1967 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1967 Stanley Cup playoffs, to decide the 1967 championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) was the last before the expansion from six to twelve teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games to win the Stanley Cup. As of 2010, it is the most recent time Toronto has won the Cup. The Leafs' squad was renowned as the oldest ever to win a Cup final; the average age of the team was well over thirty, and four players were over forty.
==Format==
In the semi-finals, the Chicago Black Hawks in first place played the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs. The second-place Montreal Canadiens played the fourth-place New York Rangers. The winner of the semi-finals series would play for the championship and Stanley Cup.
==Series==
Chicago (1) vs. Toronto (3)
Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, it was the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs who beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 6 	Toronto 	2 	Chicago	5 	
April 9 	Toronto 	3 	Chicago	1 	
April 11	Chicago 	1 	Toronto	3 	
April 13	Chicago 	4 	Toronto	3 	
April 15	Toronto 	4 	Chicago	2 	
April 18	Chicago 	1 	Toronto	3 	
Montreal (4) vs. New York (0)
Montreal swept the Rangers in the minimum four games.
Date 	Visitors	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 6 	New York	4 	Montreal	6 	
April 8 	New York	1 	Montreal	3 	
April 11	Montreal	3 	New York	2 	
April 13	Montreal	2 	New York	1 	OT
===Finals===
The Maple Leafs now faced the Canadiens for the Stanley Cup. After splitting the first four games, the Maple Leafs won games five and six to win the series.
===Playoff bracket===
==Statistical leaders==
===Leading scorers===
Player 	Team 	GP	G	A 	Pts
Jim Pappin 	Toronto 	12	7	8 	15
Pete Stemkowski	Toronto 	12	5	7 	12
Jean Beliveau 	Montreal	10	6	5 	11
Bob Pulford 	Toronto 	12	1	10	11
Henri Richard 	Montreal	10	4	6 	10
Frank Mahovlich	Toronto 	12	3	7 	10
===Leading goaltenders===
Player 	Team 	GP	GA	GAA
Terry Sawchuk 	Toronto 	10	25	2.65
Rogatien Vachon	Montreal	9 	22	2.38
==Awards and records==
* Conn Smythe Trophy (playoff MVP) - Dave Keon, Toronto Maple Leafs
==Photo Gallery==
April67MonCan.jpg|April 1967 Montreal Canadiens
==See also==
* 1966–67 NHL season
==References==
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==External links==
* 1967 NHL Playoffs Leaders, Hockey-reference.com
Category:Stanley Cup Playoffs
Category:1967 in hockey