1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 58th season of play, and 50th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup final to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL Expansion.
Regular season
Final standings
Schedule and results
# |
R |
Date |
Score |
Opponent |
Record |
1 | W | October 22, 1966 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | 1–0–0 |
2 | W | October 23, 1966 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 2–0–0 |
3 | L | October 26, 1966 | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 29, 1966 | 3–0 | New York Rangers | 3–1–0 |
5 | T | November 2, 1966 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | November 5, 1966 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–1–1 |
7 | L | November 6, 1966 | 0–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 4–2–1 |
8 | L | November 9, 1966 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–3–1 |
9 | L | November 12, 1966 | 3–6 | New York Rangers | 4–4–1 |
10 | L | November 13, 1966 | 1–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 4–5–1 |
11 | L | November 19, 1966 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–6–1 |
12 | W | November 20, 1966 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers | 5–6–1 |
13 | W | November 22, 1966 | 3–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 6–6–1 |
14 | L | November 24, 1966 | 0–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 6–7–1 |
15 | W | November 26, 1966 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 7–7–1 |
16 | L | November 30, 1966 | 2–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 7–8–1 |
17 | W | December 3, 1966 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 8–8–1 |
18 | W | December 4, 1966 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers | 9–8–1 |
19 | W | December 7, 1966 | 6–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10–8–1 |
20 | W | December 10, 1966 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 11–8–1 |
21 | L | December 11, 1966 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers | 11–9–1 |
22 | L | December 14, 1966 | 1–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 11–10–1 |
23 | T | December 17, 1966 | 4–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 11–10–2 |
24 | L | December 18, 1966 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 11–11–2 |
25 | W | December 21, 1966 | 6–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 12–11–2 |
26 | L | December 24, 1966 | 3–4 | New York Rangers | 12–12–2 |
27 | W | December 25, 1966 | 4–0 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 13–12–2 |
28 | T | December 28, 1966 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins | 13–12–3 |
29 | W | December 31, 1966 | 3–0 | New York Rangers | 14–12–3 |
30 | L | January 1, 1967 | 1–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 14–13–3 |
31 | T | January 4, 1967 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 14–13–4 |
32 | W | January 7, 1967 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 15–13–4 |
33 | L | January 8, 1967 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers | 15–14–4 |
34 | L | January 11, 1967 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15–15–4 |
35 | L | January 14, 1967 | 4–5 | Boston Bruins | 15–16–4 |
36 | W | January 15, 1967 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 16–16–4 |
37 | T | January 21, 1967 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–16–5 |
38 | L | January 22, 1967 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 16–17–5 |
39 | W | January 25, 1967 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 17–17–5 |
40 | L | January 26, 1967 | 1–4 | Boston Bruins | 17–18–5 |
41 | W | January 28, 1967 | 3–2 | New York Rangers | 18–18–5 |
42 | W | January 29, 1967 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 19–18–5 |
43 | W | February 1, 1967 | 7–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 20–18–5 |
44 | T | February 4, 1967 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 20–18–6 |
45 | L | February 5, 1967 | 1–6 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 20–19–6 |
46 | L | February 8, 1967 | 0–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 20–20–6 |
47 | W | February 11, 1967 | 4–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 21–20–6 |
48 | T | February 12, 1967 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers | 21–20–7 |
49 | L | February 16, 1967 | 1–5 | Boston Bruins | 21–21–7 |
50 | W | February 18, 1967 | 3–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 22–21–7 |
51 | L | February 19, 1967 | 1–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 22–22–7 |
52 | L | February 22, 1967 | 2–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 22–23–7 |
53 | T | February 23, 1967 | 2–2 | Boston Bruins | 22–23–8 |
54 | L | February 25, 1967 | 0–5 | New York Rangers | 22–24–8 |
55 | T | February 26, 1967 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 22–24–9 |
56 | T | March 1, 1967 | 1–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 22–24–10 |
57 | W | March 4, 1967 | 6–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 23–24–10 |
58 | W | March 5, 1967 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers | 24–24–10 |
59 | L | March 8, 1967 | 4–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 24–25–10 |
60 | T | March 11, 1967 | 3–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 24–25–11 |
61 | T | March 12, 1967 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers | 24–25–12 |
62 | W | March 15, 1967 | 11–2 | Boston Bruins | 25–25–12 |
63 | W | March 18, 1967 | 4–2 | New York Rangers | 26–25–12 |
64 | T | March 19, 1967 | 4–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 26–25–13 |
65 | W | March 22, 1967 | 5–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 27–25–13 |
66 | W | March 25, 1967 | 4–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 28–25–13 |
67 | W | March 26, 1967 | 6–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 29–25–13 |
68 | W | March 29, 1967 | 5–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 30–25–13 |
69 | W | April 1, 1967 | 5–4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 31–25–13 |
70 | W | April 2, 1967 | 4–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 32–25–13 |
Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Canadiens met the New York Rangers in the first round, sweeping the series 4–0 to advance to the Finals.
Finals
In the finals, the Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose "Over the Hill Gang" produced an upset win over the defending champion Canadiens, winning the series 4–2.
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau | RW | 68 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Richard, HenriHenri Richard | C | 65 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson | LW | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom | C | 69 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer | RW | 69 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau | C | 53 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Larose, ClaudeClaude Larose | RW | 69 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Tremblay, J. C.J. C. Tremblay | D | 60 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay | LW | 62 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost | RW | 64 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Duff, DickDick Duff | LW | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere | D | 61 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balon, DaveDave Balon | LW | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Harris, TedTed Harris | D | 65 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rochefort, LeonLeon Rochefort | RW | 27 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Harper, TerryTerry Harper | D | 56 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot | D | 68 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Roberts, JimJim Roberts | D/RW | 63 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Price, NoelNoel Price | D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vadnais, CarolCarol Vadnais | D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boudrias, AndreAndre Boudrias | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peters, GarryGarry Peters | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon | G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bauman, GarryGarry Bauman | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gauthier, JeanJean Gauthier | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Savard, SergeSerge Savard | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley | G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Hodge, CharlieCharlie Hodge | 2055 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 88 | 2.57 | 3 |
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon | 1137 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 2.48 | 1 |
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley | 888 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 3.18 | 1 |
Bauman, GarryGarry Bauman | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 187 | 2.67 | 5 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Beliveau, JeanJean Beliveau | C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | | | |
Richard, HenriHenri Richard | C | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | | | |
Rousseau, BobbyBobby Rousseau | RW | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | | | |
Backstrom, RalphRalph Backstrom | C | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | |
Ferguson, JohnJohn Ferguson | LW | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | | | |
Tremblay, J. C.J. C. Tremblay | D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | |
Larose, ClaudeClaude Larose | RW | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | | | |
Cournoyer, YvanYvan Cournoyer | RW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | |
Duff, DickDick Duff | LW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | |
Provost, ClaudeClaude Provost | RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | |
Rochefort, LeonLeon Rochefort | RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | |
Balon, DaveDave Balon | LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | |
Roberts, JimJim Roberts | D/RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | |
Harper, TerryTerry Harper | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | |
Harris, TedTed Harris | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | | | |
Laperriere, JacquesJacques Laperriere | D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | | | |
Tremblay, GillesGilles Tremblay | LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | |
Talbot, Jean-GuyJean-Guy Talbot | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Vadnais, CarolCarol Vadnais | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
- Goaltending
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Vachon, RogieRogie Vachon | 555 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 2.38 | 0 |
Worsley, GumpGump Worsley | 80 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 |
Team: | 635 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 2.27 | 0 |
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Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Roster
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See also
References
- ↑ "1966–1967 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1966-67 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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