1958–59 Montreal Canadiens | |
League | 1st NHL |
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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) |
The 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 50th season of play. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive season, and the 11th time in club history.
Team picture - Bottom Row (L-R) -Charlie Hodge, Dickie Moore, Ken Reardon (Vice President), Hartland Molson (President), Maurice Richard (Captain), Frank Selke Sr. (Manager), Toe Blake (Coach), Bernie Geoffrion (A. Capt.), Jacques Plante, Row #2 Camile DesRoches (Publicity Director), Henri Richard, Jean-Guy Talbot, Doug Harvey (A. Capt.), Kenny Mosdell, Jean Beliveau, Ab McDonald, Tom Johnson (A. Capt.), Bob Turner, Claude Provost, Frank Selke Jr. (Publicity Director), Top Row Hector Dubois (Trainer), Bill Hicke, Ralph Backstrom, Don Marshall, Albert Langlois, Ian Cushanen, Phil Goyette, Andre Pronovost, Marcel Bonin, Larry Albut (A. Trainer), {Missing from team picture, but on the Stanley Cup Sam Pollock (Personnel Director)}
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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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 | |||||
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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 |
Playoffs
Stanley Cup finals
- 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.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
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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.
Player stats
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dickie Moore | LW | 70 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 61 |
Jean Beliveau | C | 64 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 67 |
Bernie Geoffrion | RW | 59 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 30 |
Henri Richard | C | 63 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 33 |
Marcel Bonin | W | 57 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 38 |
Ralph Backstrom | C | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 19 |
Tom Johnson | D | 70 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 76 |
Maurice Richard | RW | 42 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 27 |
Claude Provost | RW | 69 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 37 |
Ab McDonald | LW | 69 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 35 |
Don Marshall | LW | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 |
Phil Goyette | C | 63 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 |
Bob Turner | D | 68 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 66 |
Andre Pronovost | LW | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 |
Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 77 |
Doug Harvey | D | 61 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 61 |
Ian Cushenan | D | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
Albert Langlois | D | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Jacques Plante | G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Claude Cyr | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlie Hodge | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Pronovost | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante | 4000 | 67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 144 | 2.16 | 9 |
Charlie Hodge | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Claude Cyr | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 |
Claude 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dickie Moore | LW | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 |
Marcel Bonin | W | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
Bernie Geoffrion | RW | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
Doug Harvey | D | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 |
Henri Richard | C | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
Claude Provost | RW | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Ralph Backstrom | C | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Tom Johnson | D | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
Jean Beliveau | C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Phil Goyette | C | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Andre Pronovost | LW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Ab McDonald | LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Don Marshall | LW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bob Turner | D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Bill Hicke | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Albert Langlois | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ken Mosdell | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Plante | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Maurice Richard | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante | 670 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2.33 | 0 |
Team: | 670 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2.33 | 0 |
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
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
Game Ads
See also
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.
Montreal Canadiens | |
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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 | |
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Teams | Boston • Chicago • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto |
See also | All-Star Game • 1959 Stanley Cup Finals |
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