1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 16-26-6 - 38 points
Finishing 6th in the NHL
Postseason: 1-2
Lost NHL quarter-finals
Quarter-Finals - Lost to Chicago Black Hawks 2-1
Coach: Dick Irvin (16-26-6)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Roster
1940-41 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1940-41 season with a record of 16 wins and 26 losses and 6 ties for 38 points, finishing sixth in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

The Canadiens scored 121 goals and conceded 147. John Quilty netted 18 goals for Montreal, while Toe Blake recorded 20 assists. Bert Gardiner topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.75 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Dick Irvin coached the team. The 1940-41 Montreal Canadiens lost in the NHL quarter-finals.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
John Quilty	C	48	18	16	34	31
Joe Benoit	R	45	16	16	32	32
Toe Blake	L	48	12	20	32	49
Ray Getliffe	C	39	15	10	25	25
Murph Chamberlain	L	45	10	15	25	75
Tony Demers	R	46	13	10	23	17
Elmer Lach	C	43	7	14	21	16
John Adams	L	42	6	12	18	11
Charlie Sands	R	43	5	13	18	4
Polly Drouin	L	21	4	7	11	0
Ken Reardon	D	34	2	8	10	41
Red Goupille	D	48	3	6	9	81
Jack Portland	D	42	2	7	9	34
Tony Graboski	D	34	4	3	7	12
Lou Trudel	L	16	2	3	5	2
Alex Singbush	D	32	0	5	5	15
Stu Smith	L	3	2	1	3	0
Jim O'Neil	R	12	0	3	3	0
Georges Mantha	L	6	0	1	1	0
Wilf Cude	G	3	0	0	0	0
Bert Gardiner	G	42	0	0	0	0
Paul Haynes	C	7	0	0	0	12
Doug Young	D	3	0	0	0	4
Paul Bibeault	G	4	0	0	0	0
Totals		706	121	170	291	461

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Bert Gardiner	42	2600	13	23	6	1	119	2.75	0
Wilf Cude	3	180	2	1	0	0	13	4.33	0
Paul Bibeault	4	210	1	2	0	0	15	4.29	0
Totals	49	2990	16	26	6	1	147	2.95		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
John Quilty	C	3	0	2	2	0
Joe Benoit	R	3	4	0	4	2
Toe Blake	L	3	0	3	3	5
Ray Getliffe	C	3	1	1	2	0
Murph Chamberlain	L	3	0	2	2	11
Tony Demers	R	2	0	0	0	0
Elmer Lach	C	3	1	0	1	0
John Adams	L	3	0	0	0	0
Charlie Sands	R	2	1	0	1	0
Polly Drouin	L	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Reardon	D	3	0	0	0	4
Red Goupille	D	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Portland	D	3	0	1	1	2
Tony Graboski	D	3	0	0	0	6
Alex Singbush	D	3	0	0	0	4
Stu Smith	L	1	0	0	0	0
Jim O'Neil	R	3	0	0	0	0
Bert Gardiner	G	3	0	0	0	0
Totals		47	7	9	16	34

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Bert Gardiner	3	214	1	2	0	0	0	8	2.24	0
Totals	3	214	1	2	0	0	0	8	2.24		0