The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers, 7 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1956 playoff series on March 20, 1956.
Final
1st period
NYR
MTL
Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Jean Beliveau
0
1
2nd period
NYR
MTL
Maurice Richard (EV) assisted by Henri Richard and Dickie Moore
0
2
Jack Evans (EV) assisted by Danny Lewicki
1
2
Bernie Geoffrion (PP) assisted by Jean Beliveau
1
3
Maurice Richard (PP) assisted by Dickie Moore and Bernie Geoffrion
1
4
3rd period
NYR
MTL
Maurice Richard (EV) unassisted
1
5
Dickie Moore (EV) assisted by Bob Turner
1
6
Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Jean-Guy Talbot
1
7
Rangers
Canadiens
Goals
1
7
Shots
22
44
Penalty Minutes
14
12
Power-Play Goals
0
2
Power-Play Opportunities
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Worsley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 37 | .841 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
L. Fontinato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Gadsby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Horvath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
D. Lewicki | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | .955 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Beliveau | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Geoffrion | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
D. Moore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Olmstead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
H. Richard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
M. Richard | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
J. Talbot | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Turner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Canadiens Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
2.84
18th
GA/GP
3.68
31st
PP%
21.5
11th
PK%
81.8
9th
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Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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 Maple Leafs | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 |
 Panthers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
 Lightning | 10 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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