The Canadiens' first game saw them score what would be a season-high 8 goals as they defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 8–2 at the Montreal Forum on November 5, 1939.
The Habs were undefeated over their first six games (4–0–2) and were 6-2-2 in their first ten.
After that, however, long winless streaks were the rule.
They went 3-8-0 in December, 1-10-1 in January, 1-8-1 in February and 1-5-1 in March.
[1] Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalty Minutes, Pts = Points Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.