1956-57 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-23-12 - 82 points
in the NHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Toe Blake (35-23-12)
1956-57 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 35-23-12 - 82 points
in the NHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Toe Blake (35-23-12)
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 in the NHL.
The club led the league with 210 goals. The team yielded 155 goals, fewest in the league. Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard 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 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Toe Blake coached the team. The 1956-57 Montreal Canadiens won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 69 | 33 | 51 | 84 | 105 | 0 | 0.48 | 0.74 | 1.22 |
| Maurice Richard | R | 63 | 33 | 29 | 62 | 74 | 0 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.98 |
| Dickie Moore | L | 70 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 56 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.83 |
| Henri Richard | C | 63 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 71 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.57 | 0.86 |
| Doug Harvey | D | 70 | 6 | 44 | 50 | 92 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.63 | 0.71 |
| Bert Olmstead | R | 64 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 74 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.75 |
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 41 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.98 |
| Claude Provost | R | 67 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.45 |
| Andre Pronovost | L | 64 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.33 |
| Don Marshall | C | 70 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.29 |
| Floyd Curry | R | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23 |
| Tom Johnson | D | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
| Jack LeClair | R | 47 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 59 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 70 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.22 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.19 |
| Phil Goyette | C | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.50 |
| Bob Turner | D | 58 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Allan Johnson | R | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| Murray Balfour | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Stan Smrke | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jacques Plante | G | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Guy Rousseau | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gene Achtymichuk | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bud MacPherson | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bronco Horvath | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Wilson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Gerry McNeil | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Glen Cressman | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 1127 | 210 | 339 | 549 | 868 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry McNeil | 9 | 540 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3.44 | 250 | 219 | .876 |
| Jacques Plante | 61 | 3660 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 122 | 2.00 | 1517 | 1395 | .920 |
| Totals | 70 | 4200 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 153 | 2.19 | 1767 | 1614 | .913 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | G/PG | A/PG | Pts/PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Beliveau | C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 |
| Maurice Richard | R | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 1.10 |
| Dickie Moore | L | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 |
| Henri Richard | C | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.80 |
| Doug Harvey | D | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.70 | 0.70 | |
| Bert Olmstead | R | 10 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |
| Bernie Geoffrion | R | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.70 | 1.80 |
| Claude Provost | R | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| Andre Pronovost | L | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.13 | |
| Don Marshall | C | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 |
| Floyd Curry | R | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.50 |
| Tom Johnson | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Dollard St. Laurent | D | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |
| Phil Goyette | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| Bob Turner | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
| Jacques Plante | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Connie Broden | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
| Totals | 167 | 37 | 59 | 96 | 122 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | 10 | 616 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.75 | 286 | 268 | .937 |
| Totals | 10 | 616 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.75 | 286 | 268 | .937 |
