1958 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1958 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the two-time defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins in a rematch of the 1957 Finals. The Canadiens, who were appearing in the Finals for the eighth consecutive year, would win the series 4–2 for their third straight Cup victory and tenth in the team's history.
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Boston: Milt Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Maurice Richard Boston: Fernie Flaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 8 – April 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Bernie Geoffrion (19:26, second) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paths to the Finals
Montreal defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–0, and Boston defeated the New York Rangers 4–2, to reach the Finals.
Game summaries
Montreal captain Maurice "Rocket" Richard led the playoff goal-scoring race with 11. In Game 5, he notched his sixth career playoff overtime goal (three of which occurred in this and previous Stanley Cup Finals).
| April 8 | Boston Bruins | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 12:24 - pp - Bernie Geoffrion (2) | ||||||
| Allan Stanley (1) - pp - 5:54 | Second period | 13:52 - pp - Dickie Moore (4) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Don Simmons | Goalie stats | Jacques Plante | ||||||
| April 10 | Boston Bruins | 5–2 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Norm Johnson (3) - 00:20 Don McKenney (6) - pp - 6:58 Bronco Horvath (3) - pp - 17:23 |
First period | 3:12 - pp - Bernie Geoffrion (3) | ||||||
| Larry Regan (2) - 5:00 | Second period | 7:00 - Doug Harvey (1) | ||||||
| Bronco Horvath (4) - 16:52 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Don Simmons | Goalie stats | Jacques Plante | ||||||
| April 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–0 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| Maurice Richard (8) - 18:20 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Henri Richard (1) - 3:00 Maurice Richard (9) - 15:06 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jacques Plante | Goalie stats | Don Simmons | ||||||
| April 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 1–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 5:35 - pp - Don McKenney (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:30 - Don McKenney (8) | ||||||
| Claude Provost (1) | Third period | 2:30 - Jerry Toppazzini (9) | ||||||
| Jacques Plante | Goalie stats | Don Simmons | ||||||
| April 17 | Boston Bruins | 2–3 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
| Fleming MacKell (5) - pp - 18:43 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 2:20 - Bernie Geoffrion (4) 3:02 - Jean Beliveau (3) | ||||||
| Bronco Horvath (5) - 10:35 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | First overtime period | 5:45 - Maurice Richard (10) | ||||||
| Don Simmons | Goalie stats | Jacques Plante | ||||||
| April 20 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
| Bernie Geoffrion (5) - 00:46 Maurice Richard (11) - 1:54 |
First period | 18:35 - Don McKenney (9) | ||||||
| Jean Beliveau (4) - 6:42 Bernie Geoffrion (6) - 19:26 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Doug Harvey (2) - 19:00 | Third period | 5:20 - Norm Johnson 13:41 - Larry Regan (3) | ||||||
| Jacques Plante | Goalie stats | Don Simmons | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–2 | |
Montreal Canadiens 1958 Stanley Cup champions
Players
- 4 Jean Beliveau
- 8 Connie Broden
- 16 Henri Richard
- 20 Phil Goyette
- 5 Bernie Geoffrion
- 6 Floyd Curry (A)
- 9 Maurice Richard (Captain)
- 12 Dickie Moore
- 14 Claude Provost
- 15 Bert Olmstead
- 18 Marcel Bonin
- 22 Don Marshall
- 23 Andre Pronovost
- 24 Alvin Ab McDonald
- 2 Doug Harvey (A)
- 10 Tom Johnson (A)
- 11 Bob Turner
- 17 Jean-Guy Talbot
- 19 Dollard St. Laurent
- 21 Al Langlois
- 1 Jacques Plante
- 1 Charlie Hodge (Sub)
- 1 Gerry McNeil (Spare-did not play)
Coaching and administrative staff
- Hartland Molson (President/Owner)
- Frank Selke Sr. (Manager), Ken Reardon (Vice President)
- Toe Blake (Coach)
- Hector Dubois (Trainer), Larry Aubut (Asst. Trainer)
- Camile DesRoches^, Frank Selke Jr.^ (Publicity Directors)
- ^- on the team picture, but missing from the Stanley Cup.
Engraving notes
Every player whose name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1957 also appeared on the Cup in 1958, the only time this had occurred in NHL history for repeat champions. In addition, four players' names appeared on the Cup in 1958 that were not present in 1957: Charlie Hodge, Ab MacDonald, Marcel Bonin and Albert Langlois. The only other change was in the name of the owner, as Hartland Molson had taken over the Canadiens from William Northey and Donat Raymond. Thirteen names on the 1958 Cup are those of members of Hockey Hall of Fame: players Jean Beliveau, Bernie Geoffrion, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Dickie Moore, Bert Olmstead, Jacques Plante, Henri Richard and Maurice Richard, and non-players Hartland Molson, Ken Reardon, Frank Selke Sr. and Hector 'Toe' Blake.
References
- "All-Time NHL Results".
- Diamond, Dan (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada. ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
- Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7
| Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1957 |
Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup Champions 1958 |
Succeeded by Montreal Canadiens 1959 |
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