The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 6 to 4, in Game 1 of the 1956 Stanley Cup Finals on March 31, 1956.
1st period
DET
MTL
Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Dutch Reibel and Gordie Howe
1
0
2nd period
DET
MTL
Jean Beliveau (PP) assisted by Bert Olmstead
1
1
Bill Dineen (EV) assisted by Norm Ullman and Johnny Bucyk
2
1
Henri Richard (EV) assisted by Maurice Richard and Dickie Moore
2
2
Ted Lindsay (EV) assisted by Gordie Howe
3
2
Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Gordie Howe and Lorne Ferguson
4
2
3rd period
DET
MTL
Jack LeClair (EV) assisted by Floyd Curry and Doug Harvey
4
3
Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Jean-Guy Talbot
4
4
Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Bert Olmstead
4
5
Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Jack LeClair and Floyd Curry
4
6
Red Wings
Canadiens
Goals
4
6
Shots
27
44
Penalty Minutes
14
14
Power-Play Goals
2
1
Power-Play Opportunities
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenn Hall (L) | 44 | 6 | 38 | .864 | 60:00 |
NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Bucyk | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Alex Delvecchio | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Bill Dineen | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
Lorne Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Gord Hollingworth | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Gordie Howe | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
Ted Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Metro Prystai | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Dutch Reibel | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Norm Ullman | 0 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante (W) | 27 | 4 | 23 | .852 | 60:00 |
NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jean Beliveau | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
Floyd Curry | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Bernie Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Doug Harvey | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Tom Johnson | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
Jack LeClair | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Dickie Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Bert Olmstead | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
Claude Provost | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Henri Richard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Maurice Richard | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
Jean-Guy Talbot | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
Bob Turner | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoff Goals Leaders
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Stamkos
Reinhart
Playoff Assists Leaders
See moreMcDavid
Hedman
Kucherov
Playoff Points Leaders
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Marchand
Tkachuk
Playoff +/- Leaders
See moreVerhaeghe
Byfield
Tkachuk
Playoff Goals Against Leaders
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Shesterkin
Demko
Playoff Goals Rankings
See more5.67
5.67
3.67
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
See more1.67
1.75
2.25
Playoff Power Play Rankings
See more50.0
50.0
46.2
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
See more100.0
92.9
92.3
Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
2 | Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
3 | Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
1 | Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
2 | Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
3 | Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
Scores