1960–61 NHL season
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The 1960–61 NHL season was the 44th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. For the first time since 1950, two American based teams competed for the Stanley Cup and it was the Chicago Black Hawks beating the Detroit Red Wings four games to two. It was Chicago's first Cup win since 1938, not winning another until 2010.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 254 | 188 | 92 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 234 | 176 | 90 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 198 | 180 | 75 |
Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 195 | 215 | 66 |
New York Rangers | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 204 | 248 | 54 |
Boston Bruins | 70 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 176 | 254 | 43 |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernie Geoffrion | Montreal Canadiens | 64 | 50 | 45 | 95 | 29 |
Jean Beliveau | Montreal Canadiens | 69 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 57 |
Frank Mahovlich | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 131 |
Andy Bathgate | New York Rangers | 70 | 29 | 48 | 77 | 22 |
Gordie Howe | Detroit Red Wings | 64 | 23 | 49 | 72 | 30 |
Norm Ullman | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 24 |
Red Kelly | Toronto Maple Leafs | 64 | 20 | 50 | 70 | 12 |
Dickie Moore | Montreal Canadiens | 57 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 62 |
Henri Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 24 | 44 | 68 | 91 |
Alex Delvecchio | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 26 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | GAA | W | L | T | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Hodge | Montreal Canadiens | 30 | 1800 | 74 | 2.47 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Johnny Bower | Toronto Maple Leafs | 58 | 3480 | 145 | 2.50 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
Glenn Hall | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 4200 | 176 | 2.51 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 6 |
Hank Bassen | Detroit Red Wings | 34 | 2120 | 98 | 2.77 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
Jacques Plante | Montreal Canadiens | 40 | 2400 | 112 | 2.80 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
Terry Sawchuk | Detroit Red Wings | 38 | 2080 | 112 | 3.23 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
Don Simmons | Boston Bruins | 18 | 1080 | 58 | 3.23 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Lorne Worsley | New York Rangers | 59 | 3473 | 191 | 3.30 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 1 |
Bruce Gamble | Boston Bruins | 52 | 3120 | 193 | 3.71 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | ||||||
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | ||||||
3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | ||||||
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | ||||||
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | ||||||
4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 |
NHL awards
All-Star teams
References
- ↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
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