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1943-44 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Babe Pratt (17 G, 40 A, 57 P)
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan (38-5-7, 2.18 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Gus Bodnar (22 G, 40 A, 62 P)

Goals Leader: Doug Bentley (38)
Assists Leader: Clint Smith (49)
Points Leader: Herb Cain (82)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 50 38 5 7 83 .830 234 109 2.08 -0.42
Detroit Red Wings* 50 26 18 6 58 .580 214 177 0.62 -0.12
Toronto Maple Leafs* 50 23 23 4 50 .500 214 174 0.67 -0.13
Chicago Black Hawks* 50 22 23 5 49 .490 178 187 -0.15 0.03
Boston Bruins 50 19 26 5 43 .430 223 268 -0.75 0.15
New York Rangers 50 6 39 5 17 .170 162 310 -2.47 0.49

League Playoff Series

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

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 50 38 5 7 83 .830 234 109 2.08 -0.42 6.86
2 Detroit Red Wings* 50 26 18 6 58 .580 214 177 0.62 -0.12 7.82
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 50 23 23 4 50 .500 214 174 0.67 -0.13 7.76
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 50 22 23 5 49 .490 178 187 -0.15 0.03 7.30
5 Boston Bruins 50 19 26 5 43 .430 223 268 -0.75 0.15 9.82
6 New York Rangers 50 6 39 5 17 .170 162 310 -2.47 0.49 9.44
League Average 50 22 22 5 50 .500 204 204 0.00 0.00 8.17

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 38
2. Herb Cain-BOS 36
  Lorne Carr-TOR 36
  Carl Liscombe-DET 36
5. Mud Bruneteau-DET 35
Assists
1. Clint Smith*-CBH 49
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 48
3. Herb Cain-BOS 46
4. Buddy O'Connor*-MTL 42
5. Art Jackson-BOS 41
  Bill Cowley*-BOS 41
Points
1. Herb Cain-BOS 82
2. Doug Bentley*-CBH 77
3. Lorne Carr-TOR 74
4. Carl Liscombe-DET 73
5. Elmer Lach*-MTL 72
  Clint Smith*-CBH 72
Goals Created
1. Herb Cain-BOS 34.3
2. Carl Liscombe-DET 33.1
3. Lorne Carr-TOR 32.8
4. Doug Bentley*-CBH 32.5
5. Bill Cowley*-BOS 29.3
Penalties in Minutes
1. Mike McMahon-MTL 98
2. Pat Egan-TOT 95
3. Murph Chamberlain-MTL 85
4. Harold Jackson-DET 76
5. Bob Dill-NYR 66
Goals Per Game
1. Mud Bruneteau-DET 0.90
2. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.83
3. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.76
4. Herb Cain-BOS 0.75
5. Lorne Carr-TOR 0.72
  Carl Liscombe-DET 0.72
Assists Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 1.14
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 1.00
3. Clint Smith*-CBH 0.98
4. Herb Cain-BOS 0.96
5. Buddy O'Connor*-MTL 0.95
Points Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 1.97
2. Herb Cain-BOS 1.71
3. Doug Bentley*-CBH 1.54
4. Elmer Lach*-MTL 1.50
5. Lorne Carr-TOR 1.48
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.81
2. Herb Cain-BOS 0.71
3. Mud Bruneteau-DET 0.68
4. Carl Liscombe-DET 0.66
5. Lorne Carr-TOR 0.66
Games Played
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 50
  Ken McAuley-NYR 50
3. Bert Gardiner-BOS 41
4. Paul Bibeault-TOR 29
5. Connie Dion-DET 26
  Mike Karakas-CBH 26
Wins
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 38
2. Connie Dion-DET 17
  Bert Gardiner-BOS 17
4. Paul Bibeault-TOR 13
5. Mike Karakas-CBH 12
Losses
1. Ken McAuley-NYR 39
2. Bert Gardiner-BOS 19
3. Paul Bibeault-TOR 14
  Hec Highton-CBH 14
5. Benny Grant-TOT 10
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 7
2. Ken McAuley-NYR 5
  Mike Karakas-CBH 5
  Bert Gardiner-BOS 5
5. Jimmy Franks-TOT 3
Goals Against
1. Ken McAuley-NYR 310
2. Bert Gardiner-BOS 212
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 109
4. Hec Highton-CBH 108
5. Benny Grant-TOT 93
Goals Against Average
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2.18
2. Paul Bibeault-TOR 3.00
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 3.04
4. Connie Dion-DET 3.08
5. Jimmy Franks-TOT 4.17
Shutouts
1. Paul Bibeault-TOR 5
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 3
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2
4. Jimmy Franks-TOT 1
  Connie Dion-DET 1
  Bert Gardiner-BOS 1
Minutes
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 3000
2. Ken McAuley-NYR 2980
3. Bert Gardiner-BOS 2460
4. Paul Bibeault-TOR 1740
5. Connie Dion-DET 1560
  Mike Karakas-CBH 1560
Offensive Point Shares
1. Herb Cain-BOS 5.7
2. Carl Liscombe-DET 5.3
3. Lorne Carr-TOR 5.3
4. Bill Cowley*-BOS 5.2
5. Doug Bentley*-CBH 5.2
Defensive Point Shares
1. Leo Lamoureux-MTL 6.0
2. Glen Harmon-MTL 5.9
3. Mike McMahon-MTL 5.7
4. Butch Bouchard*-MTL 5.3
5. Moe Morris-TOR 4.6
  Babe Pratt*-TOR 4.6
Goalie Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 15.0
2. Paul Bibeault-TOR 7.0
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 6.2
4. Connie Dion-DET 6.2
5. Bert Gardiner-BOS 3.7
Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 15.0
2. Babe Pratt*-TOR 8.6
3. Leo Lamoureux-MTL 7.5
4. Paul Bibeault-TOR 7.0
5. Mike McMahon-MTL 6.7
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan*
D: Babe Pratt*
D: Earl Seibert*
C: Bill Cowley*
LW: Doug Bentley*
RW: Lorne Carr
 2nd Team
G: Paul Bibeault
D: Butch Bouchard*
D: Dit Clapper*
C: Elmer Lach*
LW: Herb Cain
RW: Maurice Richard*