1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season

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1970–71 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
Division 3rd East
1970–71 record 42–23–13
Goals for 291
Goals against 216
General Manager Sam Pollock
Coach Al McNeil
Captain Jean Beliveau
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals Yvan Cournoyer (37)
Assists Jean Beliveau (51)
Points Jean Beliveau (76)
Penalties in minutes Pete Mahovlich (181)
Wins Rogatien Vachon (23)
Goals against average Rogatien Vachon (2.64)

The 1970–71 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their 17th Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] NHL Draft

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

East Division GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Boston Bruins 78 57 14 7 121 399 207 1154
New York Rangers 78 49 18 11 109 259 177 952
Montreal Canadiens 78 42 23 13 97 291 216 1271
Toronto Maple Leafs 78 37 33 8 82 248 211 1133
Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15 63 217 291 1188
Vancouver Canucks 78 24 46 8 56 229 296 1371
Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11 55 209 308 988

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Jean Beliveau
Yvan Cournoyer
J.C. Tremblay
Pete Mahovlich
Jacques Lemaire
Marc Tardif
Henri Richard
Guy Lapointe
Frank Mahovlich
John Ferguson
Mickey Redmond
Claude Larose
Terry Harper
Phil Roberto
Rejean Houle
Jacques Laperriere
Serge Savard
Leon Rochefort
Bobby Sheehan
Pierre Bouchard

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Brothers Frank and Peter Mahovlich starred for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven game final series. Ken Dryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's final Finals appearance, and he ended his career with ten championships.

Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
May 4 Montreal 1 Chicago 2 OT
May 6 Montreal 3 Chicago 5
May 9 Chicago 2 Montreal 4
May 11 Chicago 2 Montreal 5
May 13 Montreal 0 Chicago 2
May 16 Chicago 3 Montreal 4
May 18 Montreal 3 Chicago 2

Montreal wins the series 4–3.

[edit] 1971 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions

Ken Dryden, Rogie Vachon, Jacques Laperriere, J. C. Tremblay, Guy Lapointe, Terry Harper, Pierre Bouchard, Jean Beliveau, Marc Tardif, Yvan Cournoyer, Rejean Houle, Claude Larose, Henri Richard, Phil Roberto, Peter Mahovlich, Leon Rochefort, John Ferguson, Bobby Sheehan, Jacques Lemaire, Frank Mahovlich, Bob Murdoch, Chuck Lefley, Al MacNeil(coach), Sam Pollock(general manager)

[edit] Awards and Records

[edit] References

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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cups
Affiliates
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1970–71 NHL season by team
East
Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver
West
Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Oakland • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also