1965-66 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-21-8 - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Toe Blake (41-21-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 41-21-8 - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-2
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Detroit Red Wings 4-2
Coach: Toe Blake (41-21-8)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 41 wins and 21 losses and 8 ties for 90 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-2.
The Canadiens surrendered 173 goals, least in the league. Montreal potted 239 goals. Bobby Rousseau scored 30 goals for the squad, and Jean Beliveau and Bobby Rousseau each contributed 48 assists. Gump Worsley earned 29 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 2.36 goals against average, topping regularly-used goaltenders.
Toe Blake coached the team. The 1965-66 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 70 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jean Beliveau | C | 67 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henri Richard | C | 62 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| Claude Provost | R | 70 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gilles Tremblay | L | 70 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dick Duff | L | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 67 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Larose | R | 64 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacques Laperriere | D | 57 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 65 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Ferguson | L | 65 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 59 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Harris | D | 53 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Harper | D | 69 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Balon | L | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Red Berenson | C | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noel Price | D | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Rochefort | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gump Worsley | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean Gauthier | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Grant | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Hodge | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Johns | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1195 | 239 | 395 | 634 | 884 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 51 | 2899 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 114 | 2.36 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Hodge | 26 | 1301 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2.58 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 77 | 4200 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 170 | 2.43 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Beliveau | C | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Henri Richard | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Claude Provost | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gilles Tremblay | L | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Dick Duff | L | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claude Larose | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Ferguson | L | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Harris | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Terry Harper | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Balon | L | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Noel Price | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leon Rochefort | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gump Worsley | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 170 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 10 | 603 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.99 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 603 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.99 | 0 |
