The 1957 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranke ...

's (NHL) 1956–57 season, and the culmination of the

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. It was contested between the defending champion

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and the

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. The Canadiens were making their seventh consecutive Final appearance, while Boston was making their first appearance since their loss to Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their second straight Cup victory.

Paths to the Finals

Montreal defeated the

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4–1 to reach the final. Boston defeated the

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4–1 to reach the final.

Game summaries

Rocket Richard Joseph Henri Maurice "Rocket" Richard (; ; August 4, 1921 – May 27, 2000) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first player in NHL hist ...

scored four times in game one, including three in the second period, to tie Ted Lindsay's record, set in for a winning Detroit team.

Jacques Plante Joseph Jacques Omer Plante (; January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career lasting from 1947 to 1975, he was considered to be one of the most important innovators in hockey. He played ...

held the Bruins to just six goals in the five games, four of which were scored by

Fleming Mackell Fleming David Mackell (April 30, 1929 – October 19, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played with two Stanley Cup winners in his 13-season National Hockey League career. Playing career After a stage with St-Michaels, the Toronto Ma ...

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1957 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Maurice Richard by NHL President

Clarence Campbell Clarence Sutherland Campbell, (July 9, 1905 – June 24, 1984) was a Canadian ice hockey executive, referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian Army during World War II, th ...

following the Canadiens 5–1 win over the Bruins in game five. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens

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* * * Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). ''Lord Stanley's Cup''. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50. {{Navboxes , list1= {{Stanley Cup Finals {{1956–57 NHL season by team {{Boston Bruins {{Montreal Canadiens {{Hockey Night in Canada

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Stanley Cup Finals Boston Bruins games Montreal Canadiens games Sports competitions in Montreal

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1950s in Montreal 1957 in Quebec Sports competitions in Boston

1950s in Boston Boston Garden

Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Stanley Cup engraving

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