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{{NHLTeamSeason
|Season=1947–48
|Team=Montreal Canadiens
|Conference=
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=Original Six
|DivisionRank=5th
|Record=20-29-11
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=147
|GoalsAgainst=169
|GeneralManager=
|Coach=
|Captain=[[Bill Durnan]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Montreal Forum]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Elmer Lach (30)
|AssistsLeader=Elmer Lach (31)
|PointsLeader=Elmer Lach (61)
|PIMLeader=Ken Reardon (129)
|WinsLeader=Bill Durnan (20
|GAALeader=Bill Durnan (2.77)
|DivisionWin=
|ConferenceWin=
|PoWTrophy=
|StanleyCup=
}}

The ”’1947–48 [[Montreal Canadiens]] season”’ was the 40th in franchise history.

==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
{| class=’wikitable’
|-
! width=’200′ | National Hockey League
! width=’40’ | GP
! width=’40’ | W
! width=’40’ | L
! width=’40’ | T
! width=’40’ | Pts
! width=’40’ | GF
! width=’40’ | GA
! width=’40’ | PIM
|- align=right
| align=left | ”'[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]”’ || 60 || 32 || 15 || 13 ||77 || 182 || 143 || 758
|- align=right
| align=left | ”'[[Detroit Red Wings]]”’ || 60 || 30 || 18 || 12 ||72 || 187 || 148 || 593
|- align=right
| align=left | ”'[[Boston Bruins]]”’ || 60 || 23 || 24 || 13 || 59 || 167 || 168 || 515
|- align=right
| align=left | ”'[[New York Rangers]]”’ || 60 || 21 || 26 || 13 || 55 || 176 || 201 || 480
|- align=right
| align=left | [[Montreal Canadiens]] || 60 || 20 || 29 || 11 || 51 || 147 || 169 || 724
|- align=right
| align=left | [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 60 || 20 || 34 || 6 || 46 || 195 || 225 || 572
|}<ref>National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.160, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5</ref>

==Player stats==
===Forwards===
”Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points”
{| border=’1′ cellpadding=’2′ cellspacing=’0′ class=’wikitable sortable’
|-
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’16%’ | Player
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | GP
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | G
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | AST
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | PTS
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | PIM
|- align=’center’
| Elmer Lach || 60 || 30|| 31 || 61 ||72
|- align=’center’
| Maurice Richard || 53 || 28|| 25 || 53 ||89
|- align=’center’
| || || || || ||
|- align=’center’
|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1948.html</ref>

===Defencemen===
”Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points”
{| border=’1′ cellpadding=’2′ cellspacing=’0′ class=’wikitable sortable’
|-
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’16%’ | Player
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | GP
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | G
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | AST
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | PTS
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | PIM
|- align=’center’
| Ken Reardon || 58 || 7|| 15 || 22 || 129
|- align=’center’
| || || || || ||
|- align=’center’
|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1948.html</ref>

===Goaltending===
”Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against”
{| border=’1′ cellpadding=’2′ cellspacing=’0′ class=’wikitable sortable’
|-
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’16%’ | Player
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | GP
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | MIN
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | W
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | L
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | T
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | SO
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | GA
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’9%’ | GAA
|- align=’center’
| Bill Durnan || 59 || 3505 || 20 || 28 || 10 || 5 || 162 || 2.77
|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1948.html</ref>

==Awards and records==
*[[Elmer Lach]], [[Art Ross Memorial Trophy]]
* Elmer Lach, Center, NHL First Team All-Star
* Ken Reardon, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
* Maurice Richard, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star

==References==
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000451948.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]
*[http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1947&lg= Canadiens on NHL Reference]
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