Stanley Cup Playoffs 1960

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Stanley Cup Playoffs 1960
Period March 23, 1960 to April 14, 1960
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (12th title)
finalist Toronto Maple Leafs
Top scorer Canada 1957Canada Bernie Geoffrion  and Henri Richard (both Montréal)
Canada 1957Canada
Gates 76 (5.43 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1960 began on March 23, 1960 and ended on April 14, 1960 with the 4-0 win of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Toronto Maple Leafs . The Canadiens thus won their fifth title in a row and the twelfth in the history of the franchise . The five consecutive Stanley Cup victories are also a still (as of Playoffs 2020) valid record as the ten final appearances in a row ( 1951 -1960). In addition, Montréal succeeded in 1960 as the last team to date to deny the playoffs without a single defeat; before this (with eight wins required) only the Detroit Red Wings had succeeded in 1952 . In addition, Bernie Geoffrion and Henri Richard of the Canadiens led the post-season scorer list . For the Maple Leafs, however, it was the second final defeat in a row after the team had lost 4-1 to Montréal the year before.

mode

The four best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the first and third as well as the second and fourth of the final table faced each other. The respective winners then contested the Stanley Cup final.

All series were held in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needed four wins to advance. The higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Playoff tree

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th    
3 Chicago Black Hawks 0  
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  2 Toronto Maple Leafs 0
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
4th Detroit Red Wings 2  

Semifinals

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (3) Chicago Black Hawks

24 Mar 1960 Canadiens de Montréal
Jean Béliveau (11:05)
André Pronovost (15:04)
Dickie Moore (28:45)
Bernie Geoffrion (50:32) 		4: 3
(2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Murray Balfour (16:15)
Ted Lindsay (36:18)
Ron Murphy (58:17) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
26th Mar 1960 Canadiens de Montréal
Dickie Moore (11:38)
Marcel Bonin (37:55)
Dickie Moore (48:35)
Doug Harvey (68:38) 		4: 3 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Kenny Wharram (13:13)
Bobby Hull (42:34)
Bill Hay (58:58) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
29 Mar 1960 Chicago Black Hawks
 0: 4
(0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Bill Hicke (30:15)
Jean-Guy Talbot (36:16)
Don Marshall (49:39)
Bernie Geoffrion (58:04) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
31 Mar 1960 Chicago Black Hawks
 0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Claude Provost (24:47)
Dickie Moore (33:09) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

(2) Toronto Maple Leafs - (4) Detroit Red Wings

23 Mar 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
Carl Brewer (56:04) 		1: 2
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe (2:38)
Len Haley (14:24) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
26th Mar 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
Chief Armstrong (13:37)
Larry Regan (37:04)
Frank Mahovlich (44:02)
Bob Pulford (59:13) 		4: 2
(1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Pete Goegan (16:12)
Alex Delvecchio (45:50) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
27 Mar 1960 Detroit Red Wings
Norm Ullman (16:57)
Marcel Pronovost (17:18)
Len Lunde (36:58)
Gerry Melnyk (52:40) 		4: 5 a.d.
(2: 0, 1: 4, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Red Kelly (23:35)
Dick Duff (27:00)
Bob Pulford (28:05)
Red Kelly (39:24)
Frank Mahovlich (103: 00) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
29 Mar 1960 Detroit Red Wings
Gary Aldcorn (13:15)
Gerry Melnyk (61:54) 		2: 1 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Carl Brewer (30:29) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 2, 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
Allan Stanley (5:14)
Bert Olmstead (9:05)
Allan Stanley (32:45)
Red Kelly (44:32)
Larry Regan (52:10) 		5: 4
(2: 0, 1: 2, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Warren Godfrey (30:32)
Gerry Melnyk (31:56)
Jack McIntyre (48:36)
Alex Delvecchio (59:19) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 3, 1960 Detroit Red Wings
Murray Oliver (5:26)
Norm Ullman (20:57) 		2: 4
(1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 2: 4 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Pulford (19:19)
Bob Pulford (40:37)
Frank Mahovlich (42:40)
Dick Duff (57:06) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (2) Toronto Maple Leafs

0Apr 7, 1960 Canadiens de Montréal
Dickie Moore (2:27)
Doug Harvey (8:55)
Jean Béliveau (11:56)
Henri Richard (61:30) 		4: 2
(3: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Bobby Baun (25:23)
Bert Olmstead (37:35) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 9, 1960 Canadiens de Montréal
Dickie Moore (1:26)
Jean Béliveau (5:56) 		2: 1
(2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Larry Regan (19:32) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 12, 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
Johnny Wilson (36:19)
Bert Olmstead (59:47) 		2: 5
(0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Don Marshall (13:54)
Phil Goyette (20:21)
Henri Richard (35:27)
Phil Goyette (48:57)
Maurice Richard (50:07) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Apr 14, 1960 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 4
(0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Jean Béliveau (8:16)
Doug Harvey (8:45)
Henri Richard (36:40)
Jean Béliveau (41:21) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeepers: Charlie Hodge , Jacques Plante

Defenders: Doug Harvey , Bill Hicke , Tom Johnson , Al Langlois , Jean-Guy Talbot , Bob Turner

Attackers: Ralph Backstrom , Jean Béliveau , Marcel Bonin , Bernie Geoffrion , Phil Goyette , Don Marshall , Ab McDonald , Dickie Moore , André Pronovost , Claude Provost , Henri Richard , Maurice Richard  ( C )

Head Coach: Toe Blake   General Manager: Frank J. Selke

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts +/- PIM
Henri Richard Montréal 8th 3 9 12 +6 9
Bernie Geoffrion Montréal 8th 2 10 12 +9 4th
Red Kelly Toronto 10 3 8th 11 ± 0 2
Dickie Moore Montréal 8th 6th 4th 10 +6 4th
Alex Delvecchio Detroit 6th 2 6th 8th +2 0
Jean Béliveau Montréal 8th 5 2 7th +7 6th
Bert Olmstead Toronto 10 3 4th 7th -2 0
Larry Regan Toronto 10 3 3 6th +2 0
Dick Duff Toronto 10 2 4th 6th ± 0 6th
Gordie Howe Detroit 6th 1 5 6th +1 4th

The best plus / minus statistics were achieved by Al Langlois and Doug Harvey from the Canadiens de Montréal with a value of +13 each.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Jacques Plante Montréal 8th 488: 38 8th 0 11 3 95.0 1.35
Terry Sawchuk Detroit 6th 404: 54 2 4th 19th 0 89.9 2.82
Johnny Bower Toronto 10 644: 54 4th 6th 31 0 91.6 2.88

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