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The Montreal Canadiens came up just a bit short against the Detroit Red Wings, 3 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1966 Stanley Cup Finals on April 24, 1966.

Final

DET

3

MTL

2

Team

DET

MTL

1

1

0

2

1

1

3

1

1

Total

3

2

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

DET

MTL

Red Wings

Floyd Smith (EV) assisted by Andy Bathgate

1

0

2nd period

DET

MTL

Canadiens

Ralph Backstrom (EV) assisted by J.C. Tremblay

1

1

Red Wings

Bill Gadsby (EV) assisted by Ab McDonald

2

1

3rd period

DET

MTL

Red Wings

Paul Henderson (EV) assisted by Bert Marshall

3

1

Canadiens

Terry Harper (EV) assisted by Bobby Rousseau

3

2

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