| 1957 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Boston: Boston Garden (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Toe Blake Boston: Milt Schmidt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Maurice Richard Boston: Fernie Flaman | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 6–16, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Dickie Moore (0:14, second) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Jean Beliveau (1972) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Jacques Plante (1978) Henri Richard (1979) Maurice Richard (1961) Bruins: Leo Boivin (1986) Fernie Flaman (1990) Allan Stanley (1981; did not play) Terry Sawchuk (1971) Coaches: Toe Blake (1966, player) Milt Schmidt (1961, player) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1957 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1956–57 season, and the culmination of the 1957 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens were making their seventh consecutive Final appearance, while Boston was making their first appearance since their 1953 loss to Montreal. The Canadiens won the series, four games to one, for their second straight Cup victory.