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Bill Durnan

Bill Durnan

1943–1949  ·  G  ·  Shoots L

Career 208 W · 34 SO · 2.36 GAA

Seasons leading the NHL
12
21 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1945 Best season

Spanning 1943–1949, peaking at 3 titles in 1945.

Clubs 10 Shutout Seasons
Team records #4 Canadiens 1948-1949 SO #5 Canadiens career W #5 Canadiens career SO #5 Canadiens career GAA #8 Canadiens 1943-1944 W
Led in Goals Against Average for 4 straight seasons (1943–1946) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1917

Among league leaders

  • 22nd League titles 12
  • 65th Top-5 finishes 21

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Goals Against Average 6 1st 4 yrs (1943–1946) 1943-1944 2.18 1944-1945 2.42 1945-1946 2.60 1946-1947 2.30 1948-1949 2.10 1949-1950 2.20 1947-1948 #3
Wins 4 1st 4 yrs (1943–1946) 1943-1944 38 1944-1945 38 1945-1946 24 1946-1947 34 1948-1949 #2
Shutouts 2 1st — 1945-1946 4 1948-1949 10 1943-1944 #3 1944-1945 #3 1946-1947 #2 1947-1948 #2 1949-1950 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1949-1950 1 GAA 2.20
1948-1949 2 SO 10 GAA 2.10
1946-1947 2 W 34 GAA 2.30
1945-1946 3 W 24 SO 4 GAA 2.60
1944-1945 2 W 38 GAA 2.42
1943-1944 2 W 38 GAA 2.18

Goaltending

  led the league   7 seasons
Year Team GP W L T OTL GA SA SV SV% GAA SO
1943-1944 MTL 50 38 5 7 — 109 — — — 2.18 2
1944-1945 MTL 50 38 8 4 — 121 — — — 2.42 1
1945-1946 MTL 40 24 11 5 — 104 — — — 2.60 4
1946-1947 MTL 60 34 16 10 — 138 — — — 2.30 4
1947-1948 MTL 59 20 28 10 — 162 — — — 2.77 5
1948-1949 MTL 60 28 23 9 — 126 — — — 2.10 10
1949-1950 MTL 64 26 21 17 — 141 — — — 2.20 8
Career — 383 208 112 62 — 901 — — — 2.36 34