NHL hockey team season
The 1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 58th season of play, and 50th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup final to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL Expansion .
Regular season [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1966–67 NHL Records
Team
BOS
CHI
DET
MON
NYR
TOR
Boston
—
2–11–1
6–6–2
5–7–2
2–8–4
2–11–1
Chicago
11–2–1
—
10–4
5–2–7
7–5–2
8–4–2
Detroit
6–6–2
4–10
—
4–10
7–7
6–6–2
Montreal
7–5–2
2–5–7
10–4
—
7–5–2
6–6–2
New York
8–2–4
5–7–2
7–7
5–7–2
—
5–5–4
Toronto
11–2–1
4–8–2
6–6–2
6–6–2
5–5–4
—
Schedule and results [ ]
#
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
October 22, 1966
3–1
Boston Bruins
1–0–0
2
W
October 23, 1966
3–2
@ Boston Bruins
2–0–0
3
L
October 26, 1966
3–5
Chicago Black Hawks
2–1–0
4
W
October 29, 1966
3–0
New York Rangers
3–1–0
5
T
November 2, 1966
2–2
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
3–1–1
6
W
November 5, 1966
3–1
Detroit Red Wings
4–1–1
7
L
November 6, 1966
0–6
@ Detroit Red Wings
4–2–1
8
L
November 9, 1966
2–3
Toronto Maple Leafs
4–3–1
9
L
November 12, 1966
3–6
New York Rangers
4–4–1
10
L
November 13, 1966
1–2
@ Boston Bruins
4–5–1
11
L
November 19, 1966
1–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
4–6–1
12
W
November 20, 1966
2–1
@ New York Rangers
5–6–1
13
W
November 22, 1966
3–0
@ Detroit Red Wings
6–6–1
14
L
November 24, 1966
0–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks
6–7–1
15
W
November 26, 1966
3–1
Detroit Red Wings
7–7–1
16
L
November 30, 1966
2–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
7–8–1
17
W
December 3, 1966
3–1
Chicago Black Hawks
8–8–1
18
W
December 4, 1966
3–1
@ New York Rangers
9–8–1
19
W
December 7, 1966
6–3
Toronto Maple Leafs
10–8–1
20
W
December 10, 1966
5–1
Detroit Red Wings
11–8–1
21
L
December 11, 1966
2–4
@ New York Rangers
11–9–1
22
L
December 14, 1966
1–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks
11–10–1
23
T
December 17, 1966
4–4
Chicago Black Hawks
11–10–2
24
L
December 18, 1966
1–3
@ Boston Bruins
11–11–2
25
W
December 21, 1966
6–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
12–11–2
26
L
December 24, 1966
3–4
New York Rangers
12–12–2
27
W
December 25, 1966
4–0
@ Detroit Red Wings
13–12–2
28
T
December 28, 1966
1–1
Boston Bruins
13–12–3
29
W
December 31, 1966
3–0
New York Rangers
14–12–3
30
L
January 1, 1967
1–4
@ Detroit Red Wings
14–13–3
31
T
January 4, 1967
2–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks
14–13–4
32
W
January 7, 1967
4–3
Detroit Red Wings
15–13–4
33
L
January 8, 1967
1–2
@ New York Rangers
15–14–4
34
L
January 11, 1967
1–2
Toronto Maple Leafs
15–15–4
35
L
January 14, 1967
4–5
Boston Bruins
15–16–4
36
W
January 15, 1967
3–1
@ Boston Bruins
16–16–4
37
T
January 21, 1967
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks
16–16–5
38
L
January 22, 1967
1–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks
16–17–5
39
W
January 25, 1967
3–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
17–17–5
40
L
January 26, 1967
1–4
Boston Bruins
17–18–5
41
W
January 28, 1967
3–2
New York Rangers
18–18–5
42
W
January 29, 1967
3–2
@ Boston Bruins
19–18–5
43
W
February 1, 1967
7–1
Toronto Maple Leafs
20–18–5
44
T
February 4, 1967
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks
20–18–6
45
L
February 5, 1967
1–6
@ Detroit Red Wings
20–19–6
46
L
February 8, 1967
0–5
@ Chicago Black Hawks
20–20–6
47
W
February 11, 1967
4–3
@ Boston Bruins
21–20–6
48
T
February 12, 1967
4–4
@ New York Rangers
21–20–7
49
L
February 16, 1967
1–5
Boston Bruins
21–21–7
50
W
February 18, 1967
3–2
Detroit Red Wings
22–21–7
51
L
February 19, 1967
1–3
@ Detroit Red Wings
22–22–7
52
L
February 22, 1967
2–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
22–23–7
53
T
February 23, 1967
2–2
Boston Bruins
22–23–8
54
L
February 25, 1967
0–5
New York Rangers
22–24–8
55
T
February 26, 1967
2–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks
22–24–9
56
T
March 1, 1967
1–1
Toronto Maple Leafs
22–24–10
57
W
March 4, 1967
6–2
Detroit Red Wings
23–24–10
58
W
March 5, 1967
2–0
@ New York Rangers
24–24–10
59
L
March 8, 1967
4–6
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
24–25–10
60
T
March 11, 1967
3–3
Chicago Black Hawks
24–25–11
61
T
March 12, 1967
2–2
@ New York Rangers
24–25–12
62
W
March 15, 1967
11–2
Boston Bruins
25–25–12
63
W
March 18, 1967
4–2
New York Rangers
26–25–12
64
T
March 19, 1967
4–4
@ Chicago Black Hawks
26–25–13
65
W
March 22, 1967
5–3
@ Toronto Maple Leafs
27–25–13
66
W
March 25, 1967
4–1
Detroit Red Wings
28–25–13
67
W
March 26, 1967
6–3
@ Boston Bruins
29–25–13
68
W
March 29, 1967
5–3
Toronto Maple Leafs
30–25–13
69
W
April 1, 1967
5–4
Chicago Black Hawks
31–25–13
70
W
April 2, 1967
4–2
@ Detroit Red Wings
32–25–13
Playoffs [ ]
In the playoffs, the Canadiens met the New York Rangers in the first round, sweeping the series 4–0 to advance to the Finals.
Finals [ ]
In the finals, the Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs , whose "Over the Hill Gang" produced an upset win over the defending champion Canadiens, winning the series 4–2.
Player statistics [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Scoring
Goaltending
Playoffs [ ]
Scoring
Goaltending
[1]
Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes ; +/- = Plus/minus ; PPG = Power-play goals ; SHG = Short-handed goals ; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average ; SO = Shutouts ; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved ; SV% = Save percentage ;
Awards and records [ ]
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Roster [ ]
1966–1967 Montreal Canadiens Roster
Goaltenders
Defencemen
Wingers
Centres
Draft picks [ ]
Montreal's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal , Quebec .
Round
#
Player
Nationality
College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1
5
Phil Myre
Canada
Shawinigan Bruins (QJHL)
2
11
Maurice St. Jacques
Canada
London Nationals (OHA)
3
17
Jude Drouin
Canada
Verdun Maple Leafs (QJHL)
4
23
Bob Pate
Canada
Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA)
See also [ ]
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