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1960-61 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 41 19 10 92 .657 254 188 0.79
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 39 19 12 90 .643 234 176 0.69
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 29 24 17 75 .536 198 180 0.21
Detroit Red Wings* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 195 215 -0.24
New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 54 .386 204 248 -0.52
Boston Bruins 70 15 42 13 43 .307 176 254 -0.93

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Chicago Black Hawks over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Chicago Black Hawks over Montreal Canadiens 

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 41 19 10 92 .657 254 188 0.79 6.31
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 39 19 12 90 .643 234 176 0.69 5.86
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 29 24 17 75 .536 198 180 0.21 5.40
4 Detroit Red Wings* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 195 215 -0.24 5.86
5 New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 54 .386 204 248 -0.52 6.46
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 42 13 43 .307 176 254 -0.93 6.14
League Average 70 29 29 13 70 .500 210 210 0.00 6.00

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bernie Geoffrion
Calder Memorial Trophy:Dave Keon
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bernie Geoffrion
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Doug Harvey
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Red Kelly
Vezina Trophy:Johnny Bower

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL50
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR48
3.Dickie Moore*-MTL35
4.Jean Beliveau*-MTL32
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH31

Goals Per Game

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.78
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR0.69
3.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.61
4.Camille Henry-NYR0.53
5.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.46

Assists

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL58
2.Red Kelly*-TOR50
3.Gordie Howe*-DET49
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR48
 Bill Hay-CBH48

Assists Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.84
2.Red Kelly*-TOR0.78
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.77
4.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.70
5.Bill Hay-CBH0.70

Points

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL95
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL90
3.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR84
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR77
5.Gordie Howe*-DET72

Points Per Game

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL1.48
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.30
3.Dickie Moore*-MTL1.21
4.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR1.20
5.Gordie Howe*-DET1.12

Goals Created

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL38.9
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR35.1
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL34.0
4.Andy Bathgate*-NYR29.2
5.Dickie Moore*-MTL28.0

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.61
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR0.50
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.49
4.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.49
5.Andy Bathgate*-NYR0.42

Penalties in Minutes

1.Pierre Pilote*-CBH165
2.Reggie Fleming-CBH145
3.Jean-Guy Talbot-MTL143
4.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR131
5.Eric Nesterenko-CBH125

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH70
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR59
3.Johnny Bower*-TOR58
4.Bruce Gamble-BOS52
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL40

Wins (Goalie)

1.Johnny Bower*-TOR33
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH29
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL23
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR20
5.Charlie Hodge-MTL18

Losses (Goalie)

1.Bruce Gamble-BOS33
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR29
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH24
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET16
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR15

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH17
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR10
3.Gump Worsley*-NYR8
 Terry Sawchuk*-DET8
 Hank Bassen-DET8

Points (Goalie)

1.Johnny Bower*-TOR76
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH75
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL52
4.Gump Worsley*-NYR48
5.Charlie Hodge-MTL40

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Charlie Hodge-MTL.667
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR.655
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL.650
4.Glenn Hall*-CBH.536
5.Hank Bassen-DET.500

Shutouts

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH6
2.Charlie Hodge-MTL4
3.Jacques Plante*-MTL2
 Terry Sawchuk*-DET2
 Johnny Bower*-TOR2

Goals Against

1.Bruce Gamble-BOS193
2.Gump Worsley*-NYR190
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH176
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR145
5.Jacques Plante*-MTL112
 Terry Sawchuk*-DET112

Goals Against Average

1.Charlie Hodge-MTL2.47
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.50
3.Glenn Hall*-CBH2.51
4.Jacques Plante*-MTL2.80
5.Hank Bassen-DET2.93
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Johnny Bower
D: Doug Harvey
D: Marcel Pronovost
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Frank Mahovlich
RW: Bernie Geoffrion
 2nd Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Pierre Pilote
D: Allan Stanley
C: Henri Richard
LW: Dickie Moore
RW: Gordie Howe