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 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

|1||W||October 13, 1956||3–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||1–0–0

|2||L||October 14, 1956||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||1–1–0

|3||T||October 18, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||1–1–1

|4||W||October 20, 1956||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||2–1–1

|5||L||October 24, 1956||2–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||2–2–1

|6||L||October 25, 1956||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||2–3–1

|7||L||October 27, 1956||0–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||2–4–1

|8||L||October 28, 1956||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||2–5–1

|9||W||November 1, 1956||4–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||3–5–1

|10||W||November 3, 1956||6–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||4–5–1

|11||W||November 4, 1956||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||5–5–1

|12||W||November 7, 1956||4–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||6–5–1

|13||W||November 8, 1956||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||7–5–1

|14||L||November 10, 1956||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||7–6–1

|15||L||November 11, 1956||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||7–7–1

|16||W||November 14, 1956||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||8–7–1

|17||W||November 17, 1956||6–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||9–7–1

|18||L||November 18, 1956||3–8 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||9–8–1

|19||L||November 22, 1956||3–5 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||9–9–1

|20||W||November 24, 1956||6–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||10–9–1

|21||T||November 25, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||10–9–2

|22||W||November 29, 1956||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||11–9–2

|23||W||December 1, 1956||7–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||12–9–2

|24||L||December 2, 1956||0–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||12–10–2

|25||W||December 5, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||13–10–2

|26||W||December 7, 1956||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||14–10–2

|27||T||December 9, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||14–10–3

|28||W||December 13, 1956||6–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||15–10–3

|29||W||December 15, 1956||6–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||16–10–3

|30||L||December 16, 1956||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||16–11–3

|31||W||December 20, 1956||4–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||17–11–3

|32||T||December 22, 1956||1–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||17–11–4

|33||T||December 23, 1956||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||17–11–5

|34||L||December 26, 1956||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||17–12–5

|35||W||December 29, 1956||6–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||18–12–5

|36||W||January 1, 1957||6–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||19–12–5

|37||T||January 3, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||19–12–6

|38||W||January 5, 1957||1–0 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||20–12–6

|39||W||January 6, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||21–12–6

|40||W||January 10, 1957||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||22–12–6

|41||W||January 12, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||23–12–6

|42||W||January 13, 1957||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||24–12–6

|43||W||January 16, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||25–12–6

|44||W||January 19, 1957||5–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||26–12–6

|45||L||January 20, 1957||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||26–13–6

|46||T||January 26, 1957||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||26–13–7

|47||L||January 27, 1957||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||26–14–7

|48||W||January 31, 1957||5–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||27–14–7

|49||L||February 2, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||27–15–7

|50||T||February 3, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||27–15–8

|51||T||February 6, 1957||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||27–15–9

|52||T||February 9, 1957||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||27–15–10

|53||L||February 10, 1957||4–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||27–16–10

|54||L||February 14, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||27–17–10

|55||L||February 16, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||27–18–10

|56||W||February 17, 1957||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||28–18–10

|57||T||February 21, 1957||3–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||28–18–11

|58||W||February 23, 1957||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1956–57) ||29–18–11

|59||L||February 24, 1957||3–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1956–57) ||29–19–11

|60||W||February 28, 1957||3–0 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||30–19–11

|61||W||March 2, 1957||5–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||31–19–11

|62||L||March 3, 1957||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||31–20–11

|63||L||March 6, 1957||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||31–21–11

|64||W||March 9, 1957||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||32–21–11

|65||L||March 10, 1957||1–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||32–22–11

|66||W||March 14, 1957||8–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||33–22–11

|67||T||March 16, 1957||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1956–57) ||33–22–12

|68||L||March 17, 1957||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1956–57) ||33–23–12

|69||W||March 20, 1957||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1956–57) ||34–23–12

|70||W||March 23, 1957||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1956–57) ||35–23–12

Legend:

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 Date Away Score Home Score Notes April 6 Boston 1 Montreal 5 April 9 Boston 0 Montreal 1 April 11 Montreal 4 Boston 2 April 14 Montreal 0 Boston 2 April 16 Boston 1 Montreal 5 Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM C 69 33 51 84 105 RW 63 33 29 62 74 LW 70 29 29 58 56 C 63 18 36 54 71 D 70 6 44 50 92 LW 64 15 33 48 74 RW 41 19 21 40 18 RW 67 16 14 30 24 LW 64 10 11 21 58 LW 70 12 8 20 6 RW 70 7 9 16 20 D 70 4 11 15 59 C 47 3 10 13 14 D 59 0 13 13 70 D 64 1 11 12 49 C 14 3 4 7 0 D 58 1 4 5 48 RW/C 2 0 1 1 2 C 3 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 0 RW 2 0 0 0 2 C 4 0 0 0 2 C 1 0 0 0 0 D 10 0 0 0 4 G 9 0 0 0 2 G 61 0 0 0 16 LW 2 0 0 0 0 LW 4 0 0 0 0 C 3 0 0 0 2 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO 3660 61 31 18 12 122 2.00 9 540 9 4 5 0 31 3.44 0 Team: 4200 70 35 23 12 153 2.19 9

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM RW 10 11 7 18 2 C 10 6 6 12 15 RW 10 8 3 11 8 LW 10 3 7 10 4 LW 10 0 9 9 13 C 10 2 6 8 10 D 10 0 7 7 10 RW 10 3 2 5 2 LW 10 1 3 4 2 C 10 2 1 3 4 D 10 0 2 2 13 D 10 0 2 2 10 LW 8 1 0 1 4 C 6 0 1 1 0 RW 10 0 1 1 8 D 7 0 1 1 13 D 6 0 1 1 0 G 10 0 0 0 4 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO 616 10 8 2 17 1.66 1 Team: 616 10 8 2 17 1.66 1

Awards and records James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Doug Harvey Vezina Trophy: || Jacques Plante

See also 1956–57 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions

References Canadiens on Hockey Database Canadiens on NHL Reference