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1964-65 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull (39 G, 32 A, 71 P)
Vezina Trophy: Johnny Bower (13-13-8, 2.38 GAA) & Terry Sawchuk (17-13-6, 2.56 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Roger Crozier (40-22-7, 2.42 GAA)

Goals Leader: Norm Ullman (42)
Assists Leader: Stan Mikita (59)
Points Leader: Stan Mikita (87)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Detroit Red Wings* 70 40 23 7 87 .621 224 175 0.58 -0.12
Montreal Canadiens* 70 36 23 11 83 .593 211 185 0.31 -0.06
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 34 28 8 76 .543 224 176 0.57 -0.11
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 30 26 14 74 .529 204 173 0.37 -0.07
New York Rangers 70 20 38 12 52 .371 179 246 -0.80 0.16
Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 166 253 -1.04 0.21

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Semi-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs  
Semi-Finals (4-3): Chicago Black Hawks over Detroit Red Wings  

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 Detroit Red Wings* 70 40 23 7 87 .621 224 175 0.58 -0.12 5.70 55 316 17.41 52 312 83.33 10 7
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 36 23 11 83 .593 211 185 0.31 -0.06 5.66 57 328 17.38 42 301 86.05 5 8
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 34 28 8 76 .543 224 176 0.57 -0.11 5.71 48 340 14.12 46 323 85.76 14 9
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 30 26 14 74 .529 204 173 0.37 -0.07 5.39 51 280 18.21 56 343 83.67 9 12
5 New York Rangers 70 20 38 12 52 .371 179 246 -0.80 0.16 6.07 55 321 17.13 43 267 83.90 7 9
6 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 166 253 -1.04 0.21 5.99 25 254 9.84 52 293 82.25 10 10
League Average 70 30 30 10 70 .500 201 201 0.00 0.00 5.75 49 307 15.82 49 307 84.18 9 9

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Norm Ullman*-DET 42
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 39
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 29
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 28
5. Claude Provost-MTL 27
Assists
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 59
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 47
3. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 45
4. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 42
5. Norm Ullman*-DET 41
Points
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 87
2. Norm Ullman*-DET 83
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 76
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 71
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 67
Goals Created
1. Norm Ullman*-DET 34.8
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 31.9
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 30.5
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 29.2
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 25.6
Penalties in Minutes
1. Carl Brewer-TOR 177
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 173
3. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 162
4. Bob Baun-TOR 160
5. John Ferguson-MTL 156
  Ted Green-BOS 156
Even Strength Goals
1. Norm Ullman*-DET 32
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 27
3. Kenny Wharram-CBH 20
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 20
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 19
  John Bucyk*-BOS 19
Power Play Goals
1. Camille Henry-TOT 16
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 12
3. Claude Provost-MTL 11
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 10
  Ron Murphy-DET 10
  Rod Gilbert*-NYR 10
Short-Handed Goals
1. Eric Nesterenko-CBH 6
2. Forbes Kennedy-BOS 4
  Bob Pulford*-TOR 4
  Gordie Howe*-DET 4
5. Don Marshall-NYR 3
Game-Winning Goals
1. Norm Ullman*-DET 10
2. Phil Esposito*-CBH 9
3. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 7
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 6
5. Floyd Smith-DET 5
  Claude Provost-MTL 5
  Ron Stewart-TOR 5
  Henri Richard*-MTL 5
  Bobby Hull*-CBH 5
  Dave Balon-MTL 5
  Camille Henry-TOT 5
Goals Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.64
2. Norm Ullman*-DET 0.60
3. Henri Richard*-MTL 0.43
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.41
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.40
Assists Per Game
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.84
2. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.67
3. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 0.66
4. Phil Goyette-NYR 0.65
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.62
Points Per Game
1. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.24
2. Norm Ullman*-DET 1.19
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.16
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.09
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.99
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.50
2. Norm Ullman*-DET 0.50
3. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.46
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.42
5. Henri Richard*-MTL 0.39
Games Played
1. Roger Crozier-DET 70
2. Charlie Hodge-MTL 53
3. Eddie Johnston-BOS 47
4. Glenn Hall*-CBH 41
5. Marcel Paille-NYR 39
Wins
1. Roger Crozier-DET 40
2. Charlie Hodge-MTL 26
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 18
4. Terry Sawchuk*-TOR 17
5. Denis DeJordy-CBH 16
Losses
1. Eddie Johnston-BOS 32
2. Roger Crozier-DET 22
3. Marcel Paille-NYR 21
4. Jacques Plante*-NYR 17
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 17
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Charlie Hodge-MTL 10
2. Johnny Bower*-TOR 8
3. Roger Crozier-DET 7
  Marcel Paille-NYR 7
5. Terry Sawchuk*-TOR 6
Goals Against
1. Roger Crozier-DET 168
2. Eddie Johnston-BOS 163
3. Charlie Hodge-MTL 135
  Marcel Paille-NYR 135
5. Jacques Plante*-NYR 109
Goals Against Average
1. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.38
2. Roger Crozier-DET 2.42
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.43
4. Denis DeJordy-CBH 2.52
5. Charlie Hodge-MTL 2.55
Shutouts
1. Roger Crozier-DET 6
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 4
3. Johnny Bower*-TOR 3
  Eddie Johnston-BOS 3
  Denis DeJordy-CBH 3
  Charlie Hodge-MTL 3
Minutes
1. Roger Crozier-DET 4168
2. Charlie Hodge-MTL 3180
3. Eddie Johnston-BOS 2820
4. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2440
5. Marcel Paille-NYR 2262
Offensive Point Shares
1. Norm Ullman*-DET 9.0
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 7.9
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 7.9
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 7.0
5. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 5.8
Defensive Point Shares
1. Moose Vasko-CBH 4.9
  Al MacNeil-CBH 4.9
3. Bob Baun-TOR 4.9
  Carl Brewer-TOR 4.9
  Tim Horton*-TOR 4.9
Goalie Point Shares
1. Roger Crozier-DET 14.4
2. Charlie Hodge-MTL 10.3
3. Glenn Hall*-CBH 8.4
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 7.2
5. Terry Sawchuk*-TOR 7.0
Point Shares
1. Roger Crozier-DET 14.4
2. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 10.6
3. Charlie Hodge-MTL 10.3
4. Norm Ullman*-DET 10.2
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 9.2
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Roger Crozier
D: Jacques Laperriere*
D: Pierre Pilote*
C: Norm Ullman*
LW: Bobby Hull*
RW: Claude Provost
 2nd Team
G: Charlie Hodge
D: Carl Brewer
D: Bill Gadsby*
C: Stan Mikita*
LW: Frank Mahovlich*
RW: Gordie Howe*