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The 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 48th season of play. The Canadiens would place second in the league to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to win the
Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
for the ninth time in team history and for the second year in a row.


Regular season


Final standings


Record vs. opponents


Schedule and results


Playoffs

The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs in second place. The Canadien then faced off against the New York Rangers, winning the best-of-seven series 4–1 to advance to the final against Boston.


Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1''


Player statistics


Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending


Awards and records

* James Norris Memorial Trophy: , , Doug Harvey * Vezina Trophy: , , Jacques Plante


Transactions


See also

*
1956–57 NHL season The 1956–57 NHL season was the 40th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season, defeating the Boston Bruins four games to one in the best- ...
* List of Stanley Cup champions


References


Canadiens on Hockey Database
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