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1964–65 Montreal Canadiens season
NHL hockey team season (won the Stanley Cup)
NHL hockey team season (won the Stanley Cup)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1964–65 |
| year | 1964 |
| LeagueRank | 2nd |
| Record | 36–23–11 |
| HomeRecord | 20–8–7 |
| RoadRecord | 16–15–4 |
| GoalsFor | 211 |
| GoalsAgainst | 185 |
| GeneralManager | Sam Pollock |
| Coach | Toe Blake |
| Captain | Jean Beliveau |
| AltCaptain | Henri Richard |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| GoalsLeader | Claude Provost (27) |
| AssistsLeader | Claude Provost (37) |
| PointsLeader | Claude Provost (64) |
| PIMLeader | John Ferguson (156) |
| WinsLeader | Charlie Hodge (26) |
| GAALeader | Charlie Hodge (2.60) |
| StanleyCup | Yes |
Jean-Guy Talbot
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 13, 1964||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1964–65) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 17, 1964||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1964–65) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 18, 1964||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||2–0–1 |- |4||T||October 21, 1964||5–5 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1964–65) ||2–0–2 |- |5||T||October 24, 1964||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1964–65) ||2–0–3 |- |6||W||October 28, 1964||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1964–65) ||3–0–3 |- |7||W||October 31, 1964||6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1964–65) ||4–0–3
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Stanley Cup finals
Like the 1955 finals, every game was won by the home team. Gump Worsley made his first finals appearance after 12 years in the league and recorded two shutouts, including the one in game seven. Jean Beliveau was the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17 | Chicago | 2 | **Montreal ** | **3** | |
| April 20 | Chicago | 0 | **Montreal** | **2** | |
| April 22 | Montreal | 1 | **Chicago ** | **3** | |
| April 25 | Montreal | 1 | **Chicago** | **5** | |
| April 27 | Chicago | 0 | **Montreal** | **6** | |
| April 29 | Montreal | 1 | **Chicago** | **2** | |
| May 1 | Chicago | 0 | **Montreal** | **4** |
Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three. Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy.
Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 70 | 27 | 37 | 64 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 5 | |
| C | 70 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 53 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 66 | 12 | 35 | 47 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| LW | 69 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 156 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 58 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 63 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 68 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 67 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 67 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| D | 68 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 40 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 26 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 68 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/RW | 70 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 62 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3180 | 53 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 135 | 2.55 | 3 | |
| 1020 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 2.94 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 4200 | 70 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 185 | 2.64 | 4 |
Playoffs
Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 34 | ||||
| RW | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | ||||
| C | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| D | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | ||||
| LW | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||||
| RW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| C | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| D | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 45 | ||||
| RW | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| LW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | ||||
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| RW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| LW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| D/RW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1.68 | 2 | |
| 300 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| **Team:** | 801 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 1.80 | 3 |
Awards and records
- Jean Beliveau, inaugural winner, Conn Smythe Trophy.
Draft picks
| Round | Overall | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Claude Chagnon |
| 2 | 12 | Guy Allen |
| 3 | 18 | Paul Reid |
| 4 | 24 | Michel Jacques |
References
References
- "1964-65 Montreal Canadiens Schedule".
- "1964-65 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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