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1945-46 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Max Bentley (31 G, 30 A, 61 P)
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan (24-11-5, 2.60 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Edgar Laprade (15 G, 19 A, 34 P)

Goals Leader: Gaye Stewart (37)
Assists Leader: Elmer Lach (34)
Points Leader: Max Bentley (61)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 50 28 17 5 61 .610 172 134 0.63 -0.13
Boston Bruins* 50 24 18 8 56 .560 167 156 0.18 -0.04
Chicago Black Hawks* 50 23 20 7 53 .530 200 178 0.37 -0.07
Detroit Red Wings* 50 20 20 10 50 .500 146 159 -0.22 0.04
Toronto Maple Leafs 50 19 24 7 45 .450 174 185 -0.18 0.04
New York Rangers 50 13 28 9 35 .350 144 191 -0.78 0.16

League Playoff Series

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

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 28 17 5 61 .610 172 134 0.63 -0.13 6.12
2 Boston Bruins* 50 24 18 8 56 .560 167 156 0.18 -0.04 6.46
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 50 23 20 7 53 .530 200 178 0.37 -0.07 7.56
4 Detroit Red Wings* 50 20 20 10 50 .500 146 159 -0.22 0.04 6.10
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 50 19 24 7 45 .450 174 185 -0.18 0.04 7.18
6 New York Rangers 50 13 28 9 35 .350 144 191 -0.78 0.16 6.70
League Average 50 21 21 8 50 .500 167 167 0.00 0.00 6.69

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Gaye Stewart-TOR 37
2. Max Bentley*-CBH 31
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 29
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 27
5. Clint Smith*-CBH 26
Assists
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 34
2. Max Bentley*-CBH 30
  Bill Mosienko*-CBH 30
4. Ab DeMarco-NYR 27
  Alex Kaleta-CBH 27
Points
1. Max Bentley*-CBH 61
2. Gaye Stewart-TOR 52
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 50
  Clint Smith*-CBH 50
5. Maurice Richard*-MTL 48
  Bill Mosienko*-CBH 48
Goals Created
1. Gaye Stewart-TOR 28.6
2. Max Bentley*-CBH 28.4
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 25.1
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 23.8
5. Clint Smith*-CBH 23.5
Penalties in Minutes
1. Jack Stewart*-DET 73
2. Bep Guidolin-BOS 62
3. John Mariucci*-CBH 58
4. Butch Bouchard*-MTL 52
5. Maurice Richard*-MTL 50
Goals Per Game
1. Gaye Stewart-TOR 0.74
2. Max Bentley*-CBH 0.66
3. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.60
4. Toe Blake*-MTL 0.58
5. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.54
Assists Per Game
1. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 0.75
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.68
3. Max Bentley*-CBH 0.64
4. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.58
5. Alex Kaleta-CBH 0.55
Points Per Game
1. Max Bentley*-CBH 1.30
2. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 1.20
3. Doug Bentley*-CBH 1.11
4. Gaye Stewart-TOR 1.04
5. Syl Apps*-TOR 1.00
  Toe Blake*-MTL 1.00
  Clint Smith*-CBH 1.00
Goals Created Per Game
1. Max Bentley*-CBH 0.60
2. Gaye Stewart-TOR 0.57
3. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.51
4. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 0.51
5. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.51
Games Played
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 50
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 48
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 40
  Chuck Rayner*-NYR 40
5. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 34
Wins
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 24
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 22
3. Harry Lumley*-DET 20
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 16
5. Paul Bibeault-TOT 12
  Chuck Rayner*-NYR 12
Losses
1. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 21
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 20
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 19
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 14
5. Bill Durnan*-MTL 11
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 10
2. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 7
  Mike Karakas-CBH 7
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 5
5. Paul Bibeault-TOT 4
  Frank Brimsek*-BOS 4
Goals Against
1. Mike Karakas-CBH 166
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 159
3. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 149
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 111
5. Bill Durnan*-MTL 104
Goals Against Average
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2.60
2. Paul Bibeault-TOT 2.88
3. Harry Lumley*-DET 3.18
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 3.26
5. Mike Karakas-CBH 3.46
Shutouts
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 4
2. Paul Bibeault-TOT 2
  Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2
  Harry Lumley*-DET 2
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 1
  Mike Karakas-CBH 1
  Jim Henry-NYR 1
Minutes
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 3000
2. Mike Karakas-CBH 2880
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2400
4. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 2377
5. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2040
Offensive Point Shares
1. Max Bentley*-CBH 6.1
2. Gaye Stewart-TOR 6.0
3. Toe Blake*-MTL 4.9
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 4.5
5. Clint Smith*-CBH 4.4
Defensive Point Shares
1. Glen Harmon-MTL 4.3
2. Butch Bouchard*-MTL 4.0
  Leo Lamoureux-MTL 4.0
4. Ken Reardon*-MTL 3.8
5. Murray Henderson-BOS 3.5
  Jack Crawford-BOS 3.5
Goalie Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 9.2
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 9.0
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 7.5
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 5.9
5. Paul Bibeault-TOT 5.4
Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 9.2
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 9.0
3. Mike Karakas-CBH 7.5
4. Max Bentley*-CBH 6.7
5. Gaye Stewart-TOR 6.6
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan*
D: Butch Bouchard*
D: Jack Crawford
C: Max Bentley*
LW: Gaye Stewart
RW: Maurice Richard*
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek*
D: Ken Reardon*
D: Jack Stewart*
C: Elmer Lach*
LW: Toe Blake*
RW: Bill Mosienko*