Stanley Cup playoffs 1944

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1944
Period March 21, 1944 to April 13, 1944
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (5th title)
finalist Chicago Black Hawks
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Toe Blake (Montréal)
Gates 78 (5.6 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1944 began on March 21, 1944 and ended on April 13, 1944 with the 4-0 win of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Chicago Black Hawks . The Canadiens won their fifth title and their first since 1931 , when they also prevailed against the Black Hawks. In addition, they provided the best scorer in the person of Toe Blake and Maurice Richard, the top scorer of these playoffs. The Black Hawks, meanwhile, played their first final since 1938, in which they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs .

mode

The four best teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the first and third as well as the second and fourth of the final table faced each other. The respective winners then contested the Stanley Cup final.

All series were held in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needed four wins to advance. 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.

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

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th    
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 1  
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  2 Chicago Black Hawks 0
2 Detroit Red Wings 1
4th Chicago Black Hawks 4th  

Semifinals

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

21 Mar 1944 Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (42:49)
1: 3
(0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Elwyn Morris (6:07)
George Boothman (18:35)
Jackie Hamilton (32:24)
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
23 Mar 1944 Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (21:48)
Maurice Richard (22:05)
Maurice Richard (36:46)
Maurice Richard (41:00)
Maurice Richard (48:54)
5: 1
(0: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Reg Hamilton (28:50)
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
25th Mar 1944 Toronto Maple Leafs
George Boothman (28:06)
1: 2
(0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2
Canadiens de Montréal
Glen Harmon (9:58)
Ray Getliffe (49:43)
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
28 Mar 1944 Toronto Maple Leafs
Theodore Kennedy (48:54)
1: 4
(0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3
Canadiens de Montréal
Gerald Heffernan (35:55)
Toe Blake (38:45)
Erwin Chamberlain (52:57)
Erwin Chamberlain (59:48)
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
30th Mar 1944 Canadiens de Montréal
Ray Getliffe (16:02)
Phil Watson (17:39)
Maurice Richard (20:27)
Erwin Chamberlain (30:33)
Émile Bouchard (42:27)
Toe Blake (47:58)
Toe Blake (48: 37)
Maurice Richard (49:17)
Ray Getliffe (50:33)
Buddy O'Connor (51:34)
Erwin Chamberlain (55:41)
11: 0
(2: 0, 2: 0, 7: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

(2) Detroit Red Wings - (4) Chicago Black Hawks

21 Mar 1944 Detroit Red Wings
Syd Howe (12:18 PM)
1: 2
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1
Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Mosienko (7:12)
Doug Bentley (7:56)
Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
23 Mar 1944 Detroit Red Wings
Joe Carveth (23:00)
Syd Howe (38:40)
Don Grosso (40:21)
Mud Bruneteau (56:06)
4: 1
(0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1
Chicago Black Hawks
George Allen (51:48)
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
26th Mar 1944 Chicago Black Hawks
Joe Cooper (11:06)
Clint Smith (51:30)
2: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
28 Mar 1944 Chicago Black Hawks
Doug Bentley (4:44)
Bill Mosienko (11:09)
Clint Smith (16:54)
Clint Smith (21:42)
Doug Bentley (35:30)
Doug Bentley (39:18)
Fido Purpur (59: 57)
7: 1
(3: 1, 3: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 1
Detroit Red Wings
Carl Liscombe (6:00 am)
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
30th Mar 1944 Detroit Red Wings
Bill Quackenbush (6:59)
Joe Carveth (48:40)
2: 5
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 4)
Match report
as of: 1: 4
Chicago Black Hawks
Doug Bentley (18:23)
Johnny Gottselig (43:37)
Doug Bentley (48:10)
Doug Bentley (52:30)
George Allen (58:56)
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (4) Chicago Black Hawks

0Apr 4, 1944 Canadiens de Montréal
Phil Watson (8:37)
Toe Blake (26:35)
Ray Getliffe (30:58)
Erwin Chamberlain (44:47)
Ray Getliffe (58:07)
5: 1
(1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0
Chicago Black Hawks
Clint Smith (30:11)
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 6, 1944 Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (33:00)
Maurice Richard (52:16)
Maurice Richard (55:33)
3: 1
(0: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of 2: 0
Chicago Black Hawks
Johnny Harms (59:59)
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 9, 1944 Chicago Black Hawks
George Allen (5:14)
Johnny Harms (44:16)
2: 3
(1: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3
Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (22:02)
Mike McMahon (45:47)
Phil Watson (46:42)
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
Apr 13, 1944 Chicago Black Hawks
George Allen (5:12)
Johnny Harms (27:30)
George Allen (29:12)
Doug Bentley (30:09)
4: 5 a.d.
(1: 1, 3: 0, 0: 3, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4
Canadiens de Montréal
Elmer Lach (8:48)
Elmer Lach (50:02)
Maurice Richard (56:05)
Maurice Richard (57:20)
Toe Blake (69:12)
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeeper: Bill Durnan

Defenders: Émile Bouchard , Glen Harmon , Leo Lamoureux , Mike McMahon

Attackers: Toe Blake  ( C ), Erwin Chamberlain , Bob Fillion , Ray Getliffe , Gerald Heffernan , Elmer Lach , Fern Majeau , Buddy O'Connor , Maurice Richard , Phil Watson

Head Coach: Dick Irvin   General Manager: Tommy Gorman

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Toe Blake Montréal 9 7th 11 18th 2
Maurice Richard Montréal 9 12 5 17th 10
Elmer Lach Montréal 9 2 11 13 4th
Doug Bentley Chicago 9 8th 4th 12 4th
Clint Smith Chicago 9 4th 8th 12 0
Ray Getliffe Montréal 9 5 4th 9 16
George Allen Chicago 9 5 4th 9 8th
Erwin Chamberlain Montréal 9 5 3 8th 10
Phil Watson Montréal 9 3 5 8th 16
Syd Howe Detroit 5 2 2 4th 0
Bill Mosienko Chicago 8th 2 2 4th 6th

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
Bill Durnan Montréal 9 549: 12 8th 1 14th 1 1.53
Mike Karakas Chicago 9 549: 12 4th 5 24 1 2.62
Connie Dion Detroit 5 300: 00 1 4th 17th 0 3.40

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