1939–40 Montreal Canadiens season


The 1939–40 Montreal Canadiens season was the 31st season in franchise history. The team placed seventh in the regular season and did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1935–36 season. The Canadiens would not finish a season in last place for another fifty-nine years.

Regular season

The Canadiens' first game saw them score what would be a season-high 8 goals as they defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 8–2 at the Montreal Forum on November 5, 1939. The Habs were undefeated over their first six games and were 6-2-2 in their first ten. After that, however, long winless streaks were the rule. They went 3-8-0 in December, 1-10-1 in January, 1-8-1 in February and 1-5-1 in March. Their most lopsided loss happened on February 22, 1940 – 1–10 against the Chicago Black Hawks at Chicago.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
LW4817193648
C/RW479202910
C/LW4611122329
D/LW42911206
LW471271924
LW424111551
C30410142
D47391222
D482101248
C2328108
RW104590
RW411566
RW1332524
RW142352
RW/C111454
C72240
LW212240
D4613410
D321346
D60336
D110110
G360000
G70000
G50000
RW20000
C100000
D700016

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
22103692431213.292
4157151243.470
3105041183.480
251000512.000
Team:296048103351683.412

Awards and records

Transactions

Playoffs

They didn't qualify for the playoffs