1971-72 Montreal Canadiens Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 46-16-16 - 108 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-2
Coach: Scotty Bowman (46-16-16)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1971-72 Montreal Canadiens Roster

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 46 wins and 16 losses and 16 ties for 108 points, finishing third in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Canadiens netted 307 goals and yielded 205. Yvan Cournoyer scored 47 goals for Montreal, while Frank Mahovlich, Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire and Marc Tardif each tallied 30 or more also. Frank Mahovlich accounted for 53 assists. Ken Dryden earned 39 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.24 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1971-72 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL quarter-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 307
Regular Season Goals Against: 205

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1971 New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 4 T 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 OT
October 14, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Minnesota North Stars 1 T 0-0-1 0-0-1 0-0-2 OT
October 16, 1971 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 9 W 1-0-1 0-0-1 1-0-2
October 17, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 8 L 1-0-1 0-1-1 1-1-2
October 20, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 4 at California Golden Seals 2 W 1-0-1 1-1-1 2-1-2
October 22, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Vancouver Canucks 0 W 1-0-1 2-1-1 3-1-2
October 23, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1 W 1-0-1 3-1-1 4-1-2
October 27, 1971 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 2-0-1 3-1-1 5-1-2
October 30, 1971 Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 3-0-1 3-1-1 6-1-2
October 31, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 L 3-0-1 3-2-1 6-2-2
November 3, 1971 St. Louis Blues 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 4-0-1 3-2-1 7-2-2
November 6, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 5-0-1 3-2-1 8-2-2
November 7, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 2 W 5-0-1 4-2-1 9-2-2
November 10, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 5-0-1 5-2-1 10-2-2
November 13, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Minnesota North Stars 1 W 5-0-1 6-2-1 11-2-2
November 14, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2 T 5-0-1 6-2-2 11-2-3 OT
November 16, 1971 California Golden Seals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 6-0-1 6-2-2 12-2-3
November 18, 1971 St. Louis Blues 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 6-0-2 6-2-2 12-2-4 OT
November 20, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 T 6-0-3 6-2-2 12-2-5 OT
November 24, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 6-0-3 6-2-3 12-2-6 OT
November 27, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 7-0-3 6-2-3 13-2-6
November 28, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 L 7-0-3 6-3-3 13-3-6
December 1, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 8-0-3 6-3-3 14-3-6
December 4, 1971 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 9-0-3 6-3-3 15-3-6
December 8, 1971 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 10-0-3 6-3-3 16-3-6
December 11, 1971 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 11-0-3 6-3-3 17-3-6
December 12, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 L 11-0-3 6-4-3 17-4-6
December 15, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1 W 11-0-3 7-4-3 18-4-6
December 17, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 11-0-3 8-4-3 19-4-6
December 19, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at California Golden Seals 3 T 11-0-3 8-4-4 19-4-7 OT
December 22, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 12-0-3 8-4-4 20-4-7
December 25, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 L 12-0-3 8-5-4 20-5-7
December 26, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Rangers 5 L 12-0-3 8-6-4 20-6-7
December 29, 1971 California Golden Seals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 13-0-3 8-6-4 21-6-7
January 1, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 13-0-3 8-7-4 21-7-7
January 2, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 13-0-3 8-8-4 21-8-7
January 5, 1972 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 14-0-3 8-8-4 22-8-7
January 8, 1972 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 10 W 15-0-3 8-8-4 23-8-7
January 9, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 L 15-0-3 8-9-4 23-9-7
January 11, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 3 at St. Louis Blues 7 L 15-0-3 8-10-4 23-10-7
January 13, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 16-0-3 8-10-4 24-10-7
January 15, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 17-0-3 8-10-4 25-10-7
January 16, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 L 17-0-3 8-11-4 25-11-7
January 19, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 W 18-0-3 8-11-4 26-11-7
January 22, 1972 Boston Bruins 8 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 18-1-3 8-11-4 26-12-7
January 23, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 T 18-1-3 8-11-5 26-12-8 OT
January 27, 1972 Minnesota North Stars 6 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 18-2-3 8-11-5 26-13-8
January 29, 1972 St. Louis Blues 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 19-2-3 8-11-5 27-13-8
February 1, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 19-2-3 9-11-5 28-13-8
February 3, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Los Angeles Kings 1 T 19-2-3 9-11-6 28-13-9 OT
February 4, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at California Golden Seals 2 T 19-2-3 9-11-7 28-13-10 OT
February 6, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 19-2-3 10-11-7 29-13-10
February 10, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 7 W 20-2-3 10-11-7 30-13-10
February 12, 1972 Los Angeles Kings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 21-2-3 10-11-7 31-13-10
February 13, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 21-2-3 10-11-8 31-13-11 OT
February 16, 1972 California Golden Seals 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 21-2-4 10-11-8 31-13-12 OT
February 19, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 W 22-2-4 10-11-8 32-13-12
February 20, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 W 22-2-4 11-11-8 33-13-12
February 22, 1972 New York Rangers 7 at Montreal Canadiens 3 L 22-3-4 11-11-8 33-14-12
February 24, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Minnesota North Stars 2 W 22-3-4 12-11-8 34-14-12
February 26, 1972 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 8 W 23-3-4 12-11-8 35-14-12
February 27, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 24-3-4 12-11-8 36-14-12
March 1, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 25-3-4 12-11-8 37-14-12
March 4, 1972 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 5 W 26-3-4 12-11-8 38-14-12
March 5, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 W 26-3-4 13-11-8 39-14-12
March 8, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 W 26-3-4 14-11-8 40-14-12
March 9, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 5 at St. Louis Blues 1 W 26-3-4 15-11-8 41-14-12
March 11, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 26-3-5 15-11-8 41-14-13 OT
March 13, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 27-3-5 15-11-8 42-14-13
March 15, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 W 27-3-5 16-11-8 43-14-13
March 18, 1972 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 28-3-5 16-11-8 44-14-13
March 19, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 6 at Detroit Red Wings 7 L 28-3-5 16-12-8 44-15-13
March 22, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 28-3-6 16-12-8 44-15-14 OT
March 25, 1972 New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 T 28-3-7 16-12-8 44-15-15 OT
March 26, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 5 L 28-3-7 16-13-8 44-16-15
March 29, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 T 28-3-7 16-13-9 44-16-16 OT
April 1, 1972 Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 29-3-7 16-13-9 45-16-16
April 2, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 6 at New York Rangers 5 W 29-3-7 17-13-9 46-16-16
April 5, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
April 6, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 5 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
April 8, 1972 New York Rangers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
April 9, 1972 New York Rangers 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-3-0
April 11, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Rangers 1 W 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
April 13, 1972 New York Rangers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-4-0