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{{NHLTeamSeason
|Season=1948–49
|Team=Montreal Canadiens
|Conference=
|ConferenceRank=
|Division=Original Six
|DivisionRank=3rd
|Record=28-23-9
|HomeRecord=
|RoadRecord=
|GoalsFor=152
|GoalsAgainst=126
|GeneralManager=
|Coach=
|Captain=[[Emile Bouchard]]
|AltCaptain=
|Arena=[[Montreal Forum]]
|Attendance=
|GoalsLeader=Billy Reay (22)
|AssistsLeader=Billy Reay (23)
|PointsLeader=Billy Reay (45)
|PIMLeader=
|WinsLeader=
|GAALeader=
|DivisionWin=
|ConferenceWin=
|PoWTrophy=
|StanleyCup=
}}

The ”’1948–49 [[Montreal Canadiens]] season”’ was the 41st in franchise history.

==Offseason==
==Regular season==
[[Bill Durnan]] set a long-standing modern [[National Hockey League|NHL]] record between [[February 26]] and [[March 6]], [[1948–49 NHL season|1949]], when he amassed four consecutive [[shutout]]s, not allowing a goal over a span of 309 minutes, 21 seconds. This record was not surpassed until [[2003–04 NHL Season|2004]], when [[Brian Boucher]], then of the [[Phoenix Coyotes]], broke it.
===Season standings===
{| border=’1′ cellpadding=’3′ cellspacing=’0′ class=’wikitable’
|-
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’40%’ | National Hockey League
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’5%’ | GP
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’5%’ | W
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’5%’ | L
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’5%’ | T
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’7.5%’ | Pts
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’7.5%’ | GF
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’7.5%’ | GA
! bgcolor=’#DDDDFF’ width=’7.5%’ | PIM
|-
| ”'[[Detroit Red Wings]]”’ || 60 || 34 || 19 || 7 || 75 || 195 || 145 || 621
|-
| ”'[[Boston Bruins]]”’ || 60 || 29 || 23 || 8 || 66 || 178 || 163 || 434
|-
| ”'[[Montreal Canadiens]]”’ || 60 || 28 || 23 || 9 || 65 || 152 || 126 || 728
|-
| ”'[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]”’ || 60 || 22 || 25 || 13 || 57 || 147 || 161 || 706
|-
| [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] || 60 || 21 || 31 || 8 || 50 || 173 || 211 || 695
|-
| [[New York Rangers]] || 60 || 18 || 31 || 11 || 47 || 133 || 172 || 413
|}<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’
| Billy Reay || 60 || 22|| 23 || 45 || 33
|- align=’center’
| Maurice Richard || 59 || 20|| 18 || 38 || 110
|- align=’center’
| || || || || ||
|- align=’center’|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1949.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’
| Glen Harmon || 59 || 8|| 12 || 20 || 44
|- align=’center’
| || || || || ||
|- align=’center’
|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1949.html</ref>

===Goaltending===
”Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; 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%’ | GAA
|- align=’center’
| Bill Durnan || || || || || || ||
|}<ref>http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1949.html</ref>

==Playoffs==
{| border=’1′ cellpadding=’3′ cellspacing=’0′ class=’wikitable’
|-
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’60’ | Date
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’150′ | Away
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’5′ | Score
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’150′ | Home
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’5′ | Score
! style=’background:#BF2F38;color:#FFFFFF;’ width=’60’ | Notes
|-
|March 22 ||Montreal Canadiens ||1 ||”’Detroit Red Wings”’||”’2”’ ||”OT”
|-
|March 24 ||”’Montreal Canadiens”’ ||”’4”’ ||Detroit Red Wings ||3 ||”OT”
|-
|March 26 ||Detroit Red Wings ||2 ||”’Montreal Canadiens”’ ||”’3”’ ||
|-
|March 29 ||”’Detroit Red Wings”’ ||”’3”’ ||Montreal Canadiens ||1 ||
|-
|March 31 ||Montreal Canadiens ||1 ||”’Detroit Red Wings”’ ||”’3”’ ||
|-
|April 2 ||Detroit Red Wings ||1 ||”’Montreal Canadiens”’ ||”’3”’ ||
|-
|April 5 ||Montreal Canadiens ||1 ||”’Detroit Red Wings”’||”’3”’ ||
|}

”Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3”

==Awards and records==
* [[Bill Durnan]], [[Vezina Trophy]]
* Bill Durnan, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
* Glen Harmon, Defense, NHL Second 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/0000451949.html Canadiens on Hockey Database]
*[http://nhlreference.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MON&yr=1948&lg= Canadiens on NHL Reference]
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