| TEAM |
GP
Games played - Number of games the team has played
|
W
Wins - Games the team has won, either in regulation or in overtime
|
L
Losses - Games the team has lost in regulation
|
T
Ties - Games that have ended in a tie
|
PTS
Points - Team points, calculated from W, L, T, OTL and SOL; used to determine standings
|
GF
Goals for - Number of goals the team has scored
|
GA
Goals against - Number of goals scored against the team
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 94 | 264 | 170 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 77 | 202 | 188 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 75 | 204 | 211 |
| New York Rangers | 70 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 72 | 188 | 189 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 27 | 39 | 4 | 58 | 212 | 241 |
| Boston Bruins | 70 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 44 | 182 | 253 |
| # | SKATERS |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
G
Goals - Number of goals the player has scored
|
A
Assists - Number of goals the player has assisted in
|
PTS
Points - Scoring points, calculated as the sum of G and A
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bobby Rousseau | 68 | 19 | 44 | 63 |
| 16 | Henri Richard | 65 | 21 | 34 | 55 |
| 22 | John Ferguson | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 6 | Ralph Backstrom | 69 | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 12 | Yvan Cournoyer | 69 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| # | #1 GOALIE |
GP
Games played - Number of games the player has set foot on the ice
|
RECORD
Record - Goalie record (W-L-T)
|
SO
Shutouts - Number of games where the goaltender has not allowed a goal
|
GAA
Goals against average - Mean goals-per-game scored on the goaltender
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Hodge | 37 | 11-15-7 | 3 | 2.57 |
| DATE | AWAY | HOME |
|---|
THE REGULAR SEASON
With Montreal set to host the World’s Fair, better known as Expo 67, the Canadiens get the season off to a strong start and lose just one of their first six games.
The Habs follow that with five straight losses, though, and slide down to last place in the league. Injuries hamper the performance of Toe Blake’s squad, which has to do without mainstays such as Jean Beliveau, goalie Lorne Worsley and three of its regular defensemen for many games.
The Canadiens subsequently go through some ups and downs and hover in the middle of the standings. In November, defenseman Jean-Claude Tremblay receives a vicious elbow to the face from the New York Rangers’ Reggie Fleming and lies unconscious for several long minutes on Forum ice. After recovering from a severe concussion, he returns seven games later with the helmet that he will wear for the rest of his career, a move that will plant a seed in the minds of many of the league’s players.
Worsley’s injury opens the door for the debut of 21-year-old Rogatien Vachon, brought in as a backup to the struggling Charlie Hodge. The young goaltender from one of the Canadiens’ farm teams gets his NHL career off to a great start with an 11-3-4 mark in 19 games.
The team keeps improving late in the season and wins eight of its last nine games, including six straight, to move up to second place. The Habs finish the season with a 32-25-13 record for a total of 77 points, 17 less than first-place Chicago.
Bobby Rousseau leads the Canadiens in scoring with 63 points.
Team policeman John Ferguson sets a new team record with 177 penalty minutes, beating Lou Fontinato’s previous mark by 10 minutes.
THE PLAYOFFS
time in 10 seasons. During the regular season, the team maintained a 17-5-2 record against their American rivals.
The Habs give New York very little breathing room, as they sweep the series in four straight games. Ferguson drives the final nail in the Rangers’ coffin by scoring in overtime in Game 4 to lead the team to a 2-1 victory.
In the Stanley Cup Final, the Canadiens meet their old rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
With a solid rookie season under his belt, young Vachon is Blake’s choice to defend the Habs’ goal at the outset of the series. In a bid to put pressure on the opposing goalie, Maple Leafs coach Punch Imlach is quoted as saying that the Canadiens cannot win the series with a “Junior B goalie.”
Henri Richard gets the series underway with three goals and an assist in the first game, a convincing 6-2 win. Toronto quickly responds with a 3-0 shutout win at the Forum and a 3-2 overtime win at Maple Leaf Gardens in Game 3. The Habs even the series with another 6-2 win in the fourth game.
The Canadiens, however, lose the next two games and see their hopes of winning a third straight Cup vanish.
Beliveau leads the team in scoring with 11 points in 10 playoff games, including six goals.
| Semi-finals - New York Rangers | ||||
| Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
| April 6th, 1967 | NYR 4 | MTL 6 | ||
| April 8th, 1967 | NYR 1 | MTL 3 | ||
| April 11th, 1967 | MTL 3 | NYR 2 | ||
| April 13th, 1967 | MTL 2 | NYR 1 | ||
| Canadiens won best-of-seven series 4-0 | ||||
| Stanley Cup Finals - Toronto Maple Leafs | ||||
| Date | AWAY | HOME | ||
| April 20th, 1967 | TOR 2 | MTL 6 | ||
| April 22nd, 1967 | TOR 3 | MTL 0 | ||
| April 25th, 1967 | MTL 2 | TOR 3 | ||
| April 27th, 1967 | MTL 6 | TOR 2 | ||
| April 29th, 1967 | TOR 4 | MTL 1 | ||
| May 2nd, 1967 | MTL 1 | TOR 3 | ||
| Toronto won best-of-seven series 4-2 | ||||
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