The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 5 to 3, in Game 1 of the 1959 Stanley Cup Finals on April 9, 1959.

Final

Maple Leafs

0-1-0

3

Canadiens

1-0-0

5

Team

TOR

MTL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

TOR

MTL

Henri Richard (EV) assisted by Dickie Moore and Jean-Guy Talbot

Dick Duff (SH) unassisted

Billy Harris (EV) assisted by Tim Horton

Ralph Backstrom (EV) assisted by Claude Provost

2nd period

TOR

MTL

Andre Pronovost (EV) assisted by Phil Goyette and Claude Provost

Ron Stewart (EV) assisted by Carl Brewer and Bert Olmstead

3rd period

TOR

MTL

Marcel Bonin (EV) assisted by Henri Richard and Doug Harvey

Dickie Moore (PP) assisted by Marcel Bonin and Henri Richard

Maple Leafs

Canadiens

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Maple Leafs

Canadiens

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Johnny Bower (L) J. Bower	0	1	0	31	26	.839	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	PIM	SHG
George Armstrong G. Armstrong	0	0	0	4	0
Bob Baun B. Baun	0	0	0	7	0
Carl Brewer C. Brewer	0	1	1	4	0
Dick Duff D. Duff	1	0	1	0	1
Billy Harris B. Harris	1	0	1	12	0
Tim Horton T. Horton	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Mahovlich F. Mahovlich	0	0	0	2	0
Bert Olmstead B. Olmstead	0	1	1	0	0
Bob Pulford B. Pulford	0	0	0	2	0
Ron Stewart R. Stewart	1	0	1	0	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jacques Plante (W) J. Plante	1	0	0	24	21	.875	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG
Ralph Backstrom R. Backstrom	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Marcel Bonin M. Bonin	1	1	2	2	0	1	1
Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
Phil Goyette P. Goyette	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Doug Harvey D. Harvey	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tom Johnson T. Johnson	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Dickie Moore D. Moore	1	1	2	0	1	0	0
Andre Pronovost A. Pronovost	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Claude Provost C. Provost	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Henri Richard H. Richard	1	2	3	5	0	1	0
Jean-Guy Talbot J. Talbot	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bob Turner B. Turner	0	0	0	2	0	0	0