Elmer Lach

C · #16

Elmer Lach was a center. Born January 22, 1918 in Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada, he stood 5'10", weighed 165 lbs and shot left. In 664 NHL regular-season games he had 215 goals and 408 assists for 623 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

664

Goals

215

Assists

408

Points

623

NHL playoff career

Games

74

Goals

19

Assists

45

Points

64

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.32

Assists / game

0.61

Points / game

0.94

Shots / game

—

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

30

1947–48 · Montréal Canadiens

Assists

54

1944–45 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

80

1944–45 · Montréal Canadiens

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1953–54

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

2. 1952–53

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

3. 1951–52

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

4. 1950–51

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

5. 1949–50

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

6. 1948–49

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

7. 1947–48

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

8. 1946–47

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

9. 1945–46

   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

10. 1944–45

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

11. 1943–44

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

12. 1942–43

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

13. 1941–42

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

14. 1940–41

    • Montréal CanadiensNHL

15. 1939–40

    • M. Jaw MillersAl-Cup
    • M. Jaw MillersS-SSHL

16. 1938–39

    • M. Jaw MillersS-SSHL

17. 1937–38

    • WeyburnS-SSHL

18. 1936–37

    • WeyburnS-SSHL

19. 1935–36

    • Regina AbbottsS-SJHL

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Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1953–54	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	48	5	20	25	28	—	—	3	11	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 20 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 48 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Points 25 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 11 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1953–54	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1952–53	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	53	16	25	41	56	—	—	8	21	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 25 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 53 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 56 Points 41 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 21 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1952–53	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	6	—	—	0	2	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Ot Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1951–52	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	70	15	50	65	36	—	—	7	22	0	2	3	0	All stats Assists 50 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 70 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Points 65 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 22 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2
1951–52	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	11	1	2	3	4	—	—	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1950–51	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	65	21	24	45	48	—	—	4	11	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 65 Goals 21 Ot Goals 0 Pim 48 Points 45 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1950–51	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	2	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1949–50	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	64	15	33	48	33	—	—	6	13	1	1	5	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 64 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 33 Points 48 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 13 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1
1949–50	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	—	—	0	2	0	0	1	1	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Ot Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1948–49	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	36	11	18	29	59	—	—	4	7	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 18 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 36 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 59 Points 29 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 7 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1948–49	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	4	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1947–48	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	60	30	31	61	72	—	—	11	18	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 60 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Points 61 Power Play Goals 11 Power Play Points 18 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1946–47	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	31	14	16	30	22	—	—	2	7	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 31 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Points 30 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1945–46	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	50	13	34	47	34	—	—	2	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 34 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 50 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Points 47 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1945–46	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	9	5	12	17	4	—	—	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 17 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1944–45	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	50	26	54	80	37	—	—	3	15	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 54 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 50 Goals 26 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Points 80 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1944–45	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	6	4	4	8	2	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	48	24	48	72	23	—	—	5	12	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 48 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 48 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 23 Points 72 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 12 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1943–44	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	9	2	11	13	4	—	—	0	2	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1
1942–43	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	45	18	40	58	14	—	—	5	17	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 40 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 45 Goals 18 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Points 58 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 17 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1942–43	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	5	2	4	6	6	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1941–42	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1940–41	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	43	7	14	21	16	—	—	0	2	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 43 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Points 21 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1940–41	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Playoffs	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0
1939–40	Al-Cup	M. Jaw Millers	Regular	3	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 2
1939–40	S-SSHL	M. Jaw Millers	Regular	30	15	29	44	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 30 Goals 15 Pim 20 Points 44
1939–40	Al-Cup	M. Jaw Millers	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 4 Points 2
1939–40	S-SSHL	M. Jaw Millers	Playoffs	8	5	9	14	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 8 Goals 5 Pim 12 Points 14
1938–39	S-SSHL	M. Jaw Millers	Regular	29	17	20	37	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 29 Goals 17 Pim 23 Points 37
1938–39	S-SSHL	M. Jaw Millers	Playoffs	10	6	4	10	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 10 Goals 6 Pim 8 Points 10
1937–38	S-SSHL	Weyburn	Regular	22	12	12	24	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 22 Goals 12 Pim 44 Points 24
1937–38	S-SSHL	Weyburn	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 3
1936–37	S-SSHL	Weyburn	Regular	23	16	6	22	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 23 Goals 16 Pim 27 Points 22
1936–37	S-SSHL	Weyburn	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1
1935–36	S-SJHL	Regina Abbotts	Regular	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1935–36	S-SJHL	Regina Abbotts	Playoffs	4	3	0	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 3 Pim 6 Points 3

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