1959–60 NHL season
The 1959–60 NHL season was the 43rd season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to none for their fifth straight Stanley Cup.
Regular season
changeFinal standings
changeNational Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 92 | 255 | 178 | 756 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 79 | 199 | 195 | 859 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 69 | 191 | 180 | 970 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 67 | 186 | 197 | 538 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 28 | 34 | 8 | 64 | 220 | 241 | 932 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 49 | 187 | 247 | 850 |
Scoring leaders
changeNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bobby Hull | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 39 | 42 | 81 |
Bronco Horvath | Boston Bruins | 68 | 39 | 41 | 80 |
Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 34 | 40 | 74 |
Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers | 70 | 26 | 48 | 74 |
Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 30 | 43 | 73 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 28 | 45 | 73 |
Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | 59 | 30 | 41 | 71 |
Don McKenney | Boston Bruins | 70 | 20 | 49 | 69 |
Vic Stasiuk | Boston Bruins | 69 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
Dean Prentice | New York Rangers | 70 | 32 | 34 | 66 |
Leading goaltenders
changeNote: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | MINS | GA | SO | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens | 69 | 4140 | 175 | 3 | 2.54 |
Glenn Hall | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 4200 | 179 | 6 | 2.56 |
Terry Sawchuk | Detroit Red Wings | 58 | 3480 | 155 | 5 | 2.67 |
Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | 66 | 3960 | 177 | 5 | 2.68 |
Don Simmons | Boston Bruins | 28 | 1680 | 91 | 2 | 3.25 |
Harry Lumley | Boston Bruin | 42 | 2520 | 146 | 2 | 3.48 |
Gump Worsley | New York Rangers | 39 | 2301 | 135 | 0 | 3.52 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
changeAll dates in 1960
Playoff bracket
changeSemifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |||||||
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | |||||||
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |||||||
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | |||||||
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
Semifinals
changeChicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 24 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |
March 26 | Chicago Black Hawks | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | (OT) |
March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | |
March 31 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 23 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | |
March 26 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |
March 27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | (3OT) |
March 29 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | (OT) |
April 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | |
April 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2
Finals
changeToronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |
April 9 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | |
April 12 | Montreal Canadiens | 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | |
April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 |
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Playoff leading scorers
changeNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
Leonard "Red" Kelly | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Bert Olmstead | Toronto Maple Leafs | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
NHL awards
changeAll-Star teams
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