The most dominant Montreal Canadien, season by season
I decided to take a look at who the most dominant player for the Montreal Canadiens was by season. Each season's highest PPG total is shown at an 82 game pace. Here are the results.
Obviously this doesn't take most defenseman and goalies into account. Not sure how to account for that properly.
1926-27 - Howie Morenz (59.64pts): 25.31 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1927-28 - Howie Morenz (97.26pts): 24.58 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1928-29 - Howie Morenz (52.71pts): 21.03 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1929-30 - Howie Morenz (93.18pts): 31.68 point lead over Pip Lepine
1930-31 - Howie Morenz (107.23pts): 40.49 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1931-32 - Howie Morenz (83.71pts): 17.08 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1932-33 - Aurele Joliat (66.63pts): 4.24 point lead over Howie Morenz
1933-34 - Aurele Joliat (63.21pts): 17.08 point lead over Wildor Larochelle
1934-35 - Leroy Goldsworthy (72.06pts): 19.1 point lead over Pit Lepine
1935-36 - Leroy Goldsworthy (45.36pts): 4.36 point lead over Armand Mondou
1936-37 - Johnny Gagnon (61.5pts): 5.67 point lead over Aurele Joliat
1937-38 - Georges Mantha (73.28pts): 10.35 point lead over Toe Blake
1938-39 - Toe Blake (80.29pts): 13.99 point lead over Paul Haynes
1939-40 - Toe Blake (61.5pts): 10.9 point lead over Charlie Sands
1940-41 - Joe Benoit (58.31pts): 0.23 point lead over John Quilty
1941-42 - Terry Reardon (84.48pts): 7.6 point lead over Toe Blake
1942-43 - Elmer Lach (105.69pts): 4.9 point lead over Toe Blake
1943-44 - Elmer Lach (123pts): 5 point lead over Toe Blake
1944-45 - Elmer Lach (131.2pts): 11.48 point lead over Maurice Richard
1945-46 - Toe Blake (82pts): 3.28 point lead over Maurice Richard
1946-47 - Maurice Richard (97.03pts): 17.68 point lead over Elmer Lach
1947-48 - Elmer Lach (83.37pts): 1.37 point lead over Maurice Richard
1948-49 - Elmer Lach (66.06pts): 4.56 point lead over Billy Reay
1949-50 - Maurice Richard (76.14pts): 14.64 point lead over Elmer Lach
1950-51 - Maurice Richard (83.26pts): 3.36 point lead over Bert Olmstead
1951-52 - Elmer Lach (76.14pts): 0.97 point lead over Maurice Richard
1952-53 - Maurice Richard (71.46pts): 8.03 point lead over Elmer Lach
1953-54 - Bernie Geoffrion (82pts): 3.51 point lead over Maurice Richard
1954-55 - Maurice Richard (90.57pts): 2.71 point lead over Bernie Geoffrion
1955-56 - Jean Beliveau (103.09pts): 16.92 point lead over Bernie Geoffrion
1956-57 - Jean Beliveau (99.83pts): 18.15 point lead over Maurice Richard
1957-58 - Dickie Moore (98.4pts): 0.49 point lead over Henri Richard
1958-59 - Jean Beliveau (116.59pts): 4.13 point lead over Dickie Moore
1959-60 - Jean Beliveau (101.13pts): 2.45 point lead over Bernie Geoffrion
1960-61 - Bernie Geoffrion (121.72pts): 14.76 point lead over Jean Beliveau
1961-62 - Ralph Backstrom (80.76pts): 2.57 point lead over Jean Beliveau
1962-63 - Henri Richard (89.34pts): 9.72 point lead over Jean Beliveau
1963-64 - Jean Beliveau (94.06pts): 28.21 point lead over Henri Richard
1964-65 - Henri Richard (80.45pts): 5.48 point lead over Claude Provost
1965-66 - Jean Beliveau (94.24pts): 2.87 point lead over Bobby Rousseau
1966-67 - Bobby Rousseau (75.97pts): 6.59 point lead over Henri Richard
1967-68 - Jean Beliveau (94.51pts): 17.63 point lead over Yvan Cournoyer
1968-69 - Jean Beliveau (97.45pts): 3.58 point lead over Yvan Cournoyer
1969-70 - Yvan Cournoyer (71.75pts): 0.45 point lead over Jacques Lemaire
1970-71 - Yvan Cournoyer (92.09pts): 3.62 point lead over Frank Mahovlich
1971-72 - Frank Mahovlich (103.58pts): 10.35 point lead over Yvan Cournoyer
1972-73 - Jacques Lemaire (101.17pts): 3.4 point lead over Frank Mahovlich
1973-74 - Frank Mahovlich (92.39pts): 3.05 point lead over Yvan Cournoyer
1974-75 - Guy Lafleur (139.4pts): 19.47 point lead over Pete Mahovlich
1975-76 - Guy Lafleur (128.13pts): 20.5 point lead over Pete Mahovlich
1976-77 - Guy Lafleur (139.4pts): 31.77 point lead over Steve Shutt
1977-78 - Guy Lafleur (138.77pts): 34.11 point lead over Jacques Lemaire
1978-79 - Guy Lafleur (132.23pts): 42.03 point lead over Jacques Lemaire
1979-80 - Guy Lafleur (138.51pts): 36.29 point lead over Pierre Larouche
1980-81 - Guy Lafleur (112.55pts): 34.81 point lead over Steve Shutt
1981-82 - Guy Lafleur (104.36pts): 11.85 point lead over Keith Acton
1982-83 - Guy Lafleur (91.65pts): 12.97 point lead over Mats Naslund
1983-84 - Bobby Smith (73.8pts): 2.05 point lead over Guy Lafleur
1984-85 - Mats Naslund (80.98pts): 8.82 point lead over Mario Tremblay
1985-86 - Mats Naslund (112.75pts): 23.48 point lead over Bobby Smith
1986-87 - Mats Naslund (83.04pts): 6.16 point lead over Bobby Smith
1987-88 - Bobby Smith (97.77pts): 9.44 point lead over Stephane Richer
1988-89 - Mats Naslund (89.45pts): 4.37 point lead over Bobby Smith
1989-90 - Stephane Richer (99.49pts): 18.57 point lead over Shayne Corson
1990-91 - Russ Courtnall (78.89pts): 9.78 point lead over Denis Savard
1991-92 - Kirk Muller (80.95pts): 6.4 point lead over Denis Savard
1992-93 - Kirk Muller (96.35pts): 1.66 point lead over Vincent Damphousse
1993-94 - Vincent Damphousse (88.83pts): 13.22 point lead over Brian Bellows
1994-95 - Mark Recchi (90.41pts): 22.08 point lead over Vincent Damphousse
1995-96 - Pierre Turgeon (98.4pts): 2.05 point lead over Vincent Damphousse
1996-97 - Saku Koivu (91.84pts): 10.84 point lead over Vincent Damphousse
1997-98 - Mark Recchi (74pts): 1.26 point lead over Shayne Corson
1998-99 - Mark Recchi (63.18pts): 7.67 point lead over Saku Koivu
1999-00 - Patrice Brisebois (53.15pts): 2.92 point lead over Martin Rucinsky
2000-01 - Saku Koivu (71.37pts): 11.85 point lead over Brian Savage
2001-02 - Yanic Perreault (56pts): 5.4 point lead over Brian Savage
2002-03 - Saku Koivu (71pts): 19.33 point lead over Yanic Perreault
2003-04 - Saku Koivu (66.32pts): 0.52 point lead over Mike Ribeiro
2005-06 - Alexei Kovalev (77.25pts): 6.64 point lead over Saku Koivu
2006-07 - Saku Koivu (75.93pts): 11.14 point lead over Sheldon Souray
2007-08 - Alexei Kovalev (84pts): 14.15 point lead over Tomas Plekanec
2008-09 - Alexei Kovalev (68.33pts): 1.05 point lead over Andrei Markov
2009-10 - Tomas Plekanec (70pts): 6.92 point lead over Michael Cammalleri
2010-11 - Tomas Plekanec (60.7pts): 3.49 point lead over Michael Cammalleri
2011-12 - Max Pacioretty (67.47pts): 6.47 point lead over Erik Cole
2012-13 - P.K. Subban (74.19pts): 1.51 point lead over Max Pacioretty
2013-14 - Max Pacioretty (67.4pts): 13.43 point lead over David Desharnais
2014-15 - Max Pacioretty (68.68pts): 8.68 point lead over Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban
2015-16 - Max Pacioretty (64pts): 2.11 point lead over Brendan Gallagher
2016-17 - Max Pacioretty (67.83pts): 8.68 point lead over Alex Galchenyuk
#Top Five Most Dominant Seasons
- 1978-79 - Guy Lafleur: 42.03 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1930-31 - Howie Morenz: 40.49 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1979-80 - Guy Lafleur: 36.29 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1980-81 - Guy Lafleur: 34.81 point lead over next highest scorer
- 1977-78 - Guy Lafleur: 34.11 point lead over next highest scorer
#Players With Most Dominant Seasons
- Guy Lafleur: 9
- Jean Beliveau: 8
- Howie Morenz/Elmer Lach: 6
- Maurice Richard/Saku Koivu/Max Pacioretty: 5
- Mats Naslund: 4
Posted Aug 19, 2017, 4:55 AM UTC