1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 28-23-9 - 65 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL
Postseason: 3-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-3
Coach: Dick Irvin (28-23-9)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1948-49 Montreal Canadiens Roster

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 28 wins and 23 losses and 9 ties for 65 points, finishing third in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

The Canadiens topped the league with just 126 goals allowed. Montreal scored 152 goals. Billy Reay netted 22 goals for the team and contributed 23 assists. Bill Durnan recorded 28 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.10 goals against average, pacing regularly-used goaltenders.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1948-49 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 152
Regular Season Goals Against: 126

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 14, 1948 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 OT
October 16, 1948 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 8 W 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1
October 21, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 2-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-1
October 23, 1948 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 0 T 2-0-2 0-0-0 2-0-2 OT
October 27, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 L 2-0-2 0-1-0 2-1-2
October 30, 1948 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 2-0-3 0-1-0 2-1-3 OT
October 31, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 2-0-3 0-2-0 2-2-3
November 6, 1948 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 3-0-3 0-2-0 3-2-3
November 11, 1948 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 4-0-3 0-2-0 4-2-3
November 13, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Rangers 1 W 4-0-3 1-2-0 5-2-3
November 14, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 3 L 4-0-3 1-3-0 5-3-3
November 17, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 4-0-3 1-4-0 5-4-3
November 21, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 0 W 4-0-3 2-4-0 6-4-3
November 24, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 T 4-0-3 2-4-1 6-4-4 OT
November 25, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 4-1-3 2-4-1 6-5-4
November 27, 1948 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 4-2-3 2-4-1 6-6-4
December 4, 1948 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 5-2-3 2-4-1 7-6-4
December 5, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 2 L 5-2-3 2-5-1 7-7-4
December 11, 1948 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 5-3-3 2-5-1 7-8-4
December 12, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 T 5-3-3 2-5-2 7-8-5 OT
December 15, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2 W 5-3-3 3-5-2 8-8-5
December 18, 1948 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 6-3-3 3-5-2 9-8-5
December 19, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 6-3-3 3-6-2 9-9-5
December 23, 1948 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 7-3-3 3-6-2 10-9-5
December 25, 1948 New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0 L 7-4-3 3-6-2 10-10-5
December 26, 1948 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 7-4-3 3-7-2 10-11-5
December 30, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 8-4-3 3-7-2 11-11-5
January 1, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 8-4-3 3-8-2 11-12-5
January 6, 1949 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 9-4-3 3-8-2 12-12-5
January 8, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 9-5-3 3-8-2 12-13-5
January 9, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 1 T 9-5-3 3-8-3 12-13-6 OT
January 12, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Boston Bruins 3 W 9-5-3 4-8-3 13-13-6
January 15, 1949 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 10-5-3 4-8-3 14-13-6
January 16, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 10-5-3 4-9-3 14-14-6
January 19, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 10-5-3 5-9-3 15-14-6
January 20, 1949 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 11-5-3 5-9-3 16-14-6
January 22, 1949 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 12-5-3 5-9-3 17-14-6
January 23, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Boston Bruins 3 L 12-5-3 5-10-3 17-15-6
January 26, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 12-5-3 6-10-3 18-15-6
January 29, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 12-6-3 6-10-3 18-16-6
January 30, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 0 at New York Rangers 9 L 12-6-3 6-11-3 18-17-6
February 3, 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 12-7-3 6-11-3 18-18-6
February 5, 1949 Boston Bruins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 12-8-3 6-11-3 18-19-6
February 6, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 L 12-8-3 6-12-3 18-20-6
February 9, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 12-8-3 6-12-4 18-20-7 OT
February 13, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 12-8-3 6-13-4 18-21-7
February 17, 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 13-8-3 6-13-4 19-21-7
February 19, 1949 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 14-8-3 6-13-4 20-21-7
February 20, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 14-8-3 6-14-4 20-22-7
February 24, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 14-8-3 7-14-4 21-22-7
February 26, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 15-8-3 7-14-4 22-22-7
March 2, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 W 15-8-3 8-14-4 23-22-7
March 5, 1949 Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 16-8-3 8-14-4 24-22-7
March 6, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Boston Bruins 0 W 16-8-3 9-14-4 25-22-7
March 9, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 16-8-3 9-14-5 25-22-8 OT
March 12, 1949 New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 17-8-3 9-14-5 26-22-8
March 13, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 1 T 17-8-3 9-14-6 26-22-9 OT
March 17, 1949 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 18-8-3 9-14-6 27-22-9
March 19, 1949 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 19-8-3 9-14-6 28-22-9
March 20, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 19-8-3 9-15-6 28-23-9
March 22, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 3OT
March 24, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 W 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 OT
March 26, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
March 29, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 L 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
March 31, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
April 2, 1949 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
April 5, 1949 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 L 2-1-0 1-3-0 3-4-0