1937–38 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1937–38 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 29th season of play. The Canadiens placed third in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. Montreal met and lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks in the quarter-finals.

1937–38 Montreal Canadiens
Division3rd Canadian
1937–38 record18–17–13
Goals for123
Goals against128
Team information
General managerCecil Hart
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainBabe Siebert
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsGeorges Mantha (23)
AssistsPaul Haynes (22)
PointsGeorges Mantha (42)
WinsWilf Cude (18)
Goals against averageWilf Cude (2.68)

Regular season

A Morenz Benefit All-Star game was held at the Forum on November 2, 1937. 8,683 fans attended, contributing $11,447 to a total pot of over $20,000 for Howie Morenz's family.[1]

This was the last season for Pit Lepine, Aurel Joliat and Marty Burke. Burke had returned from Chicago in a trade for Bill MacKenzie.

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Toronto Maple Leafs482415915112757
New York Americans4819181111011149
Montreal Canadiens4818171312312849
Montreal Maroons481230610114930

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents
1937-38 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR TOR
Boston —6–25–2–12–2–24–0–23–1–25–35–1–2
Chicago 2–6—3–4–11–3–24–20–4–23–4–11–2–3
Detroit 2–5–14–3–1—3–2–10–3–32–2–21–6–10–4–2
M. Canadiens 2–2–23–1–22–3–1—4–43–2–33–1–21–4–3
M. Maroons 0–4–22–43–0–34–4—1–70–5–12–6
N.Y. Americans 1–3–24–0–22–2–22–3–37–1—1–4–12–5–1
N.Y. Rangers 3–54–3–16–1–11–3–25–0–14–1–1—4–2
Toronto 1–5–22–1–34–0–24–1–36–25–2–12–4—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TNovember 9, 19372–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1937–38)0–0–1
2LNovember 11, 19370–3@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)0–1–1
3WNovember 13, 19375–2Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)1–1–1
4LNovember 14, 19371–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)1–2–1
5TNovember 18, 19376–6 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)1–2–2
6TNovember 23, 19371–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)1–2–3
7WNovember 27, 19372–1New York Rangers (1937–38)2–2–3
8WDecember 2, 19372–0Boston Bruins (1937–38)3–2–3
9TDecember 4, 19373–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)3–2–4
10WDecember 5, 19373–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)4–2–4
11WDecember 7, 19375–1Montreal Maroons (1937–38)5–2–4
12WDecember 11, 19374–3 OTNew York Americans (1937–38)6–2–4
13TDecember 12, 19374–4 OT@ New York Americans (1937–38)6–2–5
14LDecember 14, 19372–3 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)6–3–5
15LDecember 16, 19372–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)6–4–5
16TDecember 19, 19372–2 OT@ New York Rangers (1937–38)6–4–6
17WDecember 28, 19372–0Montreal Maroons (1937–38)7–4–6
18LJanuary 1, 19384–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)7–5–6
19WJanuary 2, 19384–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)8–5–6
20LJanuary 4, 19380–3Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)8–6–6
21WJanuary 8, 19386–2Boston Bruins (1937–38)9–6–6
22LJanuary 11, 19387–11@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)9–7–6
23TJanuary 13, 19382–2 OTChicago Black Hawks (1937–38)9–7–7
24LJanuary 16, 19380–1@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)9–8–7
25LJanuary 18, 19381–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1937–38)9–9–7
26LJanuary 20, 19382–4Montreal Maroons (1937–38)9–10–7
27WJanuary 22, 19384–0New York Americans (1937–38)10–10–7
28WJanuary 27, 19384–2New York Rangers (1937–38)11–10–7
29WJanuary 30, 19384–2@ New York Americans (1937–38)12–10–7
30WFebruary 1, 19386–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)13–10–7
31LFebruary 3, 19380–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)13–11–7
32TFebruary 5, 19383–3 OTNew York Americans (1937–38)13–11–8
33LFebruary 6, 19380–8@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)13–12–8
34WFebruary 10, 19382–1Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)14–12–8
35LFebruary 13, 19380–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1937–38)14–13–8
36LFebruary 15, 19380–4@ New York Americans (1937–38)14–14–8
37WFebruary 19, 19384–3 OTMontreal Maroons (1937–38)15–14–8
38WFebruary 22, 19382–1@ New York Rangers (1937–38)16–14–8
39TFebruary 24, 19381–1 OTBoston Bruins (1937–38)16–14–9
40TFebruary 27, 19381–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)16–14–10
41LMarch 1, 19382–4@ New York Americans (1937–38)16–15–10
42TMarch 3, 19381–1 OTNew York Americans (1937–38)16–15–11
43LMarch 6, 19383–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)16–16–11
44LMarch 10, 19381–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1937–38)16–17–11
45TMarch 12, 19383–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1937–38)16–17–12
46WMarch 15, 19383–2Detroit Red Wings (1937–38)17–17–12
47WMarch 17, 19386–3@ Montreal Maroons (1937–38)18–17–12
48TMarch 19, 19381–1 OTNew York Rangers (1937–38)18–17–13

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Playoffs

The Canadiens drew the third-place finisher of the American division, the Chicago Blackhawks. Montreal lost the best-of-three series 2–1.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Georges ManthaD/LW4723194212
Paul HaynesC4813223525
Toe BlakeLW4317163333
Rod LorrainRW4813193214
Johnny GagnonRW471317309
Polly DrouinLW31713208
Babe SiebertLW/D378111956
Pit LepineC475141924
Walt BuswellD482151724
Joffre DesiletsRW3267136
Aurel JoliatLW44671324
Red GoupilleD4745944
Don WillsonC182790
George BrownC3417814
Armand MondouLW72460
Marty BurkeD3805531
Gus MancusoRW171124
Armand RaymondD1101110
Oscar AsmundsonC20000
Wilf CudeG470000
Tony DemersRW60000
Paul GauthierG10000
Bill MacKenzieD110004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Wilf Cude2990471817121262.533
Paul Gauthier70100121.710
Team:3060481817131282.513

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Toe BlakeLW33142
Johnny GagnonRW31342
Paul HaynesC30445
Red GoupilleD32024
Babe SiebertLW/D31120
Georges ManthaD/LW31010
George BrownC30002
Walt BuswellD30000
Wilf CudeG30000
Joffre DesiletsRW20007
Polly DrouinLW10000
Pit LepineC30000
Rod LorrainRW30000
Bill SummerhillRW10000
Don WillsonC30000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Wilf Cude192312113.440
Team:192312113.440

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Note:
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;

European tour
Main article: 1938 Detroit Red Wings – Montreal Canadiens European tour

After losing in the playoffs, the Canadiens embarked on a tour of Europe with the Detroit Red Wings. Prior to departure, the two teams played three exhibition games in Nova Scotia. In Europe, the teams played a nine-game series in England and France. The Canadiens won the series with a record of 5–3–1

Awards and records

See also

References
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 314–334.
  • Jenish, D'Arcy (2008). The Montreal Canadiens: 100 years of glory. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66324-3.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.

Notes
  1. Coleman, pg. 314
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 147. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "1937–38 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  4. "1937-38 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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