1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season

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1958–59 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup Champions
1958–59 record
General Manager Frank J. Selke
Coach Toe Blake
Captain Maurice Richard
Arena Montreal Forum
Team leaders

The 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season involved them winning the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive season, and the 11th time in franchise history.

Contents:
Regular season – Playoffs – Player stats – Awards and records - Transactions
Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References


[edit] Offseason

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM
Montreal Canadiens 70 39 18 13 91 258 158 760
Boston Bruins 70 32 29 9 73 205 215 838
Chicago Black Hawks 70 28 29 13 69 197 208 921
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 27 32 11 65 189 201 846
New York Rangers 70 26 32 12 64 201 217 860
Detroit Red Wings 70 25 37 8 58 167 218 613

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM
Dickie Moore 70 41 55 96 61

[edit] Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player GP G AST PTS PIM

[edit] Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player GP W L T SO GAA

[edit] Stanley Cup Finals

Rocket Richard, hampered by injuries, did not score at all during the playoffs. Toronto was making its first Finals appearance since 1951.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 9 Toronto 3 Montreal 5
April 11 Toronto 1 Montreal 3
April 14 Montreal 2 Toronto 3 OT
April 16 Montreal 3 Toronto 2
April 18 Toronto 3 Montreal 5

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

[edit] 1959 Montreal Canadiens

Jacques Plante, Charlie Hodge, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Bob Turner, Jean-Guy Talbot, Albert Langlois, Ralph Backstrom, Jean Beliveau, Marcel Bonin, Bernie Geoffrion, Phil Goyette, Bill Hicke, Don Marshall, Ab McDonald, Dickie Moore, Andre Pronovost, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard (captain), Frank Selke (manager), Toe Blake (coach), Hector Dubois, Larry Aubut (trainers)

[edit] References

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Montreal Canadiens seasons
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Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship
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Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cups
Affiliates
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1958–59 NHL season by team
Original Six
Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • NY Rangers • Toronto
See also
All-Star Game • 1959 Stanley Cup Finals