FOOT LOOSE

On March 26, 1957, the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers opened their semi-final series at Madison Square Garden.

Although he only allowed one goal in a 4-1 win, Habs goalie Jacques Plante did more than fend off scoring chances by the Rangers.

As the picture below shows, Plante did his best foot work on New York's Red Sullivan. The caption notes that, "It doesn't pay to fool with Jacques Plante, Montreal Canadiens' nomadic goalie. Before this sequence of pictures began, Plante had been held behind his goal by New York Rangers' Red Sullivan. In the top left photo, Plante sans stick, chases Sullivan. Top right, he extends a dainty foot. Bottom left, Sullivan's on his way down. Bottom right, there he goes."

The Canadiens went on to win the series 4-1 and advanced to the Stanley Cup final to face the Boston Bruins. A game 5 victory over the Bruins on April 16, gave Montreal their second consecutive Cup.

And it didn't stop there. The Canadiens captured the Stanley Cup in 1958, 1959, and 1960, to make it five straight in the final.