1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 57th season of play. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season, and the 14th time in their history. Bobby Rousseau registered 78 points and tied with Stan Mikita for second in the overall 1965–66 NHL scoring race.[1]

1965–66 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
League1st NHL
1965–66 record41–21–8
Goals for239
Goals against173
Team information
General managerSam Pollock
CoachToe Blake
CaptainJean Beliveau
Alternate captainsHenri Richard
Jean-Guy Talbot
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsBobby Rousseau (30)
AssistsJean Beliveau and Bobby Rousseau (48)
PointsBobby Rousseau (78)
Penalty minutesJohn Ferguson (153)
WinsGump Worsley (29)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.36)

Regular season

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 70 41 21 8 239 173 +66 90
2 Chicago Black Hawks 70 37 25 8 240 187 +53 82
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 34 25 11 208 187 +21 79
4 Detroit Red Wings 70 31 27 12 221 194 +27 74
5 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 174 275 −101 48
6 New York Rangers 70 18 41 11 195 261 −66 47
Source: National Hockey League

Record vs. opponents
1965–66 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —4–8–22–11–14–9–18–5–14–9–1
Chicago 8–4–2—11–1–24–8–29–4–15–8–1
Detroit 11–2–11–11–2—4–8–27–3–48–4–2
Montreal 9–4–18–4–28–4–2—12–25–7–2
New York 5–8–14–9–13–7–42–12—3–6–5
Toronto 9–4–18–5–14–8–27–5–26–3–5—

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 23, 19658–1Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)1–0–0
2WOctober 24, 19654–3@ New York Rangers (1965–66)2–0–0
3WOctober 27, 19654–3New York Rangers (1965–66)3–0–0
4LOctober 30, 19654–6Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)3–1–0
5TOctober 31, 19652–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)3–1–1
6WNovember 4, 19655–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)4–1–1
7LNovember 6, 19651–3Boston Bruins (1965–66)4–2–1
8WNovember 7, 19655–2@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)5–2–1
9TNovember 10, 19653–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)5–2–2
10WNovember 13, 19655–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)6–2–2
11TNovember 14, 19652–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)6–2–3
12LNovember 18, 19651–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)6–3–3
13WNovember 20, 19659–3New York Rangers (1965–66)7–3–3
14LNovember 21, 19652–3@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)7–4–3
15WNovember 24, 19652–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)8–4–3
16WNovember 27, 19653–2Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)9–4–3
17WNovember 28, 19652–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)10–4–3
18WDecember 4, 19654–3New York Rangers (1965–66)11–4–3
19TDecember 5, 19654–4@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)11–4–4
20WDecember 8, 19658–3Boston Bruins (1965–66)12–4–4
21WDecember 11, 19652–1Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)13–4–4
22WDecember 12, 19655–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)14–4–4
23LDecember 16, 19652–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)14–5–4
24WDecember 18, 19652–1Boston Bruins (1965–66)15–5–4
25LDecember 19, 19652–3@ New York Rangers (1965–66)15–6–4
26WDecember 25, 19654–3Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)16–6–4
27LDecember 26, 19650–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)16–7–4
28LDecember 29, 19652–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)16–8–4
29WJanuary 1, 19665–1New York Rangers (1965–66)17–8–4
30WJanuary 2, 19666–3@ New York Rangers (1965–66)18–8–4
31LJanuary 5, 19662–4Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)18–9–4
32WJanuary 8, 19666–0Boston Bruins (1965–66)19–9–4
33LJanuary 9, 19662–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)19–10–4
34LJanuary 13, 19660–6Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)19–11–4
35WJanuary 15, 19666–4Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)20–11–4
36WJanuary 16, 19663–1@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)21–11–4
37LJanuary 20, 19662–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)21–12–4
38LJanuary 22, 19660–3Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)21–13–4
39TJanuary 23, 19663–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)21–13–5
40LJanuary 26, 19662–4Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)21–14–5
41WJanuary 29, 19666–2New York Rangers (1965–66)22–14–5
42WJanuary 30, 19663–1@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)23–14–5
43WFebruary 3, 19665–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)24–14–5
44TFebruary 5, 19662–2Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)24–14–6
45WFebruary 6, 19664–0@ New York Rangers (1965–66)25–14–6
46LFebruary 10, 19660–2@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)25–15–6
47TFebruary 12, 19662–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)25–15–7
48WFebruary 13, 19664–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)26–15–7
49LFebruary 16, 19661–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)26–16–7
50WFebruary 19, 19665–2Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)27–16–7
51WFebruary 20, 19665–3@ New York Rangers (1965–66)28–16–7
52WFebruary 23, 19663–2Boston Bruins (1965–66)29–16–7
53WFebruary 26, 19664–3New York Rangers (1965–66)30–16–7
54WFebruary 27, 19665–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)31–16–7
55TMarch 2, 19663–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)31–16–8
56LMarch 3, 19660–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)31–17–8
57WMarch 5, 19667–2Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)32–17–8
58WMarch 6, 19661–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)33–17–8
59LMarch 9, 19661–3Boston Bruins (1965–66)33–18–8
60WMarch 12, 19664–1Detroit Red Wings (1965–66)34–18–8
61LMarch 13, 19662–3@ New York Rangers (1965–66)34–19–8
62WMarch 16, 19667–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)35–19–8
63WMarch 19, 19666–2New York Rangers (1965–66)36–19–8
64LMarch 20, 19662–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)36–20–8
65LMarch 24, 19660–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)36–21–8
66WMarch 26, 19665–2Boston Bruins (1965–66)37–21–8
67WMarch 27, 19663–1@ Boston Bruins (1965–66)38–21–8
68WMarch 30, 19663–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1965–66)39–21–8
69WApril 2, 19668–3Chicago Black Hawks (1965–66)40–21–8
70WApril 3, 19664–1@ New York Rangers (1965–66)41–21–8

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Playoffs

Finals
Further information: 1966 Stanley Cup Finals

With this series, Toe Blake had coached the Canadiens to seven Stanley Cup championships in eleven years. Henri Richard, a member of all seven, would score the series winner in overtime of game six. Despite the Wings losing, their goalie Roger Crozier would win the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
April 17Detroit3Montreal2
April 20Detroit5Montreal2
April 22Montreal4Detroit2
April 25Montreal2Detroit1
April 27Detroit1Montreal5
April 29Montreal3Detroit2OT

Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to two.

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Bobby RousseauRW70304878201004
Jean BeliveauC67294877501307
Henri RichardC6222396147307
Claude ProvostRW7019365538305
Gilles TremblayLW7027214824504
Dick DuffLW6321244578502
Ralph BackstromC6722204210103
J. C. TremblayD59629358201
Claude LaroseRW6415183367003
Jacques LaperriereD576253185212
Yvan CournoyerRW6518112981600
John FergusonLW65111425153101
Jean-Guy TalbotD591141550000
Ted HarrisD530131387000
Terry HarperD691111291000
Jim RobertsD/RW70551020011
Dave BalonLW45371024001
Red BerensonC2334712000
Noel PriceD150668000
Leon RochefortRW10110000
Gump WorsleyG510114000
Jean GauthierD20000000
Danny GrantRW10000000
Charlie HodgeG260000000
Don JohnsD10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Gump Worsley289951291461142.362
Charlie Hodge1301261272562.581
Team:420070412181702.433

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
J. C. TremblayD1029112
Jean BeliveauC1055106
Gilles TremblayLW104590
Bobby RousseauRW104486
Ralph BackstromC103474
Dick DuffLW102572
Dave BalonLW923516
Yvan CournoyerRW102352
Terry HarperD1023518
Claude ProvostRW102352
Henri RichardC81452
John FergusonLW1020244
Jim RobertsD/RW1011210
Leon RochefortRW41124
Jean-Guy TalbotD100228
Claude LaroseRW601131
Noel PriceD30110
Ted HarrisD1000038
Gump WorsleyG100000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Gump Worsley6021082201.991
Team:6021082201.991

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Milestones
  • November 1965: Henri Richard got his 600th career point
  • January 1966: Richard would earn his 400th career assist
  • Jean Beliveau would play in his 800th career game during the season.
  • During the season, Beliveau would become the first Canadiens player to accumulate 500 career assists.[1]

Draft picks

Montreal's draft picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
15Pierre Bouchard CanadaSt. Vincent de Paul Saints (LHJAA)

See also

References
  1. The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory, D'Arcy Jenish, p. 184, Published in Canada by Doubleday, 2009, ISBN 978-0-385-66325-0.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1965–66 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  4. "1965-66 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
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