The 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1959–60 season. The Montreal Canadiens played the minimum number eight games (at-the-time) to become the last Stanley Cup winners in NHL history to go perfect in the playoffs to date. After winning the Cup, Maurice Richard retired from the NHL as a champion.
Playoff seeds The top four out of the six teams in the league qualified for the playoffs: Montreal Canadiens – 92 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 79 points Chicago Black Hawks – 69 points Detroit Red Wings – 67 points
Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the semifinals, the first-place team played the third-place team, while the second-place team played the fourth-place team. The winners of the semifinals then played for the Stanley Cup.
Semifinals (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks had led the league in scoring, but the Montreal Canadiens managed to hold him to only one goal as the Canadiens swept the Black Hawks in four.
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe led the Detroit Red Wings as it took the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games, including one in triple overtime, to win the series.
Finals
Leading scorers Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsHenri Richard Montreal Canadiens 8 3 9 12Bernie Geoffrion Montreal Canadiens 8 2 10 12Leonard "Red" Kelly Toronto Maple Leafs 10 3 8 11Dickie Moore Montreal Canadiens 8 6 410Alex Delvecchio Detroit Red Wings 6 2 6 8Jean Beliveau Montreal Canadiens 85 2 7Bert Olmstead Toronto Maple Leafs 10 3 4 7
See also 1959–60 NHL season 1960 in sports
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