1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season
Encyclopedia
The 1963–64 Montreal Canadiens
season was the club's 55th
season
of play. The team placed first in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens would make it to the finals, but would lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Goaltending
Goaltending
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
season was the club's 55th
Montreal Canadiens seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Montreal Canadiens professional ice hockey club. This list documents the records and playoff results for all seasons the Canadiens completed in both the National Hockey Association and the National Hockey League .-NHA :Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins,...
season
Season (sports)
In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...
of play. The team placed first in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens would make it to the finals, but would lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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Game log
# | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | T | October 8, 1963 | 4–4 | @ Boston Bruins | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 12, 1963 | 6–2 | New York Rangers | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 16, 1963 | 2–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1–1–1 |
4 | W | October 19, 1963 | 2–0 | Boston Bruins | 2–1–1 |
5 | L | October 20, 1963 | 3–5 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2–1 |
6 | T | October 26, 1963 | 1–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2–2–2 |
7 | W | October 27, 1963 | 6–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 3–2–2 |
8 | L | October 30, 1963 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 3–3–2 |
9 | W | November 2, 1963 | 5–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4–3–2 |
10 | W | November 3, 1963 | 5–3 | @ New York Rangers | 5–3–2 |
11 | T | November 7, 1963 | 2–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 5–3–3 |
12 | W | November 9, 1963 | 4–2 | New York Rangers | 6–3–3 |
13 | L | November 10, 1963 | 0–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 6–4–3 |
14 | T | November 13, 1963 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6–4–4 |
15 | L | November 16, 1963 | 2–5 | Chicago Black Hawks | 6–5–4 |
16 | W | November 17, 1963 | 3–2 | @ Boston Bruins | 7–5–4 |
17 | W | November 20, 1963 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 8–5–4 |
18 | L | November 24, 1963 | 3–7 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 8–6–4 |
19 | W | November 28, 1963 | 7–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 9–6–4 |
20 | T | November 30, 1963 | 0–0 | Boston Bruins | 9–6–5 |
21 | W | December 1, 1963 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 10–6–5 |
22 | L | December 4, 1963 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 10–7–5 |
23 | W | December 5, 1963 | 4–2 | New York Rangers | 11–7–5 |
24 | W | December 7, 1963 | 5–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 12–7–5 |
25 | L | December 8, 1963 | 0–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 12–8–5 |
26 | W | December 12, 1963 | 6–4 | New York Rangers | 13–8–5 |
27 | W | December 14, 1963 | 3–1 | Boston Bruins | 14–8–5 |
28 | L | December 15, 1963 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers | 14–9–5 |
29 | W | December 18, 1963 | 7–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 15–9–5 |
30 | W | December 21, 1963 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 16–9–5 |
31 | W | December 22, 1963 | 6–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 17–9–5 |
32 | L | December 25, 1963 | 1–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 17–10–5 |
33 | T | December 28, 1963 | 1–1 | Detroit Red Wings | 17–10–6 |
34 | W | December 29, 1963 | 6–2 | @ New York Rangers | 18–10–6 |
35 | T | January 1, 1964 | 3–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 18–10–7 |
36 | W | January 4, 1964 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | 19–10–7 |
37 | T | January 5, 1964 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 19–10–8 |
38 | L | January 8, 1964 | 1–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 19–11–8 |
39 | W | January 12, 1964 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 20–11–8 |
40 | W | January 16, 1964 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks | 21–11–8 |
41 | L | January 18, 1964 | 0–2 | Detroit Red Wings | 21–12–8 |
42 | T | January 19, 1964 | 1–1 | @ Boston Bruins | 21–12–9 |
43 | W | January 22, 1964 | 3–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 22–12–9 |
44 | W | January 23, 1964 | 4–2 | New York Rangers | 23–12–9 |
45 | L | January 25, 1964 | 0–6 | Boston Bruins | 23–13–9 |
46 | T | January 26, 1964 | 2–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 23–13–10 |
47 | W | January 29, 1964 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 24–13–10 |
48 | W | February 1, 1964 | 9–3 | Detroit Red Wings | 25–13–10 |
49 | L | February 2, 1964 | 2–4 | @ New York Rangers | 25–14–10 |
50 | W | February 5, 1964 | 2–0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 26–14–10 |
51 | W | February 8, 1964 | 8–2 | @ New York Rangers | 27–14–10 |
52 | T | February 9, 1964 | 4–4 | @ Boston Bruins | 27–14–11 |
53 | W | February 12, 1964 | 4–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 28–14–11 |
54 | L | February 15, 1964 | 1–4 | Detroit Red Wings | 28–15–11 |
55 | W | February 16, 1964 | 5–2 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 29–15–11 |
56 | W | February 20, 1964 | 3–2 | Boston Bruins | 30–15–11 |
57 | W | February 22, 1964 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 31–15–11 |
58 | L | February 23, 1964 | 2–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings | 31–16–11 |
59 | W | February 26, 1964 | 1–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32–16–11 |
60 | W | February 29, 1964 | 4–0 | New York Rangers | 33–16–11 |
61 | L | March 1, 1964 | 3–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks | 33–17–11 |
62 | L | March 5, 1964 | 5–7 | Detroit Red Wings | 33–18–11 |
63 | L | March 7, 1964 | 2–3 | New York Rangers | 33–19–11 |
64 | T | March 8, 1964 | 0–0 | @ New York Rangers | 33–19–12 |
65 | L | March 11, 1964 | 0–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 33–20–12 |
66 | W | March 14, 1964 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks | 34–20–12 |
67 | L | March 15, 1964 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins | 34–21–12 |
68 | T | March 18, 1964 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 34–21–13 |
69 | W | March 21, 1964 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins | 35–21–13 |
70 | W | March 22, 1964 | 2–1 | @ New York Rangers | 36–21–13 |
Finals
- March 26, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 - 0
- March 28, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 2
- March 31, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 2
- April 2, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - 5
- April 4, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 - 2 3
- April 7, 1964, at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 - 3 3
- April 9, 1964, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 - 3
Regular season
ScoringPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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C | 68 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 42 | |
RW | 70 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 32 | |
C | 66 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 73 | |
LW | 59 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 125 | |
LW | 70 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 80 | |
RW | 55 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 41 | |
LW | 61 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 21 | |
RW | 68 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 37 | |
D | 65 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 102 | |
C | 70 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 41 | |
D | 70 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 24 | |
RW | 48 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 41 | |
D | 70 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 149 | |
C | 69 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | |
D | 66 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 83 | |
LW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
RW | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
RW | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | |
D | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
D/RW | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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3720 | 62 | 33 | 18 | 11 | 140 | 2.26 | 8 | |
444 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2.97 | 1 | |
36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6.67 | 0 | |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 166 | 2.37 | 9 |
Playoffs
ScoringPlayer | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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RW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |
C | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
D | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | |
LW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
D | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
RW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | |
D/RW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 | |
Team: | 420 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2.29 | 1 |
Transactions
- June 4, 1963 - Jacques PlanteJacques PlanteJoseph Jacques Omer Plante was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947–1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey...
is traded to the New York Rangers, along with Phil GoyettePhil GoyettePhilippe Joseph Georges Goyette is a retired professional ice hockey centreman who played in the NHL for 16 seasons between 1956 and 1972.-Playing career:...
and Don MarshallDon MarshallDonald Robert Marshall is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. He was born in Verdun, Quebec.Don played in the National Hockey League from 1951 to 1972. During this time, he played for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens...
, in exchange for Gump WorsleyGump WorsleyLorne John "Gump" Worsley was a professional ice hockey goaltender. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, he was given his nickname due to friends deciding he looked like comic-strip character Andy Gump.-Career:...
, Dave BalonDave BalonDavid Alexander Balon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Balon played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1959 and 1973 before multiple sclerosis led to his retirement.-Playing career:...
, Leon RochefortLeon RochefortLeon Joseph Fernand Rochefort is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centerman who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for seven clubs...
and Len RonsonLen RonsonLeonard Keith Ronson is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and Oakland Seals.-Playing career:-External links:...
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