1970β71 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Division | 3rd East |
1970β71 record | 42β23β13 |
Goals for | 291 |
Goals against | 216 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam Pollock |
Coach |
Claude Ruel (OctβDec) Al MacNeil (DecβMay) |
Captain | Jean Beliveau |
Alternate captains |
John Ferguson Henri Richard |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Yvan Cournoyer (37) |
Assists | Jean Beliveau (51) |
Points | Jean Beliveau (76) |
Penalty minutes | Pete Mahovlich (181) |
Wins | Rogatien Vachon (23) |
Goals against average | Rogatien Vachon (2.64) |
The 1970β71 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 62nd season. After missing the playoffs in the previous season, the team rebounded to place third in the East Division, qualifying for the playoffs. Behind new star goalie Ken Dryden the team won their 17th Stanley Cup championship.
With the Chicago Black Hawks having moved to the West Division to make way for the expansion Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres, qualification for the four available playoff berths in the East was widely expected to be contested between the five remaining Original Six teams. Considering such factors the addition of two new teams, the expansion of the schedule to 78 games and the switch to a balanced schedule, Montreal's record of 42β23β13 (five points more than their performance over 76 games the previous season) was at best a marginal improvement. However, a return to the postseason was never in serious doubt due to the stunning regression of the Detroit Red Wings (Detroit actually finished last place in the division, behind both expansion teams).
On February 11, 1971, Jean Beliveau became the fourth player to score 500 career goals. [1]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 399 | 207 | +192 | 121 |
2 | New York Rangers | 78 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 259 | 177 | +82 | 109 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 291 | 216 | +75 | 97 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 248 | 211 | +37 | 82 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 217 | 291 | β74 | 63 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 229 | 296 | β67 | 56 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 209 | 308 | β99 | 55 |
Vs. East Division
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Vs. West Division
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Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 11, 1970 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 13, 1970 | 4β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 2β0β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1970 | 3β0 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 3β0β0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1970 | 6β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 4β0β0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1970 | 0β1 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 4β1β0 |
6 | L | October 21, 1970 | 1β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 4β2β0 |
7 | W | October 24, 1970 | 3β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 5β2β0 |
8 | T | October 25, 1970 | 3β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 5β2β1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1970 | 2β6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 5β3β1 |
10 | W | October 31, 1970 | 6β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 6β3β1 |
11 | W | November 4, 1970 | 4β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 7β3β1 |
12 | W | November 7, 1970 | 11β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 8β3β1 |
13 | L | November 8, 1970 | 1β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 8β4β1 |
14 | L | November 11, 1970 | 0β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 8β5β1 |
15 | T | November 14, 1970 | 1β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 8β5β2 |
16 | T | November 15, 1970 | 2β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 8β5β3 |
17 | W | November 17, 1970 | 5β1 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 9β5β3 |
18 | W | November 19, 1970 | 5β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 10β5β3 |
19 | L | November 21, 1970 | 4β5 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 10β6β3 |
20 | L | November 25, 1970 | 3β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 10β7β3 |
21 | W | November 28, 1970 | 5β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 11β7β3 |
22 | L | November 29, 1970 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 11β8β3 |
23 | T | December 2, 1970 | 3β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 11β8β4 |
24 | W | December 3, 1970 | 6β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 12β8β4 |
25 | L | December 5, 1970 | 2β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 12β9β4 |
26 | L | December 9, 1970 | 0β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 12β10β4 |
27 | W | December 10, 1970 | 6β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 13β10β4 |
28 | W | December 12, 1970 | 8β1 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 14β10β4 |
29 | T | December 16, 1970 | 1β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 14β10β5 |
30 | W | December 18, 1970 | 4β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 15β10β5 |
31 | L | December 20, 1970 | 2β7 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 15β11β5 |
32 | T | December 23, 1970 | 2β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 15β11β6 |
33 | T | December 26, 1970 | 4β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 15β11β7 |
34 | W | December 27, 1970 | 4β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 16β11β7 |
35 | T | December 30, 1970 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 16β11β8 |
36 | W | January 2, 1971 | 5β3 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 17β11β8 |
37 | L | January 3, 1971 | 5β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 17β12β8 |
38 | W | January 6, 1971 | 7β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 18β12β8 |
39 | W | January 9, 1971 | 1β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 19β12β8 |
40 | L | January 10, 1971 | 2β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 19β13β8 |
41 | T | January 14, 1971 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 19β13β9 |
42 | W | January 16, 1971 | 4β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 20β13β9 |
43 | T | January 17, 1971 | 4β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 20β13β10 |
44 | T | January 21, 1971 | 5β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 20β13β11 |
45 | W | January 23, 1971 | 6β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 21β13β11 |
46 | L | January 24, 1971 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 21β14β11 |
47 | W | January 27, 1971 | 4β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 22β14β11 |
48 | L | January 30, 1971 | 4β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 22β15β11 |
49 | L | January 31, 1971 | 1β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 22β16β11 |
50 | W | February 2, 1971 | 5β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 23β16β11 |
51 | W | February 5, 1971 | 3β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 24β16β11 |
52 | L | February 6, 1971 | 3β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 24β17β11 |
53 | W | February 9, 1971 | 4β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 25β17β11 |
54 | W | February 11, 1971 | 6β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 26β17β11 |
55 | W | February 13, 1971 | 5β2 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 27β17β11 |
56 | W | February 17, 1971 | 3β0 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 28β17β11 |
57 | W | February 20, 1971 | 7β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 29β17β11 |
58 | T | February 22, 1971 | 3β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 29β17β12 |
59 | W | February 24, 1971 | 5β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 30β17β12 |
60 | W | February 25, 1971 | 5β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 31β17β12 |
61 | W | February 27, 1971 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 32β17β12 |
62 | L | March 3, 1971 | 0β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 32β18β12 |
63 | W | March 6, 1971 | 8β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 33β18β12 |
64 | W | March 7, 1971 | 4β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 34β18β12 |
65 | T | March 9, 1971 | 3β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 34β18β13 |
66 | L | March 10, 1971 | 1β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 34β19β13 |
67 | L | March 13, 1971 | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 34β20β13 |
68 | W | March 14, 1971 | 5β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 35β20β13 |
69 | L | March 16, 1971 | 2β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 35β21β13 |
70 | W | March 18, 1971 | 4β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 36β21β13 |
71 | W | March 20, 1971 | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 37β21β13 |
72 | W | March 21, 1971 | 6β2 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 38β21β13 |
73 | W | March 24, 1971 | 5β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 39β21β13 |
74 | W | March 27, 1971 | 9β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 40β21β13 |
75 | W | March 28, 1971 | 2β1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 41β21β13 |
76 | L | March 31, 1971 | 3β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 41β22β13 |
77 | W | April 3, 1971 | 7β2 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 42β22β13 |
78 | L | April 4, 1971 | 2β7 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 42β23β13 |
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | April 7, 1971 | 1β3 | @ Boston Bruins | 0β1 |
2 | W | April 8, 1971 | 7β5 | @ Boston Bruins | 1β1 |
3 | W | April 10, 1971 | 3β1 | Boston Bruins | 2β1 |
4 | L | April 11, 1971 | 2β5 | Boston Bruins | 2β2 |
5 | L | April 13, 1971 | 3β7 | @ Boston Bruins | 2β3 |
6 | W | April 15, 1971 | 8β3 | Boston Bruins | 3β3 |
7 | W | April 18, 1971 | 4β2 | @ Boston Bruins | 4β3 |
Montreal wins the series 4β3.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | April 20, 1971 | 7β2 | Minnesota North Stars | 1β0 |
2 | L | April 22, 1971 | 3β6 | Minnesota North Stars | 1β1 |
3 | W | April 24, 1971 | 6β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 2β1 |
4 | L | April 25, 1971 | 2β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 2β2 |
5 | W | April 27, 1971 | 6β1 | Minnesota North Stars | 3β2 |
6 | W | April 29, 1971 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4β2 |
Montreal wins the series 4β2.
Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final final series appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | L | May 4, 1971 | 1β2 (OT) | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 |
2 | L | May 6, 1971 | 3β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 |
3 | W | May 9, 1971 | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 |
4 | W | May 11, 1971 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β2 |
5 | L | May 13, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 |
6 | W | May 16, 1971 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 |
7 | W | May 18, 1971 | 3β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4β3 |
Montreal wins the series 4β3.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Jean Beliveau | C | 70 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 65 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
J. C. Tremblay | D | 76 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 78 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 181 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 78 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 76 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Henri Richard | C | 75 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 78 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
John Ferguson | LW | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Mickey Redmond | RW | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Claude Larose | RW | 64 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 90 | β8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Terry Harper | D | 78 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 116 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Roberto | RW | 39 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Rejean Houle | W | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 49 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leon Rochefort | RW | 57 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Collins | RW | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Pleau | C | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | β8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ralph Backstrom | C | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Charron | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | β2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fran Huck | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Myre | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Rogie Vachon | 2676 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 118 | 2.65 | 2 |
Phil Myre | 1677 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 3.11 | 1 |
Ken Dryden | 327 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.65 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 214 | 2.74 | 3 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Frank Mahovlich | LW | 20 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Jean Beliveau | C | 20 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
J. C. Tremblay | D | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Henri Richard | C | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Ferguson | LW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rejean Houle | W | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Harper | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Roberto | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leon Rochefort | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Ken Dryden | 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 |
May 22, 1970 | To
Oakland Seals Dennis Hextall |
To
Montreal Canadiens cash |
May 22, 1970 | To Oakland Seals Ernie Hicke 1st round pick in 1970 ( Chris Oddleifson) |
To Montreal Canadiens Francois Lacombe 1st round pick in 1971 ( Guy Lafleur) |
May 22, 1970 | To
Los Angeles Kings Jack Norris Larry Mickey Lucien Grenier |
To Montreal Canadiens Wayne Thomas [6] Leon Rochefort Gregg Boddy |
January 13, 1971 | To
Detroit Red Wings Mickey Redmond Guy Charron Bill Collins |
To Montreal Canadiens Frank Mahovlich |
Montreal's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 5 | Ray Martynuik | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
1 | 6 | Chuck Lefley | ![]() |
Canadian National Development Team |
3 | 31 | Steve Carlyle | ![]() |
Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
4 | 45 | Cal Hammond | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
4 | 52 | John French | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
5 | 66 | Rick Wilson | ![]() |
University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
6 | 80 | Bob Brown | ![]() |
Boston University (ECAC) |
7 | 93 | Bob Fowler | ![]() |
Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
8 | 105 | Ric Jordan | ![]() |
Boston University (ECAC) |
1970β71 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
Division | 3rd East |
1970β71 record | 42β23β13 |
Goals for | 291 |
Goals against | 216 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam Pollock |
Coach |
Claude Ruel (OctβDec) Al MacNeil (DecβMay) |
Captain | Jean Beliveau |
Alternate captains |
John Ferguson Henri Richard |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Yvan Cournoyer (37) |
Assists | Jean Beliveau (51) |
Points | Jean Beliveau (76) |
Penalty minutes | Pete Mahovlich (181) |
Wins | Rogatien Vachon (23) |
Goals against average | Rogatien Vachon (2.64) |
The 1970β71 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 62nd season. After missing the playoffs in the previous season, the team rebounded to place third in the East Division, qualifying for the playoffs. Behind new star goalie Ken Dryden the team won their 17th Stanley Cup championship.
With the Chicago Black Hawks having moved to the West Division to make way for the expansion Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres, qualification for the four available playoff berths in the East was widely expected to be contested between the five remaining Original Six teams. Considering such factors the addition of two new teams, the expansion of the schedule to 78 games and the switch to a balanced schedule, Montreal's record of 42β23β13 (five points more than their performance over 76 games the previous season) was at best a marginal improvement. However, a return to the postseason was never in serious doubt due to the stunning regression of the Detroit Red Wings (Detroit actually finished last place in the division, behind both expansion teams).
On February 11, 1971, Jean Beliveau became the fourth player to score 500 career goals. [1]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 399 | 207 | +192 | 121 |
2 | New York Rangers | 78 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 259 | 177 | +82 | 109 |
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 291 | 216 | +75 | 97 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 248 | 211 | +37 | 82 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 217 | 291 | β74 | 63 |
6 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 229 | 296 | β67 | 56 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 209 | 308 | β99 | 55 |
Vs. East Division
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Vs. West Division
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Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 11, 1970 | 2β1 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 1β0β0 |
2 | W | October 13, 1970 | 4β3 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 2β0β0 |
3 | W | October 15, 1970 | 3β0 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 3β0β0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1970 | 6β2 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 4β0β0 |
5 | L | October 18, 1970 | 0β1 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 4β1β0 |
6 | L | October 21, 1970 | 1β3 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 4β2β0 |
7 | W | October 24, 1970 | 3β1 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 5β2β0 |
8 | T | October 25, 1970 | 3β3 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 5β2β1 |
9 | L | October 28, 1970 | 2β6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 5β3β1 |
10 | W | October 31, 1970 | 6β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 6β3β1 |
11 | W | November 4, 1970 | 4β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 7β3β1 |
12 | W | November 7, 1970 | 11β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 8β3β1 |
13 | L | November 8, 1970 | 1β6 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 8β4β1 |
14 | L | November 11, 1970 | 0β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 8β5β1 |
15 | T | November 14, 1970 | 1β1 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 8β5β2 |
16 | T | November 15, 1970 | 2β2 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 8β5β3 |
17 | W | November 17, 1970 | 5β1 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 9β5β3 |
18 | W | November 19, 1970 | 5β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 10β5β3 |
19 | L | November 21, 1970 | 4β5 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 10β6β3 |
20 | L | November 25, 1970 | 3β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 10β7β3 |
21 | W | November 28, 1970 | 5β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 11β7β3 |
22 | L | November 29, 1970 | 3β5 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 11β8β3 |
23 | T | December 2, 1970 | 3β3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 11β8β4 |
24 | W | December 3, 1970 | 6β3 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 12β8β4 |
25 | L | December 5, 1970 | 2β4 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 12β9β4 |
26 | L | December 9, 1970 | 0β4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 12β10β4 |
27 | W | December 10, 1970 | 6β1 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 13β10β4 |
28 | W | December 12, 1970 | 8β1 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 14β10β4 |
29 | T | December 16, 1970 | 1β1 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 14β10β5 |
30 | W | December 18, 1970 | 4β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 15β10β5 |
31 | L | December 20, 1970 | 2β7 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 15β11β5 |
32 | T | December 23, 1970 | 2β2 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 15β11β6 |
33 | T | December 26, 1970 | 4β4 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 15β11β7 |
34 | W | December 27, 1970 | 4β2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 16β11β7 |
35 | T | December 30, 1970 | 3β3 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 16β11β8 |
36 | W | January 2, 1971 | 5β3 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 17β11β8 |
37 | L | January 3, 1971 | 5β6 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 17β12β8 |
38 | W | January 6, 1971 | 7β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 18β12β8 |
39 | W | January 9, 1971 | 1β0 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 19β12β8 |
40 | L | January 10, 1971 | 2β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 19β13β8 |
41 | T | January 14, 1971 | 3β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 19β13β9 |
42 | W | January 16, 1971 | 4β2 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 20β13β9 |
43 | T | January 17, 1971 | 4β4 | @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 20β13β10 |
44 | T | January 21, 1971 | 5β5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 20β13β11 |
45 | W | January 23, 1971 | 6β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 21β13β11 |
46 | L | January 24, 1971 | 2β4 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 21β14β11 |
47 | W | January 27, 1971 | 4β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 22β14β11 |
48 | L | January 30, 1971 | 4β5 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 22β15β11 |
49 | L | January 31, 1971 | 1β4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 22β16β11 |
50 | W | February 2, 1971 | 5β2 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 23β16β11 |
51 | W | February 5, 1971 | 3β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 24β16β11 |
52 | L | February 6, 1971 | 3β6 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 24β17β11 |
53 | W | February 9, 1971 | 4β1 | Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 25β17β11 |
54 | W | February 11, 1971 | 6β2 | Minnesota North Stars ( 1970β71) | 26β17β11 |
55 | W | February 13, 1971 | 5β2 | California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 27β17β11 |
56 | W | February 17, 1971 | 3β0 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 28β17β11 |
57 | W | February 20, 1971 | 7β1 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 29β17β11 |
58 | T | February 22, 1971 | 3β3 | @ Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 29β17β12 |
59 | W | February 24, 1971 | 5β2 | @ California Golden Seals ( 1970β71) | 30β17β12 |
60 | W | February 25, 1971 | 5β3 | @ Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 31β17β12 |
61 | W | February 27, 1971 | 3β2 | St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 32β17β12 |
62 | L | March 3, 1971 | 0β4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 32β18β12 |
63 | W | March 6, 1971 | 8β2 | Los Angeles Kings ( 1970β71) | 33β18β12 |
64 | W | March 7, 1971 | 4β1 | @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 34β18β12 |
65 | T | March 9, 1971 | 3β3 | Vancouver Canucks ( 1970β71) | 34β18β13 |
66 | L | March 10, 1971 | 1β2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 34β19β13 |
67 | L | March 13, 1971 | 1β4 | Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 34β20β13 |
68 | W | March 14, 1971 | 5β1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1970β71) | 35β20β13 |
69 | L | March 16, 1971 | 2β6 | @ St. Louis Blues ( 1970β71) | 35β21β13 |
70 | W | March 18, 1971 | 4β1 | Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1970β71) | 36β21β13 |
71 | W | March 20, 1971 | 5β2 | Buffalo Sabres ( 1970β71) | 37β21β13 |
72 | W | March 21, 1971 | 6β2 | @ New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 38β21β13 |
73 | W | March 24, 1971 | 5β3 | Philadelphia Flyers ( 1970β71) | 39β21β13 |
74 | W | March 27, 1971 | 9β2 | Detroit Red Wings ( 1970β71) | 40β21β13 |
75 | W | March 28, 1971 | 2β1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks ( 1970β71) | 41β21β13 |
76 | L | March 31, 1971 | 3β6 | Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 41β22β13 |
77 | W | April 3, 1971 | 7β2 | New York Rangers ( 1970β71) | 42β22β13 |
78 | L | April 4, 1971 | 2β7 | @ Boston Bruins ( 1970β71) | 42β23β13 |
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L | April 7, 1971 | 1β3 | @ Boston Bruins | 0β1 |
2 | W | April 8, 1971 | 7β5 | @ Boston Bruins | 1β1 |
3 | W | April 10, 1971 | 3β1 | Boston Bruins | 2β1 |
4 | L | April 11, 1971 | 2β5 | Boston Bruins | 2β2 |
5 | L | April 13, 1971 | 3β7 | @ Boston Bruins | 2β3 |
6 | W | April 15, 1971 | 8β3 | Boston Bruins | 3β3 |
7 | W | April 18, 1971 | 4β2 | @ Boston Bruins | 4β3 |
Montreal wins the series 4β3.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | W | April 20, 1971 | 7β2 | Minnesota North Stars | 1β0 |
2 | L | April 22, 1971 | 3β6 | Minnesota North Stars | 1β1 |
3 | W | April 24, 1971 | 6β3 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 2β1 |
4 | L | April 25, 1971 | 2β5 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 2β2 |
5 | W | April 27, 1971 | 6β1 | Minnesota North Stars | 3β2 |
6 | W | April 29, 1971 | 3β2 | @ Minnesota North Stars | 4β2 |
Montreal wins the series 4β2.
Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final final series appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L | May 4, 1971 | 1β2 (OT) | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 0β1 |
2 | L | May 6, 1971 | 3β5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 0β2 |
3 | W | May 9, 1971 | 4β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 1β2 |
4 | W | May 11, 1971 | 5β2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2β2 |
5 | L | May 13, 1971 | 0β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2β3 |
6 | W | May 16, 1971 | 4β3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3β3 |
7 | W | May 18, 1971 | 3β2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 4β3 |
Montreal wins the series 4β3.
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean Beliveau | C | 70 | 25 | 51 | 76 | 40 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 65 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
J. C. Tremblay | D | 76 | 11 | 52 | 63 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 78 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 181 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 78 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 76 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 133 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Henri Richard | C | 75 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 78 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 38 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
John Ferguson | LW | 60 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Mickey Redmond | RW | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Claude Larose | RW | 64 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 90 | β8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Terry Harper | D | 78 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 116 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Roberto | RW | 39 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Rejean Houle | W | 66 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 49 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leon Rochefort | RW | 57 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Serge Savard | D | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Collins | RW | 40 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Pleau | C | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | β8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ralph Backstrom | C | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Charron | C | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | β2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fran Huck | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Myre | G | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rogie Vachon | G | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rogie Vachon | 2676 | 47 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 118 | 2.65 | 2 |
Phil Myre | 1677 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 87 | 3.11 | 1 |
Ken Dryden | 327 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.65 | 0 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 214 | 2.74 | 3 |
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 20 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 20 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Jean Beliveau | C | 20 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
J. C. Tremblay | D | 20 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 20 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Henri Richard | C | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
John Ferguson | LW | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Rejean Houle | W | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Terry Harper | D | 20 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Roberto | RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leon Rochefort | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Sheehan | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 1221 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 61 | 3.00 | 0 |
May 22, 1970 | To
Oakland Seals Dennis Hextall |
To
Montreal Canadiens cash |
May 22, 1970 | To Oakland Seals Ernie Hicke 1st round pick in 1970 ( Chris Oddleifson) |
To Montreal Canadiens Francois Lacombe 1st round pick in 1971 ( Guy Lafleur) |
May 22, 1970 | To
Los Angeles Kings Jack Norris Larry Mickey Lucien Grenier |
To Montreal Canadiens Wayne Thomas [6] Leon Rochefort Gregg Boddy |
January 13, 1971 | To
Detroit Red Wings Mickey Redmond Guy Charron Bill Collins |
To Montreal Canadiens Frank Mahovlich |
Montreal's draft picks at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | Ray Martynuik | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
1 | 6 | Chuck Lefley | ![]() |
Canadian National Development Team |
3 | 31 | Steve Carlyle | ![]() |
Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
4 | 45 | Cal Hammond | ![]() |
Flin Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
4 | 52 | John French | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
5 | 66 | Rick Wilson | ![]() |
University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
6 | 80 | Bob Brown | ![]() |
Boston University (ECAC) |
7 | 93 | Bob Fowler | ![]() |
Estevan Bruins (WCHL) |
8 | 105 | Ric Jordan | ![]() |
Boston University (ECAC) |