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1960-61 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Chicago Black Hawks

Hart Memorial Trophy: Bernie Geoffrion (50 G, 45 A, 95 P)
Vezina Trophy: Johnny Bower (33-15-10, 2.50 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Dave Keon (20 G, 25 A, 45 P)

Goals Leader: Bernie Geoffrion (50)
Assists Leader: Jean Beliveau (58)
Points Leader: Bernie Geoffrion (95)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 19 10 92 .657 254 188 0.79 -0.16
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 39 19 12 90 .643 234 176 0.69 -0.14
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 29 24 17 75 .536 198 180 0.21 -0.04
Detroit Red Wings* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 195 215 -0.24 0.05
New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 54 .386 204 248 -0.52 0.11
Boston Bruins 70 15 42 13 43 .307 176 254 -0.93 0.19

League Playoff Series

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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

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 41 19 10 92 .657 254 188 0.79 -0.16 6.31
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 39 19 12 90 .643 234 176 0.69 -0.14 5.86
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 29 24 17 75 .536 198 180 0.21 -0.04 5.40
4 Detroit Red Wings* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 195 215 -0.24 0.05 5.86
5 New York Rangers 70 22 38 10 54 .386 204 248 -0.52 0.11 6.46
6 Boston Bruins 70 15 42 13 43 .307 176 254 -0.93 0.19 6.14
League Average 70 29 29 13 70 .500 210 210 0.00 0.00 6.00

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 50
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 48
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 35
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 32
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 31
Assists
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 58
2. Red Kelly*-TOR 50
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 49
4. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 48
  Bill Hay-CBH 48
Points
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 95
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 90
3. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 84
4. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 77
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 72
Goals Created
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 40.1
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 36.5
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 33.8
4. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 29.1
5. Dickie Moore*-MTL 28.8
Penalties in Minutes
1. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 165
2. Reggie Fleming-CBH 145
3. Jean-Guy Talbot-MTL 143
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 131
5. Eric Nesterenko-CBH 125
Goals Per Game
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.78
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 0.69
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.61
4. Camille Henry-NYR 0.53
5. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.46
Assists Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.84
2. Red Kelly*-TOR 0.78
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.77
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.70
5. Bill Hay-CBH 0.70
Points Per Game
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 1.48
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.30
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 1.21
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 1.20
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.12
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.63
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 0.52
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.50
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.49
5. Camille Henry-NYR 0.42
Games Played
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 70
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 59
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 58
4. Bruce Gamble-BOS 52
5. Jacques Plante*-MTL 40
Wins
1. Johnny Bower*-TOR 33
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 29
3. Jacques Plante*-MTL 23
4. Gump Worsley*-NYR 20
5. Charlie Hodge-MTL 18
Losses
1. Bruce Gamble-BOS 33
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 29
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 24
4. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 16
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 15
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 17
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 10
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 8
  Hank Bassen-DET 8
  Terry Sawchuk*-DET 8
Goals Against
1. Bruce Gamble-BOS 193
2. Gump Worsley*-NYR 190
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 176
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 145
5. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 112
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 112
Goals Against Average
1. Charlie Hodge-MTL 2.47
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.50
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.51
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2.80
5. Hank Bassen-DET 2.93
Shutouts
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 6
2. Charlie Hodge-MTL 4
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2
  Terry Sawchuk*-DET 2
  Jacques Plante*-MTL 2
Minutes
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 4200
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 3480
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 3473
4. Bruce Gamble-BOS 3120
5. Jacques Plante*-MTL 2400
Offensive Point Shares
1. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 10.5
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 9.0
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 8.2
4. Dickie Moore*-MTL 7.0
5. Andy Bathgate*-NYR 6.6
Defensive Point Shares
1. Bob Baun-TOR 5.4
2. Allan Stanley*-TOR 5.3
3. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 5.0
4. Jack Evans-CBH 5.0
5. Dollard St. Laurent-CBH 4.8
Goalie Point Shares
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 14.5
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 12.1
3. Gump Worsley*-NYR 7.7
4. Jacques Plante*-MTL 7.2
5. Charlie Hodge-MTL 6.3
Point Shares
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 14.5
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 12.1
3. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 11.5
4. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 10.4
5. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 9.3
     

NHL All-Star Team

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*