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.

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.
1st period
DET
MTL
Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Dutch Reibel and Gordie Howe
1
0
2nd period
DET
MTL
Jean Beliveau (PP) assisted by Bert Olmstead
1
1
Bill Dineen (EV) assisted by Norm Ullman and Johnny Bucyk
2
1
Henri Richard (EV) assisted by Maurice Richard and Dickie Moore
2
2
Ted Lindsay (EV) assisted by Gordie Howe
3
2
Alex Delvecchio (PP) assisted by Gordie Howe and Lorne Ferguson
4
2
3rd period
DET
MTL
Jack LeClair (EV) assisted by Floyd Curry and Doug Harvey
4
3
Bernie Geoffrion (EV) assisted by Jean-Guy Talbot
4
4
Jean Beliveau (EV) assisted by Bernie Geoffrion and Bert Olmstead
4
5
Claude Provost (EV) assisted by Jack LeClair and Floyd Curry
4
6