1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup) March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1957–58 1957 1st 43–17–10 23–8–4 20–9–6 250 158 Frank J. Selke Toe Blake Maurice Richard Montreal Forum Dickie Moore (36) Henri Richard (52) Dickie Moore (84) Doug Harvey (131) Jacques Plante (34) Jacques Plante (2.11) yes yesThe 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 49th season of play. The Canadiens won their third-straight Stanley Cup and the tenth in club history. 2 Regular season October 19, 1957 – Maurice Richard scored a goal at 15:52 of the first period. Richard became the first player to score 500 goals in a career. Hockey's colour barrier was broken in Montreal. Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, Willie O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1957–58 regular season1957-58 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1958_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 10, 1957||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 12, 1957||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 13, 1957||6–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||2–0–1 |- |4||T||October 15, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||2–0–2 |- |5||W||October 17, 1957||9–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||3–0–2 |- |6||W||October 19, 1957||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||4–0–2 |- |7||W||October 26, 1957||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||5–0–2 |- |8||L||October 27, 1957||1–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||5–1–2 |- |9||W||October 30, 1957||6–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||6–1–2 |- |10||L||October 31, 1957||1–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||6–2–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |11||W||November 2, 1957||6–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||7–2–2 |- |12||W||November 7, 1957||6–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||8–2–2 |- |13||W||November 9, 1957||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||9–2–2 |- |14||W||November 13, 1957||4–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||10–2–2 |- |15||L||November 16, 1957||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||10–3–2 |- |16||L||November 17, 1957||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||10–4–2 |- |17||W||November 23, 1957||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||11–4–2 |- |18||T||November 24, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||11–4–3 |- |19||W||November 28, 1957||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||12–4–3 |- |20||W||November 30, 1957||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||13–4–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||W||December 1, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||14–4–3 |- |22||T||December 4, 1957||0–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||14–4–4 |- |23||W||December 5, 1957||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||15–4–4 |- |24||L||December 7, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||15–5–4 |- |25||W||December 8, 1957||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||16–5–4 |- |26||W||December 12, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||17–5–4 |- |27||T||December 14, 1957||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||17–5–5 |- |28||W||December 15, 1957||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||18–5–5 |- |29||L||December 18, 1957||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||18–6–5 |- |30||L||December 21, 1957||2–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||18–7–5 |- |31||W||December 22, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||19–7–5 |- |32||L||December 25, 1957||4–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||19–8–5 |- |33||W||December 28, 1957||6–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||20–8–5 |- |34||W||December 29, 1957||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||21–8–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||January 1, 1958||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||22–8–5 |- |36||W||January 2, 1958||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||23–8–5 |- |37||W||January 4, 1958||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||24–8–5 |- |38||W||January 5, 1958||4–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||25–8–5 |- |39||W||January 9, 1958||11–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||26–8–5 |- |40||W||January 11, 1958||9–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||27–8–5 |- |41||L||January 12, 1958||1–7 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||27–9–5 |- |42||W||January 16, 1958||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||28–9–5 |- |43||L||January 18, 1958||0–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||28–10–5 |- |44||W||January 19, 1958||6–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||29–10–5 |- |45||W||January 22, 1958||2–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||30–10–5 |- |46||W||January 25, 1958||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||31–10–5 |- |47||L||January 26, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||31–11–5 |- |48||W||January 30, 1958||7–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||32–11–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||W||February 1, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||33–11–5 |- |50||W||February 2, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||34–11–5 |- |51||T||February 6, 1958||1–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||34–11–6 |- |52||L||February 8, 1958||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||34–12–6 |- |53||W||February 9, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||35–12–6 |- |54||W||February 12, 1958||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||36–12–6 |- |55||T||February 15, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||36–12–7 |- |56||L||February 16, 1958||0–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||36–13–7 |- |57||W||February 20, 1958||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||37–13–7 |- |58||T||February 22, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||37–13–8 |- |59||T||February 23, 1958||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||37–13–9 |- |60||W||February 27, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||38–13–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||T||March 1, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||38–13–10 |- |62||L||March 8, 1958||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1957–58) ||38–14–10 |- |63||W||March 9, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||39–14–10 |- |64||W||March 12, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||40–14–10 |- |65||L||March 13, 1958||3–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||40–15–10 |- |66||W||March 15, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58) ||41–15–10 |- |67||W||March 16, 1958||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1957–58) ||42–15–10 |- |68||W||March 20, 1958||7–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58) ||43–15–10 |- |69||L||March 22, 1958||5–8 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1957–58) ||43–16–10 |- |70||L||March 23, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1957–58) ||43–17–10 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs In the semi-finals, Montreal played third place Detroit. After Detroit traded Ted Lindsay because of his union efforts, Detroit was a team in disarray. Montreal defeated the Red Wings in four straight games to reach the finals. Stanley Cup Finals 1958 Stanley Cup Finals Rocket Richard, was the top goal scorer during the playoffs with 11. In game five he notched his third final series overtime goal of his career and sixth playoff overtime goal of his career. Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Away Score Home Score Notes April 8 Boston 1 Montreal 2 April 10 Boston 5 Montreal 2 April 13 Montreal 3 Boston 0 April 15 Montreal 1 Boston 3 April 17 Boston 2 Montreal 3 OT April 20 Montreal 5 Boston 3 Montreal won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 2. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 70 36 48 84 65 Henri Richard C 67 28 52 80 56 Jean Beliveau C 55 27 32 59 93 Claude Provost RW 70 19 32 51 71 Bernie Geoffrion RW 42 27 23 50 51 Phil Goyette C 70 9 37 46 8 Donnie Marshall LW 68 22 19 41 14 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 68 9 32 41 131 Marcel Bonin W 66 15 24 39 37 Bert Olmstead LW 57 9 28 37 71 Maurice Richard RW 28 15 19 34 28 Andre Pronovost LW 66 16 12 28 55 Dollard St. Laurent D 65 3 20 23 68 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 66 3 18 21 75 Jean-Guy Talbot D 55 4 15 19 65 Gene Achtymichuk C 16 3 5 8 2 Floyd Curry RW 42 2 3 5 8 Connie Broden C 3 2 1 3 0 Stan Smrke LW 5 0 3 3 0 Bob Turner Bob Turner (ice hockey) D 66 0 3 3 30 Murray Balfour RW 3 1 1 2 4 Ralph Backstrom C 2 0 1 1 0 Jack Bownass D 4 0 1 1 0 Ken Mosdell C 2 0 1 1 0 Don Aiken John Aiken (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 0 Len Broderick G 1 0 0 0 0 Billy Carter Billy Carter (ice hockey) C 1 0 0 0 0 Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) G 12 0 0 0 0 Claude Laforge LW 5 0 0 0 0 Albert Langlois D 1 0 0 0 0 Jacques Plante G 57 0 0 0 13 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Jacques Plante 3386 57 34 14 8 119 2.11 9 Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) 720 12 8 2 2 31 2.58 1 Len Broderick 60 1 1 0 0 2 2.00 0 Don Aiken John Aiken (ice hockey) 34 1 0 1 0 6 10.59 0 Team: 4200 70 43 17 10 158 2.26 10 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Maurice Richard RW 10 11 4 15 10 Jean Beliveau C 10 4 8 12 10 Bernie Geoffrion RW 10 6 5 11 2 Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 10 4 7 11 4 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 10 2 9 11 16 Henri Richard C 10 1 7 8 11 Phil Goyette C 10 4 1 5 4 Claude Provost RW 10 1 3 4 8 Bert Olmstead LW 9 0 3 3 0 Jean-Guy Talbot D 10 0 3 3 12 Andre Pronovost LW 10 2 0 2 16 Donnie Marshall LW 10 0 2 2 4 Marcel Bonin W 9 0 1 1 2 Albert Langlois D 7 0 1 1 4 Connie Broden C 1 0 0 0 0 Floyd Curry RW 7 0 0 0 2 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 0 Ab McDonald LW 2 0 0 0 2 Jacques Plante G 10 0 0 0 2 Dollard St. Laurent D 5 0 0 0 10 Bob Turner Bob Turner (ice hockey) D 10 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Jacques Plante 618 10 8 2 20 1.94 1 Team: 618 10 8 2 20 1.94 1 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1957-58 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1958.html See also 1957–58 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions Citations References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Mon Mon