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1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season

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League
  
1st NHL

Goals for
  
239

General Manager
  
Sam Pollock

1965–66 record
  
41–21–8

Goals against
  
173

Coach
  
Toe Blake

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.

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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

Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to two.

Regular season

Scoring
Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring
Goaltending

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.

    • References

    1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season Wikipedia
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