1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-23-12 - 82 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Toe Blake (35-23-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 35-23-12 - 82 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Coach: Toe Blake (35-23-12)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 35 wins and 23 losses and 12 ties for 82 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.
The Canadiens led the league with 210 goals. Montreal yielded 155 goals, fewest in the league. Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau scored 33 goals for the team each, while Jean Beliveau contributed 51 assists. Jacques Plante earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.02 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Toe Blake coached the team. The 1956-57 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 69 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maurice Richard | R | 63 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dickie Moore | L | 70 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henri Richard | C | 63 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Harvey | D | 70 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Olmstead | R | 64 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 41 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Provost | R | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andre Pronovost | L | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Marshall | C | 70 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Floyd Curry | R | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Johnson | D | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack LeClair | R | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 59 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Goyette | C | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Turner | D | 58 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Johnson | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bronco Horvath | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gene Achtymichuk | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murray Balfour | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Guy Rousseau | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bud MacPherson | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Smrke | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Cressman | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry McNeil | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Wilson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacques Plante | G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1127 | 210 | 339 | 549 | 868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 61 | 3660 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 123 | 2.02 | 0 | ||
| Gerry McNeil | 9 | 540 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 155 | 2.21 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Maurice Richard | R | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dickie Moore | L | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Henri Richard | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Harvey | D | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bert Olmstead | R | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Provost | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Pronovost | L | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Marshall | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Floyd Curry | R | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Johnson | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Phil Goyette | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Turner | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Connie Broden | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jacques Plante | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 167 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 10 | 615 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.76 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 615 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.76 | 0 |
