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1945-46 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Montreal Canadiens* 50 28 17 5 61 .610 172 134 0.63
Boston Bruins* 50 24 18 8 56 .560 167 156 0.18
Chicago Black Hawks* 50 23 20 7 53 .530 200 178 0.37
Detroit Red Wings* 50 20 20 10 50 .500 146 159 -0.22
Toronto Maple Leafs 50 19 24 7 45 .450 174 185 -0.18
New York Rangers 50 13 28 9 35 .350 144 191 -0.78

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Detroit Red Wings 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 50 28 17 5 61 .610 172 134 0.63 6.12
2 Boston Bruins* 50 24 18 8 56 .560 167 156 0.18 6.46
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 50 23 20 7 53 .530 200 178 0.37 7.56
4 Detroit Red Wings* 50 20 20 10 50 .500 146 159 -0.22 6.10
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 19 24 7 45 .450 174 185 -0.18 7.18
6 New York Rangers 50 13 28 9 35 .350 144 191 -0.78 6.70
League Average 50 21 21 8 50 .500 167 167 0.00 6.69

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:Edgar Laprade
Hart Memorial Trophy:Max Bentley
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Toe Blake
Vezina Trophy:Bill Durnan

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Gaye Stewart-TOR37
2.Max Bentley*-CBH31
3.Toe Blake*-MTL29
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL27
5.Clint Smith*-CBH26

Goals Per Game

1.Gaye Stewart-TOR0.74
2.Max Bentley*-CBH0.66
3.Syl Apps*-TOR0.60
4.Toe Blake*-MTL0.58
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.54

Assists

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL34
2.Max Bentley*-CBH30
 Bill Mosienko*-CBH30
4.Ab DeMarco-NYR27
 Alex Kaleta-CBH27

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Mosienko*-CBH0.75
2.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.68
3.Max Bentley*-CBH0.64
4.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.58
5.Alex Kaleta-CBH0.55

Points

1.Max Bentley*-CBH61
2.Gaye Stewart-TOR52
3.Toe Blake*-MTL50
 Clint Smith*-CBH50
5.Bill Mosienko*-CBH48
 Maurice Richard*-MTL48

Points Per Game

1.Max Bentley*-CBH1.30
2.Bill Mosienko*-CBH1.20
3.Doug Bentley*-CBH1.11
4.Gaye Stewart-TOR1.04
5.Toe Blake*-MTL1.00
 Clint Smith*-CBH1.00
 Syl Apps*-TOR1.00

Goals Created

1.Max Bentley*-CBH27.6
2.Gaye Stewart-TOR25.2
3.Toe Blake*-MTL23.7
4.Ab DeMarco-NYR23.2
5.Clint Smith*-CBH22.7

Goals Created Per Game

1.Max Bentley*-CBH0.59
2.Bill Mosienko*-CBH0.53
3.Gaye Stewart-TOR0.50
4.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.50
5.Syl Apps*-TOR0.48

Penalties in Minutes

1.Jack Stewart*-DET73
2.Bep Guidolin-BOS62
3.John Mariucci*-CBH58
4.Butch Bouchard*-MTL52
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL50

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET50
2.Mike Karakas-CBH48
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL40
 Chuck Rayner*-NYR40
5.Frank Brimsek*-BOS34

Wins (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL24
2.Mike Karakas-CBH22
3.Harry Lumley*-DET20
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS16
5.Paul Bibeault-2Tm12
 Chuck Rayner*-NYR12

Losses (Goalie)

1.Chuck Rayner*-NYR21
2.Harry Lumley*-DET20
3.Mike Karakas-CBH19
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS14
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL11

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET10
2.Mike Karakas-CBH7
 Chuck Rayner*-NYR7
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL5
5.Paul Bibeault-2Tm4
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS4

Points (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL53
2.Mike Karakas-CBH51
3.Harry Lumley*-DET50
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS36
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR31

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL.662
2.Paul Bibeault-2Tm.538
3.Mike Karakas-CBH.531
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.529
5.Frank McCool-TOR.523

Shutouts

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL4
2.Paul Bibeault-2Tm2
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS2
 Harry Lumley*-DET2
5.Jim Henry-NYR1
 Mike Karakas-CBH1
 Chuck Rayner*-NYR1

Goals Against

1.Mike Karakas-CBH166
2.Harry Lumley*-DET159
3.Chuck Rayner*-NYR149
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS111
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL104

Goals Against Average

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL2.60
2.Paul Bibeault-2Tm2.88
3.Harry Lumley*-DET3.18
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS3.26
5.Mike Karakas-CBH3.46
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan
D: Butch Bouchard
D: Jack Crawford
C: Max Bentley
LW: Gaye Stewart
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek
D: Ken Reardon
D: Jack Stewart
C: Elmer Lach
LW: Toe Blake
RW: Bill Mosienko