Jean Beliveau's 1965-1966 season
Centre Jean Beliveau was 34 years old when the 1965-1966 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 67 of a possible 70 games and scored 29 goals and 48 assists for 77 points, 1.15 points per game. The season ended with Jean Beliveau winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against Detroit Red Wings, after 10 playoff games and 10 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
- Year 196561 years agoSeason opener
Jean Beliveau plays the 1965-1966 season for Montréal Canadiens
Jean was 34 years old when the 1965-1966 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- +4 pointsThe gameDET1–8MTLWgame 1/70His night+4P+2G+2A0+/-6SOG4PPP
- The gameMTL4–3NYRWgame 2/70His nightNo points+1+/-4SOG
- +1 goalThe gameNYR3–4MTLWgame 3/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-2SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameCHI6–4MTLLgame 4/70His night+1P+1G0+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–2DETgame 5/70His night+1P+1A0+/-3SOG
- November 1965
- +1 assistThe gameTOR1–5MTLWgame 6/70His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameBOS3–1MTLLgame 7/70His night+1P+1A-2+/-1SOG
- The gameMTL3–3TORgame 9/70His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL5–2CHIWgame 10/70His night+1P+1A0+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–2DETgame 11/70His night+1P+1A-1+/-1SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR3–1MTLLgame 12/70His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +5 pointsThe gameNYR3–9MTLWgame 13/70His night+5P+1G+4A+1+/-7SOG3PPP
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–3BOSLgame 14/70His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL2–1TORWgame 15/70His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- The gameDET2–3MTLWgame 16/70His nightNo points0+/-5SOG
- The gameMTL2–1CHIWgame 17/70His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- December 1965
- +3 pointsThe gameNYR3–4MTLWgame 18/70His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-7SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 18 of 7022pointsNHL#48goalsNHL#714assistsNHL#2MTL11-4-0W-L-OT25Points2nd in the whole NHL - +1 assistThe gameMTL4–4BOSgame 19/70His night+1P+1A0+/-8SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameBOS3–8MTLWgame 20/70His night+2P+2A+3+/-1SOG
- +1 goalThe gameCHI1–2MTLWgame 21/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-6SOG1PPP
- +2 goalsThe gameMTL5–3CHIWgame 22/70His night+2P+2G+1+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gameBOS1–2MTLWgame 24/70His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL2–3NYRLgame 25/70His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG
- The gameDET3–4MTLWgame 26/70His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- The gameMTL0–1DETLgame 27/70His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameMTL2–3TORLgame 28/70His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
Year 196660 years ago- The gameNYR1–5MTLWgame 29/70His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI4–2MTLLgame 31/70His night+1P+1A-1+/-3SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR6–0MTLLgame 34/70His nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI4–6MTLWgame 35/70His night+1P+1A-2+/-1SOG1PPP
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 35 of 7032 of 35 played35pointsNHL#712goalsNHL#1423assistsNHL#5MTL20-11-0W-L-OT44Points2nd in the whole NHL - +1 goalThe gameMTL3–1BOSWgame 36/70His night+1P+1G0+/-2SOG1PPP
- The gameMTL2–5DETLgame 37/70His nightNo points-3+/-1SOG
- The gameDET3–0MTLLgame 38/70His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- The gameMTL3–3CHIgame 39/70His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI4–2MTLLgame 40/70His night+1P+1A0+/-5SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameNYR2–6MTLWgame 41/70His night+3P+2G+1A+3+/-5SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMTL3–1BOSWgame 42/70His night+2P+2A+2+/-5SOG
- February 1966
- +3 pointsThe gameTOR4–5MTLWgame 43/70His night+3P+2G+1A+2+/-7SOG
- The gameMTL4–0NYRWgame 45/70His nightNo points+1+/-6SOG
- The gameMTL0–2BOSLgame 46/70His nightNo points-1+/-7SOG
- The gameMTL2–2CHIgame 47/70His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMTL4–3DETWgame 48/70His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +1 goalThe gameMTL1–3TORLgame 49/70His night+1P+1G-1+/-7SOG
- +1 assistThe gameCHI2–5MTLWgame 50/70His night+1P+1A+1+/-4SOG
- The gameBOS2–3MTLWgame 52/70His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- +2 goalsThe gameNYR3–4MTLWgame 53/70His night+2P+2G+2+/-7SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 53 of 7050 of 53 played54pointsNHL#621goalsNHL#933assistsNHL#6MTL30-16-0W-L-OT67PointsPlayoff spot1st in the whole NHL - +3 assistsThe gameMTL5–3DETWgame 54/70His night+3P+3A+2+/-4SOG1PPP
MilestoneJean Beliveau reaches 100 career points
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 27
- The gameTOR4–0MTLLgame 56/70His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +3 pointsThe gameDET2–7MTLWgame 57/70His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-5SOG2PPP
- The gameMTL1–0CHIWgame 58/70His nightNo points0+/-7SOG
- The gameBOS3–1MTLLgame 59/70His nightNo points-2+/-5SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameDET1–4MTLWgame 60/70His night+2P+2A+2+/-5SOG
- The gameMTL2–3NYRLgame 61/70His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- +5 pointsThe gameMTL7–2TORWgame 62/70His night+5P+2G+3A+4+/-7SOG1PPP
- +2 assistsThe gameNYR2–6MTLWgame 63/70His night+2P+2A+1+/-1SOG1PPP
- The gameMTL2–4CHILgame 64/70His nightNo points-1+/-6SOG
- The gameTOR2–0MTLLgame 65/70His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameBOS2–5MTLWgame 66/70His night+2P+1G+1A0+/-5SOG
- The gameMTL3–1BOSWgame 67/70His nightNo points-1+/-5SOG
- The gameMTL3–1TORWgame 68/70His nightNo points+1+/-3SOG
- April 1966
- +3 pointsThe gameCHI3–8MTLWgame 69/70His night+3P+2G+1A+1+/-6SOG2PPP
- +1 assistThe gameMTL4–1NYRWgame 70/70His night+1P+1A-1+/-2SOG1PPP
The season in numbersJean Beliveau closes the 1965-1966 season with 77 points
Points77NHL#4Games67of 7096%Goals29NHL#7Assists48NHL#1P/GP1.15NHL#2+/-+10NHL#25Events100career points100NHL games50career assists25career goals6 i radgames with a point · 7 pts4 days laterPlayoffsMontréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
QuarterfinalMontréal Canadiens meet Toronto Maple Leafs
MTLvsTORSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo SwedesSwedes on Toronto Maple LeafsNo Swedes- +1 goalGame 1TOR3–4MTLWHis night+1P+1G+1+/-3SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2TOR0–2MTLWHis nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- +3 pointsGame 3MTL5–2TORWHis night+3P+1G+2A+1+/-6SOG1PPP
- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- +1 assistGame 4MTL4–1TORWHis night+1P+1A-1+/-4SOG1PPP
QuarterfinalMontréal Canadiens knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
MTL4–0TORAdvance4Games5Points2Goals3Assists10 days laterStanley Cup FinalMontréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings
MTLvsDETSwedes on Montréal CanadiensNo SwedesSwedes on Detroit Red WingsNo Swedes- Game 1DET3–2MTLLHis nightNo points-1+/-3SOG
- Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- +1 assistGame 2DET5–2MTLLHis night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- +2 pointsGame 3MTL4–2DETWHis night+2P+1G+1A+2+/-2SOG
- May 1966
- Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Montréal Canadiensare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
- Game 5DET1–5MTLWHis nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
- +1 goalGame 6MTL3–2DETWHis night+1P+1G+1+/-4SOG
Stanley Cup ChampionsMontréal Canadiens
beat Detroit Red Wings 4–2 in the final
6Games5Points3Goals2AssistsThe run in numbersJean Beliveau ends the 1965-1966 playoffs with 10 points
Points10NHL#4Games10Goals5NHL#3Assists5NHL#5P/GP1.00NHL#3+/-+4NHL#5Events25playoff points10playoff goals10playoff assists3 pointsbest gameTOR4–0→DET4–2