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New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens Box Score: February 23, 1956

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27-23-9

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37-12-10

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February 23, 1956

Arena: Montreal Forum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
14:38	MTL		Jackie Leclair (4)	Jean-Guy Talbot, Floyd Curry
16:53	MTL		Henri Richard (16)	Maurice Richard, Bob Turner
17:40	MTL		Maurice Richard (34)	Henri Richard, Dickie Moore
2nd Period
06:41	MTL		Jean Béliveau (42)	Bert Olmstead, Bernie Geoffrion
10:55	NYR	PP	Bill Gadsby (7)	Dave Creighton, Andy Hebenton
3rd Period
08:34	MTL		Bernie Geoffrion (22)	Jean Béliveau
09:05	NYR		Dean Prentice (22)	Andy Bathgate, Larry Popein

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
09:34	NYR	Larry Popein	Slashing	2 min
09:53	MTL	Jean Béliveau	Cross checking	2 min
12:04	NYR	Lou Fontinato	Holding	2 min
2nd Period
09:13	MTL	Dickie Moore	Elbowing	2 min
14:31	MTL	Bob Turner	Tripping	2 min
3rd Period
00:24	MTL	Tom Johnson	Tripping	2 min
17:38	NYR	Ivan Irwin	Holding	2 min

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Andy Bathgate	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
2	Pete Conacher	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
3	Dave Creighton	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
4	Jack Evans	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
5	Lou Fontinato	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
6	Bill Gadsby	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0
7	Jean-Guy Gendron	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
8	Andy Hebenton	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
9	Wally Hergesheimer	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
10	Bronco Horvath	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
11	Harry Howell	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
12	Ivan Irwin	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
13	Danny Lewicki	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
14	Ron Murphy	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
15	Larry Popein	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0
16	Dean Prentice	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	0
17	Gump Worsley	0	0	0		0				0				60:00
	TOTAL	2	4	6		6	1	1	0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Gump Worsley	L	5	40	35	.875	0	0	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Jean Béliveau	1	1	2		2	1	0	0	0
2	Floyd Curry	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
3	Bernie Geoffrion	1	1	2		0	1	0	0	0
4	Doug Harvey	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
5	Tom Johnson	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0
6	Jackie Leclair	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	0
7	Don Marshall	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
8	Dickie Moore	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0
9	Ken Mosdell	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
10	Bert Olmstead	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
11	Claude Provost	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
12	Henri Richard	1	1	2		0	1	0	0	0
13	Maurice Richard	1	1	2		0	1	0	0	1
14	Jean-Guy Talbot	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0
15	Bob Turner	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0
16	Jacques Plante	0	0	0		0				0				60:00
	TOTAL	5	9	14		8	5	0	0

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jacques Plante	W	2	22	20	.909	0	0	60:00

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