1960 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1959–60 season. The Montreal Canadiens played the minimum number eight games (at-the-time) to become the last Stanley Cup winners in NHL history to go perfect in the playoffs to date. After winning the Cup, Maurice Richard retired from the NHL as a champion.

1960 Stanley Cup playoffs

Tournament details
Dates	March 23 – April 14, 1960
Teams	4
Defending champions	Montreal Canadiens
Final positions
Champions	Montreal Canadiens
Runners-up	Toronto Maple Leafs
← 1959 1961 →

Playoff seeds

The top four out of the six teams in the league qualified for the playoffs:

1. Montreal Canadiens – 92 points
2. Toronto Maple Leafs – 79 points
3. Chicago Black Hawks – 69 points
4. Detroit Red Wings – 67 points

Playoff bracket

In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the semifinals, the first-place team played the third-place team, while the second-place team played the fourth-place team. The winners of the semifinals then played for the Stanley Cup.

	Semifinals					Stanley Cup Finals
	1	Montreal	4
	3	Chicago	0
						1	Montreal	4
						2	Toronto	0
	2	Toronto	4
	4	Detroit	2

Semifinals

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Chicago Black Hawks

Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks had led the league in scoring, but the Montreal Canadiens managed to hold him to only one goal as the Canadiens swept the Black Hawks in four.

March 24	Chicago Black Hawks		3–4		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Murray Balfour (1) – 16:15		First period			11:05 – Jean Beliveau (1) 15:04 – Andre Pronovost (1)
Ted Lindsay (1) – 16:18		Second period			08:45 – pp – Dickie Moore (1)
Ron Murphy (1) – 18:17		Third period			10:32 – Bernie Geoffrion (1)
Glenn Hall		Goalie stats			Jacques Plante

March 26	Chicago Black Hawks		3–4	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Kenny Wharram (1) – 13:13		First period			11:38 – Dickie Moore (2)
No scoring		Second period			17:55 – Marcel Bonin (1)
Bobby Hull (1) – 02:34 Bill Hay (1) – 18:58		Third period			08:35 – pp – Dickie Moore (3)
No scoring		First overtime period			08:38 – Doug Harvey (1)
Glenn Hall		Goalie stats			Jacques Plante

March 29	Montreal Canadiens		4–0		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Bill Hicke (1) – 10:15 Jean-Guy Talbot (1)		Second period			No scoring
Donnie Marshall (1) – 09:39 Bernie Geoffrion (2) – 18:04		Third period			No scoring
Jacques Plante		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall

March 31	Montreal Canadiens		2–0		Chicago Black Hawks	Chicago Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
Claude Provost (1) – 04:47 Dickie Moore (4) – 13:09		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Jacques Plante		Goalie stats			Glenn Hall

Montreal won series 4–0

(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings

Gordie Howe led the Detroit Red Wings as it took the Toronto Maple Leafs in 6 games, including one in triple overtime, to win the series.

March 23	Detroit Red Wings		2–1		Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Gordie Howe (1) – 02:38 Len Haley (1) – 14:24		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			16:04 – Carl Brewer (1)
Terry Sawchuck		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

March 26	Detroit Red Wings		2–4		Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Pete Goegan (1) – 16:12		First period			13:37 – George Armstrong (1)
No scoring		Second period			17:04 – Larry Regan (1)
Alex Delvecchio (1) – 05:50		Third period			04:02 – Frank Mahovlich (1) 19:13 – en – Bob Pulford (1)
Terry Sawchuck		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

March 27	Toronto Maple Leafs		5–4	3OT	Detroit Red Wings	Olympia Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			16:57 – pp – Norm Ullman (1) 17:18 – Marcel Pronovost (1)
Red Kelly (1) – 03:35 Dick Duff (1) – 07:00 Bob Pulford (2) – 08:05 Red Kelly (2) – pp – 19:24		Second period			16:58 – pp – Len Lunde (1)
No scoring		Third period			12:40 – Gerry Melnyk (1)
Frank Mahovlich (2) – 03:00		Third overtime period			No scoring
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck

March 29	Toronto Maple Leafs		1–2	OT	Detroit Red Wings	Olympia Stadium	Recap
No scoring		First period			13:15 – Gary Aldcorn (1)
Carl Brewer (2) – 10:29		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			01:54 – pp – Gerry Melnyk (2)
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck

April 2	Detroit Red Wings		4–5		Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
No scoring		First period			05:14 – pp – Allan Stanley (1) 09:05 – pp – Bert Olmstead (1)
Warren Godfrey (1) – 10:32 Gerry Melnyk (3) – 11:56		Second period			12:45 – Allan Stanley (2)
Jack McIntyre (1) – 08:36 Alex Delvecchio (2) – 19:19		Third period			04:32 – Red Kelly (3) 12:10 – Larry Regan (2)
Terry Sawchuck		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

April 3	Toronto Maple Leafs		4–2		Detroit Red Wings	Olympia Stadium	Recap
Bob Pulford (3) – 19:19		First period			05:26 – Murray Oliver (1)
No scoring		Second period			00:57 – pp – Norm Ullman (2)
Bob Pulford (4) – 00:37 Frank Mahovlich (3) – 02:40 Dick Duff (2) – 17:06		Third period			No scoring
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats			Terry Sawchuck

Toronto won series 4–2

Finals

Main article: 1960 Stanley Cup Finals

April 7	Toronto Maple Leafs		2–4		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			02:27 – pp – Dickie Moore (5) 08:55 – Doug Harvey (2) 11:56 – Jean Beliveau (2)
Bob Baun (1) – 05:23 Bert Olmstead (2) – 17:35		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			01:30 – Henri Richard (1)
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats			Jacques Plante

April 9	Toronto Maple Leafs		1–2		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Larry Regan (3) – 19:32		First period			01:26 – Dickie Moore (6) 05:56 – Jean Beliveau (3)
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Johnny Bower		Goalie stats			Jacques Plante

April 12	Montreal Canadiens		5–2		Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Donnie Marshall (2) – 13:54		First period			No scoring
Phil Goyette (1) – 00:21 Henri Richard (2) – 15:27		Second period			16:19 – Johnny Wilson (1)
Phil Goyette (2) – 08:57 Maurice Richard (1) – 10:07		Third period			19:47 – pp – Bert Olmstead (3)
Jacques Plante		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

April 14	Montreal Canadiens		4–0		Toronto Maple Leafs	Maple Leaf Gardens	Recap
Jean Beliveau (4) – 08:16 Doug Harvey (3) – 08:45		First period			No scoring
Henri Richard (3) – 16:40		Second period			No scoring
Jean Beliveau (5) – 01:21		Third period			No scoring
Jacques Plante		Goalie stats			Johnny Bower

Montreal won series 4–0

Leading scorers

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Henri Richard	Montreal Canadiens	8	3	9	12
Bernie Geoffrion	Montreal Canadiens	8	2	10	12
Leonard "Red" Kelly	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	3	8	11
Dickie Moore	Montreal Canadiens	8	6	4	10
Alex Delvecchio	Detroit Red Wings	6	2	6	8
Jean Beliveau	Montreal Canadiens	8	5	2	7
Bert Olmstead	Toronto Maple Leafs	10	3	4	7

See also

• 1959–60 NHL season
• 1960 in sports