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It was the Canadiens often unheralded role players who got things going, as Andre Pronovost opened the scoring, beating Don Simmons at 18:11 of the opening period, assisted by Claude Provost and Don Marshall.
Dickie Moore potted his third of the playoffs, followed by Geoffrion’s 11th, stretching the Montreal lead to three goals.
The third period was simply a formality, with Marshall and Floyd Curry finding the twine while, 180 feet away, Jacques Plante stopped all but one of the 27 shots he faced. He backstopped the Canadiens to a 5-1 win and their ninth Stanley Cup, repeating as champions for the second time in club history.
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