The Montreal Canadiens easily beat the Boston Bruins, 8 to 4, on December 16, 1961.

1961-62 Montreal Canadiens

Final

BOS

Bruins

5-21-4

4

MTL

8

1

2

2

2

1

4

3

1

2

Total

4

8

1st period

BOS

MTL

Canadiens

Dickie Moore (EV) assisted by Henri Richard

0

1

Bruins

Cliff Pennington (EV) assisted by Ed Westfall and Bob Beckett

1

1

Bruins

Murray Oliver (PP) assisted by Cliff Pennington and Doug Mohns

2

1

Canadiens

Bill Hicke (EV) assisted by Jean Beliveau and Gilles Tremblay

2

2

2nd period

BOS

MTL

Canadiens

Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Al MacNeil and Henri Richard

2

3

Canadiens

Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Jean Gauthier

2

4

Canadiens

Ralph Backstrom (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Al MacNeil

2

5

Bruins

Cliff Pennington (EV) unassisted

3

5

Canadiens

Henri Richard (EV) assisted by Dickie Moore and Jean-Guy Talbot

3

6

3rd period

BOS

MTL

Canadiens

Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Ralph Backstrom and Jean-Guy Talbot

3

7

Bruins

Bob Beckett (EV) assisted by Cliff Pennington and Ed Westfall

4

7

Canadiens

Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bill Hicke and Gilles Tremblay

4

8

Bruins

Canadiens

Goals

4

8

Shots

36

52

Penalty Minutes

4

4

Power-Play Goals

1

0

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Don Head (L) 52 8 44 .846 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Bob Beckett 1 1 0 0 3
Leo Boivin 0 0 -4 0 4
Johnny Bucyk 0 0 -4 0 4
Charlie Burns 0 0 -1 0 1
Wayne Connelly 0 0 -3 0 1
Terry Gray 0 0 -1 0 4
Don McKenney 0 0 -1 0 1
Dick Meissner 0 0 -1 0 1
Doug Mohns 0 1 -1 4 2
Murray Oliver 1 0 -3 0 3
Cliff Pennington 2 2 +1 0 4
Andre Pronovost 0 0 -1 0 2
Pat Stapleton 0 0 -4 0 3
Jerry Toppazzini 0 0 -1 0 0
Ed Westfall 0 2 -1 0 3

Goalies

NAME GS SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
Jacques Plante (W) 36 4 32 .889 60:00

Skaters

NAME G A +/- PIM S TOI Hits BkS GvA TkA
Ralph Backstrom 1 1 +1 0 1
Jean Beliveau 1 1 +1 0 8
Jean Gauthier 0 1 +2 0 0
Bernie Geoffrion 2 1 +2 0 7
Bill Hicke 1 1 +1 0 6
Al MacNeil 0 2 +4 2 3
Donnie Marshall 0 0 0 0 3
Dickie Moore 1 1 +3 0 8
Claude Provost 1 0 +2 0 6
Henri Richard 1 2 +3 2 2
Jean-Guy Talbot 0 2 +2 0 2
Gilles Tremblay 0 2 +1 0 3
J.C. Tremblay 0 0 +3 0 3

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More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

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G

33

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki

A

51

Matheson

Mike Matheson

+/-

+11

Kovacevic

Johnathan Kovacevic

Team Rankings

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G/GP

2.83

26th

GA/GP

3.43

26th

PP%

17.5

27th

PK%

76.5

24th

2023-24 Division Standings

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TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Lightning Lightning
45 29 8 98 23
Red Wings Red Wings
41 32 9 91 4
Sabres Sabres
39 37 6 84 2
Senators Senators
37 41 4 78 -26
Canadiens Canadiens
30 36 16 76 -53

Last Game

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MTL Canadiens

30-36-16

4

Final

5

DET Red Wings

41-32-9

Tue 16 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

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Avalanche

5.50

Oilers

5.50

Jets

4.50

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

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Golden Knights

2.00

Panthers

2.00

Hurricanes

2.00

Playoff Power Play Rankings

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Golden Knights

66.7

Oilers

57.1

Bruins

50.0

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

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Predators

100.0

Oilers

100.0

Bruins

90.9

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Rangers Rangers
55 23 4 114 53
2
Hurricanes Hurricanes
52 23 7 111 63
3
Islanders Islanders
39 27 16 94 -17
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Panthers Panthers
52 24 6 110 68
2
Bruins Bruins
47 20 15 109 43
3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
46 26 10 102 40
Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Stars Stars
52 21 9 113 64
2
Jets Jets
52 24 6 110 60
3
Avalanche Avalanche
50 25 7 107 50
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
1
Canucks Canucks
50 23 9 109 56
2
Oilers Oilers
49 27 6 104 57
3
Kings Kings
44 27 11 99 41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/23
LAK LAK
@
EDM EDM
5-4
Tue
4/23
VGK VGK
@
DAL DAL
3-1
Tue
4/23
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
4-2
Mon
4/22
NSH NSH
@
VAN VAN
4-1
Mon
4/22
COL COL
@
WPG WPG
5-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
FLA FLA
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
7:30 PM
Fri
4/26
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Fri
4/26
VAN VAN
@
NSH NSH
7:30 PM
Fri
4/26
WPG WPG
@
COL COL
10:00 PM