The 1965 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1964–65 season, and the culmination of the 1965 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to three, to win the Stanley Cup. The seventh and final game of this series marked the first time that any NHL competition had taken place during the month of May, and at the time it was the latest finishing date for an NHL season. Paths to the Finals Montreal defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 to advance to the finals and Chicago defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4–3. Game summaries As in , all games were won by the home team. This was the last final until that this happened. Gump Worsley made his first Finals appearance after 12 years in the league and recorded two shutouts, including the one in game seven. Jean Beliveau was the inaugural winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, scoring eight goals and eight assists in thirteen games. Jean Béliveau wins first Conn Smythe Trophy Stanley Cup engraving The 1965 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Canadiens 4–0 win over the Black Hawks in game seven. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1964–65 Montreal Canadiens See also 1964–65 NHL season Notes References Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub., pp. 12, 50. Stanley Cup Stanley Cup Finals Chicago Blackhawks games Montreal Canadiens games Ice hockey competitions in Chicago Ice hockey competitions in Montreal Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals Stanley Cup Finals 1960s in Chicago Stanley Cup Finals 1960s in Montreal 1965 in Quebec