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1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1958–59 |
| year | 1958 |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 39–18–13 |
| HomeRecord | 21–8–6 |
| RoadRecord | 18–10–7 |
| GoalsFor | 258 |
| GoalsAgainst | 158 |
| GeneralManager | Frank J. Selke |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Maurice Richard |
| AltCaptain | Doug Harvey |
| *Unknown* | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Jean Beliveau (45) |
| AssistsLeader | Dickie Moore (55) |
| PointsLeader | Dickie Moore (96) |
| PIMLeader | Jean-Guy Talbot (77) |
| WinsLeader | Jacques Plante (38) |
| GAALeader | Jacques Plante (2.16) |
| PoWTrophy | yes |
| StanleyCup | yes |
Unknown
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 9, 1958||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1958||2–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1958||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 18, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 19, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 23, 1958||9–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||5–1–1 |- |8||L||October 25, 1958||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||5–2–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||6–2–1 |- |10||T||October 28, 1958||5–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||6–2–2 |- |11||W||October 29, 1958||5–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||7–2–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
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 won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 70 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 61 | |
| C | 64 | 45 | 46 | 91 | 67 | |
| RW | 59 | 22 | 44 | 66 | 30 | |
| C | 63 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 33 | |
| W | 57 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 38 | |
| C | 64 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 19 | |
| D | 70 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 76 | |
| RW | 42 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 27 | |
| RW | 69 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 37 | |
| LW | 69 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 35 | |
| LW | 70 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | |
| C | 63 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 8 | |
| D | 68 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 66 | |
| LW | 70 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | |
| D | 69 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 77 | |
| D | 61 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 61 | |
| D | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | |
| D | 48 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | |
| G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4000 | 67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 144 | 2.16 | 9 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LW | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | |
| W | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | |
| RW | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | |
| D | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | |
| C | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | |
| RW | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| C | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | |
| D | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| C | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| LW | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| LW | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 670 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2.33 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 670 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 2.33 | 0 |
Citations
References
References
- "1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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