NHL 1957/58

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NHL 1957/58
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 8, 1957 to April 20, 1958
Teams 6th
Games / team 70
Regular season
winner Canadiens de Montréal
MVP Canada 1957Canada Gordie Howe (Detroit)
Top scorer Canada 1957Canada Dickie Moore (Montréal)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
finalist Boston Bruins
NHL seasons
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The 1957/58 NHL season was the 41st season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 4-2 win in the final series against the Boston Bruins . Maurice Richard was the first NHL player to score goal number 500. As with his goals number 100, 200, 325 and 400, the opponent this time was Chicago. As the first African American player ran for Boston Willie O'Ree .

Regular season

Closing table

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

W. L. T GF GA Pts
Montréal Canadiens 43 17th 10 250 158 96
New York Rangers 32 25th 13 195 188 77
Detroit Red Wings 29 29 12 176 207 70
Boston Bruins 27 28 15th 199 194 69
Chicago Blackhawks 24 39 7th 163 202 55
Toronto Maple Leafs 21st 38 11 192 226 53

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points

player team GP G A. Pts
Dickie Moore Montreal 70 36 48 84
Henri Richard Montreal 67 28 52 80
Andy Bathgate NY Rangers 65 30th 48 78
Gordie Howe Detroit 64 33 44 77
Bronco Horvath Boston 67 30th 36 66
Ed Litzenberger Chicago 70 32 30th 62
Fleming Mackell Boston 70 20th 40 60
Jean Béliveau Montreal 55 27 32 59
Alex Delvecchio Detroit 70 21st 38 59
Don McKenney Boston 70 28 30th 58

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th    
3 Detroit Red Wings 0  
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  4th Boston Bruins 2
2 New York Rangers 2
4th Boston Bruins 4th  

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy : Dickie Moore , Montréal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy : Frank Mahovlich , Toronto Maple Leafs
Hart Memorial Trophy : Gordie Howe , Detroit Red Wings
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Camille Henry , New York Rangers
Vezina Trophy : Jacques Plante , Montréal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Doug Harvey , Montréal Canadiens

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