The 1969–70 Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 season was the club's 61st

Montreal Canadiens seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...

 season

Season (sports)

In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...

 of play. The Canadiens placed fifth in the East division and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1947-48 season

1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1947–48 Montreal Canadiens season was the 39th season in club history. The team finished fifth, four points out of a playoff spot.-Regular season:Bill Durnan was the last goaltender in the 20th Century to serve as Captain of an NHL team...

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Regular season

April 5, 1970 – The Montreal Canadiens were in a desperate race to qualify for the NHL playoffs. The Canadiens hosted the Chicago Blackhawks. With 9 minutes and 30 seconds left in the third period, Montreal was down by a score of 5–2. Montreal’s only hope of qualifying for the playoffs was to score five more goals. Canadiens coach Claude Ruel removed his goalie, Rogatien Vachon from the net. Vachon would return to the net only for faceoffs. Chicago would score five empty net goals and win the game by a score of 10–2. Montreal would miss the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.

Game log

Regular season results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 11, 1969	5–1	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	1–0–0
2	T	October 15, 1969	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	1–0–1
3	W	October 18, 1969	7–3	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	2–0–1
4	T	October 19, 1969	1–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	2–0–2
5	T	October 22, 1969	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	2–0–3
6	L	October 25, 1969	0–5	Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	2–1–3
7	W	October 26, 1969	8–3	@ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	3–1–3
8	L	October 29, 1969	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	3–2–3
9	T	October 30, 1969	2–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	3–2–4
10	W	November 1, 1969	9–2	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	4–2–4
11	T	November 5, 1969	2–2	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	4–2–5
12	W	November 6, 1969	4–1	@ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	5–2–5
13	W	November 8, 1969	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	6–2–5
14	W	November 10, 1969	6–3	@ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	7–2–5
15	W	November 12, 1969	5–0	@ Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	8–2–5
16	W	November 15, 1969	3–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	9–2–5
17	L	November 16, 1969	0–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	9–3–5
18	T	November 19, 1969	5–5	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	9–3–6
19	W	November 22, 1969	4–2	Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	10–3–6
20	T	November 23, 1969	2–2	@ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	10–3–7
21	W	November 26, 1969	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	11–3–7
22	T	November 29, 1969	2–2	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	11–3–8
23	W	December 4, 1969	1–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	12–3–8
24	L	December 6, 1969	3–4	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	12–4–8
25	L	December 7, 1969	3–6	@ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	12–5–8
26	W	December 10, 1969	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	13–5–8
27	W	December 13, 1969	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	14–5–8
28	L	December 14, 1969	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	14–6–8
29	W	December 17, 1969	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	15–6–8
30	L	December 20, 1969	2–3	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	15–7–8
31	W	December 21, 1969	5–2	@ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	16–7–8
32	T	December 26, 1969	3–3	@ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	16–7–9
33	T	December 27, 1969	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	16–7–10
34	L	December 30, 1969	0–5	St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	16–8–10
35	L	December 31, 1969	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	16–9–10
36	W	January 3, 1970	5–1	Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	17–9–10
37	W	January 6, 1970	4–3	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	18–9–10
38	W	January 8, 1970	3–1	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	19–9–10
39	W	January 11, 1970	4–1	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	20–9–10
40	W	January 14, 1970	4–2	Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	21–9–10
41	L	January 17, 1970	0–3	Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	21–10–10
42	L	January 18, 1970	3–6	@ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	21–11–10
43	W	January 22, 1970	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	22–11–10
44	W	January 24, 1970	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	23–11–10
45	W	January 25, 1970	4–1	@ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	24–11–10
46	W	January 28, 1970	5–4	Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	25–11–10
47	T	January 31, 1970	3–3	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	25–11–11
48	W	February 1, 1970	5–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	26–11–11
49	L	February 4, 1970	2–5	@ Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	26–12–11
50	W	February 5, 1970	5–3	@ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	27–12–11
51	T	February 7, 1970	1–1	@ Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...  (1969–70 1969–70 Minnesota North Stars season -Game log:-External links:... )	27–12–12
52	W	February 8, 1970	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	28–12–12
53	T	February 11, 1970	3–3	Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	28–12–13
54	L	February 14, 1970	2–5	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	28–13–13
55	L	February 15, 1970	0–2	@ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	28–14–13
56	L	February 18, 1970	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	28–15–13
57	W	February 21, 1970	5–3	Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	29–15–13
58	W	February 22, 1970	1–0	@ Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	30–15–13
59	W	February 25, 1970	3–2	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	31–15–13
60	L	February 28, 1970	2–3	St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	31–16–13
61	L	March 4, 1970	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	31–17–13
62	L	March 7, 1970	2–4	Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...  (1969–70 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season The 1969–70 Detroit Red Wings season is noted as being Carl Brewer’s comeback season in the NHL. Baun was reunited with former Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Bob Baun, Pete Stemkowski, and Frank Mahovlich. Brewer signed a contract worth $120,000. Brewer was acquired back in March 1968... )	31–18–13
63	L	March 8, 1970	0–2	@ Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	31–19–13
64	W	March 11, 1970	5–3	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	32–19–13
65	W	March 14, 1970	6–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1969–70 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season The 1969–70 St. Louis Blues season involved finishing in first place in the West Division for the second consecutive season. The Blues were the only team in the West Division with a winning record as they finished 22 points ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Penguins... )	33–19–13
66	T	March 15, 1970	3–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	33–19–14
67	T	March 18, 1970	2–2	@ Oakland Seals (1969–70 1969–70 Oakland Seals season The 1969–70 Oakland Seals season was the Seals' third season in the NHL. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row, and were again eliminated in the first round... )	33–19–15
68	W	March 19, 1970	6–1	@ Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season The 1969–70 Los Angeles Kings season was the third ever for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League. After qualifying for the playoffs in each of their first two seasons, under the direction of coach Red Kelly , the Kings fell into the basement of the Western Division. The team also... )	34–19–15
69	W	March 21, 1970	2–0	Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season The 1969–70 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' third season in the National Hockey League .The Flyers took a chance when they selected a 19-year-old diabetic from Flin Flon, Manitoba named Bobby Clarke with their second draft pick, 17th overall, in the 1969 NHL Amateur Draft... )	35–19–15
70	W	March 22, 1970	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  (1969–70 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's third season in the National Hockey League. The season saw the Penguins qualify for the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history. The Penguins finished the season in second place in the West Division, 22 points behind the first... )	36–19–15
71	W	March 25, 1970	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...  (1969–70 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season The 1969–70 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the fifty-third season of play of the NHL Toronto franchise and forty-third as the Maple Leafs. After qualifying for the playoffs the previous season, the Leafs fell to last-place in the NHL East and did not qualify for the playoffs.-Offseason:Punch... )	37–19–15
72	T	March 28, 1970	1–1	New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	37–19–16
73	L	March 29, 1970	1–4	@ New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...  (1969–70 1969–70 New York Rangers season The 1969–70 New York Rangers season was the 44th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The Rangers compiled 92 points during the regular season and advanced to the playoffs, where they lost in the quarter-finals to the Boston Bruins.... )	37–20–16
74	W	April 1, 1970	6–3	Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...  (1969–70 1969–70 Boston Bruins season The 1969–70 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 46th season in the NHL.The Bruins were coming off of a successful season in 1968–69, as they finished with a franchise record 100 points, sitting in 2nd place in the Eastern Division, however, they would lose to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern... )	38–20–16
75	L	April 4, 1970	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	38–21–16
76	L	April 5, 1970	2–10	@ Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...  (1969–70 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season The 1969–70 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' forty-fourth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off a sixth place finish in the East Division in 1968–69, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1957–58 season... )	38–22–16

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
	RW	72	27	36	63	23	10	0	4
	C	69	32	28	60	16	13	0	5
	RW	72	24	34	58	30	5	2	4
	RW	75	27	27	54	61	3	0	2
	C	62	16	36	52	61	2	0	4
	C	63	19	30	49	10	3	0	1
	C	72	19	24	43	20	1	0	2
	D	73	6	31	37	98	2	1	1
	LW	48	19	13	32	139	6	0	7
	D	64	12	19	31	38	5	3	2
	D	75	4	18	22	109	0	0	0
	RW	65	10	11	21	22	0	0	1
	D	58	2	19	21	7	1	0	0
	D	74	3	17	20	116	0	0	0
	C	36	9	8	17	51	0	0	2
	C	48	2	13	15	18	0	0	0
	RW	21	4	4	8	4	3	0	2
	LW	18	3	2	5	27	1	0	0
	RW	23	2	3	5	2	0	0	1
	C	16	2	1	3	2	0	0	0
	LW	17	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
	C	20	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
	D	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	W	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
	RW	8	0	1	1	8	0	0	0
	C	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	C	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	D	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
	G	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	G	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	3697	64	31	18	12	162	2.63	4
	503	10	4	3	2	19	2.27	0
	360	6	3	1	2	14	2.33	0
Team:	4560	76	38	22	16	195	2.57	4

Awards and records

• Jacques Laperriere
  Jacques Laperriere
  Joseph Jacques Hughes Laperrière is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
  
  , Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	1.	Rejean Houle Réjean Houle Réjean Houle is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward, most notably for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, for whom he also served a controversial stint as general manager.-Playing career:...		Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
1	2.	Marc Tardif Marc Tardif Marc Tardif is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who is the leading goal scorer in the history of the World Hockey Association, principally for the Quebec Nordiques.-Playing career:...		Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)

External links

• Canadiens on Hockey Database
• Canadiens on NHL Reference