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1965-66 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Hull (54 G, 43 A, 97 P)
Vezina Trophy: Charlie Hodge (12-7-2, 2.58 GAA) & Gump Worsley (29-14-6, 2.36 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Brit Selby (14 G, 13 A, 27 P)

Goals Leader: Bobby Hull (54)
Assists Leader: Jean Beliveau (48) & Stan Mikita (48) & Bobby Rousseau (48)
Points Leader: Bobby Hull (97)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 21 8 90 .643 239 173 0.79 -0.16
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 37 25 8 82 .586 240 187 0.63 -0.13
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 34 25 11 79 .564 208 187 0.25 -0.05
Detroit Red Wings* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 221 194 0.32 -0.07
Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 174 275 -1.20 0.24
New York Rangers 70 18 41 11 47 .336 195 261 -0.79 0.16

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings  
 
Semi-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over Chicago Black Hawks  
Semi-Finals (4-0): Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 21 8 90 .643 239 173 0.79 -0.16 5.89 61 260 23.46 46 247 81.38 2 3
2 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 37 25 8 82 .586 240 187 0.63 -0.13 6.10 70 281 24.91 40 251 84.06 8 4
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 34 25 11 79 .564 208 187 0.25 -0.05 5.64 52 256 20.31 53 274 80.66 6 4
4 Detroit Red Wings* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 221 194 0.32 -0.07 5.93 42 245 17.14 44 273 83.88 7 9
5 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 174 275 -1.20 0.24 6.41 30 255 11.76 53 252 78.97 3 6
6 New York Rangers 70 18 41 11 47 .336 195 261 -0.79 0.16 6.51 44 282 15.60 63 282 77.66 2 2
League Average 70 30 30 9 70 .500 213 213 0.00 0.00 6.08 50 263 18.94 50 263 81.06 5 5

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 54
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 32
3. Norm Ullman*-DET 31
  Alex Delvecchio*-DET 31
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 30
  Bobby Rousseau-MTL 30
Assists
1. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 48
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 48
  Jean Beliveau*-MTL 48
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 46
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 43
Points
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 97
2. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 78
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 78
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 77
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 75
Goals Created
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 41.5
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 29.7
3. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 29.6
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 29.0
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 28.2
Penalties in Minutes
1. Reggie Fleming-TOT 166
2. John Ferguson-MTL 153
3. Bryan Watson-DET 133
4. Ted Green-BOS 113
5. Vic Hadfield-NYR 112
Even Strength Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 31
2. John Bucyk*-BOS 24
  Eddie Shack-TOR 24
  Norm Ullman*-DET 24
5. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 22
  Gordie Howe*-DET 22
  Gilles Tremblay-MTL 22
Power Play Goals
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 22
2. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 16
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 13
4. Bob Pulford*-TOR 11
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 11
Short-Handed Goals
1. Alex Delvecchio*-DET 4
2. Bob Pulford*-TOR 2
  George Armstrong*-TOR 2
  Chico Maki-CBH 2
  Bill Hay-CBH 2
Game-Winning Goals
1. Paul Henderson-DET 9
2. Henri Richard*-MTL 7
  Jean Beliveau*-MTL 7
  Bobby Hull*-CBH 7
  Kenny Wharram-CBH 7
Goals Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.83
2. Frank Mahovlich*-TOR 0.47
3. Norm Ullman*-DET 0.44
  Alex Delvecchio*-DET 0.44
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.44
Assists Per Game
1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.72
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.71
3. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 0.69
4. Pierre Pilote*-CBH 0.67
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.66
Points Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.49
2. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.15
3. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.15
4. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 1.11
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.07
Goals Created Per Game
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.64
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.44
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.43
4. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 0.42
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.40
Games Played
1. Roger Crozier-DET 64
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 64
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 51
4. Bernie Parent*-BOS 39
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 35
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 35
Wins
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 34
2. Gump Worsley*-MTL 29
3. Roger Crozier-DET 27
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 18
5. Charlie Hodge-MTL 12
Losses
1. Roger Crozier-DET 24
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 21
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 20
  Bernie Parent*-BOS 20
5. Eddie Johnston-BOS 19
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Roger Crozier-DET 12
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 7
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 6
  Gump Worsley*-MTL 6
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 5
Goals Against
1. Roger Crozier-DET 173
2. Glenn Hall*-CBH 164
3. Bernie Parent*-BOS 128
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 125
5. Gump Worsley*-MTL 114
Goals Against Average
1. Johnny Bower*-TOR 2.25
2. Gump Worsley*-MTL 2.36
3. Charlie Hodge-MTL 2.58
4. Glenn Hall*-CBH 2.63
5. Roger Crozier-DET 2.78
Shutouts
1. Roger Crozier-DET 7
2. Bruce Gamble-TOR 4
  Glenn Hall*-CBH 4
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 3
5. Gump Worsley*-MTL 2
  Cesare Maniago-NYR 2
Minutes
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 3747
2. Roger Crozier-DET 3734
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 2899
4. Bernie Parent*-BOS 2083
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 2036
Offensive Point Shares
1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 10.6
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 6.6
3. Bobby Rousseau-MTL 6.5
4. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 6.4
5. Gordie Howe*-DET 6.0
Defensive Point Shares
1. Jimmy Roberts-MTL 5.1
2. Terry Harper-MTL 5.1
3. Tim Horton*-TOR 4.8
4. Doug Jarrett-CBH 4.7
5. Bryan Watson-DET 4.5
Goalie Point Shares
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 12.6
2. Roger Crozier-DET 11.7
3. Gump Worsley*-MTL 11.0
4. Johnny Bower*-TOR 7.9
5. Charlie Hodge-MTL 4.5
Point Shares
1. Glenn Hall*-CBH 12.6
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 11.8
3. Roger Crozier-DET 11.7
4. Gump Worsley*-MTL 11.0
5. Johnny Bower*-TOR 7.9
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall*
D: Jacques Laperriere*
D: Pierre Pilote*
C: Stan Mikita*
LW: Bobby Hull*
RW: Gordie Howe*
 2nd Team
G: Gump Worsley*
D: Allan Stanley*
D: Pat Stapleton
C: Jean Beliveau*
LW: Frank Mahovlich*
RW: Bobby Rousseau