The Montreal Canadiens were defeated by the New York Rangers, 4 to 2, in Game 2 of the 1956 playoff series on March 22, 1956.
Final
1st period
NYR
MTL
Andy Hebenton (EV) assisted by Andy Bathgate
1
0
Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Bert Olmstead
1
1
Jean-Guy Gendron (PP) assisted by Danny Lewicki and Bill Gadsby
2
1
2nd period
NYR
MTL
Claude Provost (PP) assisted by Doug Harvey and Jean Beliveau
2
2
3rd period
NYR
MTL
Bronco Horvath (PP) assisted by Bill Gadsby and Danny Lewicki
3
2
Dean Prentice (EV) assisted by Larry Popein
4
2
Rangers
Canadiens
Goals
4
2
Shots
27
34
Penalty Minutes
12
16
Power-Play Goals
2
1
Power-Play Opportunities
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 32 | .941 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bathgate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
J. Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Gadsby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
J. Gendron | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
A. Hebenton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Horvath | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
D. Lewicki | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
R. Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
L. Popein | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
D. Prentice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Plante | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | .852 | 4 | 4.00 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
F. Curry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Geoffrion | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
D. Harvey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
B. Olmstead | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
C. Provost | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
M. Richard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Canadiens Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.04
12th
GA/GP
3.33
26th
PP%
20.4
18th
PK%
81.3
11th
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