1967 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1967 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series played between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the series four games to two to win their thirteenth Stanley Cup. This is Toronto's most recent Stanley Cup championship, and most recent appearance in the championship final.
==Paths to the Final==
This was the last Stanley Cup before the 1967 expansion which meant only three series in total were played in the playoffs. Montreal defeated New York while Toronto defeated Chicago to advance to the Finals.
==The Series==
The average age of the Leafs' players was 31, the oldest lineup to win the Cup. Johnny Bower was 42 and Allan Stanley was 41. Dave Keon won the Conn Smythe Trophy.
Montreal won the opener 6–2, soundly trouncing Toronto. For the second game, Terry Sawchuk was replaced with Bower and provided the Leafs with a shutout win 3–0. Bower was in net for game three won 3–2 on Bob Pulford's overtime goal. This game has been described as "one of the most exciting games ever played".McFarlane(1973), pg. 171
Bower was injured before game four and Sawchuk had to take over. Al Smith was called up from the minors to served as back-up for the fourth and fifth games. The Canadiens defeated the Leafs 6–2 again, this time in Toronto to even the series. Sawchuk would play very well in the next two games, backstopping the Leafs to the Cup. In the sixth game Bower returned to the line-up as back up. Jim Pappin scored his seventh goal of the playoffs and Sawchuk stopped 41 shots helping Toronto win the the cup. Pappin had four goals and four assists in the Final series.
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 20	Toronto 	2 	Montreal	6 	
April 22	Toronto 	3 	Montreal	0 	
April 25	Montreal	2 	Toronto 	3 	2OT
April 27	Montreal	6 	Toronto 	2 	
April 29	Toronto 	4 	Montreal	1 	
May 2 	Montreal	1 	Toronto 	3 	
==Toronto Maple Leafs 1967 Stanley Cup Champions==
 
===Won 4 Stanley Cups with Toronto (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967)===
George Armstrong, Bob Baun, Johnny Bower, Larry Hillman, Tim Horton, Red Kelly, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich, Bob Pulford, Eddie Shack, Allan Stanley (11 players), Stafford Smythe, Harold Ballard, John Bassette, Punch Imlach, King Clancy, Bob Haggart, Tom Nayler (7 non-players)
==Video==
Game 4 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Montreal, April 27, 1967.
1967 04 27 TORONTO VS MONTREAL GAME 4 ORIG BROADCAST
Game 6 of the 1967 Stanley Cup Finals between Toronto and Montreal, May 2, 1967.
NHL Classic Games- 1967 Stanley Cup Final, Gm6- Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens
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