1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season

	1958–59 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st NHL
1958–59 record	39–18–13
Goals for	258
Goals against	158
Team information
General manager	Frank J. Selke
Coach	Toe Blake
Captain	Maurice Richard
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Jean Beliveau (45)
Assists	Dickie Moore (55)
Points	Dickie Moore (96)
Penalty minutes	Jean-Guy Talbot (77)
Wins	Jacques Plante (38)
Goals against average	Jacques Plante (2.16)
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 50th season of play. The Canadiens finished 1st in the league and defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 1 in the 1959 Stanley Cup Finals to win the Stanley Cup for the eleventh time in team history and fourth year in a row.

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

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

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualify for the playoffs are indicated in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 9, 1958	3–2	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	1–0–0
2	W	October 11, 1958	2–0	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	2–0–0
3	L	October 12, 1958	2–4	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	2–1–0
4	W	October 16, 1958	4–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	3–1–0
5	T	October 18, 1958	2–2	New York Rangers (1958–59)	3–1–1
6	W	October 19, 1958	5–3	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	4–1–1
7	W	October 23, 1958	9–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	5–1–1
8	L	October 25, 1958	2–5	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	5–2–1
9	W	October 26, 1958	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	6–2–1
10	T	October 28, 1958	5–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	6–2–2
11	W	October 29, 1958	5–0	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	7–2–2
12	L	November 1, 1958	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	7–3–2
13	L	November 8, 1958	5–6	New York Rangers (1958–59)	7–4–2
14	W	November 12, 1958	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	8–4–2
15	W	November 15, 1958	3–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	9–4–2
16	L	November 16, 1958	1–2	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	9–5–2
17	T	November 20, 1958	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	9–5–3
18	W	November 22, 1958	5–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	10–5–3
19	L	November 23, 1958	0–2	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	10–6–3
20	L	November 26, 1958	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	10–7–3
21	W	November 27, 1958	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	11–7–3
22	W	November 29, 1958	6–2	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	12–7–3
23	W	November 30, 1958	7–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	13–7–3
24	T	December 4, 1958	2–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	13–7–4
25	W	December 6, 1958	6–0	New York Rangers (1958–59)	14–7–4
26	W	December 7, 1958	4–1	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	15–7–4
27	T	December 13, 1958	2–2	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	15–7–5
28	W	December 14, 1958	6–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	16–7–5
29	W	December 18, 1958	4–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	17–7–5
30	W	December 20, 1958	4–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	18–7–5
31	W	December 21, 1958	5–0	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	19–7–5
32	W	December 25, 1958	4–1	New York Rangers (1958–59)	20–7–5
33	W	December 27, 1958	6–1	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	21–7–5
34	L	December 28, 1958	3–5	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	21–8–5
35	L	December 31, 1958	0–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	21–9–5
36	T	January 1, 1959	2–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	21–9–6
37	W	January 3, 1959	5–1	New York Rangers (1958–59)	22–9–6
38	T	January 4, 1959	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	22–9–7
39	W	January 8, 1959	3–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	23–9–7
40	W	January 10, 1959	1–0	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	24–9–7
41	T	January 11, 1959	3–3	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	24–9–8
42	T	January 17, 1959	3–3	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	24–9–9
43	T	January 18, 1959	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	24–9–10
44	L	January 21, 1959	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	24–10–10
45	W	January 24, 1959	3–1	New York Rangers (1958–59)	25–10–10
46	W	January 25, 1959	7–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	26–10–10
47	L	January 29, 1959	1–4	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	26–11–10
48	T	January 31, 1959	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	26–11–11
49	T	February 1, 1959	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	26–11–12
50	L	February 5, 1959	3–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	26–12–12
51	L	February 7, 1959	2–3	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	26–13–12
52	W	February 8, 1959	3–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	27–13–12
53	W	February 11, 1959	5–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	28–13–12
54	W	February 14, 1959	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	29–13–12
55	W	February 15, 1959	5–1	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	30–13–12
56	W	February 19, 1959	7–0	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	31–13–12
57	W	February 21, 1959	6–0	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	32–13–12
58	L	February 22, 1959	1–5	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	32–14–12
59	L	February 25, 1959	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	32–15–12
60	W	February 28, 1959	6–1	New York Rangers (1958–59)	33–15–12
61	W	March 5, 1959	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	34–15–12
62	W	March 7, 1959	10–2	Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	35–15–12
63	W	March 8, 1959	2–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	36–15–12
64	T	March 10, 1959	5–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59)	36–15–13
65	W	March 11, 1959	6–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	37–15–13
66	W	March 14, 1959	8–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59)	38–15–13
67	L	March 15, 1959	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1958–59)	38–16–13
68	L	March 19, 1959	3–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59)	38–17–13
69	L	March 21, 1959	3–4	Boston Bruins (1958–59)	38–18–13
70	W	March 22, 1959	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1958–59)	39–18–13

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Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1[]

For more details on this topic, see 1959 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.

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

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	70	41	55	96	61
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	64	45	46	91	67
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	59	22	44	66	30
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	63	21	30	51	33
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	57	13	30	43	38
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	64	18	22	40	19
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	70	10	29	39	76
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	RW	42	17	21	38	27
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	69	16	22	38	37
McDonald, AbAb McDonald	LW	69	13	23	36	35
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	70	10	22	32	12
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	63	10	18	28	8
Turner, BobBob Turner	D	68	4	24	28	66
Pronovost, AndreAndre Pronovost	LW	70	9	14	23	48
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	69	4	17	21	77
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	D	61	4	16	20	61
Cushenan, IanIan Cushenan	D	35	1	2	3	28
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	D	48	0	3	3	26
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	67	0	1	1	11
Cyr, ClaudeClaude Cyr	G	1	0	0	0	0
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge	G	2	0	0	0	0
Pronovost, ClaudeClaude Pronovost	G	2	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	4000	67	38	16	13	144	2.16	9
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge	120	2	1	1	0	6	3.00	0
Cyr, ClaudeClaude Cyr	20	1	0	0	0	1	3.00	0
Pronovost, ClaudeClaude Pronovost	60	2	0	1	0	7	7.00	0
Team:	4200	70	39	18	13	158	2.26	9

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	11	5	12	17	8
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	11	10	5	15	4
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	11	5	8	13	10
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	D	11	1	11	12	22
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	11	3	8	11	13
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	11	6	2	8	2
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	11	3	5	8	12
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	11	2	3	5	8
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	3	1	4	5	4
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	10	0	4	4	0
Pronovost, AndreAndre Pronovost	LW	11	2	1	3	6
McDonald, AbAb McDonald	LW	11	1	1	2	6
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	11	0	2	2	2
Turner, BobBob Turner	D	11	0	2	2	20
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	11	0	1	1	10
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	RW	1	0	0	0	0
Mosdell, KenKen Mosdell	C	3	0	0	0	0
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	RW	4	0	0	0	2
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	D	7	0	0	0	4
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	11	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	670	11	8	3	26	2.33	0
Team:	670	11	8	3	26	2.33	0

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals

MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts

Awards and Records[]

Prince of Wales Trophy: Montreal Canadiens
Art Ross Trophy: Dickie Moore
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Tom Johnson
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ralph Backstrom
Jean Beliveau, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
Dickie Moore, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Tom Johnson, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
Jacques Plante, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
Henri Richard, Centre, NHL Second Team All-Star
Doug Harvey, Defenceman, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Roster[]

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).

Farm Teams[]

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
↑ 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

[1] 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.

[2] 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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Montreal Canadiens Seasons
1900s	1909–10
1910s	1910–11 • 1911–12 • 1912–13 • 1913–14 • 1914–15 • 1915–16 • 1916–17 • 1917–18 • 1918–19 • 1919–20
1920s	1920–21 • 1921–22 • 1922–23 • 1923–24 • 1924–25 • 1925–26 • 1926–27 • 1927–28 • 1928–29 • 1929–30
1930s	1930–31 • 1931–32 • 1932–33 • 1933–34 • 1934–35 • 1935–36 • 1936–37 • 1937–38 • 1938–39 • 1939–40
1940s	1940–41 • 1941–42 • 1942–43 • 1943–44 • 1944–45 • 1945–46 • 1946–47 • 1947–48 • 1948–49 • 1949–50
1950s	1950–51 • 1951–52 • 1952–53 • 1953–54 • 1954–55 • 1955–56 • 1956–57 • 1957–58 • 1958–59 • 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 • 1961–62 • 1962–63 • 1963–64 • 1964–65 • 1965–66 • 1966–67 • 1967–68 • 1968–69 • 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 • 1971–72 • 1972–73 • 1973–74 • 1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79 • 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 • 2011–12 • 2012–13 • 2013–14 • 2014–15 • 2015–16 • 2016–17 • 2017–18 • 2018–19 • 2019–20
Bold indicates Stanley Cup Championship

Montreal Canadiens
Franchise	Franchise • Original Six • Players • Coaches • General Managers • Seasons • Records • Draft Picks • Award Winners
Arenas	Jubilee Arena • Montreal Arena • Mount Royal Arena • Montreal Forum • Bell Centre
Affiliates	Laval Rocket (AHL)

1958–59 NHL season by team
Teams	Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto
See also	All-Star Game • 1959 Stanley Cup Finals

1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

Roster[]

Farm Teams[]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]