1965-66 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-21-8 - 90 points
in the NHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Toe Blake (41-21-8)
1965-66 Montreal Canadiens RosterTeam Record: 41-21-8 - 90 points
in the NHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Toe Blake (41-21-8)
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 in the NHL.
The team surrendered 173 goals, least in the league. The team 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 League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 70 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Jean Beliveau | C | 67 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Henri Richard | C | 62 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Claude Provost | R | 70 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Gilles Tremblay | L | 70 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dick Duff | L | 63 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 67 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 59 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | R | 64 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jacques Laperriere | D | 57 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 65 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ferguson | L | 65 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 59 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Harris | D | 53 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Harper | D | 69 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 70 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Balon | L | 45 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Red Berenson | C | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noel Price | D | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Rochefort | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gump Worsley | G | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Gauthier | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Grant | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Johns | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hodge | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1195 | 239 | 395 | 634 | 884 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 41 | 8 |
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 | 1358 | 1244 | .916 |
| Charlie Hodge | 26 | 1301 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 2.58 | 591 | 535 | .905 |
| Totals | 77 | 4200 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 170 | 2.43 | 1949 | 1779 | .913 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Rousseau | R | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean Beliveau | C | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Henri Richard | C | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Claude Provost | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gilles Tremblay | L | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Dick Duff | L | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Backstrom | C | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J.C. Tremblay | D | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Claude Larose | R | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yvan Cournoyer | R | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| John Ferguson | L | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jean-Guy Talbot | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Harris | D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Harper | D | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Roberts | D | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Balon | L | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noel Price | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Rochefort | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gump Worsley | G | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 170 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gump Worsley | 10 | 602 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.99 | 309 | 289 | .935 |
| Totals | 10 | 602 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1.99 | 309 | 289 | .935 |
