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Detroit Red Wings at Montréal Canadiens

Stanley Cup Final, Game 1 · Mar 31, 1956 · Montreal Forum

Team Goals Shots
Detroit Red Wings 4 0
Montréal Canadiens 6 0

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
1st Period
08:17 DET Alex Delvecchio (5) PP Dutch Reibel (2), Gordie Howe (5) 1 - 0
2nd Period
03:00 MTL Jean Beliveau (6) PP Bert Olmstead (3) 1 - 1
03:45 DET Bill Dineen (1) Norm Ullman (3), Johnny Bucyk (1) 2 - 1
06:40 MTL Henri Richard (3) Maurice Richard (8), Dickie Moore (4) 2 - 2
08:11 DET Ted Lindsay (5) Gordie Howe (6) 3 - 2
11:20 DET Alex Delvecchio (6) PP Gordie Howe (7), Lorne Ferguson (2) 4 - 2
3rd Period
05:20 MTL Jack LeClair (1) Floyd Curry (3), Doug Harvey (3) 4 - 3
06:20 MTL Bernie Geoffrion (3) Jean-Guy Talbot (2) 4 - 4
07:31 MTL Jean Beliveau (7) Bernie Geoffrion (7), Bert Olmstead (4) 4 - 5
10:49 MTL Claude Provost (3) Jack LeClair (1), Floyd Curry (4) 4 - 6

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
02:13 DET Ted Lindsay High sticking 2
02:13 MTL Jean Beliveau High sticking 2
03:21 DET Bill Dineen Roughing 2
03:21 MTL Bob Turner High sticking 2
04:44 MTL Maurice Richard High sticking 2
05:45 DET Gordie Howe Hooking 2
08:02 MTL Maurice Richard Hooking 2
13:18 DET Bill Dineen Interference 2
14:32 MTL Maurice Richard Hooking 2
15:35 DET Norm Ullman Charging 2
2nd Period
01:10 DET Metro Prystai Kneeing 2
11:13 MTL Tom Johnson Cross checking 2
16:29 DET Gord Hollingworth Roughing 2
16:29 MTL Tom Johnson Roughing 2

Detroit Red Wings

# Skater Pos G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
9 Gordie Howe R 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 00:00
10 Alex Delvecchio C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 00:00
15 Ted Lindsay L 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 00:00
20 Bill Dineen R 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 00:00
9 Johnny Bucyk L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
9 Norm Ullman C 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 00:00
11 Lorne Ferguson L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
11 Dutch Reibel C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
2 Bob Goldham D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
3 Marcel Pronovost D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
4 Red Kelly D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
5 Larry Hillman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
11 Marty Pavelich L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
12 Metro Prystai C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 00:00
16 Gerry Melnyk C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
19 Murray Costello C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
19 Gord Hollingworth D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 00:00
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI
1 Glenn Hall L 44 38 6 60:00

Montréal Canadiens

# Skater Pos G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
4 Jean Beliveau C 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 00:00
5 Bernie Geoffrion R 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 00:00
8 Jack LeClair C 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 00:00
6 Floyd Curry R 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 00:00
16 Bert Olmstead L 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 00:00
14 Claude Provost R 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
16 Henri Richard C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
2 Doug Harvey D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
9 Maurice Richard R 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 00:00
12 Dickie Moore L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
24 Jean-Guy Talbot D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 00:00
2 Bob Turner D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 00:00
3 Butch Bouchard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
8 Ken Mosdell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
10 Tom Johnson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 00:00
19 Dollard St. Laurent D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
22 Donnie Marshall L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:00
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI
31 Jacques Plante W 27 23 4 60:00