1913–14 Montreal Canadiens season

NHA hockey team season

1913–14 Montreal Canadiens
League	1st(tie) NHA
1913–14 record	13–7–0
Home record	9–1–0
Road record	4–6–0
Goals for	85
Goals against	65
Team information
General manager	George Kennedy
Coach	Jimmy Gardner
Captain	Newsy Lalonde
Arena	Montreal Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Jack Darragh (22)
Goals against average	Georges Vezina (3.3)
← 1912–13 1914–15 →

The 1913–14 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's fifth season and fifth of the National Hockey Association (NHA). The club would post a 13–7 record and tie for first place. The Canadiens met Toronto in a league championship series, losing in a two-game, total-goals series 2–6.

Regular season

Highlights

On January 10, 1914, in a game against the Montreal Wanderers, Newsy Lalonde scored six goals in one game. As of 2014, this is still the Canadiens' record for most goals in one game. Lalonde would repeat the feat in 1920. Lalonde would score five goals in one game one month later on February 11, again against the Wanderers.

Final standings

National Hockey Association
	GP	W	L	P	GF	GA
Toronto Hockey Club	20	13	7	26	93	65
Montreal Canadiens	20	13	7	26	85	65
Quebec Bulldogs	20	12	8	24	111	73
Ottawa Senators	20	11	9	22	65	71
Montreal Wanderers	20	7	13	14	102	125
Toronto Ontarios	20	4	16	8	61	118

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, P = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Schedule and results

Month	Day	Visitor	Score	Home	Score
Dec.	27	Canadiens	0	Toronto	3
Dec.	30	Canadiens	4	Quebec	3
Jan.	3	Ontarios	3	Canadiens	4
	7	Canadiens	0	Ottawa	6
	10	Wanderers	2	Canadiens	8
	14	Quebec	3	Canadiens	4
	17	Canadiens	9	Ontarios	3
	21	Ottawa	3	Canadiens	2
	24	Canadiens	9	Wanderers	1
	28	Toronto	3	Canadiens	4
	31	Canadiens	4	Ontarios	6
Feb.	4	Canadiens	1	Quebec	6
	7	Toronto	3	Canadiens	9
	11	Canadiens	6	Wanderers	2
	14	Ottawa	0	Canadiens	1 (6'40" overtime)
	18	Quebec	1	Canadiens	2
	21	Canadiens	2	Toronto	3
	25	Canadiens	5	Ottawa	6 (30' overtime)
	28	Wanderers	5	Canadiens	6 (2'20" overtime)
Mar.	4	Ontarios	3	Canadiens	5

Playoffs

The team tied for first and played Toronto for the league championship and Stanley Cup.

Toronto vs. Montreal

Date	Winning team	Score	Losing team	Location
March 7, 1914	Montreal Canadiens	2–0	Toronto HC	Montreal Arena
March 11, 1914	Toronto HC	6–0	Montreal Canadiens	Arena Gardens
Toronto wins total goals series 6 goals to 2 to win the O'Brien Cup and the Stanley Cup.

References

Coleman, Charles L. (1966). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.1 1893–1926 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 242–248.
McFarlane, Brian (1996). The Habs. Toronto: Stoddart Publishing. ISBN 0-7737-2981-X.
O'Brien, Andy (1971). Les Canadiens: the story of the Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, New York: McGraw Hill Ryerson. ISBN 0-07-092950-5.

^ Standings: Coleman, Charles (1966). Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol. 1, 1893-1926 inc. National Hockey League. p. 255.

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1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship