1973β74 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Division | 2nd East |
1973β74 record | 45β24β9 |
Goals for | 293 |
Goals against | 240 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam Pollock |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Henri Richard |
Alternate captains | Yvan Cournoyer Frank Mahovlich |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Yvan Cournoyer (40) |
Assists | Frank Mahovlich (49) |
Points | Frank Mahovlich (80) |
Penalty minutes | Pete Mahovlich (122) |
Wins | Wayne Thomas (23) |
Goals against average | Wayne Thomas (2.76) |
The 1973β74 Montreal Canadiens season was the: 65th season in team history. The Canadiens qualified for theββplayoffs, losing in the first roundββto the New York Rangers.
Off-seasonβ»
Ken Dryden shocked the hockey world as he sat out the entire 1973β74 season. He had won a Vezina Trophy. And helped lead Canada past Russia in the dramatic Hockey Summit of 1972. Despite his bargaining power, most players in Dryden's position would have simply accepted what the "Canadiens were giving him." Dryden bolted training camp, while general manager Sam Pollock fumed.
Regular seasonβ»
Wayne Thomas replaced Dryden as the starting goaltender and "appeared in 42 games." Frank Mahovlich led the team in scoring with 80 points, while Yvan Cournoyer led the team in goals with 40.
Final standingsβ»
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 349 | 221 | +128 | 113 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 293 | 240 | +53 | 99 |
3 | New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 300 | 251 | +49 | 94 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 274 | 230 | +44 | 86 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 242 | 250 | β8 | 76 |
6 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 255 | 319 | β64 | 68 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 296 | β72 | 59 |
8 | New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 182 | 247 | β65 | 56 |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
Vs. East Divisionβ»
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Vs. West Divisionβ»
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Playoffsβ»
The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs in second place, setting up a match-up with the third-place New York Rangers. The Rangers defeated the Canadiens twice at the Forumββto win the series four games to two. Rookie goaltender Michel Larocque played all six games for the Canadiens.
Schedule and resultsβ»
Regular season schedule | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 10, 1973 | 5β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973β74) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 13, 1973 | 4β3 | Vancouver Canucks (1973β74) | 2β0β0 |
3 | L | October 17, 1973 | 3β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973β74) | 2β1β0 |
4 | L | October 20, 1973 | 2β4 | Atlanta Flames (1973β74) | 2β2β0 |
5 | W | October 21, 1973 | 3β2 | @ New York Rangers (1973β74) | 3β2β0 |
6 | W | October 24, 1973 | 3β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973β74) | 4β2β0 |
7 | W | October 25, 1973 | 4β0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973β74) | 5β2β0 |
8 | W | October 27, 1973 | 4β2 | Minnesota North Stars (1973β74) | 6β2β0 |
9 | T | October 31, 1973 | 1β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973β74) | 6β2β1 |
10 | W | November 3, 1973 | 6β2 | California Golden Seals (1973β74) | 7β2β1 |
11 | T | November 4, 1973 | 1β1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973β74) | 7β2β2 |
12 | W | November 7, 1973 | 4β1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973β74) | 8β2β2 |
13 | L | November 8, 1973 | 1β2 | @ Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 8β3β2 |
14 | L | November 10, 1973 | 0β5 | St. Louis Blues (1973β74) | 8β4β2 |
15 | L | November 14, 1973 | 3β4 | Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 8β5β2 |
16 | W | November 17, 1973 | 8β5 | Buffalo Sabres (1973β74) | 9β5β2 |
17 | L | November 18, 1973 | 4β6 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973β74) | 9β6β2 |
18 | W | November 21, 1973 | 4β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973β74) | 10β6β2 |
19 | W | November 24, 1973 | 5β2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973β74) | 11β6β2 |
20 | W | November 25, 1973 | 6β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973β74) | 12β6β2 |
21 | W | November 28, 1973 | 5β3 | Los Angeles Kings (1973β74) | 13β6β2 |
22 | L | December 1, 1973 | 0β5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973β74) | 13β7β2 |
23 | W | December 2, 1973 | 3β1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973β74) | 14β7β2 |
24 | W | December 6, 1973 | 4β2 | @ New York Islanders (1973β74) | 15β7β2 |
25 | W | December 8, 1973 | 3β1 | New York Islanders (1973β74) | 16β7β2 |
26 | T | December 11, 1973 | 2β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973β74) | 16β7β3 |
27 | T | December 14, 1973 | 2β2 | @ California Golden Seals (1973β74) | 16β7β4 |
28 | W | December 15, 1973 | 6β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973β74) | 17β7β4 |
29 | W | December 18, 1973 | 4β1 | California Golden Seals (1973β74) | 18β7β4 |
30 | T | December 20, 1973 | 2β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973β74) | 18β7β5 |
31 | W | December 22, 1973 | 7β1 | Buffalo Sabres (1973β74) | 19β7β5 |
32 | T | December 23, 1973 | 1β1 | @ New York Islanders (1973β74) | 19β7β6 |
33 | L | December 26, 1973 | 2β9 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973β74) | 19β8β6 |
34 | W | December 29, 1973 | 7β1 | New York Rangers (1973β74) | 20β8β6 |
35 | L | January 2, 1974 | 4β8 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973β74) | 20β9β6 |
36 | W | January 5, 1974 | 5β3 | Vancouver Canucks (1973β74) | 21β9β6 |
37 | W | January 7, 1974 | 2β1 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973β74) | 22β9β6 |
38 | W | January 10, 1974 | 8β3 | New York Islanders (1973β74) | 23β9β6 |
39 | W | January 12, 1974 | 7β3 | @ Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 24β9β6 |
40 | L | January 15, 1974 | 1β2 | Los Angeles Kings (1973β74) | 24β10β6 |
41 | W | January 17, 1974 | 6β1 | Minnesota North Stars (1973β74) | 25β10β6 |
42 | L | January 19, 1974 | 0β8 | Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 25β11β6 |
43 | W | January 20, 1974 | 3β2 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973β74) | 26β11β6 |
44 | W | January 23, 1974 | 4β3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973β74) | 27β11β6 |
45 | W | January 24, 1974 | 4β1 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973β74) | 28β11β6 |
46 | W | January 26, 1974 | 4β1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973β74) | 29β11β6 |
47 | L | February 1, 1974 | 3β5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973β74) | 29β12β6 |
48 | W | February 3, 1974 | 4β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973β74) | 30β12β6 |
49 | W | February 5, 1974 | 3β2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973β74) | 31β12β6 |
50 | L | February 6, 1974 | 3β4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973β74) | 31β13β6 |
51 | W | February 9, 1974 | 7β2 | New York Rangers (1973β74) | 32β13β6 |
52 | L | February 10, 1974 | 1β3 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973β74) | 32β14β6 |
53 | L | February 13, 1974 | 2β3 | Atlanta Flames (1973β74) | 32β15β6 |
54 | W | February 15, 1974 | 9β4 | Detroit Red Wings (1973β74) | 33β15β6 |
55 | T | February 17, 1974 | 2β2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973β74) | 33β15β7 |
56 | L | February 19, 1974 | 3β5 | @ New York Islanders (1973β74) | 33β16β7 |
57 | W | February 21, 1974 | 5β2 | Vancouver Canucks (1973β74) | 34β16β7 |
58 | T | February 23, 1974 | 4β4 | Los Angeles Kings (1973β74) | 34β16β8 |
59 | W | February 24, 1974 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues (1973β74) | 35β16β8 |
60 | W | February 26, 1974 | 6β5 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973β74) | 36β16β8 |
61 | W | February 28, 1974 | 7β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973β74) | 37β16β8 |
62 | L | March 2, 1974 | 3β4 | California Golden Seals (1973β74) | 37β17β8 |
63 | L | March 3, 1974 | 0β6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973β74) | 37β18β8 |
64 | L | March 6, 1974 | 2β9 | @ New York Rangers (1973β74) | 37β19β8 |
65 | W | March 9, 1974 | 4β2 | New York Rangers (1973β74) | 38β19β8 |
66 | W | March 10, 1974 | 5β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973β74) | 39β19β8 |
67 | T | March 13, 1974 | 3β3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973β74) | 39β19β9 |
68 | L | March 16, 1974 | 1β3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973β74) | 39β20β9 |
69 | W | March 17, 1974 | 4β2 | New York Islanders (1973β74) | 40β20β9 |
70 | L | March 20, 1974 | 6β7 | Detroit Red Wings (1973β74) | 40β21β9 |
71 | W | March 23, 1974 | 7β3 | St. Louis Blues (1973β74) | 41β21β9 |
72 | L | March 24, 1974 | 3β6 | @ Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 41β22β9 |
73 | W | March 26, 1974 | 4β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973β74) | 42β22β9 |
74 | W | March 29, 1974 | 4β3 | @ California Golden Seals (1973β74) | 43β22β9 |
75 | W | March 30, 1974 | 5β2 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973β74) | 44β22β9 |
76 | L | April 3, 1974 | 3β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1973β74) | 44β23β9 |
77 | W | April 6, 1974 | 6β2 | Boston Bruins (1973β74) | 45β23β9 |
78 | L | April 7, 1974 | 4β6 | @ New York Rangers (1973β74) | 45β24β9 |
Playoffsβ»
- 4/10/1974 New York Rangers 1β4
- 4/11/1974 New York Rangers 4β1
- 4/13/1974 at New York Rangers 4β2
- 4/14/1974 at New York Rangers 4β6
- 4/16/1974 New York Rangers 2β3
- 4/18/1974 at New York Rangers 2β5
Awards and recordsβ»
Player statisticsβ»
Regular seasonβ»
Scoringβ»
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Frank Mahovlich | LW | 71 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 67 | 40 | 33 | 73 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 78 | 36 | 37 | 73 | 122 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 66 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 73 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Henri Richard | C | 75 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 74 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 71 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 70 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Murray Wilson | LW | 72 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Larry Robinson | D | 78 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 66 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Claude Larose | RW | 39 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jim Roberts | D/RW | 67 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Serge Savard | D | 67 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 60 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 42 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dave Gardner | C | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 66 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 | β9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | β3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | G | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Wilson | D | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenn Goldup | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltendingβ»
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Wayne Thomas | 2410 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 111 | 2.76 | 1 |
Michel Larocque | 1431 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 2.89 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | 839 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 4.08 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 237 | 3.04 | 1 |
Playoffsβ»
Scoringβ»
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Steve Shutt | LW | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Henri Richard | C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Savard | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Wilson | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Robinson | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Gainey | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Roberts | D/RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Van Boxmeer | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltendingβ»
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Michel Larocque | 364 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2.97 | 0 |
Team: | 364 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2.97 | 0 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactionsβ»
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Draft picksβ»
Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team (league) |
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1 | 8 | Bob Gainey | Left wing | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
2 | 17 | Glenn Goldup | Right wing | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
2 | 22 | Peter Marrin | Centre | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
2 | 32 | Ron Andruff | Centre | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
3 | 37 | Ed Humphreys | Goaltender | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
4 | 56 | Alan Hangsleben | Defence | ![]() |
University of North Dakota (NCAA) |
4 | 64 | Richard Latulippe | Centre | ![]() |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
5 | 80 | Gerard Gibbons | Defence | ![]() |
St. Mary's University (CIAU) |
6 | 96 | Denis Patry | Right wing | ![]() |
Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
7 | 112 | Michel Belisle | Centre | ![]() |
Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) |
8 | 128 | Mario Desjardins | Left wing | ![]() |
Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) |
9 | 143 | Bob Wright | Right wing | ![]() |
Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL) |
10 | 158 | Alain Labrecque | Centre | ![]() |
Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
11 | 166 | Gord Halliday | Right wing | ![]() |
University of Pennsylvania (NCAA) |
12 | 167 | Cap Raeder | Goaltender | ![]() |
University of New Hampshire (NCAA) |
13 | 168 | Louis Chiasson | Centre | ![]() |
Trois-Rivieres Draveurs (QMJHL) |
See alsoβ»
Citationsβ»
- ^ "McGill Athletics". Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ "Wayne Thomas 1972-74".
- ^ "1973β1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1973β74 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ "Montreal Canadiens 1973-74 Game Log and Scores". Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
- ^ "1973-74 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.