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1965-66 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 21 8 90 .643 239 173 0.79
Chicago Black Hawks* 70 37 25 8 82 .586 240 187 0.63
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 34 25 11 79 .564 208 187 0.25
Detroit Red Wings* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 221 194 0.32
Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 174 275 -1.20
New York Rangers 70 18 41 11 47 .336 195 261 -0.79

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Detroit Red Wings over Chicago Black Hawks 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Montreal Canadiens over Toronto Maple Leafs 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 70 41 21 8 90 .643 239 173 0.79 5.89 61 260 23.46 46 247 81.38 2 3
2 Chicago Black Hawks* 70 37 25 8 82 .586 240 187 0.63 6.10 70 281 24.91 40 251 84.06 8 4
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 34 25 11 79 .564 208 187 0.25 5.64 52 256 20.31 53 274 80.66 6 4
4 Detroit Red Wings* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 221 194 0.32 5.93 42 245 17.14 44 273 83.88 7 9
5 Boston Bruins 70 21 43 6 48 .343 174 275 -1.20 6.41 30 255 11.76 53 252 78.97 3 6
6 New York Rangers 70 18 41 11 47 .336 195 261 -0.79 6.51 44 282 15.60 63 282 77.66 2 2
League Average 70 30 30 9 70 .500 213 213 0.00 6.08 50 263 18.94 50 263 81.06 5 5

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Bobby Hull
Calder Memorial Trophy:Brit Selby
Conn Smythe Trophy:Roger Crozier
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bobby Hull
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Jacques Laperriere
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Alex Delvecchio
Vezina Trophy:Charlie Hodge
Gump Worsley

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH54
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR32
3.Alex Delvecchio*-DET31
 Norm Ullman*-DET31
5.Stan Mikita*-CBH30
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL30

Goals Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.83
2.Frank Mahovlich*-TOR0.47
3.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.44
 Norm Ullman*-DET0.44
5.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.44

Assists

1.Stan Mikita*-CBH48
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL48
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL48
4.Gordie Howe*-DET46
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH43

Assists Per Game

1.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.72
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.71
3.Bobby Rousseau-MTL0.69
4.Pierre Pilote*-CBH0.67
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.66

Points

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH97
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH78
 Bobby Rousseau-MTL78
4.Jean Beliveau*-MTL77
5.Gordie Howe*-DET75

Points Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.49
2.Jean Beliveau*-MTL1.15
3.Stan Mikita*-CBH1.15
4.Bobby Rousseau-MTL1.11
5.Gordie Howe*-DET1.07

Goals Created

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH40.1
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH29.7
3.Bobby Rousseau-MTL29.5
4.Jean Beliveau*-MTL29.0
5.Gordie Howe*-DET28.1

Goals Created Per Game

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.62
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.44
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL0.43
4.Bobby Rousseau-MTL0.42
5.Gordie Howe*-DET0.40

Penalties in Minutes

1.Reggie Fleming-2Tm166
2.John Ferguson-MTL153
3.Bryan Watson-DET133
4.Ted Green-BOS113
5.Vic Hadfield-NYR112

Even Strength Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH31
2.John Bucyk*-BOS24
 Eddie Shack-TOR24
 Norm Ullman*-DET24
5.Gordie Howe*-DET22
 Frank Mahovlich*-TOR22
 Gilles Tremblay-MTL22

Power Play Goals

1.Bobby Hull*-CBH22
2.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL16
3.Jean Beliveau*-MTL13
4.Stan Mikita*-CBH11
 Bob Pulford*-TOR11

Short-Handed Goals

1.Alex Delvecchio*-DET4
2.Bill Hay-CBH2
 Chico Maki-CBH2
 Bob Pulford*-TOR2
 George Armstrong*-TOR2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Paul Henderson-DET9
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH7
 Henri Richard*-MTL7
 Kenny Wharram-CBH7
 Jean Beliveau*-MTL7

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Roger Crozier-DET64
 Glenn Hall*-CBH64
3.Gump Worsley*-MTL51
4.Bernie Parent*-BOS39
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR35
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR35

Wins (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH34
2.Gump Worsley*-MTL29
3.Roger Crozier-DET27
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR18
5.Charlie Hodge-MTL12

Losses (Goalie)

1.Roger Crozier-DET24
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH21
3.Ed Giacomin*-NYR20
 Bernie Parent*-BOS20
5.Eddie Johnston-BOS19

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Roger Crozier-DET12
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH7
3.Gump Worsley*-MTL6
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR6
5.Johnny Bower*-TOR5

Points (Goalie)

1.Glenn Hall*-CBH75
2.Roger Crozier-DET66
3.Gump Worsley*-MTL64
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR41
5.Charlie Hodge-MTL26

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Gump Worsley*-MTL.653
2.Johnny Bower*-TOR.621
3.Charlie Hodge-MTL.619
4.Glenn Hall*-CBH.605
5.Roger Crozier-DET.524

Shutouts

1.Roger Crozier-DET7
2.Bruce Gamble-TOR4
 Glenn Hall*-CBH4
4.Johnny Bower*-TOR3
5.Gump Worsley*-MTL2
 Cesare Maniago-NYR2

Goals Against

1.Roger Crozier-DET173
2.Glenn Hall*-CBH164
3.Bernie Parent*-BOS128
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR125
5.Gump Worsley*-MTL114

Goals Against Average

1.Johnny Bower*-TOR2.25
2.Gump Worsley*-MTL2.36
3.Charlie Hodge-MTL2.58
4.Glenn Hall*-CBH2.63
5.Roger Crozier-DET2.78
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Glenn Hall
D: Jacques Laperriere
D: Pierre Pilote
C: Stan Mikita
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Gump Worsley
D: Allan Stanley
D: Pat Stapleton
C: Jean Beliveau
LW: Frank Mahovlich
RW: Bobby Rousseau