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1944-45 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Toronto Maple Leafs

Hart Memorial Trophy: Elmer Lach (26 G, 54 A, 80 P)
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan (38-8-4, 2.42 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Frank McCool (24-22-4, 3.22 GAA)

Goals Leader: Maurice Richard (50)
Assists Leader: Elmer Lach (54)
Points Leader: Elmer Lach (80)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 50 38 8 4 80 .800 228 121 1.78 -0.36
Detroit Red Wings* 50 31 14 5 67 .670 218 161 0.95 -0.19
Toronto Maple Leafs* 50 24 22 4 52 .520 183 161 0.37 -0.07
Boston Bruins* 50 16 30 4 36 .360 179 219 -0.67 0.13
Chicago Black Hawks 50 13 30 7 33 .330 141 194 -0.88 0.18
New York Rangers 50 11 29 10 32 .320 154 247 -1.55 0.31

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-3): Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Detroit Red Wings over Boston Bruins  
Semi-Finals (4-2): Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 8 4 80 .800 228 121 1.78 -0.36 6.98
2 Detroit Red Wings* 50 31 14 5 67 .670 218 161 0.95 -0.19 7.58
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 50 24 22 4 52 .520 183 161 0.37 -0.07 6.88
4 Boston Bruins* 50 16 30 4 36 .360 179 219 -0.67 0.13 7.96
5 Chicago Black Hawks 50 13 30 7 33 .330 141 194 -0.88 0.18 6.70
6 New York Rangers 50 11 29 10 32 .320 154 247 -1.55 0.31 8.02
League Average 50 22 22 6 50 .500 184 184 0.00 0.00 7.35

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 50
2. Herb Cain-BOS 32
3. Ted Kennedy*-TOR 29
  Toe Blake*-MTL 29
5. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 28
Assists
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 54
2. Bill Cowley*-BOS 40
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 38
4. Syd Howe*-DET 36
  Gus Bodnar-TOR 36
Points
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 80
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 73
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 67
4. Bill Cowley*-BOS 65
5. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 54
  Ted Kennedy*-TOR 54
  Ab DeMarco-NYR 54
  Joe Carveth-DET 54
  Clint Smith*-CBH 54
Goals Created
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 38.6
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 33.2
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 30.1
4. Bill Cowley*-BOS 28.2
5. Joe Carveth-DET 25.9
Penalties in Minutes
1. Pat Egan-BOS 86
2. Bob Dill-NYR 69
3. Leo Lamoureux-MTL 58
4. Joe Cooper-CBH 50
5. Bob Davidson-TOR 49
Goals Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 1.00
2. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 0.85
3. Herb Cain-BOS 0.64
4. Toe Blake*-MTL 0.59
  Ted Kennedy*-TOR 0.59
Assists Per Game
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 1.08
2. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.82
3. Syd Howe*-DET 0.78
4. Toe Blake*-MTL 0.78
5. Gus Bodnar-TOR 0.73
Points Per Game
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 1.60
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 1.46
3. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 1.42
4. Toe Blake*-MTL 1.37
5. Bill Cowley*-BOS 1.33
Goals Created Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.77
2. Sweeney Schriner*-TOR 0.70
3. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.66
4. Toe Blake*-MTL 0.61
5. Bill Cowley*-BOS 0.57
Games Played
1. Frank McCool-TOR 50
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 50
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 48
4. Ken McAuley-NYR 46
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 37
Wins
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 38
2. Frank McCool-TOR 24
  Harry Lumley*-DET 24
4. Mike Karakas-CBH 12
5. Ken McAuley-NYR 11
Losses
1. Mike Karakas-CBH 29
2. Ken McAuley-NYR 25
3. Frank McCool-TOR 22
4. Paul Bibeault-BOS 18
5. Harvey Bennett-BOS 12
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Ken McAuley-NYR 10
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 7
3. Frank McCool-TOR 4
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 4
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 3
Goals Against
1. Ken McAuley-NYR 227
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 187
3. Frank McCool-TOR 161
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 121
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 119
Goals Against Average
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2.42
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 3.22
3. Frank McCool-TOR 3.22
4. Mike Karakas-CBH 3.90
5. Harvey Bennett-BOS 4.20
Shutouts
1. Mike Karakas-CBH 4
  Frank McCool-TOR 4
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 1
  Harry Lumley*-DET 1
  Ken McAuley-NYR 1
Minutes
1. Frank McCool-TOR 3000
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 3000
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 2880
4. Ken McAuley-NYR 2760
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 2220
Offensive Point Shares
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 7.8
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 6.3
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 5.5
4. Bill Cowley*-BOS 5.0
5. Joe Carveth-DET 4.3
Defensive Point Shares
1. Butch Bouchard*-MTL 5.6
2. Leo Lamoureux-MTL 5.5
3. Frank Eddolls-MTL 4.8
4. Glen Harmon-MTL 4.7
5. Flash Hollett-DET 4.2
  Harold Jackson-DET 4.2
  Bill Quackenbush*-DET 4.2
Goalie Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 13.2
2. Frank McCool-TOR 10.1
3. Harry Lumley*-DET 7.5
4. Mike Karakas-CBH 7.2
5. Ken McAuley-NYR 3.2
Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 13.2
2. Frank McCool-TOR 10.1
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 9.2
4. Flash Hollett-DET 8.4
5. Butch Bouchard*-MTL 8.2
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan*
D: Butch Bouchard*
D: Flash Hollett
C: Elmer Lach*
LW: Toe Blake*
RW: Maurice Richard*
 2nd Team
G: Mike Karakas
D: Glen Harmon
D: Babe Pratt*
C: Bill Cowley*
LW: Syd Howe*
RW: Bill Mosienko*