1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Statistics

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 39-18-13 - 91 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-3
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
Coach: Toe Blake (39-18-13)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Roster
1958-59 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 39 wins and 18 losses and 13 ties for 91 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-3.

The Canadiens netted 258 goals, tops in the circuit. Montreal conceded 158 goals, the lowest total in the circuit. Jean Beliveau scored 45 goals for the team, and Dickie Moore tallied 30 or more, too. Dickie Moore contributed 55 assists. Jacques Plante earned 38 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.16 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.

Toe Blake coached the team. The 1958-59 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.

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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dickie Moore	L	70	41	55	96	61
Jean Beliveau	C	64	45	46	91	67
Bernie Geoffrion	R	59	22	44	66	30
Henri Richard	C	63	21	30	51	33
Marcel Bonin	L	57	13	30	43	38
Ralph Backstrom	C	64	18	22	40	19
Tom Johnson	D	70	10	29	39	76
Maurice Richard	R	42	17	21	38	27
Claude Provost	R	69	16	22	38	37
Ab McDonald	L	69	13	23	36	35
Don Marshall	C	70	10	22	32	12
Phil Goyette	C	63	10	18	28	8
Bob Turner	D	68	4	24	28	66
Andre Pronovost	L	70	9	14	23	48
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	69	4	17	21	77
Doug Harvey	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 Pronovost	G	2	0	0	0	0
Charlie Hodge	G	2	0	0	0	0
Claude Cyr	G	1	0	0	0	0
Totals		1183	258	439	697	760

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Jacques Plante	67	4000	38	16	13	9	144	2.16	0
Charlie Hodge	2	120	1	1	0	0	6	3.00	0
Claude Cyr	1	20	0	0	0	0	1	3.00	0
Claude Pronovost	2	60	0	1	0	0	7	7.00	0
Totals	72	4200	39	18	13	9	158	2.26		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dickie Moore	L	11	5	12	17	8
Jean Beliveau	C	3	1	4	5	4
Bernie Geoffrion	R	11	5	8	13	10
Henri Richard	C	11	3	8	11	13
Marcel Bonin	L	11	10	5	15	4
Ralph Backstrom	C	11	3	5	8	12
Tom Johnson	D	11	2	3	5	8
Maurice Richard	R	4	0	0	0	2
Claude Provost	R	11	6	2	8	2
Ab McDonald	L	11	1	1	2	6
Don Marshall	C	11	0	2	2	2
Phil Goyette	C	10	0	4	4	0
Bob Turner	D	11	0	2	2	20
Andre Pronovost	L	11	2	1	3	6
Jean-Guy Talbot	D	11	0	1	1	10
Doug Harvey	D	11	1	11	12	22
Albert Langlois	D	7	0	0	0	4
Jacques Plante	G	11	0	0	0	0
Ken Mosdell	C	3	0	0	0	0
Bill Hicke	R	1	0	0	0	0
Totals		182	39	69	108	133

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Jacques Plante	11	670	8	3	0	0	0	28	2.51	0
Totals	11	670	8	3	0	0	0	28	2.51		0