1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 33rd season in the NHL, and the club was coming off of a fifth-place finish in 1957–58, as they finished the year 24–39–7, earning 55 points, which was their highest point total since last making the playoffs in 1952–53.

1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks
Division3rd NHL
1958–59 record28–29–13
Home record14–12–9
Road record14–17–4
Goals for197
Goals against208
Team information
General managerTommy Ivan
CoachRudy Pilous
CaptainEd Litzenberger
Alternate captainsRon Murphy
Pierre Pilote
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsEd Litzenberger (33)
AssistsEd Litzenberger (44)
PointsEd Litzenberger (77)
Penalty minutesTed Lindsay (184)
WinsGlenn Hall (28)
Goals against averageGlenn Hall (2.97)

It was a quiet off-season for the Black Hawks, who made no major moves. The team named Ed Litzenberger the new team captain, as the spot was left vacant for the 1957–58 season.

Chicago would get off to a good start, going unbeaten in their first four games, before going on a six-game winless streak to drop them under .500. The Black Hawks would hover around the .500 mark all season long, and as a result, the team set a club record with 28 victories, and tied the club record by earning 69 points, as the Black Hawks qualified for the post-season for the first time since 1952–53. Chicago finished in third place, which was their highest finish in the standings since finishing third in the 1945–46 season.

Offensively, Chicago was led by Ed Litzenberger, who led the club with 33 goals and 77 points. His 77 points tied a club record originally set by Max Bentley in 1943–44. Tod Sloan finished with 27 goals and 62 points, while Ted Lindsay rebounded from a poor 1957–58 season by scoring 22 goals and 58 points, while leading the NHL with 181 penalty minutes. Bobby Hull had a solid season, scoring 18 goals and 50 points. On the blueline, Pierre Pilote led the way, scoring 7 goals and 37 points, while Moose Vasko chipped in with 6 goals and 10 assists for 16 points.

In goal, Glenn Hall had all the playing time for the second straight season, as he won a club record 28 games and posted a 2.97 GAA, along with a shutout.

Chicago would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven NHL semi-final. The Canadiens finished the year on top of the NHL standings with 91 points, and had won the Stanley Cup three years in a row. The series opened at the Montreal Forum, and the Canadiens took control of the series, winning the opening two games by scores of 4–2 and 5–1 to take the 2–0 series lead. The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and the Black Hawks responded, winning their first playoff games since 1953, as they defeated Montreal 4–2 and 3–2 to even the series up at two games a piece. The series returned to Montreal for the fifth game, and the heavily favored Canadiens put the Black Hawks on the brink of elimination with a 4–2 win to take a 3–2 series lead. Montreal ended the series in the sixth game in Chicago, hanging on for a 5–4 victory to win the series.

Season standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens70391813258158+10091
2Boston Bruins7032299205215−1073
3Chicago Black Hawks70282913197208−1169
4Toronto Maple Leafs70273211189201−1265
5New York Rangers70263212201217−1664
6Detroit Red Wings7025378167218−5158

Record vs. opponents
1958–59 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —6–7–18–5–16–6–26–5–36–6–2
Chicago 7–6–1—6–7–11–8–57–4–37–4–3
Detroit 5–8–17–6–1—1–9–46–7–16–7–1
Montreal 6–6–28–1–59–1–4—8–5–18–5–1
New York 5–6–34–7–37–6–15–8–1—5–5–4
Toronto 6–6–24–7–37–6–15–8–15–5–4—

Game log

Regular season
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPts
1October 8New York Rangers1–1Chicago Black Hawks0–0–11
2October 11Chicago Black Hawks3–1Toronto Maple Leafs1–0–13
3October 12Toronto Maple Leafs2–5Chicago Black Hawks2–0–15
4October 16Chicago Black Hawks7–2Detroit Red Wings3–0–17
5October 18Detroit Red Wings3–1Chicago Black Hawks3–1–17
6October 19Boston Bruins4–1Chicago Black Hawks3–2–17
7October 23Chicago Black Hawks1–9Montreal Canadiens3–3–17
8October 25Chicago Black Hawks2–6New York Rangers3–4–17
9October 28Montreal Canadiens5–5Chicago Black Hawks3–4–28
10October 30Chicago Black Hawks2–5Boston Bruins3–5–28
11November 1Chicago Black Hawks4–2Montreal Canadiens4–5–210
12November 4New York Rangers2–4Chicago Black Hawks5–5–212
13November 8Chicago Black Hawks4–3Detroit Red Wings6–5–214
14November 11Boston Bruins8–4Chicago Black Hawks6–6–214
15November 15Montreal Canadiens3–1Chicago Black Hawks6–7–214
16November 16Detroit Red Wings2–3Chicago Black Hawks7–7–216
17November 19Boston Bruins2–3Chicago Black Hawks8–7–218
18November 22Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens8–8–218
19November 23Toronto Maple Leafs3–3Chicago Black Hawks8–8–319
20November 27Montreal Canadiens2–1Chicago Black Hawks8–9–319
21November 29Chicago Black Hawks2–1Toronto Maple Leafs9–9–321
22November 30New York Rangers2–2Chicago Black Hawks9–9–422
23December 3Chicago Black Hawks2–4New York Rangers9–10–422
24December 6Detroit Red Wings4–3Chicago Black Hawks9–11–422
25December 7Chicago Black Hawks2–2Detroit Red Wings9–11–523
26December 10Toronto Maple Leafs2–2Chicago Black Hawks9–11–624
27December 13Chicago Black Hawks2–4Boston Bruins9–12–624
28December 14Chicago Black Hawks3–3New York Rangers9–12–725
29December 17Boston Bruins2–5Chicago Black Hawks10–12–727
30December 20Chicago Black Hawks1–4Montreal Canadiens10–13–727
31December 21Detroit Red Wings2–4Chicago Black Hawks11–13–729
32December 25Chicago Black Hawks2–4Boston Bruins11–14–729
33December 27Chicago Black Hawks2–2Toronto Maple Leafs11–14–830
34December 28Toronto Maple Leafs3–4Chicago Black Hawks12–14–832
35December 31Chicago Black Hawks4–2Detroit Red Wings13–14–834
36January 1Montreal Canadiens2–2Chicago Black Hawks13–14–935
37January 3Chicago Black Hawks2–1Toronto Maple Leafs14–14–937
38January 4Boston Bruins3–5Chicago Black Hawks15–14–939
39January 7Chicago Black Hawks4–0New York Rangers16–14–941
40January 8Chicago Black Hawks4–2Boston Bruins17–14–943
41January 10Chicago Black Hawks0–1Montreal Canadiens17–15–943
42January 11New York Rangers4–3Chicago Black Hawks17–16–943
43January 17New York Rangers1–7Chicago Black Hawks18–16–945
44January 18Montreal Canadiens1–1Chicago Black Hawks18–16–1046
45January 21Detroit Red Wings3–2Chicago Black Hawks18–17–1046
46January 24Chicago Black Hawks0–2Detroit Red Wings18–18–1046
47January 25Toronto Maple Leafs4–1Chicago Black Hawks18–19–1046
48January 28Chicago Black Hawks3–1New York Rangers19–19–1048
49January 31Chicago Black Hawks3–3Montreal Canadiens19–19–1149
50February 1Montreal Canadiens3–3Chicago Black Hawks19–19–1250
51February 5Chicago Black Hawks2–1Boston Bruins20–19–1252
52February 7Chicago Black Hawks6–3New York Rangers21–19–1254
53February 8Toronto Maple Leafs2–7Chicago Black Hawks22–19–1256
54February 12Chicago Black Hawks4–5Boston Bruins22–20–1256
55February 14Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple Leafs22–21–1256
56February 15Boston Bruins3–3Chicago Black Hawks22–21–1357
57February 18New York Rangers2–4Chicago Black Hawks23–21–1359
58February 21Chicago Black Hawks2–5Detroit Red Wings23–22–1359
59February 22Toronto Maple Leafs1–5Chicago Black Hawks24–22–1361
60February 28Boston Bruins2–5Chicago Black Hawks25–22–1363
61March 1Detroit Red Wings1–3Chicago Black Hawks26–22–1365
62March 4Chicago Black Hawks2–5Toronto Maple Leafs26–23–1365
63March 7New York Rangers6–1Chicago Black Hawks26–24–1365
64March 8Montreal Canadiens2–1Chicago Black Hawks26–25–1365
65March 11Chicago Black Hawks5–3New York Rangers27–25–1367
66March 14Chicago Black Hawks4–8Montreal Canadiens27–26–1367
67March 15Detroit Red Wings4–1Chicago Black Hawks27–27–1367
68March 17Chicago Black Hawks0–2Detroit Red Wings27–28–1367
69March 21Chicago Black Hawks1–5Toronto Maple Leafs27–29–1367
70March 22Chicago Black Hawks4–1Boston Bruins28–29–1369

Montreal Canadiens 4, Chicago Black Hawks 2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1March 24Chicago Black Hawks2–4Montreal Canadiens0–1
2March 26Chicago Black Hawks1–5Montreal Canadiens0–2
3March 28Montreal Canadiens2–4Chicago Black Hawks1–2
4March 31Montreal Canadiens1–3Chicago Black Hawks2–2
5April 2Chicago Black Hawks2–4Montreal Canadiens2–3
6April 4Montreal Canadiens5–4Chicago Black Hawks2–4

Season stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ed Litzenberger7033447737
Tod Sloan5927356279
Ted Lindsay70223658184
Bobby Hull7018325050
Ron Murphy5917304752

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLTGASOGAA
Glenn Hall70420028291320812.97

Playoff stats

Scoring leaders
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Ed Litzenberger63588
Tod Sloan63580
Ted Lindsay624613
Eric Nesterenko62248
Glen Skov62134

Goaltending
PlayerGPTOIWLGASOGAA
Glenn Hall6360242103.50

References
  1. "1958–1959 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

Sources
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