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1959-60 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 40 18 12 92 .657 255 178 0.92
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 35 26 9 79 .564 199 195 0.05
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 28 29 13 69 .493 191 180 0.13
Detroit Red Wings* 70 26 29 15 67 .479 186 197 -0.13
Boston Bruins 70 28 34 8 64 .457 220 241 -0.25
New York Rangers 70 17 38 15 49 .350 187 247 -0.71

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings 
Semi-Finals (4-0):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 40 18 12 92 .657 255 178 0.92 6.19
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 35 26 9 79 .564 199 195 0.05 5.63
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 28 29 13 69 .493 191 180 0.13 5.30
4 Detroit Red Wings* 70 26 29 15 67 .479 186 197 -0.13 5.47
5 Boston Bruins 70 28 34 8 64 .457 220 241 -0.25 6.59
6 New York Rangers 70 17 38 15 49 .350 187 247 -0.71 6.20
League Average 70 29 29 12 70 .500 206 206 0.00 5.90

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bobby Hull
Calder Memorial Trophy:Bill Hay
Hart Memorial Trophy:Gordie Howe
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Don McKenney
Vezina Trophy:Jacques Plante

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH39
 Bronco Horvath-BOS39
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL34
4.Dean Prentice-NYR32
5.Henri Richard*-MTL30
 Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL30

Goals Per Game

1.Bronco Horvath-BOS0.57
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.57
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.56
4.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.51
5.Dean Prentice-NYR0.46

Assists

1.Don McKenney-BOS49
2.Andy Bathgate*-NYR48
3.Gordie Howe*-DET45
4.Henri Richard*-MTL43
5.Dickie Moore*-MTL42
 Bobby Hull*-CBH42

Assists Per Game

1.Don McKenney-BOS0.70
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.69
3.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.69
4.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.68
5.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.67

Points

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH81
2.Bronco Horvath-BOS80
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL74
 Andy Bathgate*-NYR74
5.Gordie Howe*-DET73
 Henri Richard*-MTL73

Points Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.23
2.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL1.20
3.Bronco Horvath-BOS1.18
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.16
5.Andy Bathgate*-NYR1.06

Goals Created

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH32.0
2.Bronco Horvath-BOS31.5
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL28.9
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR28.0
5.Gordie Howe*-DET27.8

Goals Created Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.48
2.Bronco Horvath-BOS0.46
3.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.46
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.46
5.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.40

Penalties in Minutes

1.Carl Brewer-TOR150
2.Lou Fontinato-NYR137
3.Vic Stasiuk-BOS121
4.Stan Mikita*-CBH119
5.Fern Flaman*-BOS112

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH70
2.Jacques Plante*-MTL69
3.Johnny Bower*-TOR66
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET58
5.Harry Lumley*-BOS42

Wins (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL40
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR34
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH28
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET24
5.Harry Lumley*-BOS16

Losses (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH29
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR24
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR23
4.Harry Lumley*-BOS21
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET20

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET14
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH13
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL12
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR8
 Johnny Bower*-TOR8

Points (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL92
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR76
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH69
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET62
5.Harry Lumley*-BOS37

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL.667
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR.576
3.Terry Sawchuk*-DET.534
4.Glenn Hall*-CBH.493
5.Don Simmons-BOS.482

Shutouts

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH6
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET5
 Johnny Bower*-TOR5
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL3
5.Harry Lumley*-BOS2
 Don Simmons-BOS2

Goals Against

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH179
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR177
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL175
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET155
5.Harry Lumley*-BOS146

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.54
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH2.56
3.Terry Sawchuk*-DET2.67
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.68
5.Don Simmons-BOS3.25
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Doug Harvey
D: Marcel Pronovost
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Jacques Plante
D: Pierre Pilote
D: Allan Stanley
C: Bronco Horvath
LW: Dean Prentice
RW: Bernie Geoffrion