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 1944-45. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Frank McCool
TOR ·
50 GP, 0.000
Mike Karakas
CHI ·
48 GP, 0.000
Ken McAuley
NYR ·
46 GP, 0.000
Harry Lumley
DET ·
37 GP, 0.000
Paul Bibeault
BOS ·
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 |
1944-45 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2.42 | 0.000 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1945 | @ BOS | W 4-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 17, 1945 | vs CHI | W 4-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 15, 1945 | @ DET | L 1-2 | L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11, 1945 | @ NYR | W 11-5 | W | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 10, 1945 | vs NYR | W 7-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 8, 1945 | vs BOS | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4, 1945 | @ CHI | L 4-6 | L | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Mar 3, 1945 | @ TOR | L 2-3 | L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 25, 1945 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 18, 1945 | @ CHI | T 0-0 | T, SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 17, 1945 | @ TOR | W 4-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 11, 1945 | @ NYR | W 4-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 10, 1945 | vs DET | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 8, 1945 | vs NYR | W 9-4 | W | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 4, 1945 | @ DET | W 3-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 3, 1945 | vs DET | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 1, 1945 | vs CHI | T 1-1 | T | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 28, 1945 | @ BOS | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 27, 1945 | vs BOS | W 11-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 21, 1945 | @ DET | W 6-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20, 1945 | vs NYR | W 5-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 17, 1945 | @ CHI | W 4-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 14, 1945 | @ NYR | W 6-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 13, 1945 | vs DET | W 8-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11, 1945 | vs TOR | W 7-4 | W | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 6, 1945 | vs CHI | W 10-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 4, 1945 | @ TOR | L 2-4 | L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Jan 2, 1945 | @ BOS | W 6-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 30, 1944 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 28, 1944 | vs DET | W 9-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 23, 1944 | vs CHI | W 2-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 17, 1944 | @ NYR | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 16, 1944 | vs BOS | W 8-5 | W | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 14, 1944 | vs TOR | T 2-2 | T | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 5, 1944 | @ BOS | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 3, 1944 | @ CHI | W 2-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 30, 1944 | vs NYR | L 5-7 | L | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 26, 1944 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 25, 1944 | @ TOR | L 0-2 | L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 23, 1944 | @ DET | T 3-3 | T | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 21, 1944 | @ BOS | W 4-1 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 19, 1944 | @ NYR | W 6-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 18, 1944 | vs BOS | W 6-3 | W | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 12, 1944 | @ CHI | W 4-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 11, 1944 | @ TOR | L 1-3 | L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 9, 1944 | vs CHI | W 9-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 5, 1944 | @ DET | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 4, 1944 | vs DET | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Nov 2, 1944 | vs TOR | L 1-4 | L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 60:00 |
| Oct 28, 1944 | vs BOS | W 3-2 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 60:00 |