1965 Stanley Cup Finals
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Montreal (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5,7) Chicago (Chicago Stadium) (3,4,6) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Chicago: Billy Reay |
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| Captains | Chicago: Pierre Pilote Montreal: Jean Beliveau |
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| Dates | April 17 – May 1, 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Jean Beliveau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Jean Beliveau (0:14, first) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series four games to three to win the Stanley Cup.
Montreal defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3.
As in 1955, every game was won by the home team. This was the last final until 2003 that this happened.Gump Worsley made his first Finals appearance after 12 years in the league and recorded two shutouts, including the one in game seven. Jean Beliveau was the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins Stanley Cup four games to three.
Jean Beliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy
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