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1958-59 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Andy Bathgate (40 G, 48 A, 88 P)
Vezina Trophy: Jacques Plante (38-16-13, 2.16 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ralph Backstrom (18 G, 22 A, 40 P)

Goals Leader: Jean Beliveau (45)
Assists Leader: Dickie Moore (55)
Points Leader: Dickie Moore (96)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 39 18 13 91 .650 258 158 1.19 -0.24
Boston Bruins* 70 32 29 9 73 .521 205 215 -0.12 0.02
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 28 29 13 69 .493 197 208 -0.13 0.03
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 27 32 11 65 .464 189 201 -0.14 0.03
New York Rangers 70 26 32 12 64 .457 201 217 -0.19 0.04
Detroit Red Wings 70 25 37 8 58 .414 167 218 -0.61 0.12

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins  
Semi-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 39 18 13 91 .650 258 158 1.19 -0.24 5.94
2 Boston Bruins* 70 32 29 9 73 .521 205 215 -0.12 0.02 6.00
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 28 29 13 69 .493 197 208 -0.13 0.03 5.79
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 27 32 11 65 .464 189 201 -0.14 0.03 5.57
5 New York Rangers 70 26 32 12 64 .457 201 217 -0.19 0.04 5.97
6 Detroit Red Wings 70 25 37 8 58 .414 167 218 -0.61 0.12 5.50
League Average 70 30 30 11 70 .500 203 203 0.00 0.00 5.80

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 45
2. Dickie Moore*-MTL 41
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 40
4. Ed Litzenberger-CBH 33
  Andy Hebenton-NYR 33
Assists
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 55
2. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 48
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 46
  Gordie Howe*-DET 46
  Bill Gadsby*-NYR 46
Points
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 96
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 91
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 88
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 78
5. Ed Litzenberger-CBH 77
Goals Created
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 37.0
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 36.7
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 35.3
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 30.9
5. Ed Litzenberger-CBH 30.6
Penalties in Minutes
1. Ted Lindsay*-CBH 184
2. Forbes Kennedy-DET 149
  Lou Fontinato-NYR 149
4. Carl Brewer-TOR 125
5. Jim Bartlett-NYR 118
Goals Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.70
2. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.59
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.57
4. Andy Hebenton-NYR 0.47
  Ed Litzenberger-CBH 0.47
Assists Per Game
1. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.79
2. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.75
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.72
4. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.69
5. Bill Gadsby*-NYR 0.66
  Gordie Howe*-DET 0.66
Points Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.42
2. Dickie Moore*-MTL 1.37
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 1.26
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 1.12
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.11
Goals Created Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.57
2. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.53
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 0.50
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.44
5. Ed Litzenberger-CBH 0.44
Games Played
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 70
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 67
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 67
  Gump Worsley*-NYR 67
5. Don Simmons-BOS 58
Wins
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 38
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 28
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 26
4. Don Simmons-BOS 24
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 23
Losses
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 36
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 30
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 29
4. Don Simmons-BOS 26
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 17
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 13
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 13
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 11
4. Don Simmons-BOS 8
  Terry Sawchuk*-DET 8
Goals Against
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 208
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 207
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 198
4. Don Simmons-BOS 183
5. Jacques Plante*-MTL 144
Goals Against Average
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2.16
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.72
3. Ed Chadwick-TOR 2.97
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 2.97
5. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.97
Shutouts
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 9
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 5
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 3
  Ed Chadwick-TOR 3
  Don Simmons-BOS 3
Minutes
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 4200
2. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 4020
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 4001
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 4000
5. Don Simmons-BOS 3480
Offensive Point Shares
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 9.8
2. Dickie Moore*-MTL 9.6
3. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 9.0
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 7.5
5. Ed Litzenberger-CBH 7.4
Defensive Point Shares
1. Tom Johnson*-MTL 5.5
2. Jean-Guy Talbot-MTL 5.4
3. Bob Turner-MTL 5.3
4. Doug Harvey*-MTL 4.8
5. Tim Horton*-TOR 4.2
  Allan Stanley*-TOR 4.2
Goalie Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.6
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 10.8
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 10.3
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 9.6
5. Don Simmons-BOS 7.9
Point Shares
1. Jacques Plante*-MTL 15.6
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 11.0
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 11.0
4. Glenn Hall*-CBH 10.8
5. Gump Worsley*-NYR 10.3
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Jacques Plante*
D: Bill Gadsby*
D: Tom Johnson*
C: Jean Beliveau*
LW: Dickie Moore*
RW: Andy Bathgate*
 2nd Team
G: Terry Sawchuk*
D: Doug Harvey*
D: Marcel Pronovost*
C: Henri Richard*
LW: Alex Delvecchio*
RW: Gordie Howe*