1967 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the conclusion of the 1966–67 NHL season, and the final playoffs before the expansion from six to twelve teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games to win the Stanley Cup. The Leafs squad was the oldest ever to win a Cup final; the average age of the team was well more than 30, and four players were more than 40. Toronto has not won the Cup or been to the Finals since.

1967 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 6 – May 2, 1967
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsToronto Maple Leafs
Runner-upMontreal Canadiens
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Format

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In the semi-finals, the Chicago Black Hawks who finished in first place played the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs. The second-place Montreal Canadiens played the fourth-place New York Rangers. The winner of the semi-finals series would play for the championship and Stanley Cup.

Series

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Playoff bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Chicago 2
3 Toronto 4
3 Toronto 4
2 Montreal 2
2 Montreal 4
4 New York 0

Semifinals

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(1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

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The Chicago Black Hawks was the best regular season team with 94 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned the third seed with 75 points. This was the sixth playoff series between these two teams, with Toronto winning three of their five previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1962 Stanley Cup Finals, which Toronto won in six games. Chicago earned eighteen of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.

Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.

April 6 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Frank Mahovlich (1) - pp - 7:12 First period 5:21 - pp - Kenny Wharram (1)
11:49 - Pierre Pilote (1)
No scoring Second period 1:57 - pp - Bobby Hull (1)
13:44 - Stan Mikita (1)
Jim Pappin (1) - pp - 19:52 Third period 9:41 - Lou Angotti (1)
Terry Sawchuk Goalie stats Denis DeJordy
April 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Pete Stemkowski (1) - 8:07
Dave Keon (1) - sh - 18:33
First period No scoring
George Armstrong (1) - pp - 8:24 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 8:45 - Stan Mikita (2)
Terry Sawchuk Goalie stats Denis DeJordy
April 11 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period 11:10 - Ron Ellis (1)
No scoring Second period 10:22 - pp - Frank Mahovlich (2)
19:15 - Jim Pappin (2)
Bobby Hull (2) - pp - 16:30 Third period No scoring
Glenn Hall Goalie stats Terry Sawchuk
April 13 Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Kenny Wharram (2) - 00:09
Pierre Pilote (2) - 8:32
First period 3:42 - Dave Keon (2)
10:14 - pp - Tim Horton (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mike Walton (1) - 17:37 Third period 2:31 - Eric Nesterenko (1)
8:42 - Bobby Hull (3)
Glenn Hall, Denis DeJordy Goalie stats Terry Sawchuk
April 15 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Mike Walton (2) - pp - 6:16
Frank Mahovlich (3) - pp - 14:14
First period 9:31 - Lou Angotti (2)
11:01 - Bobby Hull (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Pete Stemkowski (2) - 2:11
Jim Pappin (3) - 17:14
Third period No scoring
Terry Sawchuk, Johnny Bower Goalie stats Denis DeJordy
April 18 Chicago Black Hawks 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Pat Stapleton (1) - sh - 14:38 First period 5:06 - Brian Conacher (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 4:47 - Brian Conacher (2)
13:06 - Pete Stemkowski (3)
Glenn Hall Goalie stats Terry Sawchuk
Toronto won series 4–2


(2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (4) New York Rangers

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Montreal earned the second seed with 77 points. New York earned the fourth seed with 72 points. This was the eighth playoff series between these two teams, with New York winning four of their seven previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1957 semifinals, where Montreal defeated New York in five games. Montreal earned sixteen out of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.

Montreal defeated the Rangers in a four-game sweep.

April 6 New York Rangers 4–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Bernie Geoffrion (1) - pp - 3:46
Rod Gilbert (1) - pp - 16:06
Second period 9:34 - Ralph Backstrom (1)
Rod Gilbert (2) - pp - 1:49
Vic Hadfield (1) - 5:18
Third period 9:12 - Claude Provost (1)
9:34 - J.C. Tremblay (1)
11:03 - John Ferguson (1)
14:55 - Ralph Backstrom (2)
18:07 - Jean Beliveau (1)
Ed Giacomin Goalie stats Rogie Vachon
April 8 New York Rangers 1–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 8:55 - pp - Dick Duff (1)
Bernie Geoffrion (2) - pp - 12:03 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 7:46 - pp - John Ferguson (2)
13:25 - Ralph Backstrom (3)
Ed Giacomin Goalie stats Rogie Vachon
April 11 Montreal Canadiens 3–2 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
Claude Larose (1) - 00:13
Jean Beliveau (2) - 3:09
First period 15:51 - pp - Jim Neilson (1)
Bobby Rousseau (1) - pp - 2:05 Second period 4:34 - Earl Ingarfield (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Rogie Vachon Goalie stats Ed Giacomin
April 13 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 OT New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
J.C. Tremblay (2) - 10:46 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 17:56 - pp - Phil Goyette (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
John Ferguson (3) - 6:28 First overtime period No scoring
Rogie Vachon Goalie stats Ed Giacomin
Montreal won series 4–0


Finals

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The Montreal Canadiens were the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. In the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals, Montreal defeated Detroit in six games. This was their 24th Stanley Cup Finals overall, having won the championship fourteen times previously. This was the Toronto Maple Leafs' twenty-first and most recent Stanley Cup Finals, having won twelve championships previously. This was the thirteenth playoff series between these two teams, and they split their twelve previous series. Their most recent series came in the 1966 semifinals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep. These teams split their fourteen-game regular season series.

After splitting the first four games, the Maple Leafs won games five and six to win the series.

April 20 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–6 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Larry Hillman (1) - 6:40 First period 6:25 - pp - Yvan Cournoyer (1)
11:19 - Henri Richard (1)
Jim Pappin (4) - pp - 12:59 Second period 5:03 - pp - Yvan Cournoyer (2)
6:36 - Jean Beliveau (3)
No scoring Third period 4:53 - Henri Richard (2)
8:21 - Henri Richard (3)
Terry Sawchuk, Johnny Bower Goalie stats Rogie Vachon
April 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Pete Stemkowski (4) - pp - 12:14 First period No scoring
Mike Walton (3) - pp - 9:12
Tim Horton (2) - 16:57
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Johnny Bower Goalie stats Rogie Vachon
April 25 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 2OT Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Jean Beliveau (4) - pp - 2:27 First period 8:39 - pp - Pete Stemkowski (5)
John Ferguson (4) - 19:10 Second period 10:34 - Jim Pappin (5)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring Second overtime period 8:26 - Bob Pulford (1)
Rogie Vachon Goalie stats Johnny Bower
April 27 Montreal Canadiens 6–2 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
Ralph Backstrom (4) - 12:25
Jean Beliveau (5) - pp - 13:08
First period No scoring
Henri Richard (4) - 2:26
Jean Beliveau (6) - 13:41
Ralph Backstrom (5) - 15:58
Second period 2:09 - pp - Mike Walton (4)
12:16 - Tim Horton (3)
Jimmy Roberts (1) - 15:17 Third period No scoring
Rogie Vachon Goalie stats Terry Sawchuk
April 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Jim Pappin (6) - pp - 15:06 First period 6:03 - Leon Rochefort (1)
Brian Conacher (3) - 3:07
Marcel Pronovost (1) - sh - 12:02
Dave Keon (3) - 19:27
Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Terry Sawchuk Goalie stats Rogie Vachon, Gump Worsley
May 2 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 6:25 - Ron Ellis (2)
19:24 - Jim Pappin (7)
Dick Duff (2) - 5:28 Third period 19:13 - George Armstrong (2)
Gump Worsley Goalie stats Terry Sawchuk
Toronto won series 4–2


Statistical leaders

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Leading scorers

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Player Team GP G A Pts
Jim Pappin Toronto 12 7 8 15
Pete Stemkowski Toronto 12 5 7 12
Jean Beliveau Montreal 10 6 5 11
Bob Pulford Toronto 12 1 10 11
Henri Richard Montreal 10 4 6 10
Frank Mahovlich Toronto 12 3 7 10

Leading goaltenders

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Player Team GP GA GAA
Terry Sawchuk Toronto 10 25 2.65
Rogatien Vachon Montreal 9 22 2.38

Awards and records

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See also

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References

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  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. Toronto, Ontario: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-07-8.
  • Diamond, Dan; Duplacey, James; Zweig, Eric (2003). The Ultimate Prize: The Stanley Cup. Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McNeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-3830-5.
  • Falla, Jack (2001). Quest for the Cup : a history of the Stanley Cup finals, 1893–2000. Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55263-343-8.
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Preceded by Stanley Cup playoffs
1967
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