1928–29 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season
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
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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
Vs. Canadian Division
Vs. American Division
Schedule and results
Regular season results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
November 15, 1928
3–1
Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
1–0–0
2
L
November 17, 1928
2–4
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
1–1–0
3
W
November 20, 1928
1–0
@ Boston Bruins (1928–29 )
2–1–0
4
T
November 22, 1928
0–0 OT
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29 )
2–1–1
5
L
November 24, 1928
3–4
New York Americans (1928–29 )
2–2–1
6
T
November 29, 1928
1–1 OT
Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29 )
2–2–2
7
W
December 1, 1928
2–0
@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
3–2–2
8
L
December 4, 1928
1–3
Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
3–3–2
9
W
December 8, 1928
2–1
Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29 )
4–3–2
10
L
December 13, 1928
2–3 OT
New York Rangers (1928–29 )
4–4–2
11
T
December 15, 1928
0–0 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
4–4–3
12
W
December 18, 1928
5–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29 )
5–4–3
13
L
December 20, 1928
1–5
@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29 )
5–5–3
14
W
December 22, 1928
1–0
Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
6–5–3
15
W
December 27, 1928
3–0
Detroit Cougars (1928–29 )
7–5–3
16
T
January 1, 1929
1–1 OT
@ New York Americans (1928–29 )
7–5–4
17
T
January 3, 1929
1–1 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
7–5–5
18
T
January 5, 1929
0–0 OT
Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
7–5–6
19
L
January 10, 1929
2–4
Boston Bruins (1928–29 )
7–6–6
20
W
January 12, 1929
3–1
@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
8–6–6
21
W
January 15, 1929
1–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29 )
9–6–6
22
T
January 17, 1929
1–1 OT
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
9–6–7
23
T
January 19, 1929
0–0 OT
New York Rangers (1928–29 )
9–6–8
24
W
January 20, 1929
1–0
@ New York Rangers (1928–29 )
10–6–8
25
T
January 22, 1929
0–0 OT
@ Boston Bruins (1928–29 )
10–6–9
26
T
January 24, 1929
1–1 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
10–6–10
27
W
January 26, 1929
2–1
@ Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
11–6–10
28
W
January 29, 1929
1–0
@ New York Americans (1928–29 )
12–6–10
29
W
February 2, 1929
1–0
Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
13–6–10
30
T
February 7, 1929
2–2 OT
Detroit Cougars (1928–29 )
13–6–11
31
T
February 10, 1929
3–3 OT
@ New York Rangers (1928–29 )
13–6–12
32
W
February 12, 1929
2–0
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29 )
14–6–12
33
W
February 14, 1929
1–0
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29 )
15–6–12
34
T
February 16, 1929
1–1 OT
New York Americans (1928–29 )
15–6–13
35
W
February 21, 1929
1–0
Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
16–6–13
36
L
February 23, 1929
1–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
16–7–13
37
W
February 26, 1929
4–0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29 )
17–7–13
38
T
February 28, 1929
0–0 OT
@ New York Americans (1928–29 )
17–7–14
39
W
March 2, 1929
3–0
Boston Bruins (1928–29 )
18–7–14
40
W
March 7, 1929
3–0
Ottawa Senators (1928–29 )
19–7–14
41
T
March 10, 1929
1–1 OT
@ Detroit Cougars (1928–29 )
19–7–15
42
W
March 12, 1929
2–1
Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29 )
20–7–15
43
W
March 14, 1929
1–0
@ Montreal Maroons (1928–29 )
21–7–15
44
W
March 16, 1929
4–1
New 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 19
Boston
1
Montreal
0
0–1
March 21
Boston
1
Montreal
0
0–2
March 23
Montreal
2
Boston
3
0–3
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
George Hainsworth
2800
44
22
7
15
43
0.92
22
Team:
2800
44
22
7
15
43
0.92
22
Playoffs
Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SA
SV
SV%
SO
George Hainsworth
180
3
0
3
0
5
1.67
0
Team:
180
3
0
3
0
5
1.67
0
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Awards and records
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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 .
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