1960–61 Montreal Canadiens season

	1960–61 Montreal Canadiens
Division	1st NHL
1960–61 record	41-19-10
Goals for	254
Goals against	188
Team information
General manager	Frank J. Selke
Coach	Toe Blake
Captain	Doug Harvey
Arena	Montreal Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Bernard Geoffrion (50)
Assists	Jean Beliveau (58)
Points	Bernard Geoffrion (95)
Penalty minutes	Jean-Guy Talbot (143)
Wins	Jacques Plante (23)
Goals against average	Charlie Hodge (2.47)
	← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens season was the 52nd season in club history. The Canadiens finished 1st in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 2.

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

National Hockey League
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Montreal Canadiens	70	41	19	10	254	188	92
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	39	19	12	234	176	90
Chicago Black Hawks	70	29	24	17	198	180	75
Detroit Red Wings	70	25	29	16	195	215	66
New York Rangers	70	22	38	10	204	248	54
Boston Bruins	70	15	42	13	176	254	43

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

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 6, 1960	5–0	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	1–0–0
2	T	October 8, 1960	1–1	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	1–0–1
3	T	October 9, 1960	4–4	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	1–0–2
4	W	October 11, 1960	3–2	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	2–0–2
5	W	October 13, 1960	4–3	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	3–0–2
6	W	October 15, 1960	8–4	New York Rangers (1960–61)	4–0–2
7	L	October 16, 1960	4–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	4–1–2
8	L	October 19, 1960	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	4–2–2
9	L	October 22, 1960	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	4–3–2
10	W	October 23, 1960	4–2	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	5–3–2
11	L	October 25, 1960	4–8	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	5–4–2
12	W	October 29, 1960	3–2	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	6–4–2
13	L	October 30, 1960	3–5	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	6–5–2
14	W	November 3, 1960	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	7–5–2
15	T	November 5, 1960	4–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	7–5–3
16	W	November 10, 1960	9–7	New York Rangers (1960–61)	8–5–3
17	W	November 12, 1960	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	9–5–3
18	W	November 13, 1960	2–1	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	10–5–3
19	L	November 19, 1960	3–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	10–6–3
20	T	November 20, 1960	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	10–6–4
21	L	November 24, 1960	1–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	10–7–4
22	W	November 26, 1960	4–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	11–7–4
23	W	November 27, 1960	3–0	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	12–7–4
24	W	December 1, 1960	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	13–7–4
25	W	December 3, 1960	3–1	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	14–7–4
26	W	December 4, 1960	7–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	15–7–4
27	W	December 7, 1960	6–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	16–7–4
28	W	December 10, 1960	6–4	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	17–7–4
29	W	December 11, 1960	5–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	18–7–4
30	L	December 15, 1960	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	18–8–4
31	W	December 17, 1960	2–0	New York Rangers (1960–61)	19–8–4
32	W	December 18, 1960	4–2	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	20–8–4
33	W	December 24, 1960	3–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	21–8–4
34	L	December 25, 1960	1–4	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	21–9–4
35	W	December 28, 1960	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	22–9–4
36	T	December 29, 1960	1–1	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	22–9–5
37	W	December 31, 1960	3–1	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	23–9–5
38	L	January 1, 1961	2–3	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	23–10–5
39	W	January 7, 1961	6–3	New York Rangers (1960–61)	24–10–5
40	L	January 8, 1961	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	24–11–5
41	W	January 12, 1961	6–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	25–11–5
42	W	January 14, 1961	4–0	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	26–11–5
43	T	January 15, 1961	4–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	26–11–6
44	W	January 18, 1961	4–0	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	27–11–6
45	L	January 21, 1961	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	27–12–6
46	L	January 25, 1961	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	27–13–6
47	T	January 28, 1961	3–3	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	27–13–7
48	T	January 29, 1961	1–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	27–13–8
49	W	February 2, 1961	7–5	New York Rangers (1960–61)	28–13–8
50	L	February 4, 1961	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	28–14–8
51	L	February 5, 1961	2–7	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	28–15–8
52	W	February 9, 1961	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	29–15–8
53	T	February 11, 1961	3–3	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	29–15–9
54	L	February 12, 1961	1–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	29–16–9
55	W	February 15, 1961	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	30–16–9
56	W	February 16, 1961	9–1	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	31–16–9
57	W	February 18, 1961	7–4	New York Rangers (1960–61)	32–16–9
58	W	February 19, 1961	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	33–16–9
59	L	February 23, 1961	2–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	33–17–9
60	T	February 25, 1961	1–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	33–17–10
61	W	February 26, 1961	3–1	@ New York Rangers (1960–61)	34–17–10
62	L	March 1, 1961	1–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	34–18–10
63	W	March 4, 1961	6–4	Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	35–18–10
64	W	March 5, 1961	2–1	@ Boston Bruins (1960–61)	36–18–10
65	W	March 9, 1961	6–1	New York Rangers (1960–61)	37–18–10
66	W	March 11, 1961	7–5	Boston Bruins (1960–61)	38–18–10
67	W	March 12, 1961	6–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	39–18–10
68	W	March 16, 1961	5–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1960–61)	40–18–10
69	L	March 18, 1961	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1960–61)	40–19–10
70	W	March 19, 1961	2–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1960–61)	41–19–10

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Playoffs[]

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

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Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	64	50	45	95	29
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	69	32	58	90	57
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	57	35	34	69	62
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	70	24	44	68	91
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	65	16	35	51	45
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	RW	70	18	27	45	31
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	D	58	6	33	39	48
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	69	12	20	32	44
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	70	14	17	31	8
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	70	5	26	31	143
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	LW	53	9	12	21	51
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay	LW	45	7	11	18	4
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	70	1	15	16	54
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	49	11	4	15	32
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	D	61	1	12	13	56
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	62	7	4	11	4
Pronovost, AndreAndre Pronovost	LW	21	1	5	6	4
Turner, BobBob Turner	D	60	2	2	4	16
Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay	D	29	1	3	4	18
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau	RW	15	1	2	3	4
Pennington, CliffCliff Pennington	C	4	1	0	1	0
Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier	D	4	0	1	1	8
Skov, GlenGlen Skov	C/LW	3	0	0	0	0
Connelly, WayneWayne Connelly	C	3	0	0	0	0
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge	G	30	0	0	0	0
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	40	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	2400	40	23	11	6	112	2.80	2
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge	1800	30	18	8	4	74	2.47	4
Team:	4200	70	41	19	10	186	2.66	6

Playoffs[]

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Goyette, PhilPhil Goyette	C	6	3	3	6	0
Richard, HenriHenri Richard	C	6	2	4	6	22
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau	C	6	0	5	5	0
Moore, DickieDickie Moore	LW	6	3	1	4	4
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost	RW	6	1	3	4	4
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay	LW	6	1	3	4	0
Geoffrion, BernieBernie Geoffrion	RW	4	2	1	3	0
Hicke, BillBill Hicke	RW	5	2	0	2	19
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot	D	6	1	1	2	10
Marshall, DonDon Marshall	LW	6	0	2	2	0
Bonin, MarcelMarcel Bonin	W	6	0	1	1	29
Harvey, DougDoug Harvey	D	6	0	1	1	8
Johnson, TomTom Johnson	D	6	0	1	1	8
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom	C	5	0	0	0	4
Gendron, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Gendron	LW	5	0	0	0	2
Langlois, AlbertAlbert Langlois	D	5	0	0	0	6
Tremblay, J.C.J.C. Tremblay	D	5	0	0	0	2
Turner, BobBob Turner	D	5	0	0	0	0
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	G	6	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Plante, JacquesJacques Plante	412	6	2	4	16	2.33	0
Team:	412	6	2	4	16	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
Hart Memorial Trophy: Bernie Geoffrion
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: Bernie Geoffrion
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Doug Harvey
Jean Beliveau, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star
Bernie Geoffrion, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Doug Harvey, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
Henri Richard, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
Dickie Moore, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star

Transactions[]

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.
↑ Montreal Canadiens 1961-62 Game Log and Scores. Databasehockey.com. Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
↑ 1960-61 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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[1] 1960–61 Montreal Canadiens Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-04.

[2] Montreal Canadiens 1961-62 Game Log and Scores. Databasehockey.com. Retrieved on 2008-12-08.

[3] 1960-61 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com. hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.

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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)

1960-61 NHL season by team
Teams	Boston · Chicago · Detroit · Montreal · New York · Toronto
See also	All-Star Game · 1961 Stanley Cup Finals

1960–61 Montreal Canadiens season

Contents

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Game Log[]

Playoffs[]

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Montreal Canadiens 2[]

Player Stats[]

Regular Season[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and Records[]

Transactions[]

Gallery[]

See Also[]

References[]