Bill Durnan
#1 · Goalie · Montréal Canadiens · Hockey Hall of Fame
Born Jan 22, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'0", 190 lb · Catches left
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The goalies closest to him in games played in 1943-44. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Ken McAuley
NYR ·
50 GP, 0.000
Bert Gardiner
BOS ·
41 GP, 0.000
Paul Bibeault
TOR ·
29 GP, 0.000
Connie Dion
DET ·
26 GP, 0.000
Mike Karakas
CHI ·
26 GP, 0.000
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | MTL | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2.18 | 0.000 |
| 1944-45 | MTL | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2.42 | 0.000 |
| 1945-46 | MTL | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 2.60 | 0.000 |
| 1946-47 | MTL | 60 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 2.30 | 0.000 |
| 1947-48 | MTL | 59 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 2.77 | 0.000 |
| 1948-49 | MTL | 60 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 2.10 | 0.000 |
| 1949-50 | MTL | 64 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 2.20 | 0.000 |
| 7 seasons | Career | 383 | 208 | 112 | 62 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 901 | 2.36 | 0.000 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | MTL | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.53 | 0.000 |
| 1944-45 | MTL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.42 | 0.000 |
| 1945-46 | MTL | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.06 | 0.000 |
| 1946-47 | MTL | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1.92 | 0.000 |
| 1948-49 | MTL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.18 | 0.000 |
| 1949-50 | MTL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.33 | 0.000 |
| 6 seasons | Playoffs | 45 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 2.07 | 0.000 |
1943-44 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 2.18 | 0.000 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 1944 | @ NYR | W 6-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 18, 1944 | vs NYR | W 11-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 16, 1944 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 12, 1944 | @ BOS | L 5-6 | L | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1944 | vs DET | W 4-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 9, 1944 | @ CHI | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 5, 1944 | vs TOR | W 8-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4, 1944 | @ TOR | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 27, 1944 | @ DET | W 5-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 26, 1944 | vs BOS | W 10-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 24, 1944 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 20, 1944 | @ NYR | W 7-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 19, 1944 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 17, 1944 | @ DET | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 13, 1944 | @ CHI | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 12, 1944 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 8, 1944 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 5, 1944 | vs CHI | W 6-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 30, 1944 | @ NYR | W 5-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 27, 1944 | vs TOR | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 23, 1944 | @ BOS | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 22, 1944 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 16, 1944 | @ CHI | T 1-1 | T | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 13, 1944 | vs DET | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1944 | @ TOR | L 0-5 | L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 9, 1944 | @ NYR | W 6-5 | W | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 8, 1944 | vs NYR | W 8-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 4, 1944 | vs TOR | W 6-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 2, 1944 | @ DET | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 1, 1944 | @ CHI | W 4-0 | W, SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 30, 1943 | vs DET | W 8-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 25, 1943 | vs CHI | W 5-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 19, 1943 | vs BOS | W 3-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 12, 1943 | @ DET | W 5-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 11, 1943 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 5, 1943 | @ BOS | L 4-5 | L | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 4, 1943 | vs DET | W 8-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 2, 1943 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 28, 1943 | @ NYR | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 27, 1943 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1943 | vs BOS | W 13-4 | W | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 20, 1943 | @ TOR | W 7-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 18, 1943 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 16, 1943 | @ BOS | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 14, 1943 | @ DET | W 2-0 | W, SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 13, 1943 | vs DET | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 7, 1943 | vs CHI | W 5-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 4, 1943 | @ CHI | W 5-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 2, 1943 | vs NYR | W 2-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 30, 1943 | vs BOS | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |