1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season

1931–32 Montreal Canadiens
O'Brien Trophy Winners
Division 1st Canadian
1931–32 record 25–16–7
Goals for 128
Goals against 111
Team information
General Manager Leo Dandurand
Coach Cecil Hart
Captain Sylvio Mantha
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Howie Morenz (24)
Assists Howie Morenz (25)
Points Howie Morenz (49)
Wins George Hainsworth (25)
Goals against average George Hainsworth (2.32)
<1930–31 1932–33>

The 1931–32 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 23rd season. After winning two consecutive Stanley Cup championships, the Canadiens were favoured to repeat, winning the Canadian division, but lost to the New York Rangers in the semi-finals.

Regular season

Howie Morenz won the Hart Trophy for his outstanding play during the regular season..

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens 48 25 16 7 128 111 57
Toronto Maple Leafs 48 23 18 7 155 127 53
Montreal Maroons 48 19 22 7 142 139 45
New York Americans 48 16 24 8 95 142 40

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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.

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 12, 19311–4 New York Rangers (1931–32) 0–1–0
2TNovember 14, 19311–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 0–1–1
3WNovember 17, 19315–2 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 1–1–1
4WNovember 21, 19313–0 Boston Bruins (1931–32) 2–1–1
5LNovember 24, 19311–7 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 2–2–1
6WNovember 26, 19313–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 3–2–1
7LNovember 29, 19312–3 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 3–3–1
8LDecember 2, 19311–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 3–4–1
9WDecember 5, 19314–0 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 4–4–1
10TDecember 8, 19311–1 OT Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 4–4–2
11WDecember 10, 19313–0 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 5–4–2
12LDecember 12, 19311–7 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 5–5–2
13WDecember 17, 19311–0 New York Americans (1931–32) 6–5–2
14TDecember 19, 19312–2 OT New York Rangers (1931–32) 6–5–3
15LDecember 22, 19312–6 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 6–6–3
16LDecember 24, 19311–2 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 6–7–3
17WDecember 26, 19312–0 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 7–7–3
18LDecember 31, 19310–5 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 7–8–3
19WJanuary 2, 19325–1 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 8–8–3
20LJanuary 5, 19321–2 OT New York Americans (1931–32) 8–9–3
21LJanuary 7, 19320–1 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 8–10–3
22LJanuary 10, 19321–3 @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 8–11–3
23WJanuary 13, 19322–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 9–11–3
24TJanuary 16, 19322–2 OT Boston Bruins (1931–32) 9–11–4
25WJanuary 19, 19325–3 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 10–11–4
26WJanuary 21, 19323–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 11–11–4
27LJanuary 23, 19320–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 11–12–4
28LJanuary 26, 19322–3 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 11–13–4
29TJanuary 28, 19323–3 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 11–13–5
30WJanuary 30, 19324–3 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 12–13–5
31WFebruary 2, 19324–1 @ New York Rangers (1931–32) 13–13–5
32WFebruary 4, 19326–5 OT Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 14–13–5
33LFebruary 9, 19321–4 @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 14–14–5
34WFebruary 11, 19324–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 15–14–5
35WFebruary 13, 19323–1 New York Rangers (1931–32) 16–14–5
36WFebruary 17, 19323–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 17–14–5
37TFebruary 21, 19321–1 OT @ Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 17–14–6
38WFebruary 23, 19322–1 Detroit Falcons (1931–32) 18–14–6
39WFebruary 27, 19324–2 Boston Bruins (1931–32) 19–14–6
40LMarch 1, 19326–7 @ Boston Bruins (1931–32) 19–15–6
41WMarch 3, 19322–1 Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 20–15–6
42TMarch 5, 19321–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 20–15–7
43WMarch 8, 19326–1 New York Americans (1931–32) 21–15–7
44WMarch 12, 19321–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1931–32) 22–15–7
45LMarch 15, 19322–5 @ New York Americans (1931–32) 22–16–7
46WMarch 17, 193210–4 New York Americans (1931–32) 23–16–7
47WMarch 19, 19326–4 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1931–32) 24–16–7
48WMarch 22, 19324–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1931–32) 25–16–7

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Playoffs

The Canadiens, by placing first, received a bye to the semi-finals where they met the New York Rangers, who had won the American Division. The Canadiens, missing some regulars due to injury, lost the best-of-five series three games to one.

New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date Visitor Home Score Record
March 24 New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens 4–3 1–0
March 26 New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens 3–4 1–1
March 27 Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers 0–1 1–2
March 29 Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers 2–5 1–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 48 24 25 49 46
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat LW 48 15 24 39 46
Gagnon, JohnnyJohnny Gagnon RW 48 19 18 37 40
Lepine, PitPit Lepine C 48 19 11 30 42
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle RW 48 18 8 26 16
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou LW 47 6 12 18 22
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie RW 48 10 2 12 16
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D 47 5 5 10 62
Burke, MartyMarty Burke D 48 3 6 9 50
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc D 41 5 3 8 60
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha D/LW 48 1 7 8 8
Lesieur, ArtArt Lesieur D 24 1 2 3 12
Munro, DuncDunc Munro D 48 1 1 2 14
Alexandre, ArtArt Alexandre LW 10 0 2 2 8
Rivers, GusGus Rivers RW 25 1 0 1 4
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G 48 0 0 0 2
Pusie, JeanJean Pusie D 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth 2998 48 25 16 7 110 2.20 6
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc 2 1 0 0 0 1 30.00 0
Team: 3000 48 25 16 7 111 2.22 6

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Larochelle, WildorWildor Larochelle RW 4 2 1 3 4
Mondou, ArmandArmand Mondou LW 4 1 2 3 2
Joliat, AurelAurel Joliat LW 4 2 0 2 4
Gagnon, JohnnyJohnny Gagnon RW 4 1 1 2 4
Leduc, AlbertAlbert Leduc D 4 1 1 2 2
Lepine, PitPit Lepine C 3 1 0 1 4
Morenz, HowieHowie Morenz C 4 1 0 1 4
Mantha, GeorgesGeorges Mantha D/LW 4 0 1 1 8
Mantha, SylvioSylvio Mantha D 4 0 1 1 8
Alexandre, ArtArt Alexandre LW 4 0 0 0 0
Burke, MartyMarty Burke D 4 0 0 0 12
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth G 4 0 0 0 0
Lesieur, ArtArt Lesieur D 4 0 0 0 0
Munro, DuncDunc Munro D 4 0 0 0 2
Wasnie, NickNick Wasnie RW 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Hainsworth, GeorgeGeorge Hainsworth 300 4 1 3 13 2.60 0
Team: 300 4 1 3 13 2.60 0

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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;

Awards and records

Roster

Goaltenders
Defence
Forwards

Sources:

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "1931–32 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  3. "1931-32 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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