NHL 1950/51

NHL 1950/51
league	National Hockey League
Period	October 11, 1950 to April 21, 1951
Teams	6th
Games / team	70
Regular season
winner	Detroit Red Wings
MVP	Canada 1921 Milt Schmidt (Boston)
Top scorer	Canada 1921 Gordie Howe (Detroit)
Playoffs
Stanley Cup winner	Toronto Maple Leafs
finalist	Canadiens de Montréal
NHL seasons
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The 1950/51 NHL season was the 34th season in the National Hockey League . Six teams played 70 games each. The Stanley Cup won the Toronto Maple Leafs after a 4-1 win in the final series against the Montréal Canadiens for the fifth time in seven years. The decisive goal in the last final game in overtime was scored by Bill Barilko . The photo of the diving Barilko is certainly the most famous picture from the time of the Original Six and one of the last of him. He did not return from a fishing trip. His body wasn't found until 1962, the same year the Leafs win their next cup. Gordie Howe returned to the NHL after a serious head injury, temporarily wearing a helmet. After a severe concussion, his headache was gone, but he gave his opponents some. After 22 years, he was the first to top the list for goals (43), assists (43) and points (86).

Regular season

Closing table

Abbreviations: W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points

	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Detroit Red Wings	44	13	13	236	139	101
Toronto Maple Leafs	41	16	13	212	138	95
Montréal Canadiens	25th	30th	15th	173	184	65
Boston Bruins	22nd	30th	18th	178	197	62
New York Rangers	20th	29	21st	169	201	61
Chicago Blackhawks	13	47	10	171	280	36

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts
Gordie Howe	Detroit	70	43	43	86
Maurice Richard	Montreal	65	42	26th	66
Max Bentley	Toronto	67	21st	41	62
Sid Abel	Detroit	69	23	38	61
Milt Schmidt	Boston	62	22nd	39	61
Theodore Kennedy	Toronto	63	18th	43	61
Ted Lindsay	Detroit	67	24	35	59
Death Sloan	Toronto	70	31	25th	56
Red Kelly	Detroit	70	17th	37	54
Sid Smith	Toronto	70	30th	21st	51

Stanley Cup playoffs

Semifinals			Stanley Cup Final

1	Detroit Red Wings	2
3	Canadiens de Montréal	4th
			3	Canadiens de Montréal	1

			2	Toronto Maple Leafs	4th
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	4th

4th	Boston Bruins	1

NHL awards

Art Ross Trophy :	Gordie Howe , Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial Trophy :	Terry Sawchuk , Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy :	Milt Schmidt , Boston Bruins
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy :	Red Kelly , Detroit Red Wings
Vezina Trophy :	Al Rollins , Toronto Maple Leafs

Web links

Hacx.de: All NHL final tables ( Memento from March 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )