1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season (won Stanley Cup) March 2026 August 2023 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1958–59 1958 1st 39–18–13 21–8–6 18–10–7 258 158 Frank J. Selke Toe Blake Maurice Richard Doug HarveyUnknown Montreal Forum Jean Beliveau (45) Dickie Moore (55) Dickie Moore (96) Jean-Guy Talbot (77) Jacques Plante (38) Jacques Plante (2.16) yes yesThe 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 50th season of play. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive season, and the 11th time in club history. 2 Regular season Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1958–59 regular season1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1959_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 9, 1958||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 11, 1958||2–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||2–0–0 |- |3||L||October 12, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 16, 1958||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||3–1–0 |- |5||T||October 18, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 19, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||4–1–1 |- |7||W||October 23, 1958||9–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||5–1–1 |- |8||L||October 25, 1958||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||5–2–1 |- |9||W||October 26, 1958||5–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||6–2–1 |- |10||T||October 28, 1958||5–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||6–2–2 |- |11||W||October 29, 1958||5–0 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||7–2–2 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 1, 1958||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||7–3–2 |- |13||L||November 8, 1958||5–6 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||7–4–2 |- |14||W||November 12, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||8–4–2 |- |15||W||November 15, 1958||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||9–4–2 |- |16||L||November 16, 1958||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||9–5–2 |- |17||T||November 20, 1958||4–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||9–5–3 |- |18||W||November 22, 1958||5–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||10–5–3 |- |19||L||November 23, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||10–6–3 |- |20||L||November 26, 1958||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||10–7–3 |- |21||W||November 27, 1958||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||11–7–3 |- |22||W||November 29, 1958||6–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||12–7–3 |- |23||W||November 30, 1958||7–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||13–7–3 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |24||T||December 4, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||13–7–4 |- |25||W||December 6, 1958||6–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||14–7–4 |- |26||W||December 7, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||15–7–4 |- |27||T||December 13, 1958||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||15–7–5 |- |28||W||December 14, 1958||6–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||16–7–5 |- |29||W||December 18, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||17–7–5 |- |30||W||December 20, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||18–7–5 |- |31||W||December 21, 1958||5–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||19–7–5 |- |32||W||December 25, 1958||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||20–7–5 |- |33||W||December 27, 1958||6–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||21–7–5 |- |34||L||December 28, 1958||3–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||21–8–5 |- |35||L||December 31, 1958||0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||21–9–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||T||January 1, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||21–9–6 |- |37||W||January 3, 1959||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||22–9–6 |- |38||T||January 4, 1959||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||22–9–7 |- |39||W||January 8, 1959||3–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||23–9–7 |- |40||W||January 10, 1959||1–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||24–9–7 |- |41||T||January 11, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||24–9–8 |- |42||T||January 17, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||24–9–9 |- |43||T||January 18, 1959||1–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||24–9–10 |- |44||L||January 21, 1959||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||24–10–10 |- |45||W||January 24, 1959||3–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||25–10–10 |- |46||W||January 25, 1959||7–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||26–10–10 |- |47||L||January 29, 1959||1–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||26–11–10 |- |48||T||January 31, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||26–11–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |49||T||February 1, 1959||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||26–11–12 |- |50||L||February 5, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||26–12–12 |- |51||L||February 7, 1959||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||26–13–12 |- |52||W||February 8, 1959||3–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||27–13–12 |- |53||W||February 11, 1959||5–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||28–13–12 |- |54||W||February 14, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||29–13–12 |- |55||W||February 15, 1959||5–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||30–13–12 |- |56||W||February 19, 1959||7–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||31–13–12 |- |57||W||February 21, 1959||6–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||32–13–12 |- |58||L||February 22, 1959||1–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||32–14–12 |- |59||L||February 25, 1959||2–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||32–15–12 |- |60||W||February 28, 1959||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1958–59) ||33–15–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |61||W||March 5, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||34–15–12 |- |62||W||March 7, 1959||10–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||35–15–12 |- |63||W||March 8, 1959||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||36–15–12 |- |64||T||March 10, 1959||5–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1958–59) ||36–15–13 |- |65||W||March 11, 1959||6–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||37–15–13 |- |66||W||March 14, 1959||8–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1958–59) ||38–15–13 |- |67||L||March 15, 1959||3–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||38–16–13 |- |68||L||March 19, 1959||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1958–59) ||38–17–13 |- |69||L||March 21, 1959||3–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1958–59) ||38–18–13 |- |70||W||March 22, 1959||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1958–59) ||39–18–13 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs Stanley Cup finals 1959 Stanley Cup Finals Rocket Richard, hampered by injuries, did not score at all during the playoffs. Toronto was making its first finals appearance since 1951. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Date Away Score Home Score Notes April 9 Toronto3 Montreal5 April 11 Toronto1Montreal3 April 14 Montreal 2Toronto3 OT April 16 Montreal 3Toronto2 April 18 Toronto3 Montreal5 Montreal won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 1. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 70 41 55 96 61 Jean Beliveau C 64 45 46 91 67 Bernie Geoffrion RW 59 22 44 66 30 Henri Richard C 63 21 30 51 33 Marcel Bonin W 57 13 30 43 38 Ralph Backstrom C 64 18 22 40 19 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 70 10 29 39 76 Maurice Richard RW 42 17 21 38 27 Claude Provost RW 69 16 22 38 37 Ab McDonald LW 69 13 23 36 35 Donnie Marshall LW 70 10 22 32 12 Phil Goyette C 63 10 18 28 8 Bob Turner Bob Turner (ice hockey) D 68 4 24 28 66 Andre Pronovost LW 70 9 14 23 48 Jean-Guy Talbot D 69 4 17 21 77 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 61 4 16 20 61 Ian Cushenan D 35 1 2 3 28 Albert Langlois D 48 0 3 3 26 Jacques Plante G 67 0 1 1 11 Claude Cyr G 1 0 0 0 0 Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) G 2 0 0 0 0 Claude Pronovost G 2 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Jacques Plante 4000 67 38 16 13 144 2.16 9 Charlie Hodge Charlie Hodge (ice hockey) 120 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 0 Claude Cyr 20 1 0 0 0 1 3.00 0 Claude Pronovost 60 2 0 1 0 7 7.00 0 Team: 4200 70 39 18 13 158 2.26 9 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Dickie Moore Dickie Moore (ice hockey) LW 11 5 12 17 8 Marcel Bonin W 11 10 5 15 4 Bernie Geoffrion RW 11 5 8 13 10 Doug Harvey Doug Harvey (ice hockey) D 11 1 11 12 22 Henri Richard C 11 3 8 11 13 Claude Provost RW 11 6 2 8 2 Ralph Backstrom C 11 3 5 8 12 Tom Johnson Tom Johnson (ice hockey) D 11 2 3 5 8 Jean Beliveau C 3 1 4 5 4 Phil Goyette C 10 0 4 4 0 Andre Pronovost LW 11 2 1 3 6 Ab McDonald LW 11 1 1 2 6 Donnie Marshall LW 11 0 2 2 2 Bob Turner Bob Turner (ice hockey) D 11 0 2 2 20 Jean-Guy Talbot D 11 0 1 1 10 Bill Hicke RW 1 0 0 0 0 Albert Langlois D 7 0 0 0 4 Ken Mosdell C 3 0 0 0 0 Jacques Plante G 11 0 0 0 0 Maurice Richard RW 4 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Jacques Plante 670 11 8 3 26 2.33 0 Team: 670 11 8 3 26 2.33 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1959.html See also 1958–59 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