The Montreal Canadiens won against the Chicago Black Hawks, 6 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1961 playoff series on March 21, 1961.

Final

Black Hawks

0-1-0

2

Canadiens

1-0-0

6

Team

CHI

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

CHI

MTL

Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Gilles Tremblay and Jean Beliveau

Tod Sloan (EV) assisted by Eric Nesterenko and Dollard St. Laurent

2nd period

CHI

MTL

Gilles Tremblay (EV) assisted by Jean Beliveau and Bernie Geoffrion

Pierre Pilote (PP) unassisted

3rd period

CHI

MTL

Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Donnie Marshall and Phil Goyette

Dickie Moore (EV) assisted by Henri Richard

Phil Goyette (EV) assisted by Claude Provost and Doug Harvey

Jean-Guy Talbot (PP) assisted by Henri Richard

Black Hawks

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Black Hawks

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Glenn Hall (L) G. Hall	0	1	0	27	21	.778	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG
Murray Balfour M. Balfour	0	0	0	0	4	0
Reg Fleming R. Fleming	0	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Hay B. Hay	0	0	0	0	4	0
Bobby Hull B. Hull	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ed Litzenberger E. Litzenberger	0	0	0	0	2	0
Eric Nesterenko E. Nesterenko	0	1	1	+1	2	0
Pierre Pilote P. Pilote	1	0	1	0	0	1
Tod Sloan T. Sloan	1	0	1	+1	0	0
Dollard St. Laurent D. St. Laurent	0	1	1	+1	2	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jacques Plante (W) J. Plante	1	0	0	27	25	.926	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG
Jean Beliveau J. Beliveau	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0
Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0
Phil Goyette P. Goyette	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0
Doug Harvey D. Harvey	0	1	1	+1	6	0	0	0
Tom Johnson T. Johnson	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Donnie Marshall D. Marshall	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0
Dickie Moore D. Moore	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0
Claude Provost C. Provost	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	1
Henri Richard H. Richard	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0
Jean-Guy Talbot J. Talbot	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0
Gilles Tremblay G. Tremblay	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0