Stanley Cup playoffs 1941

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1941
Period March 20, 1941 to April 12, 1941
Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins (3rd title)
finalist Detroit Red Wings
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Milt Schmidt (Boston)
Gates 84 (4.4 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1941 began on March 20, 1941 and ended on April 12, 1941 with the Boston Bruins' 4-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings . The Bruins won their third title overall, as well as their second in the past three years, after beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in 1939 . They also provided the top scorer with Milt Schmidt and Eddie Wiseman, the top scorer of these playoffs. The Red Wings, on the other hand, played their first final after their final victory in 1937 .

mode

The six best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams in the final table played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the third on the seeding list meeting fourth and the fifth against sixth. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were held in best-of-seven mode , while in the quarter-final series and the second semi-final series, two victories were enough to advance and thus played in best-of-three mode.

In series with a best-of-seven mode, the higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games. In series with a best-of-three mode, home rights changed from game to game, so that the higher-ranked team played in front of their home crowd in the first and decisive third game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .

Qualified teams

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  1  Boston Bruins 4th  
    2  Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
      
 
          
    1  Boston Bruins 4th
  3  Detroit Red Wings 0
  3  Detroit Red Wings 2    
4th  New York Rangers 1  
3  Detroit Red Wings 2
    5  Chicago Black Hawks 0  
5  Chicago Black Hawks  2
 
  6th  Canadiens de Montréal  1  

Quarter finals

(3) Detroit Red Wings - (4) New York Rangers

20 Mar 1941 Detroit Red Wings
Carl Liscombe (34:39)
Gus Giesebrecht (72:01) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
Lynn Patrick (44:33) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
23 Mar 1941 New York Rangers
Babe Pratt (18:38)
Alex Shibicky (31:30)
Mac Colville (59:31) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Don Grosso (23:02) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
25th Mar 1941 Detroit Red Wings
Bill Jennings (11:38)
Jack Stewart (19:48)
Mud Bruneteau (49:39) 		3: 2
(2: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		New York Rangers
Kilby MacDonald (15:25)
Neil Colville (59:51) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

(5) Chicago Black Hawks - (6) Canadiens de Montréal

20 Mar 1941 Chicago Black Hawks
George Allen (16:21)
Max Bentley (47:57) 		2: 1
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Elmer Lach (8:14) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
22 Mar 1941 Canadiens de Montréal
Joe Benoit (8:01)
Joe Benoit (14:02)
Joe Benoit (30:51)
Charlie Sands (94:03) 		4: 3 n.V.
(2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Chicago Black Hawks
Cully Dahlstrom (2:33)
Joe Cooper (23:13)
Mush March (50:13) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
25th Mar 1941 Chicago Black Hawks
George Allen (14:56)
Cully Dahlstrom (32:11)
Cully Dahlstrom (43:31) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Joe Benoit (38:37)
Ray Getliffe (38:58) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Semifinals

(1) Boston Bruins - (2) Toronto Maple Leafs

20 Mar 1941 Boston Bruins
Flash Hollett (35:33)
Terry Reardon (58:21)
Eddie Wiseman (59:24) 		3: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
22 Mar 1941 Boston Bruins
Eddie Wiseman (8:13)
Milt Schmidt (9:47)
Eddie Wiseman (44:00) 		3: 5
(2: 0, 0: 4, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (22:33)
Reg Hamilton (27:30)
Nick Metz (35:00)
Nick Metz (35:47)
Don Metz (41:44) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
25th Mar 1941 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sweeney Schriner (18:03)
Syl Apps (26:59)
Wilfred McDonald (32:46)
Syl Apps (37:36)
Sweeney Schriner (45:26)
Syl Apps (56:43)
Nick Metz (57: 05) 		7: 2
(1: 1, 3: 1, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Boston Bruins
Milt Schmidt (13:35)
Herb Cain (25:07) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
27 Mar 1941 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (30:30) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Boston Bruins
Woody Dumart (27:15)
Herb Cain (48:13) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
29 Mar 1941 Boston Bruins
Pat McReavy (14:16) 		1: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 2: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Lex Chisholm (4:58)
Pete Langelle (77:37) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
0Apr 1, 1941 Toronto Maple Leafs
Gordie Drillon (49:48) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Boston Bruins
Bobby Bauer (50:39)
Herb Cain (52:00) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 3, 1941 Boston Bruins
Flash Hollett (14:32)
Mel Hill (54:17) 		2: 1
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Wilfred McDonald (13:28) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

(3) Detroit Red Wings - (5) Chicago Black Hawks

27 Mar 1941 Detroit Red Wings
Sid Abel (19:59)
Carl Liscombe (30:15)
Joe Fisher (55:28) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Mush March (45:15) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
30th Mar 1941 Chicago Black Hawks
Doug Bentley (24:02) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Alex Motter (21:25)
Gus Giesebrecht (69:52) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Boston Bruins - (3) Detroit Red Wings

0Apr 6, 1941 Boston Bruins
Eddie Wiseman (13:26)
Milt Schmidt (34:45)
Pat McReavy (49:16) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Carl Liscombe (50:55)
Syd Howe (57:45) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
0Apr 8, 1941 Boston Bruins
Terry Reardon (53:35)
Roy Conacher (57:35) 		2: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Mud Bruneteau (42:41) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 10, 1941 Detroit Red Wings
Bill Jennings (3:15)
Sid Abel (7:45) 		2: 4
(2: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Boston Bruins
Eddie Wiseman (3:57)
Milt Schmidt (14:07)
Milt Schmidt (20:59)
Art Jackson (57:20) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
Apr 12, 1941 Detroit Red Wings
Carl Liscombe (10:14) 		1: 3
(1: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Boston Bruins
Flash Hollett (27:42)
Bobby Bauer (28:43)
Eddie Wiseman (39:32) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins logo

Goalkeeper: Frank Brimsek

Defenders: Dit Clapper  ( C ), Jack Crawford , Flash Hollett , Terry Reardon , Jack Shewchuk , Des Smith

Attackers: Bobby Bauer , Herb Cain , Roy Conacher , Bill Cowley , Woody Dumart , Mel Hill , Art Jackson , Pat McReavy , Milt Schmidt , Eddie Wiseman

Head Coach: Cooney Weiland   General Manager: Art Ross

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Milt Schmidt Boston 11 5 6th 11 9
Eddie Wiseman Boston 11 6th 2 8th 0
Syd Howe Detroit 9 1 7th 8th 0
Carl Liscombe Detroit 9 4th 3 7th 12
Nick Metz Toronto 7th 3 4th 7th 0
Flash Hollett Boston 11 3 4th 7th 8th
Cully Dahlstrom Chicago 5 3 3 6th 2
Terry Reardon Boston 11 2 4th 6th 6th
Roy Conacher Boston 11 1 5 6th 4th
Syl Apps Toronto 7th 3 2 5 0
Gordie Drillon Toronto 7th 3 2 5 2
Herb Cain Boston 11 3 2 5 5

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO ATM
Dave Kerr NY Rangers 3 192: 01 1 2 6th 0 1.87
Frank Brimsek Boston 11 677: 37 8th 3 23 1 2.04
Turk Broda Toronto 7th 437: 37 3 4th 15th 0 2.06

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