The 1933–34 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 25th season of play. The Canadiens again qualified for the playoffs, finishing third in their division. The club met and lost to the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

Regular season Star player Howie Morenz continued the decline in his play, and was placed on the second line. His ankle was seriously injured on January 2, 1934, and he missed nine games but did not play well for the rest of the season. He was the target of trade speculation at the end of the season, with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers all interested in him.Jenish, p. 82

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||November 9, 1933||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||1–0–0

|2||L||November 11, 1933||0–2 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||1–1–0

|3||W||November 14, 1933||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||2–1–0

|4||L||November 18, 1933||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||2–2–0

|5||W||November 21, 1933||5–0 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||3–2–0

|6||W||November 23, 1933||1–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||4–2–0

|7||W||November 25, 1933||1–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||5–2–0

|8||L||November 26, 1933||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||5–3–0

|9||L||November 28, 1933||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||5–4–0

|10||W||December 2, 1933||3–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1933–34) ||6–4–0

|11||L||December 5, 1933||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||6–5–0

|12||T||December 7, 1933||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1933–34) ||6–5–1

|13||L||December 9, 1933||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1933–34) ||6–6–1

|14||T||December 12, 1933||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||6–6–2

|15||W||December 14, 1933||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||7–6–2

|16||L||December 16, 1933||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||7–7–2

|17||L||December 17, 1933||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||7–8–2

|18||W||December 23, 1933||3–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||8–8–2

|19||L||December 28, 1933||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||8–9–2

|20||T||December 30, 1933||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||8–9–3

|21||L||January 2, 1934||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1933–34) ||8–10–3

|22||W||January 4, 1934||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||9–10–3

|23||L||January 7, 1934||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1933–34) ||9–11–3

|24||W||January 9, 1934||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||10–11–3

|25||T||January 13, 1934||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||10–11–4

|26||L||January 16, 1934||0–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||10–12–4

|27||W||January 20, 1934||5–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1933–34) ||11–12–4

|28||W||January 23, 1934||6–2 || align="left"| New York Americans (1933–34) ||12–12–4

|29||L||January 25, 1934||1–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||12–13–4

|30||T||January 28, 1934||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||12–13–5

|31||T||February 1, 1934||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||12–13–6

|32||W||February 4, 1934||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1933–34) ||13–13–6

|33||L||February 6, 1934||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1933–34) ||13–14–6

|34||L||February 8, 1934||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||13–15–6

|35||L||February 10, 1934||2–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||13–16–6

|36||L||February 11, 1934||1–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||13–17–6

|37||W||February 15, 1934||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1933–34) ||14–17–6

|38||W||February 20, 1934||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1933–34) ||15–17–6

|39||L||February 22, 1934||0–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1933–34) ||15–18–6

|40||W||February 24, 1934||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1933–34) ||16–18–6

|41||W||February 27, 1934||3–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||17–18–6

|42||L||March 1, 1934||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||17–19–6

|43||W||March 3, 1934||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1933–34) ||18–19–6

|44||W||March 6, 1934||3–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1933–34) ||19–19–6

|45||W||March 8, 1934||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1933–34) ||20–19–6

|46||W||March 10, 1934||3–2 OT|| align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1933–34) ||21–19–6

|47||L||March 15, 1934||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||21–20–6

|48||W||March 18, 1934||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1933–34) ||22–20–6

Legend:

Playoffs In the first round the Canadiens met the eventual Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, who had placed second in the American Division. The Canadiens lost the two-games total-goals series 3–4 (2–3, 1–1). Morenz missed the second game due to a broken thumb.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitor Home Score Record March 22 Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens 2–3 2–3 March 25 Montreal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks 1–1 3–4

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM LW 48 22 15 37 27 RW 48 16 11 27 27 RW 48 9 15 24 25 C 39 8 13 21 21 C 48 10 8 18 44 C 48 6 11 17 4 D/LW 44 6 9 15 12 D 48 4 6 10 24 LW 48 5 3 8 4 D 48 4 3 7 10 D 48 5 1 6 51 D 45 1 4 5 28 RW 36 2 2 4 15 D 31 0 2 2 10 RW 29 1 0 1 2 G 47 0 0 0 2 G 1 0 0 0 0 LW 3 0 0 0 2

Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 2928 47 21 20 6 101 2.07 8 60 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Team: 2988 48 22 20 6 101 2.03 9

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 2 1 1 2 0 C 2 1 1 2 0 RW 2 1 0 1 2 D 2 0 1 1 2 LW 3 0 1 1 0 LW 1 0 1 1 0 C 2 0 1 1 0 D 2 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 2 G 2 0 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 0 C 2 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 2 D 2 0 0 0 0 RW 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 131 2 0 1 4 1.83 0 Team: 131 2 0 1 4 1.83 0

Transactions George Hainsworth was traded to Toronto for Lorne Chabot, October 1, 1933. Wilf Cude received by Canadiens from Philadelphia for cash, October 19, 1933. Wilf Cude loaned to Detroit by Canadiens January 2, 1934

See also 1933–34 NHL season

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