If not the best goalie of all time, Jacques Plante was certainly the most important - the man who introduced the art of modern goaltending to the NHL and whose influence is seen every night a game is played. "Jake the Snake" was born in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, and from the time he started playing, his destiny was to play for the Montreal Canadiens.
After a usual four-year apprenticeship with the Montreal Royals in Quebec senior hockey and two years with the Buffalo Bisons, Plante quickly emerged as Montreal's goalie of the future. He played a few games for the Habs in 1952-53 and 1953-54, and in his first full season began an incredible run of five consecutive Stanley Cup wins and five consecutive Vezina Trophy wins, records that have yet to be equaled.
Throughout his career he was plagued with recurring asthma and after missing 13 games due to a sinusitis operation, Plante began wearing a mask in practices in 1956. Coach Toe Blake endorsed the move cautiously because it kept his goalie healthy and happy, but he warned Plante that a mask wasn't permitted during games. However, during a Montreal versus New York game the night of November 2, 1959, Plante was hit in the face by a shot. He went off to the dressing room for stitches and when he returned he was wearing a mask. Blake was livid, but he had no other goalie to call upon and Plante refused to return to the goal unless he kept the mask. Blake agreed on condition that Plante discard the mask when the cut had healed. In the ensuing days Plante refused, and as the team continued to win, Blake became less obstinate. The Montreal record stretched into an 18-game unbeaten streak with Plante protected and the mask was in the NHL for good.
Plante was a pioneer of the style of play for goaltenders as well. While there had been other goalies before him who periodically came out of their crease to play the puck, he was the first to skate in behind the net to stop the puck for his defensemen. He also was the first to raise his arm on an icing call to let his defensemen know what was happening on the ice, and he perfected a stand-up style of goaltending that emphasized positional play, cutting down the angles and staying square to the shooter. His book, On Goaltending, was the first of its kind and solidified his place in the game as not just a great stopper but a man who truly understood hockey and wanted to have an influence on how the game would be played in the future.
Plante retired in 1965 after playing two seasons with the Rangers, but he was lured out of retirement by the St. Louis Blues and the prospects of sharing the goaltending with the great Glenn Hall for the expansion team. Together they took the Blues to two Stanley Cup finals, and in 1969 Plante shared the Vezina Trophy with Hall at the ripe old age of 40. He also played with Toronto and Boston and played for one final season with the Edmonton Oilers in the WHA before becoming a scout and goalie coach in St. Louis. In 1962 he was the last goalie to win the Hart Trophy before Dominik Hasek in 1997, and he ranks among the leaders in games played and shutouts. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978.
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| Season | Club | League | GP | W | L | T | SO | Avg | GP | W | L | T | SO | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 31 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2.84 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3.08 |
| 1947-48 | Montreal Jr. Canadiens | QJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Quebec Citadelles | QJHL | 47 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1.99 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 |
| 1949-50 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 58 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3.01 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1950-51 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 60 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3.30 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 |
| 1951-52 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 60 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3.39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 1952-53 | Montreal Royals | QMHL | 29 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2.08 | ||||||
| 1952-53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | |
| 1952-53 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 33 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3.42 | ||||||
| 1953-54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.59 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.88 | |
| 1953-54 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 55 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2.64 | ||||||
| 1954-55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 52 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2.14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.82 | |
| 1955-56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1.86 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.80 | |
| 1956-57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 61 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2.00 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.66 | |
| 1957-58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 57 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2.11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.94 | |
| 1958-59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2.16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 | |
| 1959-60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2.54 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.35 | |
| 1960-61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2.80 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 | |
| 1960-61 | Montreal Royals | EPHL | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | ||||||
| 1961-62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2.37 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.17 | |
| 1962-63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 56 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2.49 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 | |
| 1963-64 | New York Rangers | NHL | 65 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 3.38 | ||||||
| 1964-65 | New York Rangers | NHL | 33 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3.37 | ||||||
| 1964-65 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 17 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.01 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 1965-66 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1967-68 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968-69 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 37 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1.96 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1.43 | |
| 1969-70 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2.19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.48 | |
| 1970-71 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 40 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1.88 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.13 | |
| 1971-72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2.63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| 1972-73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 32 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3.04 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | |
| 1973-74 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | ||||||||||||
| 1974-75 | Edmonton Oilers | WHA | 31 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3.32 | ||||||
| NHL Totals | 837 | 437 | 246 | 145 | 82 | 2.38 | 112 | 71 | 36 | 14 | 2.14 | |||
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Sid Smith has a scoring chance against Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante tries a poke check on Tim Horton
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Butch Bouchard goes down to block shot from Sid Smith #8, Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie
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Jacques Plante does the splits. #10 is Tom Johnson
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Eric Nesterenko & Hab goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante gets ready for Leaf backhand
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George Armstrong #10, goalie Jacques Plante, Hab Bernie Geoffrion & Leaf Tod Sloan with the puck
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Leafs are Brian Cullen & Frank Mahovlich #27, Habs are Tom Johnson & goalie Jacques Plante
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Puck goes to the side of Montreal goalie Jacques Plante. Toronto player is Ron Stewart
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante moves his leg to block puck. Tom Johnson is the defencemen behind him
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Hab goaltender Jacques Plante looks for puck behind him. Doug Harvey #2 is the Montreal defenceman
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Rudy Migay has great scoring chance in front of Montreal netminder Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante is ready for the Toronto player's deke
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Goalie Jacques Plante appears beaten by #17 Dick Duff. Tom Johnson is checking Duff. Tod Sloan is the other Leaf player & Bernie Geoffrion is the Hab in the foreground
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Montreal goalie is Jacques Plante, #2 is Doug Harvey & Ron Stewart is the Leaf lifting his skates
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Dick Duff is the Leaf player in front of Hab goalie Jacques Plante
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Montreal defencemen slide on the ice as Jacques Plante looks at the puck
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Billy Harris #15 scores against Jacques Plante. Tom Johnson is the Montreal defenceman on the ice & Bert Olmstead is in the background
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Brothers Barry Cullen & Brian Cullen team up against Jacques Plante
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Goalie Jacques Plante kicks puck away from George Armstrong as Doug Harvey comes in to help
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Leaf winger Dick Duff hits Montreal goalie Jacques Plante from behind as Doug Harvey comes to his goalie's aid
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Jacques Plante is the Hab goalie, Toronto player Dick Duff pushes off Bob Turner
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Doug Harvey (with 'A') George Armstrong #10 & goalie Jacques Plante
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Brian Cullen (with 'A') skates away as Jacques Plante makes the save
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Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie. Billy Harris is the Leaf beside the net & Gary Aldcorn is the Leaf knocked down behind the net. Andre Pronovost is #23
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Dick Duff cuts across the crease of Hab goalie Jacques Plante
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Frank Mahovlich has a scoring chance against Jacques Plante
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Leaf scoring chance defended by Tom Johnson & goalie Jacques Plante
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Tod Sloan #11 tries to get the puck past Tom Johnson & goalie Jacques Plante
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Tod Sloan duels Montreal goalie Jacques Plante
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Leaf forward is about to crash into wandering goalie Jacques plante
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Tom Johnson is too late to stop Frank Mahovlich from shooting on masked goalie Jacques Plante
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Brian Cullen is checked by Montreal defenceman Jean-Guy Talbot as Jacques Plante stops the shot
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Bob Pulford's backhand is stopped by Hab goalie Jacques Plante. Dollard St. Laurent & Doug Harvey (with 'A') are the Montreal defencemen.
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Dick Duff crashes into Jacques Plante in the Montreal net
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Dick Duff #17 & captain George Armstrong are the Toronto players among 5 Montreal Canadiens. The goalie reaching for the puck is Jacques Plante. Bob Turner is the Hab defenceman (far left). Jean Beliveau is beside Turner. Tom Johnson is in front of Dick D
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Tod Sloan is in alone on Jacques Plante
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Bob Pulford is the Leaf, Tom Johnson is the Montreal defenceman & the goalie is Jacques Plante
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante swats puck away from charging Leaf Bob Pulford. Jean-Guy Talbot is the Montreal defenceman restraining Pulford
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Jacques Plante is the goalie & Bob Turner #11 & Doug Harvey are the Montreal defencemen. Dave Creighton is the Leaf
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Doug Harvey defending in front of Jacques Plante in the Montreal net. Billy Harris is #15 for the Leafs
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Bert Olmstead #16, Bob Pulford, goalie Jacques Plante & #2 Doug Harvey
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Dickie Moore (#12) backchecking vs. Dick Duff of the Leafs. Jacques Plante is the goalie
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Bob Pulford about to try backhand shot on goalie Jacques Plante
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Marcel Bonin #18, Bob Pulford, goalie Jacques Plante, Jean-Guy Talbot #17
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Bob Pulford in the middle of a scrum with the Montreal Canadiens. Jacques Plante is the goalie
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Jacques Plante stretching to make a save. Tom Johnson is #10 for Montreal
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Jacques Plante makes a save on Billy Harris. Bob Turner is #11
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George Armstrong has close in chance on Jacques Plante. Tom Johnson is the Montreal defenceman
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Bob Pulford #20, Bert Olmstead & Montreal goalie Jacques Plante
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Ralph Backstrom #6, Marcel Bonin #18, Don Marshall #22, goalie Jacques Plante & Frank Mahovlich
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Phil Goyette #20 hooks Billy Harris #15 in front of goalie Jacques Plante. #10 is Tom Johnson & Frank Mahovlich is the Leaf in the background
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Marcel Bonin #18 is backchecking for Montreal. Jacques Plante is the goalie & Billy Harris & Bob Nevin (in front of Plante) are the Leafs
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Jacques Plante scrambles to get back in position. Henri Richard #16, Bob Turner & Ian Cushenan #21 are the other Montreal players
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Doug Harvey watches Jacques Plante make a glove save. Dick Duff is the Toronto player
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Jacques Plante partially blocks shot by George Armstrong
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Dick Duff is tripped by #11 Bob Turner as Jacques Plante leaves the cage to sweep the puck away
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Dick Duff of the Leafs is looking for a rebound from Hab goalie Jacques Plante. Ab McDonald is #15 for Montreal
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Jean-Guy Talbot, Leaf Bob Pulford, goalie Jacques Plante & Henri Richard #16
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Bob Turner #11, Frank Mahovlich & Hab goalie Jacques Plante
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Canadiens - Jean-Guy Talbot #17, Tom Johnson (with 'A')& goalie Jacques Plante, Leafs - Bert Olmstead & Ron Stewart
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End zone shot of Leaf Ron Stewart, Montreal defenceman Bob Turner & Leaf Ron Stewart looking up for the puck
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Leaf right-winger Ron Stewart watches Hab goalie Jacques Plante cover the puck
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante looks to the side for the puck
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Dick Duff is right in on Jacques Plante's crease. Jean-Guy Talbot is #17
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Montreal defenceman Tom Johnson #10 has the puck as Jacques Plante covers the net
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Jacques Plante leaves his crease area in pursuit of the puck
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Leaf Gerry Ehman & Habs Doug Harvey, Bob Turner #11 & goalie Jacques Plante
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Willie Marshall #8 is in front of goalie Jacques. Bob Turner is the Montreal defenceman
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Doug Harvey & goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante makes a stop on Brian Cullen #14 as Dick Duff is checked by Hab defenceman Doug Harvey
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Montreal defenceman Jean-Guy Talbot has his arms around Dick Duff. Jacques Plante goes down to make the save
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Goalie Jacques Plante sprawls to make a save as Claude Provost #14 watches from behind
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George Armstrong #10 & Canadien goaltender Jacques Plante see the puck move away from the net. Montreal defenceman Tom Johnson #10 has Dick Duff tied up
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Hab goalie Jacques Plante tries to push fallen Leaf player away from his crease. #11 is Bob Turner
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Al Langlois #19 for Montreal tries to prevent Bob Pulford from shooting on Jacques Plante
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Ice level shot of Dick Duff shooting on Jacques Plante
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Montreal netminder Jacques Plante scrambles back to his net as Doug Harvey takes out George Armstrong
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The masked goaltender is Jacques Plante & the Leaf player is Bert Olmstead
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Gerry Ehman eludes Doug Harvey to take a shot at Jacques Plante in the 1959-60 season
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Frank Mahovlich & Doug Harvey #2 have their backs to the loose puck in front of Jacques Plante
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Despite being checked by Jean-Guy Talbot, Dick Duff has scoring chance on Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante poke checks the puck from Ron Stewart during the 1959-60 season
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Jean-Guy Talbot #17 helps goalie Jacques Plante defend against Dick Duff. #14 is Dave Keon
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Eddie Shack cuts across the net as Jacques Plante makes the save
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Dave Keon & Dick Duff (with 'A') spray Jacques Plante with ice
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Bob Nevin shoots at Jacques Plante. #17 is Jean-Guy Talbot
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Lou Fontinato #19 tries to prevent Frank Mahovlich from scoring on Jacques Plante
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Jean-Guy Talbot #17, Bob Pulford, Tom Johnson & goalie Jacques Plante
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Tom Johnson skates the puck away from the Canadiens net. Goalie is Jacques Plante. Players on the ice are Maurice Richard & #10 George Armstrong
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Frank Mahovlich, Ab McDonald #15, Al Langlois #19, goalie Jacques Plante & Gerry James #11
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Jacques Plante sticks his pad out to stop Red Kelly. J.C. Tremblay is the Montreal defenceman
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Tom Johnson #10, goalie Jacques Plante & Jean-Guy Talbot are in front of the net while Maurice Richard leans on the back of the net
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Jacques Plante is injured while Maurice Richard #9 looks on
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Injured Jacques Plante is tended to by Jean-Guy Talbot while Maurice Richard looks on
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Carl Brewer jumps over the leg pad of Jacques Plante
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Leaf players are Dick Duff (with 'A') & George Armstrong. Al Langlois #19 & goalie Jacques Plante are the Montreal players
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Jacques Plante is the Montreal netminder & #22 is Don Marshall
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Toronto player Dick Duff is about to check Tom Johnson behind the net. Jacques Plante is in net
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Jacques Plante talks with the trainer about his mask. #22 is Don Marshall
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Injured Jacques Plante is tended to by the Montreal trainer. Marcel Bonin is #18 & Doug Harvey (with 'A') is the other Canadien
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Doug Harvey stops in front of Jacques Plante in the 1959-60 season. Bob Pulford is the Toronto player
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Jean-Guy Talbot tends to his injured goalie Jacques Plante
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante slides to make the save against the Leafs
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Andre Pronovost is high sticked by Leaf Bert Olmstead in front of Jacques Plante
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Marc Reaume has close in chance on Jacques Plante. Ron Stewart is the other Leaf & Bernie Geoffrion is the other Canadien
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Gerry Ehman is cross-checked by Tom Johnson in front of Jacques Plante
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Toronto captain George Armstrong goes for rebound after save by Jacques Plante
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Frank Mahovlich has scoring chance on Jacques Plante
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Bob Pulford pulls up as goalie Jacques Plante looks the other way for the puck. Doug Harvey is the defenceman behind Pulford
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George Armstrong of Toronto just misses scoring on Jacques Plante
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Frank Mahovlich is about to bowl over Jacques Plante. #10 is Tom Johnson
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Leaf forward appears to have put the puck past Jacques Plante. Marcel Bonin #18 & Tom Johnson are the other Montreal players
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Ab McDonald #15 looks for the puck in his skates as Jean-Guy Talbot is high-sticked by a Toronto player. Jacques Plante is the goalie
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Al Langlois #19 takes out Frank Mahovlich of the Leafs. Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie
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Johnny Wilson of the Leafs appears to have put the puck behind Montreal goalie Jacques Plante - from the 1959-60 season
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Bert Olmstead of the Leafs sends the puck past Jacques Plante. Montreal defenceman on the far left is Al Langlois
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Phil Goyette #20, Tom Johnson, Leaf player John Wilson & goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante is about to shoot the puck away
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Doug Harvey poke checks the puck as Jacques Plante gets prepared to make a save off Ted Hampson in the 1959-60 season
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Jacques Plante makes an acrobatic save
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Jacques Plante is about to make a glove save on Bob Pulford
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Dave Keon has close in chance on Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante challenges the shooter
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Jacques Plante talks to the referee
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante watches Maurice Richard get taken into the boards
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Ron Stewart crashes into goalie Jacques Plante. Frank Mahovlich is the other Toronto player
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Montreal goaltender Jacques Plante makes a kick save. #17 is Jean-Guy Talbot & #12 is Ron Stewart
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Jacques Plante jumps to avoid #12 Ron Stewart. #10 is Tom Johnson
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Jacques Plante falls towards to the puck after a Red kelly shot
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George Armstrong & Jean-Guy Talbot #17 go for the loose puck in front of Hab goalie Jacques Plante
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Leafs are Allan Stanley #26 & Bob Nevin #11, Canadiens are #10 Tom Johnson, #17 Jean Guy Talbot & goalie Jacques Plante
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Bob Pulford test Jacques Plante from a bad angle
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Bob Pulford puts the puck past Jacques Plante
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Eddie Shack collides with Hab defenceman Al MacNeil as goaltender Jacques Plante covers the net
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Red Kelly is #4, Jean Guy Talbot is #17 & the Montreal goalie is Jacques Plante
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#17 is Jean Guy Talbot, the goalie is Jacques Plante & the Leaf is Ed Litzenberger
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Tom Johnson & Lou Fontinato #19 are the Hab defencemen protecting Jacques Plante. Frank Mahovlich & Bob Nevin are the Leafs
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Tom Johnson #10, Bob Pulford, Ed Litzenberger & Jacques Plante (goalie)
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Jacques Plante readies to stop the shot that Tom Johnson failed to block
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J.C. Tremblay tries to stop Dave Keon from scoring on Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante tries to stop shot from Ed Litzenberger. Bob Pulford (left) & Bob Nevin are the other Leafs. J.C. Tremblay is the Montreal defender
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Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie and the defenceman is J.C. Tremblay. Frank Mahovlich (far left) & Bert Olmstead (far right) are two of the Toronto attackers
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Doug Harvey goes down to prevent puck from Jacques Plante in the Montreal cage
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Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie facing the wrong way. J.C. Tremblay is the Hab defenceman. Frank Mahovlich #27 & Eddie Shack #23 are the Leaf players
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Ron Stewart has great chance from the slot on Jacques Plante.
Other Montreal players are Al Langlois #19, Doug Harvey & Jean Beliveau #4
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Tom Johnson tries to check Leaf player in front of Jacques Plante. Bert Olmstead is the other Toronto forward.
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Red Kelly of Toronto is checked by Jean Guy Talbot in front of a masked Jacques Plante
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Al Langlois, Doug Harvey (with 'A'), Billy Harris & goalie Jacques Plante
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Goalie is Jacques Plante & defenceman is Tom Johnson
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Tom Johnson checks a Toronto player in front of goalie Jacques Plante. Jean Guy Talbot is the other Hab defenceman
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Johnny Wilson shoves the puck past Jacques Plante. Bert Olmstead is the other Leaf
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey & Bert Olmstead of Toronto
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Captain George Armstrong checks Tom Johnson behind goalie Jacques Plante. Dick Duff is the other Leaf
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Goalie Jacques Plante, Toronto winger Dick Duff & Tom Johnson
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Jean Beliveau #4, Bernie Geoffrion #5, Tom Johnson #10 & goalie Jacques Plante
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Dick Duff is the Leaf attacker against Jacques Plante
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Frank Mahovlich is between goalie Jacques Plante & Jean Guy Talbot
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Hab goaltender Jacques Plante vs Red Kelly, George Armstrong & Dick Duff (in front of net)
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Bob Pulford after running over Montreal goalie Jacques Plante
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Goalie Jacques Plante leaves the crease after play is stopped. Red Kelly is the Leaf behind the net
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Frank Mahovlich has puck to the side of the net. Hab defenceman are #10 Tom Johnson & #17 Jean Guy Talbot. Goalie is Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante reaches for the puck. Don Marshall is #22
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Albert Langlois tries to block the shot. George Armstrong & Bob Pulford are the Toronto players & Jacques Plante is the goalie
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Tense action in front of masked goalie Jacques Plante. Helping defend are #6 Ralph Backstrom & #17 Jean Guy Talbot. Frank Mahovlich & Red Kelly #4 are the Toronto players
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Jacques Plante pushes Leaf player away from the goal area
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Bob Turner #11 & goalie Jacques Plante. Frank Mahovlich is the Toronto player
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante deflects puck to the back boards.
#2 for Montreal is Doug Harvey & #8 is Bill Hicke
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Puck slips past Jacques Plante. Dave Keon is the Toronto player & #2 is Doug Harvey of Montreal
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Puck is soaring towards Jacques Plante. George Armstrong is #10 for Toronto and the other Leaf is Dave Keon. Doug Harvey is the Montreal defenceman
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Garry Edmundson watches puck go past Jacques Plante in the Montreal goal. Tom Johnson is #10 for Montreal
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Goalie Jacques Plante tries to cover the puck. George Armstrong & Dick Duff #9 are the Toronto players & Tom Johnson #10 & Jean Guy Talbot are the Canadiens
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Tom Johnson looks to clear rebound off Jacques Plante
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Jean Guy Talbot #17 wards off George Armstrong as Jacques Plante pounces on the puck
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Toronto forward Ron Stewart (left) & Bob Pulford #20 look at the puck in the air. Montreal players seeking the same disc are Bob Turner (top left), Doug Harvey #2, Tom Johnson #10 & goaler Jacques Plante.
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Bert Olmstead of the Leafs fences with Tom Johnson #10. Other Habs are Bob Turner #11 & goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante does the splits to make the save
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Tom Johnson is the Montreal defenceman on the ice, Jacques Plante is the goalie, the Leaf players are Larry Regan & Dick Duff #9
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Frank Mahovlich shoots on All-Star goalie Jacques Plante in the 1962 All-Star game.
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Jacques Plante saves off Dave Keon in the 1962 All-Star game, #2 is Doug Harvey.
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Jacques Plante goes down to make the save on Ed Litzenberger in the 1962 All-Star game.
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Bob Nevin shoots at Jacques Plante in the 1962 All-Star game. The All-Star defender is Jack Evans & the other Toronto player is Frank Mahovlich.
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Eddie Shack has skated by All-Star goalie Jacques Plante in the 1962 All-Star game.
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Jacques Plante makes a save on Bob Nevin in the 1962 All-Star game.
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Jacques Plante trips up #4 Red Kelly in his first game as a Leaf on February 10, 1960.
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Doug Harvey has taken down Leaf Billy Harris as Jacques Plante looks on.
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Jacques Plante makes a kick save as Bob Pulford & Barry Cullen await rebound.
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Jacques Plante makes the save on Frank Mahovlich as Tom Johnson moves in.
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Frank Mahovlich shoots the puck past Jacques Plante in the Montreal net. Tom Johnson is #10 for Montreal.
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Jacques Plante makes the save. Montreal defencemen are Jean-Guy Talbot #17 & Tom Johnson. Bert Olmstead is the Toronto player.
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L to r - goalie Jacques Plante, Tod Sloan of Toronto & Tom Johnson.
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Jacques Plante graps the puck. #2 is Doug Harvey.
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Montreal practice in the late 50's - Jacques Plante is the goalie. other Habs - left to right - are Al Langlois #19, Henri Richard, #16, Bob Turner #11 & Maurice Richard.
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Bob Pulford backhands a shot at Jacques Plante while Floyd Curry looks on.
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Montreal defenceman Doug Harvey ties up Brian Cullen as Jacques Plante makes the save.
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Tom Johnson slides on the ice as the puck goes past goalie Jacques Plante. Ab McDonald is the Montreal player to the right of Johnson.
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Jacques Plante attempts a glove save as Billy Harris looks on.
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Jacques Plante jumps after stopping the shot.
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Jacques Plante in goal.
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Jacques Plante sets himself to block the Leaf shot.
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante looks up for the puck.
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Jacques Plante covers the puck. Toronto players are Frank Mahovlich, Bob Nevin #11 & Red Kelly #4. Montreal players are #12 Dickie Moore, #10 Tom Johnson & #17 Jean-Guy Talbot.
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Bert Olmstead of the Leafs bothers Montreal goalie Jacques Plante.
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Red Kelly is the Toronto player. Canadiens are #19 Al Langlois, Tom Johnson & goaltender Jacques Plante.
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L to R - Jean Guy Talbot, Sid Smith & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Dick Duff looks at the acrobatic Montreal goalie Jacques Plante.
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Tom Johnson (with 'A'), Maurice Richard & Montreal goalie Jacques Plante defend against the Leafs.
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Dave Keon shoots the puck at Jacques Plante.
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Dick Duff has great scoring chance on Jacques Plante. George Armstrong is the other Leaf. Tom Johnson is chasing Duff.
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Doug Harvey #2 checks Bert Olmstead of the Leafs as Jacques Plante makes the save. The other Leaf is Ron Stewart. #11 for Montreal is Bob Turner & Ab McDonald is #15.
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante & defenceman Butch Bouchard.
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Jacques Plante is caught out of position as the Leafs storm around the net.
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Jacques Plante blocks Dick Duff's shot as Doug Harvey looks on.
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Rudy Migay of the Leafs eyes the loose puck. Habs are Doug Harvey, goalie Jacques Plante & #5 Bernie Geoffrion.
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Johnny Wilson tries to put the puck past Jacques Plante. Tom Johnson is the Montreal defenceman and Ron Stewart is the Leaf with the facial protection.
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Jacques Plante makes the save as Al Langlois checks a Leaf player.
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Jacques Plante makes a save on a Leaf player. J.C. Tremblay is the Montreal defenceman.
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Montreal practice - goalie is Jacques Plante & #14 is Claude Provost.
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Henri Richard tests Jacques Plante in practice.
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Montreal practice - goalie is Jacques Plante, Jean Guy Talbot is behind Plante.
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Henri Richard tests Jacques Plante in practice.
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Leafs are Ron Stewart & Dick Duff, Montreal players are Tom Johnson #10 & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Montreal practice - Jean Guy Talbot, goalie Jacques Plante & #6 Ralph Backstrom.
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Montreal defenceman Tom Johnson tries to help his goalie Jacques Plante as Frank Mahovlich & #4 Red Kelly try to score.
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Left to right - Bob Pulford, Tom Johnson (with 'A'), Jean-Guy Talbot, goalie Jacques Plante, Bert Olmstead #16 & Ron Stewart.
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Goalie Jacques Plante, #11 Bob Turner, #2 Doug Harvey, #22 Don Marshall & Leaf #9 Dick Duff eye the puck.
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Jacques Plante grabs the puck before Ron Stewart of the Leafs can get to it.
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Montreal goalie Jacques Plante.
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Goalie Jacques Plante pokes the puck away. Henri Richard is #16, Johnny Wilson is #19, Billy Harris is #15, Maurice Richard is the Montreal captain.
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Montreal captain Maurice Richard plays defence for Jacques Plante. Doug Harvey (with 'A') is behing Richard.
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Leafs & Montreal brawl in game 3 of the 1960 finals. Leafs are #27 Frank Mahovlich & #18 Carl Brewer. #1 for Montreal is Jacques Plante.
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George Armstrong skates by Jacques Plante in the Montreal net. Tom Johnson is #10 for the Habs.
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Paul Masnick is checked by Montreal defenceman Doug Harvey. Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalie - action from 1957-58 season.
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Doug Harvey blocks Frank Mahovlich #26 from getting to Jacques Plante
in Mahovlich's first game in the NHL on March 20 1957.
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Tom Johnson checks Dick Duff of the Leafs as Hab goalie Jacques Plante looks for the puck. Red Storey is the referee.
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Marcel Bonin #18, goalie Jacques Plante, Doug Harvey (with 'A') & helmeted Leaf Ron Stewart look for the puck.
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Hab goalie Jacques Plante reaches for the puck before Leaf Tod Sloan gets it. Bill Harris is the other Toronto player.
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Jacques Plante tries to knowck the puck away from the Leafs
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Jacques Plante makes the save in the 1955-56 season. Butch Bouchard is the Montreal defenceman & Billy Harris is #15.
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Tom Johnson checks Carl Brewer in front of the net as Jacques Plante attempts to make the save. Dick Duff is behind Plante.
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Jacques Plante makes a blocker save
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Al Langlois #19 takes Bob Pulford out as goalie Jacques Plante scrambles back to his goal.
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Jim Morrison of the Leafs looks for a rebound off a Plante Jacques save.
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Ron Stewart's shot goes wide of Jacques Plante.
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Tom Johnson is chased behind his net by Bert Olmstead. Jacques Plante is the masked goalkeeper.
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Barry Cullen shoots at Jacques Plante. Andre Pronovost is the other Montreal player.
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Dave Creighton is the Leaf in front of Jacques Plante.
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George Armstrong #10 shoots the puck high on Jacques Plante.
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Bob Pulford has his pass deflected by Al Langlois. Jacques Plante is the goalkeeper.
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Habs (l to r) Ab McDonald, Jacques Plante & Bernie Geoffrion (with 'A')
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Left to right - Bert Olmstead (with 'A'), Bob Pulford, Hab Bill Hicke, Ron Stewart & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Doug Harvey (with 'A') eyes the loose puck as Billy Harris blocks Hab goalie Jacques Plante. Bob Turner is #11.
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Jacques Plante makes the save with Bob Pulford on his doorstep. Jean Guy Talbot is checking Pulford & Marcel Bonin is the Hab (far left).
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Hab defenceman Lou Fontinato puts his stick out to deflect Ron Stewart's shot on Jacques Plante.
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L to R - Frank Mahovlich, Jean-Guy Talbot, Tom Johnson & goalie Jacques Plante.
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L t R - Bert Olmstead (with 'A'), Doug Harvey, Ron Stewart & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Habs - L to R - Dickie Moore, Maurice Richard, Al Langlois #19, goalie Jacques Plante & Doug Harvey (with 'A'). Toronto player is George Armstrong.
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Jacques Plante faces Dave Keon on a breakaway.
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Hab goaler Jacques Plante makes a kick save. #2 is Doug Harvey.
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L to R - Frank Mahovlich, Lou Fontinato, Gilles Tremblay & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Jacques Plante slides to stop shot by George Armstrong. Doug Harvey is the Montreal captain. Dick Duff is beside Harvey & Al Langlois is checking Armstrong - from the 1960-61 season.
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Billy Harris beats Jacques Plante to score. Other Leafs are Gerry James (far left) & Johnny Wilson (behind Harris). Doug Harvey is the Hab defenceman.
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Frank Mahovlich is the Leaf, Doug Harvey is the Montreal defenceman & Jacques Plante is the goalie.
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Jacques Plante shoots the puck away from Red Kelly.
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L to R - Doug Harvey, Bert Olmstead & goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante makes a kick save.
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Jacques Plante braces for the shot as Tom Johnson (with 'A') & Lou Fontinato help out. Billy Harris is the Leaf (far left).
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A young Jacques Plante foils George Armstrong as Doug Harvey looks on.
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Frank Mahovlich spots the puck behind him as goalie Jacques Plante is stretched out. Doug Harvey is the Montreal defenceman with the 'A'.
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Tod Sloan is the lone Leaf among 5 Habs. L to R - Claude Provost #14, Don Marshall, Doug Harvey, Dollard St. Laurent & goaltender Jacques Plante.
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The masked goalie is Jacques Plante & his Montreal defencemen are Tom Johnson #10 & Jean Guy Talbot #17. The Toronto players are Ron Stewart & Bert Olmstead.
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L to R - Bert Olmstead, Ian Cushenan, Al Langlois & goalie Jacques Plante.
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Henri Richard #16 & Jean-Guy Talbot look on as the puck is at Jacques Plante eye level.
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Eddie Shack of Toronto takes out Jim Neilson as Andy Bathgate prepares to pass the puck. Jacques Plante is the Ranger goalie.
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Jacques Plante readies for the save.
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Don Johns #5 is chased by Don McKenney #17 as Eddie Shack guards Camille Henry #21. Jacques Plante is the Ranger goalkeeper.
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Bob Pulford is the Leaf & Jacques Plante is the Montreal goalkeeper.
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Doug Harvey #2 covers Frank Mahovlich as Jacques tries to make a toe save. #11 is Bob Turner.
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Jean-Guy Talbot & Tom Johnson (with 'A') are the Montreal defencemen as a Leaf slides into Jacques Plante.
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Jim Neilson & #9 Dick Duff are the defenders helping Jacques Plante stop Bob Pulford #20.
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Jacques Plante prepares to stop the shot.
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Andy Bathgate is #9 for Toronto, Harry Howell & goalie Jacques Plante are the Rangers.
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Jim Neilson is #15 for Rangers & the goalie is Jacques Plante. Leafs are Jim Pappin & Bob Pulford.
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Leafs' Andy Bathgate moves in on Jacques Plante
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Dave Keon goes for a wrap around, checked by Jean-Guy Talbot. Goalie is Jacques Plante
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Frank Mahovlich tries to score on Jacques Plante. Tom Johnson and Bernie Geoffrion help defend
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Tom Johnson blocks Frank Mahovlich from going to the net with the puck. Goalie is Jacques Plante
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Jean-Guy Talbot is checked by Frank Mahovlich. Jacques Plante is Montreal goalie
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Leafs' #4 Red Kelly trying to score on Jacques Plante
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Tom Johnson tries to help out Jacques Plante, other players are Red Kelly (Captain) , Jean-Guy Talbot anf Frank Mahovlich #27
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Jacques Plante in Ranger net
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Leafs-Ranger action in front of goalie Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante does the splits, #3 is Harry Howell
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Jacques Plante makes save
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Jacques Plante (left)
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Jacques Plante
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Hector "Toe" Blake talks to Jacques Plante
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Newly masked Jacques Plante pokes puck away from Billy Harris as Tom Johnson #10 and Frank Mahovlich look on from December 31, 1959
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Leafs George Armstrong tries to score on Jacques Plante as Al Langlois (in back), Doug Harvey (with 'A') and Billy Harris looks on from February 10, 1960
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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George Armstrong shooting on Jacques Plante, Bob Turner & Tom Johnson defending in 1957-58 season
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Bob Pulford checked by Doug Harvey, Bert Olmstead in rear and Jacques Plante in goal
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Dick Duff (with 'A') & Eddie Shack vs Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Planteshuts down the Bruins
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Jacques Plante follows the puck
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Jacques Plante plays the puck up ice
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Jacques Plante reaches to make a make
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante make a skate save
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Jacques Plante watches the puck into the corner
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Jacques Plante makes an awkward save
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Jacques Plante kicks out the puck
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Jacques Plante keeps an eye on the lose puck
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante shakes hands with Steve Penney
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Jacques Plante looks for the shot and Jean Beliveau looks for a rebound
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante makes the save
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Jacques Plante
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Jacques Plante
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Jacque Plante tries to get the puck up the ice.
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Jacques Plantes tries to contain the loose puck
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Jacques Plante concentrates on the puck while a battle ensues behind him
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Jacques Plante poses on the top edge of his crease
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Jacques Plante makes a kick save off of a shot by Dennis Hull
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Jacque Plante deflects the puck into the corner aas Jim Mckenny watches on.
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Jacques Plante kicks out the leg to make a save
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Jacques Plante stones Dennis Hull in close
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Keith McCreary tries to go upstairs on Jacques Plante
