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1957-58 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe (33 G, 44 A, 77 P)
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante (34-14-8, 2.11 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Frank Mahovlich (20 G, 16 A, 36 P)

Goals Leader: Dickie Moore (36)
Assists Leader: Henri Richard (52)
Points Leader: Dickie Moore (84)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 43 17 10 96 .686 250 158 1.10 -0.22
New York Rangers* 70 32 25 13 77 .550 195 188 0.08 -0.02
Detroit Red Wings* 70 29 29 12 70 .500 176 207 -0.37 0.07
Boston Bruins* 70 27 28 15 69 .493 199 194 0.06 -0.01
Chicago Black Hawks 70 24 39 7 55 .393 163 202 -0.46 0.09
Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 38 11 53 .379 192 226 -0.41 0.08

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  
 
Semi-Finals (4-2): Boston Bruins over New York Rangers  
Semi-Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 43 17 10 96 .686 250 158 1.10 -0.22 5.83
2 New York Rangers* 70 32 25 13 77 .550 195 188 0.08 -0.02 5.47
3 Detroit Red Wings* 70 29 29 12 70 .500 176 207 -0.37 0.07 5.47
4 Boston Bruins* 70 27 28 15 69 .493 199 194 0.06 -0.01 5.61
5 Chicago Black Hawks 70 24 39 7 55 .393 163 202 -0.46 0.09 5.21
6 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 21 38 11 53 .379 192 226 -0.41 0.08 5.97
League Average 70 29 29 11 70 .500 196 196 0.00 0.00 5.60

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 36
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 33
3. Camille Henry-NYR 32
  Ed Litzenberger-CBH 32
5. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 30
  Bronco Horvath-BOS 30
Assists
1. Henri Richard*-MTL 52
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 48
  Dickie Moore*-MTL 48
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 44
5. Fleming MacKell-BOS 40
Points
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 84
2. Henri Richard*-MTL 80
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 78
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 77
5. Bronco Horvath-BOS 66
Goals Created
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 32.3
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 30.4
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 30.1
4. Henri Richard*-MTL 29.0
5. Bronco Horvath-BOS 25.8
Penalties in Minutes
1. Lou Fontinato-NYR 152
2. Forbes Kennedy-DET 135
3. Doug Harvey*-MTL 131
4. Ted Lindsay*-CBH 110
5. Jack Evans-NYR 108
Goals Per Game
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.64
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.52
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.51
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.49
5. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.46
Assists Per Game
1. Henri Richard*-MTL 0.78
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.74
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.69
4. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.69
5. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.58
Points Per Game
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.20
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 1.20
  Dickie Moore*-MTL 1.20
4. Henri Richard*-MTL 1.19
5. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 1.19
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.49
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.48
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.46
4. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.46
5. Henri Richard*-MTL 0.43
Games Played
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 70
  Ed Chadwick-TOR 70
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 70
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 57
5. Don Simmons-BOS 39
Wins
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 34
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 29
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 24
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 21
  Ed Chadwick-TOR 21
Losses
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 39
2. Ed Chadwick-TOR 38
3. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 29
4. Marcel Paille-NYR 15
5. Jacques Plante*-MTL 14
  Don Simmons-BOS 14
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 12
2. Ed Chadwick-TOR 11
3. Don Simmons-BOS 9
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 8
5. Marcel Paille-NYR 7
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 7
Goals Against
1. Ed Chadwick-TOR 223
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 206
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 200
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 119
5. Marcel Paille-NYR 102
Goals Against Average
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2.11
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 2.32
3. Don Simmons-BOS 2.41
4. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.86
5. Harry Lumley*-BOS 2.92
Shutouts
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 9
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 7
3. Don Simmons-BOS 5
4. Ed Chadwick-TOR 4
  Gump Worsley*-NYR 4
Minutes
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 4200
  Ed Chadwick-TOR 4200
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 4200
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 3386
5. Don Simmons-BOS 2288
Offensive Point Shares
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 8.3
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 7.9
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 7.8
4. Henri Richard*-MTL 7.3
5. Bronco Horvath-BOS 6.1
Defensive Point Shares
1. Doug Harvey*-MTL 5.4
2. Bob Turner-MTL 5.3
  Tom Johnson*-MTL 5.3
4. Dollard St. Laurent-MTL 5.2
5. Lou Fontinato-NYR 4.4
  Harry Howell*-NYR 4.4
  Jack Evans-NYR 4.4
Goalie Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 13.2
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 11.0
3. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 10.4
4. Ed Chadwick-TOR 8.7
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 7.8
Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 13.2
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 11.0
3. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 10.4
4. Dickie Moore*-MTL 9.7
5. Doug Harvey*-MTL 9.0
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall*
D: Bill Gadsby*
D: Doug Harvey*
C: Henri Richard*
LW: Dickie Moore*
RW: Gordie Howe*
 2nd Team
G: Jacques Plante*
D: Fern Flaman*
D: Marcel Pronovost*
C: Jean Beliveau*
LW: Camille Henry
RW: Andy Bathgate*