{"id":74187,"date":"2020-05-01T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=74187"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T01:21:12","slug":"today-in-hockey-history-montreal-canadiens-jean-beliveau-wins-first-conn-smythe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/05\/01\/today-in-hockey-history-montreal-canadiens-jean-beliveau-wins-first-conn-smythe\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Hockey History: Montreal Canadiens Jean Beliveau Wins First Conn Smythe"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical <\/span>significance<\/span> to the game. We\u2019ll <\/span>remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for May 1st, featuring Jean Beliveau<\/a>.
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Today in Hockey History<\/h2>\n

Jean Beliveau<\/a> Wins First Conn Smythe Trophy<\/h3>\n

1965:<\/strong> The Montreal Canadiens<\/a> great wins the inaugural award for post-season MVP. He records 16 points in the Stanley Cup playoffs as the Habs win 4-0 in Game 7 over the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>. Beliveau scores the fastest game-winning goal to win a Cup Final in 14 seconds. He assists on Dick Duff<\/a><\/strong>‘s goal that helps seal the crown.<\/p>\n

Yvan Cournoyer<\/a><\/strong> and Henri Richard<\/a><\/strong> add goals while Gump Worsley<\/a><\/strong> makes 20 saves to get the shutout. Worsley is the second goalie to get a shutout in a Game 7. It’s the first Stanley Cup for Montreal since 1960.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/h3>\n

1980: Bob Nystrom<\/a><\/strong> scores 1:20 in double overtime as the New York Islanders<\/a> win a record seventh straight road post-season game. It’s the third of four OT-goals in the playoffs for Nystrom as the Isles beat the Buffalo Sabres,<\/a> 2-1.<\/p>\n

1992:<\/strong> The New York Rangers<\/a> win their first Game 7 in franchise history with an 8-4 win over the New Jersey Devils<\/a>. Adam Graves<\/a><\/strong> scores two goals and two assists in the clincher of the Patrick Division semifinals.<\/p>\n

Pat LaFontaine<\/a><\/strong> is the player in league history to score a goal in his team’s first seven playoff games. The Sabres lose 3-2 to the Boston Bruins<\/a> in Game 7 of the Adams Division semifinals.<\/p>\n

1993:<\/b> Nikolai Borschevsky<\/a><\/strong> is the second player to score his first playoff goal in overtime of Game 7. His goal leads the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> in the Norris semifinals.
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1995:<\/strong> The Canadiens miss the playoffs for the first time in 25 years after a 2-0 loss to the Sabres. Dominik Hasek<\/a><\/strong> makes 32 saves and both Richard Smehlik<\/a><\/strong> and Alexander Mogilny<\/a><\/strong> get goals.<\/p>\n

2004: Joe Sakic<\/a><\/strong> scores in overtime of a 2-1 win by the Colorado Avalanche<\/a> over the San Jose Sharks<\/a>. Sakic ties Maurice Richard<\/a><\/strong> with his sixth OT goal in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

2008: Johan Franzen<\/a><\/strong>‘s hat trick guides the Red Wings to an 8-2 over the Avalanche. Franzen breaks a team record for goals in a series with nine.<\/p>\n

2009:<\/strong> The Red Wings start a record 18th straight series at home with a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks<\/a>. Nicklas Lidstrom<\/a><\/strong> gets a goal and two assists in the win.<\/p>\n

2018: Alex Ovechkin<\/a><\/strong> scores with 1:07 left in regulation as the Washington Capitals<\/a> beat the Pittsburgh Penguins,<\/a> 3-2.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to You<\/h3>\n

1947: Jim Lorentz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1961: Clint Malarchuk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1969: Bryan Marchment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1984: Patrick Eaves<\/a>; David Backes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1994: Jaccob Slavin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1996: William Nylander<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical significance to the game. We\u2019ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for May 1st, featuring Jean Beliveau. Today […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":73540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8245,6331],"tags":[2242,2568,3519,3534,2052,2247,2001,3404,230],"class_list":["post-74187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadiens","category-history","category-today-in-hockey-history","tag-adam-graves","tag-alex-ovechkin","tag-bob-nystrom","tag-hockey-history","tag-jaccob-slavin","tag-jean-beliveau","tag-joe-sakic","tag-johan-franzen","tag-william-nylander"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74187"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479062,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74187\/revisions\/479062"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}