1970-1971 Montreal Canadiens: 42-23-13
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Home record: 29-7-3 (185 goals scored, 91 allowed)
Road record: 13-16-10 (106 goals scored, 125 allowed)
Head Coaches: Claude Ruel (11-8-4), Al MacNeil (31-15-9)
Power Play: 71/286 (24.8%)
Penalty Killing: 270/319 (84.6%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 8-6
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 212-161
291 goals scored (2nd of 14 teams), 216 goals allowed (6th), 1271 PIM (3rd)
NHL Averages: 3.12 goals/game (243.5 goals/team), 1084.1 PIM/team
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
C 4 Jean Beliveau 6'3 205 39 70 25 51 76 40 7 0 101 37 40 0 172 14.5 +24
RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 27 65 37 36 73 21 18 0 110 47 43 0 197 18.8 +20
D 3 J.C. Tremblay 5'11 170 31 76 11 52 63 23 5 0 153 63 102 28 122 9.0 +16
C 20 Pete Mahovlich 6'5 210 24 78 35 26 61 181 12 3 108 41 55 13 189 18.5 +25
C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 25 78 28 28 56 18 6 0 85 22 63 0 252 11.1 0
LW 11 Marc Tardif 6'0 195 21 76 19 30 49 133 4 0 77 21 34 3 144 13.2 +25
C 16 Henri Richard 5'7 160 34 75 12 37 49 46 1 0 59 5 43 2 226 5.3 +13
D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 22 78 15 29 44 107 5 0 131 32 87 16 228 6.6 +28
LW 27 Frank Mahovlich 6'0 205 32 38 17 24 41 11 4 1 59 22 42 9 100 17.0 +4
LW 22 John Ferguson 5'11 190 32 60 16 14 30 162 3 0 48 9 37 0 117 13.7 +2
RW 24 Mickey Redmond 5'11 185 23 40 14 15 29 35 2 0 47 13 22 0 116 12.1 +12
RW 15 Claude Larose 6'0 180 28 64 10 13 23 90 0 0 37 5 40 0 120 8.3 -8
D 19 Terry Harper 6'1 200 30 78 1 21 22 116 0 0 110 0 105 30 61 1.6 +35
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 21 39 14 7 21 76 2 0 29 2 23 6 88 15.9 +10
LW/RW 14 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 21 66 10 9 19 28 1 0 37 5 25 0 87 11.5 +7
D 2 Jacques Laperriere 6'2 180 29 49 0 16 16 20 0 0 78 9 68 23 65 0.0 +24
D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 24 37 5 10 15 30 0 1 48 6 40 9 55 9.1 +11
RW 21 Leon Rochefort 6'0 185 31 57 5 10 15 4 0 3 22 0 30 19 33 15.2 +11
C 24 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 21 29 6 5 11 2 1 0 13 3 6 0 33 18.2 +4
RW 10 Bill Collins 6'1 178 27 40 6 2 8 39 0 0 15 0 36 22 57 10.5 +1
C 8 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 23 19 1 5 6 8 0 0 7 0 24 9 24 4.2 -8
C 6 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 33 16 1 4 5 0 0 0 9 0 10 1 18 5.6 0
C 23 Guy Charron 5'10 170 21 15 2 2 4 2 0 0 6 0 8 0 13 15.4 -2
C 12 Fran Huck 5'7 165 25 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 8 12.5 +3
D 26 Pierre Bouchard 6'2 205 22 51 0 3 3 50 0 0 34 0 31 0 33 0.0 +3
D 23 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 24 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0.0 0
G 30 Phil Myre 6'1 185 22 30 0 1 1 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
LW 6 Chuck Lefley 6'2 185 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.0 -1
G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 23 6 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
G 1 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 25 47 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --- --
Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals;
TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage
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Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 29 Ken Dryden 23 6 327 9 1.65 6 0 0 211 .957 0 0
G 1 Rogie Vachon 25 47 2676 118 2.65 23 12 9 1367 .914 1 2
G 30 Phil Myre 22 30 1677 87 3.11 13 11 4 910 .904 1 1
Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties;
Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts
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1970 Draft:
NHL WHA
Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games Games Team
1 5 G Ray Martyniuk Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) [pick acquired from CAL]
1 6 LW Chuck Lefley 407 Canadian National Team (Intl.) [pick acquired from MIN]
3 31 D Steve Carlyle 218 Red Deer Jr. A (AJHL) [pick acquired from LA]
4 45 G Cal Hammond Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) [pick acquired from LA]
4 52 C John French 420 Toronto Marlboros (OHA)
5 66 D Rick Wilson 239 University of North Dakota (NCAA)
6 80 D Robert Brown Boston University (NCAA)
7 93 RW Bob Fowler Estevan Bruins (WCHL)
8 105 D Ric Jordan 183 Boston University (NCAA)
Traded draft picks:
#1 to CAL (Chris Oddleifson)
#2 to LA (Al McDonough)
#3 to LA (Terry Holbrook)
Transactions
06-09-1970 | signed Bob Paradise as a free agent |
06-09-1970 | purchased Norm Beaudin from North Stars |
06-09-1970 | Flyers claimed Alain Caron in intra-league draft |
06-09-1970 | claimed Bob McCord from North Stars in intra-league draft |
06-09-1970 | North Stars claimed Ted Harris in intra-league draft |
06-09-1970 | Kings claimed Paul Curtis in intra-league draft |
06-09-1970 | claimed Billy Inglis from Kings in intra-league draft |
06-09-1970 | Sabres claimed Billy Inglis in intra-league draft |
06-10-1970 | traded Bobby Rousseau and Jude Drouin to North Stars for Claude Larose and Bill Collins |
07-1970 | Claude Provost retired |
08-1970 | sold Bob McCord to North Stars |
10-02-1970 | sold Robin Burns to Penguins |
11-03-1970 | purchased Germain Gagnon from Canucks |
12-11-1970 | sold Michel Plasse to Blues |
12-23-1970 | purchased Terry Clancy from Maple Leafs |
01-13-1971 | traded Mickey Redmond, Guy Charron and Bill Collins to Red Wings for Frank Mahovlich |
01-26-1971 | traded Ralph Backstrom to Kings for Ray Fortin and Gord Labossiere |
01-26-1971 | traded Gord Labossiere to North Stars for Rey Comeau |
01-28-1971 | traded Fran Huck to Blues for St. Louis's #2 pick in the 1971 draft |
05-1971 | sold Bob Paradise to North Stars |
05-1971 | signed Gary Gambucci as a free agent |
05-1971 | sold Gary Gambucci to North Stars |
05-25-1971 | traded Gregg Boddy to Canucks for cash and Vancouver's #3 pick in the 1971 draft |
05-25-1971 | sold Bobby Sheehan to Golden Seals |
05-25-1971 | traded Leon Rochefort to Red Wings for Kerry Ketter and cash |
05-25-1971 | traded Danny Grant (had been acquired 6/10/1968) to North Stars for Marshall Johnston and Bob Murdoch |
06-07-1971 | Hershey (AHL) claimed Ray Fortin in reverse draft |
06-08-1971 | sold Claude Provost to Kings |
06-08-1971 | claimed Bob Murdoch from North Stars in intra-league draft |
06-08-1971 | Canucks claimed Rey Comeau in intra-league draft |
06-08-1971 | Sabres claimed Hugh Harris in intra-league draft |
06-08-1971 | North Stars claimed Brian Lavender in intra-league draft |
06-09-1971 | claimed Yvon Lambert from Port Huron (IHL) in inter-league draft |
07-1971 | Jean Beliveau retired |
07-1971 | John Ferguson retired |
08-23-1971 | purchased Michel Plasse from Blues |
08-30-1971 | sold Terry Clancy to Maple Leafs |
08-31-1971 | sold Marshall Johnston to Golden Seals |
09-14-1971 | purchased Rey Comeau from Canucks |
10-1971 | traded John French and Lyle Carter to Golden Seals for Randy Rota |
10-1971 | purchased Joe Hardy and Mike Laughton from Golden Seals |
10-06-1971 | traded Ray Martyniuk to Golden Seals for Tony Featherstone |
Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary.
Date Opponent Result
Round 1
04/07/1971 at Boston Bruins L 1-3
04/08/1971 at Boston Bruins W 7-5
04/10/1971 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1
04/11/1971 vs Boston Bruins L 2-5
04/13/1971 at Boston Bruins L 3-7
04/15/1971 vs Boston Bruins W 8-3
04/18/1971 at Boston Bruins W 4-2
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Semifinals
04/20/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 7-2
04/22/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars L 3-6
04/24/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-3
04/25/1971 at Minnesota North Stars L 2-5
04/27/1971 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-1
04/29/1971 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-2
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/04/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-2 (2 OT)
05/06/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 3-5
05/09/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-2
05/11/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-2
05/13/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks L 0-2
05/16/1971 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 4-3
05/18/1971 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2
Playoff Stats:
Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/-
LW 27 Frank Mahovlich 6'0 205 32 20 14 13 27 18 3 0
C 4 Jean Beliveau 6'3 205 39 20 6 16 22 28 2 0
RW 12 Yvan Cournoyer 5'7 178 27 20 10 12 22 6 2 0
C 25 Jacques Lemaire 5'10 180 25 20 9 10 19 17 4 0
D 3 J.C. Tremblay 5'11 170 31 20 3 14 17 15 1 0
C 20 Pete Mahovlich 6'5 210 24 20 10 6 16 43 1 1
D 2 Jacques Laperriere 6'2 180 29 20 4 9 13 12 1 0
C 16 Henri Richard 5'7 160 34 20 5 7 12 20 0 0
LW 22 John Ferguson 5'11 190 32 18 4 6 10 36 1 0
D 5 Guy Lapointe 6'0 205 22 20 4 5 9 34 1 0
LW/RW 14 Rejean Houle 5'11 170 21 20 2 5 7 20 0 0
D 19 Terry Harper 6'1 200 30 20 0 6 6 28 0 0
LW 11 Marc Tardif 6'0 195 21 20 3 1 4 40 0 0
RW 15 Claude Larose 6'0 180 28 11 1 0 1 10 0 0
D 26 Pierre Bouchard 6'2 205 22 13 0 1 1 10 0 0
RW 17 Phil Roberto 6'1 190 21 15 0 1 1 36 0 0
G 29 Ken Dryden 6'4 205 23 20 0 1 1 0 0 0
LW 6 Chuck Lefley 6'2 185 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D 23 Bob Murdoch 6'0 200 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 24 Bobby Sheehan 5'7 155 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
RW 21 Leon Rochefort 6'0 185 31 10 0 0 0 6 0 0
C 6 Ralph Backstrom 5'10 165 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 23 Guy Charron 5'10 170 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 10 Bill Collins 6'1 178 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 12 Fran Huck 5'7 165 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 30 Phil Myre 6'1 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
C 8 Larry Pleau 6'1 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RW 24 Mickey Redmond 5'11 185 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
D 18 Serge Savard 6'3 210 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
G 1 Rogie Vachon 5'7 170 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO
G 29 Ken Dryden 23 20 1221 61 3.00 12 8 709 .914 2 0
Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.
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