A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1956–57 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
League | 2nd NHL |
1956–57 record | 35–23–12 |
Goals for | 210 |
Goals against | 155 |
Team information | |
General manager | Frank J. Selke |
Coach | Toe Blake |
Captain | Maurice Richard |
Alternate captains | Floyd Curry Doug Harvey Tom Johnson |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard (33) |
Assists | Jean Beliveau (51) |
Points | Jean Beliveau (84) |
Penalty minutes | Jean Beliveau (105) |
Wins | Jacques Plante (31) |
Goals against average | Jacques Plante (2.00) |
The 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 48th season of play. The Canadiens would place second in the league to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup for the ninth time in team history and for the second year in a row.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 198 | 157 | +41 | 88 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 210 | 155 | +55 | 82 |
3 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 195 | 174 | +21 | 80 |
4 | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 184 | 227 | −43 | 66 |
5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 174 | 192 | −18 | 57 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 169 | 225 | −56 | 47 |
Record vs. opponents
1956–57 NHL Records [2] | ||||||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | MTL | NYR | TOR | ||||||
Boston | — | 8–5–1 | 7–4–3 | 7–4–3 | 5–8–1 | 7–3–4 | ||||||
Chicago | 5–8–1 | — | 2–10–2 | 3–8–3 | 1–7–6 | 5–6–3 | ||||||
Detroit | 4–7–3 | 10–2–2 | — | 4–6–4 | 10–3–1 | 10–2–2 | ||||||
Montreal | 4–7–3 | 8–3–3 | 6–4–4 | — | 8–5–1 | 9–4–1 | ||||||
New York | 8–5–1 | 7–1–6 | 3–10–1 | 5–8–1 | — | 3–6–5 | ||||||
Toronto | 3–7–4 | 6–5–3 | 2–10–2 | 4–9–1 | 6–3–5 | — |
Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 13, 1956 | 3–0 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 14, 1956 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 1–1–0 |
3 | T | October 18, 1956 | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 20, 1956 | 5–0 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 24, 1956 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 2–2–1 |
6 | L | October 25, 1956 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 2–3–1 |
7 | L | October 27, 1956 | 0–1 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 2–4–1 |
8 | L | October 28, 1956 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 2–5–1 |
9 | W | November 1, 1956 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 3–5–1 |
10 | W | November 3, 1956 | 6–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 4–5–1 |
11 | W | November 4, 1956 | 1–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 5–5–1 |
12 | W | November 7, 1956 | 4–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 6–5–1 |
13 | W | November 8, 1956 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 7–5–1 |
14 | L | November 10, 1956 | 1–3 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 7–6–1 |
15 | L | November 11, 1956 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 7–7–1 |
16 | W | November 14, 1956 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 8–7–1 |
17 | W | November 17, 1956 | 6–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 9–7–1 |
18 | L | November 18, 1956 | 3–8 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 9–8–1 |
19 | L | November 22, 1956 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 9–9–1 |
20 | W | November 24, 1956 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 10–9–1 |
21 | T | November 25, 1956 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 10–9–2 |
22 | W | November 29, 1956 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 11–9–2 |
23 | W | December 1, 1956 | 7–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 12–9–2 |
24 | L | December 2, 1956 | 0–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 12–10–2 |
25 | W | December 5, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 13–10–2 |
26 | W | December 7, 1956 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 14–10–2 |
27 | T | December 9, 1956 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 14–10–3 |
28 | W | December 13, 1956 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 15–10–3 |
29 | W | December 15, 1956 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 16–10–3 |
30 | L | December 16, 1956 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 16–11–3 |
31 | W | December 20, 1956 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 17–11–3 |
32 | T | December 22, 1956 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 17–11–4 |
33 | T | December 23, 1956 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 17–11–5 |
34 | L | December 26, 1956 | 0–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 17–12–5 |
35 | W | December 29, 1956 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 18–12–5 |
36 | W | January 1, 1957 | 6–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 19–12–5 |
37 | T | January 3, 1957 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 19–12–6 |
38 | W | January 5, 1957 | 1–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 20–12–6 |
39 | W | January 6, 1957 | 3–2 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 21–12–6 |
40 | W | January 10, 1957 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 22–12–6 |
41 | W | January 12, 1957 | 4–1 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 23–12–6 |
42 | W | January 13, 1957 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 24–12–6 |
43 | W | January 16, 1957 | 3–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 25–12–6 |
44 | W | January 19, 1957 | 5–0 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 26–12–6 |
45 | L | January 20, 1957 | 2–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 26–13–6 |
46 | T | January 26, 1957 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 26–13–7 |
47 | L | January 27, 1957 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 26–14–7 |
48 | W | January 31, 1957 | 5–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 27–14–7 |
49 | L | February 2, 1957 | 1–2 | Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 27–15–7 |
50 | T | February 3, 1957 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 27–15–8 |
51 | T | February 6, 1957 | 1–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 27–15–9 |
52 | T | February 9, 1957 | 2–2 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 27–15–10 |
53 | L | February 10, 1957 | 4–5 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 27–16–10 |
54 | L | February 14, 1957 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) | 27–17–10 |
55 | L | February 16, 1957 | 1–2 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 27–18–10 |
56 | W | February 17, 1957 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) | 28–18–10 |
57 | T | February 21, 1957 | 3–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 28–18–11 |
58 | W | February 23, 1957 | 4–1 | New York Rangers (1956–57) | 29–18–11 |
59 | L | February 24, 1957 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1956–57) | 29–19–11 |
60 | W | February 28, 1957 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 30–19–11 |
61 | W | March 2, 1957 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) | 31–19–11 |
62 | L | March 3, 1957 | 2–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) | 31–20–11 |