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April 10, 1959
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
In Game 1 of the 1960s Stanley Cup finals in Montreal, the Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 5-3, sparked by Marcel Bonin's late goals, despite a sluggish start and coaches' criticisms. Series leads 1-0.
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MONTREAL (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens were safely launched today on their bid for an unprecedented fourth straight Stanley Cup title thanks to the spark supplied by Marcel Bonin.
For two and a half periods Thursday night a crowd of 14,370 saw a routine affair between the Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then the irrepressible little leftwinger chopped in the winning goal and set up the insurance marker with a cooly calculated pass to give the Canadiens a 5-3 win.
The tipoff to the humdrum aspects of this first game in the best-of-seven final playoff came in the comment of the coaches.
Both Toe Blake of Montreal and Punch Imlach of Toronto were critical of their teams.
Blake said "Some of the guys didn't seem to have any legs."
Imlach said his Leafs didn't hustle and fight enough.
The closeness of the score all the way failed to pull the crowd out of its apathy. Henri Richard and Ralph Backstrom scored for Montreal and Dick Duff and Billy Harris for the Leafs in the opening period.
It was as close through the second. Andre Pronovost moved Montreal in front and Ron Stewart pulled the Leafs even.
To the Leafs' credit, they out-skated and outchecked the Canadiens in the first two periods.
They looked good enough to snatch this first game although they had only one day rest after knocking off Boston in a tough seven game semifinal.
The longer layoff for the Canadiens—who were carried six games before downing Chicago—appeared to have left them sluggish.
The game lacked the sparkle and spectacle of Stanley Cup play.
The game was enlivened in the closing minutes by a scrap between Henri Richard and Toronto's Bobby Baun. Each was given a major penalty for fighting.
NHL Playoff
Thursday Result
Montreal 5, Toronto 3 - Montreal leads best-of-7 series 1-0
Saturday Schedule
Toronto at Montreal
MONTREAL (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens were safely launched today on their bid for an unprecedented fourth straight Stanley Cup title thanks to the spark supplied by Marcel Bonin.
For two and a half periods Thursday night a crowd of 14,370 saw a routine affair between the Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Then the irrepressible little leftwinger chopped in the winning goal and set up the insurance marker with a cooly calculated pass to give the Canadiens a 5-3 win.
The tipoff to the humdrum aspects of this first game in the best-of-seven final playoff came in the comment of the coaches.
Both Toe Blake of Montreal and Punch Imlach of Toronto were critical of their teams.
Blake said "Some of the guys didn't seem to have any legs."
Imlach said his Leafs didn't hustle and fight enough.
The closeness of the score all the way failed to pull the crowd out of its apathy. Henri Richard and Ralph Backstrom scored for Montreal and Dick Duff and Billy Harris for the Leafs in the opening period.
It was as close through the second. Andre Pronovost moved Montreal in front and Ron Stewart pulled the Leafs even.
To the Leafs' credit, they out-skated and outchecked the Canadiens in the first two periods.
They looked good enough to snatch this first game although they had only one day rest after knocking off Boston in a tough seven game semifinal.
The longer layoff for the Canadiens—who were carried six games before downing Chicago—appeared to have left them sluggish.
The game lacked the sparkle and spectacle of Stanley Cup play.
The game was enlivened in the closing minutes by a scrap between Henri Richard and Toronto's Bobby Baun. Each was given a major penalty for fighting.
NHL Playoff
Thursday Result
Montreal 5, Toronto 3 - Montreal leads best-of-7 series 1-0
Saturday Schedule
Toronto at Montreal
What sub-type of article is it?
Sports Report
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Stanley Cup
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Hockey Game
Playoff Win
What entities or persons were involved?
Marcel Bonin
Toe Blake
Punch Imlach
Henri Richard
Ralph Backstrom
Dick Duff
Billy Harris
Andre Pronovost
Ron Stewart
Bobby Baun
Where did it happen?
Montreal
Story Details
Key Persons
Marcel Bonin
Toe Blake
Punch Imlach
Henri Richard
Ralph Backstrom
Dick Duff
Billy Harris
Andre Pronovost
Ron Stewart
Bobby Baun
Location
Montreal
Event Date
Thursday Night
Story Details
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 in the first game of the best-of-seven Stanley Cup final playoff. Marcel Bonin scored the winning goal and assisted on the insurance marker. The game was routine until the third period, with both coaches criticizing their teams' effort. A fight occurred between Henri Richard and Bobby Baun late in the game.