1919–20 Montreal Canadiens season
Georges Vezina (13) | |
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Goals against average | Georges Vezina (4.66) |
The 1919–20 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's
The Toronto NHL franchise was now operated by a new group and known as the
Regular season
The Mount Royal Arena was not ready for the start of the season, and the Canadiens started their season on the road. The home opener was held January 10, and Newsy Lalonde used the occasion to celebrate with six goals in a 14–7 drubbing of the Toronto St. Patricks.
On March 3, the Montreal Canadiens pummeled the Quebec Bulldogs 16–3, setting an all-time record for goals by one team.
Georges Vezina came third in the league in goals against average of 4.66 per game. Newsy Lalonde led the Canadiens in offence, scoring 37 goals and 9 assists to place second in league scoring to Joe Malone.
The Canadiens picked up their scoring from the previous season, but gave up more goals on defence and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1914–15 season.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 23 |
Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 62 | 51 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 62 |
Quebec Athletics | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 81 |
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 62 | 41 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 67 | 44 |
Montreal Canadiens | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 62 |
Quebec Athletics | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 96 |
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Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Team | MTL | OTT | QUE | TOR | ||||||||
Montreal | — | 1–7 | 7–1 | 5–3 | ||||||||
Ottawa | 7–1 | — | 7–1 | 5–3 | ||||||||
Quebec | 1–7 | 1–7 | — | 2–6 | ||||||||
Toronto | 3–5 | 3–5 | 6–2 | — |
Schedule and results
Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
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December | |||
25 | at Quebec Bulldogs | 12–5 | 1–0 |
27 | Ottawa Senators | 0–2 | 1–1 |
31 | at Toronto St. Pats | 1–5 | 1–2 |
January | |||
7 | at Ottawa Senators | 3–4 | 1–3 |
10 | Toronto St. Pats | 14–7 | 2–3 |
12 | Quebec Bulldogs | 7–3 | 3–3 |
14 | at Toronto St. Pats | 4–3 | 4–3 |
17 | Ottawa Senators | 3–2 | 5–3 |
21 | Toronto St. Pats | 3–2 | 6–3 |
24 | at Quebec Bulldogs | 8–4 | 7–3 |
28 | Quebec Bulldogs | 4–3 | 8–3 |
31 | at Ottawa Senators | 3–11 | 8–4 |
- Second half
Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
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February | |||
4 | at Toronto St. Pats | 6–5 | 1–0 |
7 | Quebec Bulldogs | 6–2 | 2–0 |
11 | at Ottawa Senators | 3–4 | 2–1 |
14 | Ottawa Senators | 2–3 | 2–2 |
18 | Toronto St. Pats | 2–8 | 2–3 |
21 | at Quebec Bulldogs | 7–8 | 2–4 |
25 | at Ottawa Senators | 3–6 | 2–5 |
28 | Quebec Bulldogs | 8–6 | 3–5 |
March | |||
3 | at Quebec Bulldogs | 16–3 | 4–5 |
6 | Ottawa Senators | 3–4 | 4–6 |
10 | Toronto St. Pats | 7–2 | 5–6 |
13 | at Toronto St. Pats | 4–11 | 5–7 |
Playoffs
There was no playoffs as the Ottawa Senators won both halves of the season.
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular season
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Playoffs
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Newsy Lalonde | 4 | 23 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Amos Arbour | 10 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Didier Pitre | 5 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Odie Cleghorn | 6 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Harry Cameron† | 11 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Bert Corbeau | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Louis Berlinguette | 8 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Billy Coutu | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Don Smith |
7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Howard McNamara | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Jack Coughlin† | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Montreal. Stats reflect time with the Canadiens only.
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Georges Vezina |
1 | 24 | 1456 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 4.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -.-- |
Transactions
- transferred Jack McDonald to Quebec Bulldogswhen the club returned to the NHL, November 25, 1919
- signed Don Smithas a free agent, November, 1919
- signed Howard McNamara as a free agent, December 5, 1919
- signed Eddie Carpenter as a free agent, December 15, 1919
- traded Goldie Prodgers, December 21, 1919
- traded Toronto St. Pats for Harry Cameron, January 14, 1920
- signed Jack Coughlin as a free agent, February 18, 1920
Source:
- Mouton, p. 153
References
- Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League.
- McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
- Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Key Porter Books.
- O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.
- ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.