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The Montreal Canadiens got the win against the Detroit Red Wings, 6 to 4, in Game 1 of the 1956 Stanley Cup Finals on March 31, 1956.

Final

DET

4

MTL

6

Team

DET

MTL

1

1

0

2

3

2

3

0

4

Total

4

6

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

DET

MTL

Red Wings

Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Dutch Reibel and Gordie Howe

1

0

2nd period

DET

MTL

Canadiens

Jean Beliveau (PP) assisted by Bert Olmstead

1

1

Red Wings

Bill Dineen (EV) assisted by Norm Ullman and Johnny Bucyk

2

1

Canadiens

Henri Richard (EV) assisted by Maurice Richard and Dickie Moore

2

2

Red Wings

Ted Lindsay (EV) assisted by Gordie Howe

3

2

Red Wings

Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Gordie Howe and Lorne Ferguson

4

2

3rd period

DET

MTL

Canadiens

Jack LeClair (EV) assisted by Floyd Curry and Doug Harvey

4

3

Canadiens

Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Jean-Guy Talbot

4

4

Canadiens

Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Bert Olmstead

4

5

Canadiens

Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Jack LeClair and Floyd Curry

4

6

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