The Montreal Canadiens schooled the Chicago Black Hawks, 6 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1961 playoff series on March 21, 1961.
Final
1st period
CHI
MTL
Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Gilles Tremblay and Jean Beliveau
0
1
Tod Sloan (EV) assisted by Eric Nesterenko and Dollard St. Laurent
1
1
2nd period
CHI
MTL
Gilles Tremblay (EV) assisted by Jean Beliveau and Bernie Geoffrion
1
2
Pierre Pilote (PP) unassisted
2
2
3rd period
CHI
MTL
Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Donnie Marshall and Phil Goyette
2
3
Dickie Moore (EV) assisted by Henri Richard
2
4
Phil Goyette (EV) assisted by Claude Provost and Doug Harvey
2
5
Jean-Guy Talbot (PP) assisted by Henri Richard
2
6
Black Hawks
Canadiens
Goals
2
6
Shots
0
0
Penalty Minutes
18
14
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 21 | .778 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Hay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
E. Litzenberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
E. Nesterenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Pilote | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
T. Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. St. Laurent | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25 | .926 | 2 | 2.00 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Geoffrion | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Goyette | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
T. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Marshall | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Moore | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Provost | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
H. Richard | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Talbot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Tremblay | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Canadiens Stats
G/GP
2.84
22nd
GA/GP
3.63
31st
PP%
22.5
12th
PK%
81.7
10th
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 Maple Leafs | 21 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
 Panthers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
 Lightning | 18 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 34 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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