1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season involved winning their third straight Stanley Cup, and the tenth in franchise history.

Offseason

Regular season

• October 19, 1957 – Maurice Richard scores a goal at 15:52 of the first period. Richard becomes the first player to score 500 goals in a career.
• Hockey's color barrier was broken in Montreal. Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, Willie O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history.

Season standings

National Hockey League	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM
Montreal Canadiens	70	43	17	10	96	250	158	945
New York Rangers	70	32	25	13	77	195	188	781
Detroit Red Wings	70	29	29	12	70	176	207	758
Boston Bruins	70	27	28	15	69	199	194	849
Chicago Black Hawks	70	24	39	7	55	163	202	906
Toronto Maple Leafs	70	21	38	11	53	192	226	861

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dickie Moore	70	36	48	84	65
Henri Richard	67	28	52	80	56
Jean Beliveau					93
Claude Provost					71
Bernie Geoffrion					51
Phil Goyette
Don Marshall
Doug Harvey
Marcel Bonin
Bert Olmstead
Maurice Richard

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Rocket Richard, was the top goal scorer during the playoffs with 11. In game five he notched his third final series overtime goal of his career and sixth playoff overtime goal of his career.

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 8	Boston	1	Montreal	2
April 10	Boston	5	Montreal	2
April 13	Montreal	3	Boston	0
April 15	Montreal	1	Boston	3
April 17	Boston	2	Montreal	3	OT
April 20	Montreal	5	Boston	3

Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

1958 Montreal Canadiens

Jean Beliveau, Marcel Bonin, Connie Broden, Floyd Curry, Bernie Geoffrion, Phil Goyette, Bill Hicke, Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Albert Langlois, Don Marshall, Gerry McNeil, Dickie Moore, Bert Olmstead, Jacques Plante, Andre Pronovost, Claude Provost, Henri Richard, Maurice Richard (captain), Dollard St. Laurent, Jean-Guy Talbot, Bob Turner, Frank Selke (manager), Toe Blake (coach), Hector Dubois, Larry Aubut (trainers).

References

• Canadiens on Hockey Database
• Canadiens on NHL Reference