The 1944–45

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season was the Canadiens' 36th

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. The Canadiens placed first in the regular season, but lost to the

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in the semi-finals.

Offseason

Regular season

Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games

In 1944–45,

Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard ( , ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL his ...

made NHL history by becoming the first player to score 50 goals in one season, reaching the mark on the final night of the season — 50 goals in 50 games.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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( 1944–45) , , 3–1–0 , - , 5, , W, , November 9, 1944, , 9–2 , , align="left",

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( 1944–45) , , 4–2–0 , - , 7, , W, , November 12, 1944, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 5–2–0 , - , 8, , W, , November 18, 1944, , 6–3 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 6–2–0 , - , 9, , W, , November 19, 1944, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

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( 1944–45) , , 8–2–0 , - , 11, , T, , November 23, 1944, , 3–3 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 8–2–1 , - , 12, , L, , November 25, 1944, , 0–2 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 8–3–1 , - , 13, , W, , November 26, 1944, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 9–3–1 , - , 14, , L, , November 30, 1944, , 5–7 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 9–4–1 , - , - , 15, , W, , December 3, 1944, , 2–1 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 10–4–1 , - , 16, , W, , December 5, 1944, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 11–4–1 , - , 17, , T, , December 14, 1944, , 2–2 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 11–4–2 , - , 18, , W, , December 16, 1944, , 8–5 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 12–4–2 , - , 19, , W, , December 17, 1944, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 13–4–2 , - , 20, , W, , December 23, 1944, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 14–4–2 , - , 21, , W, , December 28, 1944, , 9–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 15–4–2 , - , 22, , W, , December 30, 1944, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 16–4–2 , - , - , 23, , W, , January 2, 1945, , 6–3 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 17–4–2 , - , 24, , L, , January 4, 1945, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 17–5–2 , - , 25, , W, , January 6, 1945, , 10–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 18–5–2 , - , 26, , W, , January 11, 1945, , 7–4 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 19–5–2 , - , 27, , W, , January 13, 1945, , 8–3 , , align="left",

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( 1944–45) , , 22–5–2 , - , 30, , W, , January 20, 1945, , 5–2 , , align="left",

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( 1944–45) , , 24–5–2 , - , 32, , W, , January 27, 1945, , 11–3 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 25–5–2 , - , 33, , W, , January 28, 1945, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 26–5–2 , - , - , 34, , T, , February 1, 1945, , 1–1 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 26–5–3 , - , 35, , W, , February 3, 1945, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 27–5–3 , - , 36, , W, , February 4, 1945, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 28–5–3 , - , 37, , W, , February 8, 1945, , 9–4 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 29–5–3 , - , 38, , W, , February 10, 1945, , 5–2 , , align="left",

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( 1944–45) , , 31–5–3 , - , 40, , W, , February 17, 1945, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 32–5–3 , - , 41, , T, , February 18, 1945, , 0–0 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 32–5–4 , - , 42, , W, , February 25, 1945, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 33–5–4 , - , - , 43, , L, , March 3, 1945, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 33–6–4 , - , 44, , L, , March 4, 1945, , 4–6 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 33–7–4 , - , 45, , W, , March 8, 1945, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 34–7–4 , - , 46, , W, , March 10, 1945, , 7–3 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 35–7–4 , - , 47, , W, , March 11, 1945, , 11–5 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 36–7–4 , - , 48, , L, , March 15, 1945, , 1–2 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 36–8–4 , - , 49, , W, , March 17, 1945, , 4–3 , , align="left",

( 1944–45) , , 37–8–4 , - , 50, , W, , March 18, 1945, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 1944–45) , , 38–8–4 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

References

External links

Canadiens on Hockey Database
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