1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1966–67 Montreal Canadiens season was the Canadiens' 58th season of play, and 50th in the National Hockey League. The Canadiens lost in the Stanley Cup final to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games. This was the final season before the 1967 NHL Expansion.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Playoffs
In the playoffs, the Canadiens met the New York Rangers in the first round, sweeping the series 4–0 to advance to the Finals.Finals
In the finals, the Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose "Over the Hill Gang" produced an upset win over the defending champion Canadiens, winning the series 4–2.Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| RW | 68 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 65 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 67 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 69 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 69 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 7 | |
| C | 53 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 69 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 60 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 62 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| RW | 64 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| LW | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 61 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 48 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| D | 65 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 27 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 56 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D/RW | 63 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 2055 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 88 | 2.57 | 3 | |
| 1137 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 2.48 | 1 | |
| 888 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 3.18 | 1 | |
| 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 187 | 2.67 | 5 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | ||||
| C | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| RW | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| C | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| LW | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | ||||
| D | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| RW | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | ||||
| RW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| LW | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| RW | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| RW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| LW | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| D/RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| D | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| LW | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| D | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 555 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 2.38 | 0 | |
| 80 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | |
| Team: | 635 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 2.27 | 0 |
Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1966 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 5 | Phil Myre | Shawinigan Bruins | |
| 2 | 11 | Maurice St. Jacques | London Nationals | |
| 3 | 17 | Jude Drouin | Verdun Maple Leafs | |
| 4 | 23 | Bob Pate | Montreal Junior Canadiens |