-4-0
April 14, 1953 Montreal Canadiens 7 at Boston Bruins 3 W 4-2-0 3-2-0 7-4-0
April 16, 1953 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 5-2-0 3-2-0 8-4-0 OT