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1958-59 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

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

League Playoffs

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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 / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 39 18 13 91 .650 258 158 1.19 5.94
2 Boston Bruins* 70 32 29 9 73 .521 205 215 -0.12 6.00
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 28 29 13 69 .493 197 208 -0.13 5.79
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 27 32 11 65 .464 189 201 -0.14 5.57
5 New York Rangers 70 26 32 12 64 .457 201 217 -0.19 5.97
6 Detroit Red Wings 70 25 37 8 58 .414 167 218 -0.61 5.50
League Average 70 30 30 11 70 .500 203 203 0.00 5.80

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Dickie Moore
Calder Memorial Trophy:Ralph Backstrom
Hart Memorial Trophy:Andy Bathgate
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Tom Johnson
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Alex Delvecchio
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL45
2.Dickie Moore*-MTL41
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR40
4.Ed Litzenberger-CBH33
 Andy Hebenton-NYR33

Goals Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.70
2.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.59
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.57
4.Ed Litzenberger-CBH0.47
 Andy Hebenton-NYR0.47

Assists

1.Dickie Moore*-MTL55
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR48
3.Bill Gadsby*-NYR46
 Gordie Howe*-DET46
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL46

Assists Per Game

1.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.79
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.75
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.72
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.69
5.Bill Gadsby*-NYR0.66
 Gordie Howe*-DET0.66

Points

1.Dickie Moore*-MTL96
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL91
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR88
4.Gordie Howe*-DET78
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH77

Points Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.42
2.Dickie Moore*-MTL1.37
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR1.26
4.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL1.12
5.Gordie Howe*-DET1.11

Goals Created

1.Dickie Moore*-MTL36.7
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL36.0
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR34.8
4.Gordie Howe*-DET30.8
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH30.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.56
2.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.52
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.50
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.44
5.Ed Litzenberger-CBH0.43

Penalties in Minutes

1.Ted Lindsay*-CBH184
2.Forbes Kennedy-DET149
 Lou Fontinato-NYR149
4.Carl Brewer-TOR125
5.Jim Bartlett-NYR118

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH70
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET67
 Jacques Plante*-MTL67
 Gump Worsley*-NYR67
5.Don Simmons-BOS58

Wins (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL38
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH28
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR26
4.Don Simmons-BOS24
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET23

Losses (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET36
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR30
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH29
4.Don Simmons-BOS26
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR17

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL13
 Glenn Hall*-CBH13
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR11
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET8
 Don Simmons-BOS8

Points (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL89
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH69
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR63
4.Don Simmons-BOS56
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET54

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL.664
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH.493
3.Don Simmons-BOS.483
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR.474
5.Gump Worsley*-NYR.470

Shutouts

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL9
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET5
3.Ed Chadwick-TOR3
 Johnny Bower*-TOR3
 Don Simmons-BOS3

Goals Against

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH208
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET207
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR198
4.Don Simmons-BOS183
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL144

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.16
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.72
3.Ed Chadwick-TOR2.97
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR2.97
5.Glenn Hall*-CBH2.97
    

All-Star Teams

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