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1943-44 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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

League Playoffs

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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

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

League Awards

Calder Memorial Trophy:Gus Bodnar
Hart Memorial Trophy:Babe Pratt
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Clint Smith
Vezina Trophy:Bill Durnan

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH38
2.Carl Liscombe-DET36
 Lorne Carr-TOR36
 Herb Cain-BOS36
5.Mud Bruneteau-DET35

Goals Per Game

1.Mud Bruneteau-DET0.90
2.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.83
3.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.76
4.Herb Cain-BOS0.75
5.Carl Liscombe-DET0.72
 Lorne Carr-TOR0.72

Assists

1.Clint Smith*-CBH49
2.Elmer Lach*-MTL48
3.Herb Cain-BOS46
4.Buddy O'Connor*-MTL42
5.Art Jackson-BOS41
 Bill Cowley*-BOS41

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS1.14
2.Elmer Lach*-MTL1.00
3.Clint Smith*-CBH0.98
4.Herb Cain-BOS0.96
5.Buddy O'Connor*-MTL0.95

Points

1.Herb Cain-BOS82
2.Doug Bentley*-CBH77
3.Lorne Carr-TOR74
4.Carl Liscombe-DET73
5.Elmer Lach*-MTL72
 Clint Smith*-CBH72

Points Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS1.97
2.Herb Cain-BOS1.71
3.Doug Bentley*-CBH1.54
4.Elmer Lach*-MTL1.50
5.Lorne Carr-TOR1.48

Goals Created

1.Herb Cain-BOS33.9
2.Carl Liscombe-DET32.3
3.Lorne Carr-TOR32.1
4.Doug Bentley*-CBH31.7
5.Bill Cowley*-BOS29.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bill Cowley*-BOS0.81
2.Herb Cain-BOS0.71
3.Carl Liscombe-DET0.65
4.Lorne Carr-TOR0.64
5.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.63

Penalties in Minutes

1.Mike McMahon-MTL98
2.Pat Egan-2Tm95
3.Murph Chamberlain-MTL85
4.Harold Jackson-DET76
5.Bob Dill-NYR66

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL50
 Ken McAuley-NYR50
3.Bert Gardiner-BOS41
4.Paul Bibeault-TOR29
5.Connie Dion-DET26
 Mike Karakas-CBH26

Wins (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL38
2.Connie Dion-DET17
 Bert Gardiner-BOS17
4.Paul Bibeault-TOR13
5.Mike Karakas-CBH12

Losses (Goalie)

1.Ken McAuley-NYR39
2.Bert Gardiner-BOS19
3.Hec Highton-CBH14
 Paul Bibeault-TOR14
5.Benny Grant-2Tm10

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL7
2.Bert Gardiner-BOS5
 Mike Karakas-CBH5
 Ken McAuley-NYR5
5.Jimmy Franks-2Tm3

Points (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL83
2.Bert Gardiner-BOS39
3.Connie Dion-DET36
4.Mike Karakas-CBH29
5.Paul Bibeault-TOR28

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL.830
2.Connie Dion-DET.692
3.Mike Karakas-CBH.558
4.Paul Bibeault-TOR.483
5.Benny Grant-2Tm.476

Shutouts

1.Paul Bibeault-TOR5
2.Mike Karakas-CBH3
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL2
4.Connie Dion-DET1
 Bert Gardiner-BOS1
 Jimmy Franks-2Tm1

Goals Against

1.Ken McAuley-NYR310
2.Bert Gardiner-BOS212
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL109
4.Hec Highton-CBH108
5.Benny Grant-2Tm93

Goals Against Average

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL2.18
2.Paul Bibeault-TOR3.00
3.Mike Karakas-CBH3.04
4.Connie Dion-DET3.08
5.Jimmy Franks-2Tm4.17
    

All-Star Teams

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