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a Storybook Ending to a Legendary Career . . . After the Canadiens failed to make the playoffs in 1970 Jean Beliveau was contemplating retirement, but the Montreal GM Sam Pollock persuaded him to come back for one more season, saying the Canadiens needed him. So the captain returned for the 71 season and led the team in scoring with 76 points in 70 games at the age of 40. Then they faced the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Boston Bruins, in the opening round of the 71 playoffs. The Bruins were the league powerhouse, led by Bobby Orr with 102 assists, and Phil Esposito with 76 goals in 76 games, and were heavily favoured to win the series, having finished 24 points ahead of Montreal in the regular season. But Montreal had a secret weapon, goaltender Ken Dryden. He had played only six regular season games, having won all of them, but was kept safely hidden away in Halifax of the AHL, until being brought in specially for the playoffs. Boston won the 1st game at home 3-1, but Montreal looked competitive. In Game 2, in Boston, Montreal opened the scoring with Beliveau setting up Yvan Cournoyer for the goal. But then the Bruins stormed back scoring 5 unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead before the midway point of the match. The game, and the series, looked all but over. A late goal by Henri Richard made it 5-2 at the end of the 2nd period, but then in the 3rd, Beliveau scored 2 back-to-back goals to make it 5-4, and after Jacques Lemaire tied the game on a breakaway at 5 goals apiece, Beliveau dug the puck out from behind the net to set up John Ferguson for the game-winning goal. Montreal won it 7-5 in one of the greatest comebacks in Stanley Cup history. They went on to win that opening series with a 7th game victory in Boston, then beat the Minnesota North Stars in overtime of the semi-finals in Minnesota, and finally beat the Chicago Black Hawks in game 7 of the finals in Chicago, 3-2. after falling behind 2-0 in the game, to capture the Cup. It was to be Beliveaus last game as a player, and as he skated off the ice holding the Stanley Cup for the 10th time, it was a storybook ending to a legendary career.

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