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The 1940–41 Montreal Canadiens season was the 32nd season in club history. The team placed sixth in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the quarter-finals against Chicago Black Hawks 2 games to 1.
Regular season
Final standings
[ 1]
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.
Game log
Regular season results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
T
November 3, 1940
1–1 OT
Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
0–0–1
2
L
November 10, 1940
1–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
0–1–1
3
L
November 14, 1940
2–6
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
0–2–1
4
L
November 16, 1940
2–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
0–3–1
5
T
November 17, 1940
4–4 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
0–3–2
6
L
November 21, 1940
1–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
0–4–2
7
W
November 23, 1940
3–1
New York Americans (1940–41 )
1–4–2
8
L
November 24, 1940
1–2
@ New York Americans (1940–41 )
1–5–2
9
W
November 26, 1940
3–2
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
2–5–2
10
L
November 30, 1940
1–6
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
2–6–2
11
L
December 5, 1940
2–3
New York Rangers (1940–41 )
2–7–2
12
W
December 7, 1940
3–2
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
3–7–2
13
L
December 12, 1940
3–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
3–8–2
14
W
December 15, 1940
2–1 OT
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
4–8–2
15
L
December 19, 1940
0–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
4–9–2
16
W
December 21, 1940
3–1
Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
5–9–2
17
W
December 26, 1940
7–5
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
6–9–2
18
W
December 28, 1940
3–0
New York Americans (1940–41 )
7–9–2
19
L
December 31, 1940
2–4
@ New York Americans (1940–41 )
7–10–2
20
W
January 1, 1941
2–1
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
8–10–2
21
T
January 4, 1941
3–3 OT
New York Rangers (1940–41 )
8–10–3
22
L
January 5, 1941
0–3
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
8–11–3
23
L
January 7, 1941
3–4 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
8–12–3
24
L
January 9, 1941
1–3 OT
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
8–13–3
25
L
January 11, 1941
1–2
Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
8–14–3
26
L
January 12, 1941
5–7
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
8–15–3
27
W
January 16, 1941
5–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
9–15–3
28
W
January 18, 1941
2–1
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
10–15–3
29
L
January 23, 1941
2–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
10–16–3
30
T
January 25, 1941
2–2 OT
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
10–16–4
31
L
February 2, 1941
1–2
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
10–17–4
32
L
February 4, 1941
3–5 OT
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
10–18–4
33
T
February 6, 1941
4–4 OT
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
10–18–5
34
T
February 8, 1941
3–3 OT
New York Americans (1940–41 )
10–18–6
35
L
February 9, 1941
3–6 OT
@ New York Americans (1940–41 )
10–19–6
36
W
February 11, 1941
6–2
New York Rangers (1940–41 )
11–19–6
37
W
February 13, 1941
6–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
12–19–6
38
L
February 15, 1941
0–5
Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
12–20–6
39
L
February 16, 1941
1–2
@ Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
12–21–6
40
L
February 20, 1941
1–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
12–22–6
41
W
February 22, 1941
7–3
Chicago Black Hawks (1940–41 )
13–22–6
42
L
February 27, 1941
2–5
@ New York Rangers (1940–41 )
13–23–6
43
L
March 1, 1941
1–3
New York Rangers (1940–41 )
13–24–6
44
W
March 2, 1941
3–2
@ New York Americans (1940–41 )
14–24–6
45
W
March 6, 1941
4–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1940–41 )
15–24–6
46
L
March 8, 1941
0–4
Detroit Red Wings (1940–41 )
15–25–6
47
L
March 9, 1941
0–8
@ Boston Bruins (1940–41 )
15–26–6
48
W
March 15, 1941
6–0
New York Americans (1940–41 )
16–26–6
[ 2]
Playoffs
QuarterFinals
[ 3]
Player stats
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Bert Gardiner
214
3
1
2
8
2.24
0
Team:
214
3
1
2
8
2.24
0
[ 4]
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
See also
References
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