Game 27: Montreal 6 at New York 4

Henri Richard and Doug Harvey each tallied two goals and Jean-Guy Talbot assisted on three as Montreal Canadiens earned a costly victory, 6-4 at New York Rangers.

The win was the seventh in a row for Canadiens (7-2-0), but it came at the expense of forward Bernie Geoffrion, who suffered a severe knee injury.

Geoffrion, who entered the game among the league leaders with six goals, will miss the remainder of the season.

Geoffrion was injured in the second period when he crashed awkwardly in the boards going for a loose puck. He was carried off the ice on a stretcher.

Despite that bad news, Canadiens remain in first place, three points ahead of Toronto.

Rangers (2-5-2) never led but three times they tied the game after Montreal went ahead by a goal.

Richard started the scoring at 2:08 of the first period, assisted by Geoffrion and Talbot.

Larry Cahan tied the game 52 seconds later. Cahan, a defenseman, was uncharacteristically in front of the net when Camille Henry's shot from between the circles ricocheted off Cahan and past Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante.

Doug Harvey scored a power play goal for Canadiens at 11:54 of the first period to put Habs up, 2-1.

The killer goal for Rangers came when Richard fired a wrist shot from the circle that went between Gump Worsley's legs with just one second remaining in the first period. That regained Montreal's lead, 3-2.

Harvey's second goal at 11:46 of the second period, also on the power play, put Habs ahead, 4-3.

Phil Goyette secured the game for Montreal by deflecting Maurice Richard's shot past Worsley at 17:47 of the third period.

Dickie Moore (MON) and Jack Evans (NY) drew fighting majors at 17:50 of the first period.

During their seven-game winning streak, Canadiens have scored 34 goals.

1st Period
MON- H. Richard (Geoffrion, Talbot) 2:08
NY- Cahan (Henry) 3:00
MON- Harvey (Geoffrion, H. Richard) PPG 11:54
NY- Creighton (Prentice, Cahan) PPG 16:50
MON- H. Richard (Provost, Olmstead) 19:59

2nd Period
NY- Sullivan (Evans, Horvath) 4:20
MON- Harvey (Beliveau, Moore) PPG 11:46

3rd Period
MON- Pronovost (Johnson, Talbot) 5:28
NY- Lewicki (Bathgate) 10:03
MON- Goyette (M. Richard, Talbot) 17:47

SOG
MON 8-8-10 = 26
NY 6-11-6 = 23

PP
MON 2-5; NY 1-1

Goalies
MON- Plante
NY- Worsley


Harvey's two power play goals helped Habs extend their winning streak