The 1957–58

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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 –

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

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Willie O'Ree William Eldon O'Ree (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger ...

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 Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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( 1957–58) , , 2–0–2 , - , 5, , W, , October 17, 1957, , 9–3 , , align="left",

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( 1957–58) , , 5–1–2 , - , 9, , W, , October 30, 1957, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 6–1–2 , - , 10, , L, , October 31, 1957, , 1–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 6–2–2 , - , - , 11, , W, , November 2, 1957, , 6–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 7–2–2 , - , 12, , W, , November 7, 1957, , 6–0 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 8–2–2 , - , 13, , W, , November 9, 1957, , 4–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 9–2–2 , - , 14, , W, , November 13, 1957, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 10–2–2 , - , 15, , L, , November 16, 1957, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 10–3–2 , - , 16, , L, , November 17, 1957, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 10–4–2 , - , 17, , W, , November 23, 1957, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 11–4–2 , - , 18, , T, , November 24, 1957, , 3–3 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 11–4–3 , - , 19, , W, , November 28, 1957, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 12–4–3 , - , 20, , W, , November 30, 1957, , 6–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 13–4–3 , - , - , 21, , W, , December 1, 1957, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 14–4–3 , - , 22, , T, , December 4, 1957, , 0–0 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 14–4–4 , - , 23, , W, , December 5, 1957, , 4–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 15–4–4 , - , 24, , L, , December 7, 1957, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 15–5–4 , - , 25, , W, , December 8, 1957, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 16–5–4 , - , 26, , W, , December 12, 1957, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 17–5–4 , - , 27, , T, , December 14, 1957, , 1–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 17–5–5 , - , 28, , W, , December 15, 1957, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 18–5–5 , - , 29, , L, , December 18, 1957, , 4–5 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 18–6–5 , - , 30, , L, , December 21, 1957, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 18–7–5 , - , 31, , W, , December 22, 1957, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 19–7–5 , - , 32, , L, , December 25, 1957, , 4–5 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 19–8–5 , - , 33, , W, , December 28, 1957, , 6–0 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 20–8–5 , - , 34, , W, , December 29, 1957, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 21–8–5 , - , - , 35, , W, , January 1, 1958, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 22–8–5 , - , 36, , W, , January 2, 1958, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 23–8–5 , - , 37, , W, , January 4, 1958, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 24–8–5 , - , 38, , W, , January 5, 1958, , 4–0 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 25–8–5 , - , 39, , W, , January 9, 1958, , 11–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 26–8–5 , - , 40, , W, , January 11, 1958, , 9–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 27–8–5 , - , 41, , L, , January 12, 1958, , 1–7 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 27–9–5 , - , 42, , W, , January 16, 1958, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 28–9–5 , - , 43, , L, , January 18, 1958, , 0–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 28–10–5 , - , 44, , W, , January 19, 1958, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 29–10–5 , - , 45, , W, , January 22, 1958, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 30–10–5 , - , 46, , W, , January 25, 1958, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 31–10–5 , - , 47, , L, , January 26, 1958, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 31–11–5 , - , 48, , W, , January 30, 1958, , 7–0 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 32–11–5 , - , - , 49, , W, , February 1, 1958, , 3–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 33–11–5 , - , 50, , W, , February 2, 1958, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 34–11–5 , - , 51, , T, , February 6, 1958, , 1–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 34–11–6 , - , 52, , L, , February 8, 1958, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 34–12–6 , - , 53, , W, , February 9, 1958, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 35–12–6 , - , 54, , W, , February 12, 1958, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 36–12–6 , - , 55, , T, , February 15, 1958, , 2–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 36–12–7 , - , 56, , L, , February 16, 1958, , 0–4 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 36–13–7 , - , 57, , W, , February 20, 1958, , 4–0 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 37–13–7 , - , 58, , T, , February 22, 1958, , 2–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 37–13–8 , - , 59, , T, , February 23, 1958, , 3–3 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 37–13–9 , - , 60, , W, , February 27, 1958, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 38–13–9 , - , - , 61, , T, , March 1, 1958, , 2–2 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 38–13–10 , - , 62, , L, , March 8, 1958, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 38–14–10 , - , 63, , W, , March 9, 1958, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 39–14–10 , - , 64, , W, , March 12, 1958, , 5–3 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 40–14–10 , - , 65, , L, , March 13, 1958, , 3–7 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 40–15–10 , - , 66, , W, , March 15, 1958, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 41–15–10 , - , 67, , W, , March 16, 1958, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 42–15–10 , - , 68, , W, , March 20, 1958, , 7–4 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 43–15–10 , - , 69, , L, , March 22, 1958, , 5–8 , , align="left",

( 1957–58) , , 43–16–10 , - , 70, , L, , March 23, 1958, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1957–58) , , 43–17–10 , - , - , ''Legend'':

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

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, 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 won the best-of-seven series 4 games to 2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

Citations

References

Canadiens on Hockey Database
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Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

Citations

References