The 1957–58

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

season was the club's 49th

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of play. The Canadiens won their third-straight

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and the tenth in club history.

Regular season

* October 19, 1957 –

Maurice Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...

scores a goal at 15:52 of the first period. Richard becomes the first player to score 500 goals in a career. * Hockey's color barrier was broken in Montreal. Midway through his second minor-league season with the

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Willie O'Ree Willie Eldon O'Ree (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, best known for being the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL). O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. O'Ree is referred t ...

was called up to the

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of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the

, becoming the first black player in league history.

Record vs. opponents

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

In the semi-finals, Montreal played third place Detroit. After Detroit traded

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because of his union efforts, Detroit was a team in disarray. Montreal defeated the Red Wings in four straight games to reach the finals.

Stanley Cup Finals

Rocket Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...

, was the top goal scorer during the playoffs with 11. In game five he notched his third final series overtime goal of his career and sixth playoff overtime goal of his career. Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2''

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Playoffs

;Scoring ;Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

References

Canadiens on Hockey Database
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Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References