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This is a list of franchise records for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. Team records. Single season. Most points: 132: 1976–77:
a The Canadiens finished the 1913–14 season tied with the Toronto Blueshirts. The Blueshirts won the playoff and so the Canadiens finished in second place. b From the 1910 season to the 1916–17 season, the O'Brien Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHA. [8] c The 1916–17 NHA season was played in two half seasons. Montreal qualified ...
In the 1976–77 season, the Canadiens set three still-standing team records – fewest losses (8) in an 80-game season, [28] the longest home unbeaten streak (34), [29] and best goal differential (+216) [30] – and one record that lasted until the 2022–23 Boston Bruins beat it, for the most points (132) in an 80-game season.
The origins of the Challenge era come from the method of play of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada prior to 1893. From 1887 to 1893, the league did not play a round-robin format, but rather challenges between teams of the association that year, with the winner of the series being the 'interim' champion, with the final challenge winner becoming the league champion for the year.
The Montreal Forum, which in later decades became synonymous with the Canadiens, was opened in 1924 to house the expansion Montreal Maroons, [45] one of two new teams in the NHL that season. The Canadiens were invited to inaugurate the arena as the natural ice surface at the Mount Royal Arena was not ready to host NHL games. [ 46 ]
The Montreal Canadiens have retired fifteen of their jersey numbers. Also out of circulation is the number 99, which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. [ 185 ] Gretzky did not play for the Canadiens during his 20-year NHL career and the only Canadiens to wear the number prior to its retirement were Joe Lamb , Des ...
Most wins: 38, by the 1929–30 Boston Bruins, 1943–44 Montreal Canadiens, and 1944–45 Montreal Canadiens; Fewest wins: 4, by the 1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers; Most ties: 15, by the 1928–29 Montreal Canadiens and 1942–43 Chicago Black Hawks; Fewest ties: 1, by the 1929–30 Boston Bruins; Most losses: 39, by the 1943–44 New York Rangers
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