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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Box Score: October 15, 1961

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October 15, 1961

Arena: Boston Garden

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
04:50	BOS	PP	Don McKenney (1)	Cliff Pennington, Jerry Toppazzini
05:50	MTL		Bernie Geoffrion (1)	Jean-Guy Talbot, Ralph Backstrom
06:12	MTL		Ralph Backstrom (1)
13:24	BOS		Doug Mohns (2)	Johnny Bucyk, Cliff Pennington
2nd Period
04:48	BOS		Bob Armstrong (2)	Don McKenney
09:28	MTL		Phil Goyette (1)	Bobby Rousseau
11:28	BOS		Don McKenney (2)	Jerry Toppazzini
12:28	MTL		Ralph Backstrom (2)	Don Marshall, Bernie Geoffrion
12:46	BOS		Ted Green (1)	Terry Gray, André Pronovost
3rd Period
04:57	MTL	SH	Claude Provost (2)	Tom Johnson, Don Marshall

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
03:41	MTL	Jean Gauthier	Holding	2 min
17:32	BOS	Dallas Smith	Tripping	2 min
2nd Period
14:14	BOS	Bob Armstrong	Holding	2 min
3rd Period
03:04	MTL	Marcel Bonin	Tripping	2 min

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Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Ralph Backstrom	2	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	100.0
2	Marcel Bonin	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lou Fontinato	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jean Gauthier	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	Bernie Geoffrion	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	16.7
6	Phil Goyette	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
7	Bill Hicke	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Tom Johnson	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Al MacNeil	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Don Marshall	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
11	Claude Provost	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	14.3
12	Henri Richard	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	Bobby Rousseau	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
14	Jean-Guy Talbot	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
15	Gilles Tremblay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
16	J.C. Tremblay	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Jacques Plante	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	7	12		4	4	0	1		36	13.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Jacques Plante	T	5	36	31	.861	0	0	60:00

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Bob Armstrong	1	0	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
2	Leo Boivin	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
3	Johnny Bucyk	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
4	Charlie Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
5	Terry Gray	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
6	Ted Green	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
7	Orland Kurtenbach	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
8	Don McKenney	2	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	100.0
9	Dick Meissner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Doug Mohns	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
11	Murray Oliver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
12	Cliff Pennington	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
13	André Pronovost	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
14	Dallas Smith	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0
15	Pat Stapleton	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
16	Jerry Toppazzini	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
17	Don Head	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	8	13		4	4	1	0		36	13.9

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Don Head	T	5	36	31	.861	0	0	60:00

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