1928–29 Montreal Canadiens
Division1st Canadian
1928–29 record22–7–15
Goals for71
Goals against43
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (17)
AssistsHowie Morenz (10)
PointsHowie Morenz (27)
WinsGeorge Hainsworth (22)
Goals against averageGeorge Hainsworth (0.98)

The 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 20th season, and 12th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team repeated its first-place finish in the Canadian Division and qualified for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in the semi-finals against the Boston Bruins.

Regular season

The New York Americans, last place finishers in 1927–28, surprised everyone by occupying first place for much of the season in the Canadian Division. However, the Montreal Canadiens dislodged the Americans and finished first. George Hainsworth, Canadiens goaltender, set an unprecedented record of 22 shutouts and a 0.98 goals against average.

Final standings

Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens4422715714346559
New York Americans44191312535348650
Toronto Maple Leafs4421185856954147
Ottawa Senators44141713546746141
Montreal Maroons4415209676563839

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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.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WNovember 15, 19283–1Montreal Maroons (1928–29)1–0–0
2LNovember 17, 19282–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)1–1–0
3WNovember 20, 19281–0@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)2–1–0
4TNovember 22, 19280–0 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)2–1–1
5LNovember 24, 19283–4New York Americans (1928–29)2–2–1
6TNovember 29, 19281–1 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)2–2–2
7WDecember 1, 19282–0@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29)3–2–2
8LDecember 4, 19281–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)3–3–2
9WDecember 8, 19282–1Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)4–3–2
10LDecember 13, 19282–3 OTNew York Rangers (1928–29)4–4–2
11TDecember 15, 19280–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)4–4–3
12WDecember 18, 19285–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)5–4–3
13LDecember 20, 19281–5@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)5–5–3
14WDecember 22, 19281–0Ottawa Senators (1928–29)6–5–3
15WDecember 27, 19283–0Detroit Cougars (1928–29)7–5–3
16TJanuary 1, 19291–1 OT@ New York Americans (1928–29)7–5–4
17TJanuary 3, 19291–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29)7–5–5
18TJanuary 5, 19290–0 OTMontreal Maroons (1928–29)7–5–6
19LJanuary 10, 19292–4Boston Bruins (1928–29)7–6–6
20WJanuary 12, 19293–1@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)8–6–6
21WJanuary 15, 19291–0Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)9–6–6
22TJanuary 17, 19291–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)9–6–7
23TJanuary 19, 19290–0 OTNew York Rangers (1928–29)9–6–8
24WJanuary 20, 19291–0@ New York Rangers (1928–29)10–6–8
25TJanuary 22, 19290–0 OT@ Boston Bruins (1928–29)10–6–9
26TJanuary 24, 19291–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)10–6–10
27WJanuary 26, 19292–1@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29)11–6–10
28WJanuary 29, 19291–0@ New York Americans (1928–29)12–6–10
29WFebruary 2, 19291–0Ottawa Senators (1928–29)13–6–10
30TFebruary 7, 19292–2 OTDetroit Cougars (1928–29)13–6–11
31TFebruary 10, 19293–3 OT@ New York Rangers (1928–29)13–6–12
32WFebruary 12, 19292–0@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)14–6–12
33WFebruary 14, 19291–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29)15–6–12
34TFebruary 16, 19291–1 OTNew York Americans (1928–29)15–6–13
35WFebruary 21, 19291–0Montreal Maroons (1928–29)16–6–13
36LFebruary 23, 19291–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)16–7–13
37WFebruary 26, 19294–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29)17–7–13
38TFebruary 28, 19290–0 OT@ New York Americans (1928–29)17–7–14
39WMarch 2, 19293–0Boston Bruins (1928–29)18–7–14
40WMarch 7, 19293–0Ottawa Senators (1928–29)19–7–14
41TMarch 10, 19291–1 OT@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29)19–7–15
42WMarch 12, 19292–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29)20–7–15
43WMarch 14, 19291–0@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29)21–7–15
44WMarch 16, 19294–1New York Americans (1928–29)22–7–15

Playoffs

The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. In a best-of-five series, the Bruins defeated the Canadiens in three straight. The games were very defensive, Boston scoring five goals in the three games, Montreal only two.

Date Home Score Visitors Score Record
March 19Boston1Montreal00–1
March 21Boston1Montreal00–2
March 23Montreal2Boston30–3

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Howie Morenz4217102747
Aurel Joliat441251759
Sylvio Mantha44941356
Albert Leduc43921179
Art Gagne44731052
George Patterson4445934
Pit Lepine4461748
Armand Mondou323476
Marty Burke4442668
Gerry Carson260004
Herb Gardiner70000
Leo Gaudreault110004
George Hainsworth440000
Wildor Larochelle20000
Art Lesieur150000
Georges Mantha210008
Pete Palangio20000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
George Hainsworth28004422715430.9222
Team:28004422715430.9222

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Aurel Joliat311210
Albert Leduc31014
Marty Burke30008
Art Gagne300012
Herb Gardiner30002
George Hainsworth30000
Pit Lepine30002
Georges Mantha30000
Sylvio Mantha30000
Armand Mondou30002
Howie Morenz30006
George Patterson30002
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
George Hainsworth180303051.670
Team:180303051.670

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Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

  • Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 59–74.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.
  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. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1928-29 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
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