NHL 1958/59

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NHL 1958/59
league NHL Logo 2005.svg National Hockey League
Period October 8, 1958 to April 18, 1959
Teams 6th
Games / team 70
Regular season
winner Canadiens de Montréal
MVP Canada 1957Canada Andy Bathgate (NY Rangers)
Top scorer Canada 1957Canada Dickie Moore (Montréal)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
finalist Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL seasons
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The 1958/59 NHL season was the 42nd season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Montréal Canadiens after a 4-1 win in the final series against the Toronto Maple Leafs . Nine game days before the end of the season, Punch Imlach took over the Maple Leafs as coach. With him they caught up seven points behind the Rangers and qualified for the playoffs at the last minute.

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 39 18th 13 258 158 91
Boston Bruins 32 29 9 205 215 73
Chicago Blackhawks 28 29 13 197 208 69
Toronto Maple Leafs 27 32 11 189 201 65
New York Rangers 26th 32 12 201 217 64
Detroit Red Wings 25th 37 8th 167 218 58

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts
Dickie Moore Montreal 70 41 55 96
Jean Béliveau Montreal 64 45 46 91
Andy Bathgate NY Rangers 70 40 48 88
Gordie Howe Detroit 70 32 46 78
Ed Litzenberger Chicago 70 33 44 77
Bernie Geoffrion Montreal 59 22nd 44 66
George Sullivan NY Rangers 70 21st 42 63
Andy Hebenton NY Rangers 70 33 29 62
Don McKenney Boston 70 32 30th 62
Death Sloan Chicago 59 27 35 62

Stanley Cup playoffs

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th    
3 Chicago Black Hawks 2  
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  4th Toronto Maple Leafs 1
2 Boston Bruins 3
4th Toronto Maple Leafs 4th  

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy : Dickie Moore , Montréal Canadiens
Calder Memorial Trophy : Ralph Backstrom , Montréal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy : Andy Bathgate , New York Rangers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Alex Delvecchio , Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy : Jacques Plante , Montréal Canadiens
James Norris Memorial Trophy : Tom Johnson , Montréal Canadiens

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