1956 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5) Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Olympia) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Detroit: Jimmy Skinner |
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| Captains | Montreal: Emile Bouchard Detroit: Ted Lindsay |
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| Dates | March 31 to April 10, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Maurice Richard (15:08, second) | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1956 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Montreal Canadiens and the two-time defending champion Detroit Red Wings in the fourth Detroit-Montreal series in the 1950s, the two teams having met in the previous two years as well as 1952; Detroit won all three. The Canadiens were appearing in their sixth consecutive Finals, the Red Wings their third. The Canadiens would win the series 4–1.
Montreal defeated the New York Rangers 4–1 to reach the final. Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 to reach the final.
The Canadiens, down 4–2 after two periods, scored four unanswered goals, in a 5:29 span, in the third period to win Game One 6–4 at the Forum.Jacques Plante held the Red Wings to just ten goals in the five games. This was the first finals for Henri Richard and former Habs player Toe Blake's first finals as coach.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
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