Stanley Cup playoffs 1946

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Cup playoffs 1946
Period March 19, 1946 to April 9, 1946
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (6th title)
finalist Boston Bruins
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Elmer Lach (Montréal)
Gates 91 (6.5 per game)
Events
◄ previous next ►

The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1946 began on March 19, 1946 and ended on April 9, 1946 with the 4-1 victory of the Canadiens de Montréal against the Boston Bruins . The Canadiens won their second title in the last three years and the sixth in their franchise history . They also had the top scorer of the playoffs in their ranks in the person of Elmer Lach . The Bruins, on the other hand, suffered their second consecutive defeat in the final, the last time they were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in 1943 .

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 Chicago Black Hawks 0  
1 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
  2 Boston Bruins 1
2 Boston Bruins 4th
4th Detroit Red Wings 1  

Semifinals

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (3) Chicago Black Hawks

19 Mar 1946 Canadiens de Montréal
Wilbert Hiller (8:33)
Elmer Lach (28:32)
Billy Reay (36:29)
Wilbert Hiller (36:48)
Toe Blake (50:29)
Maurice Richard (54:40) 		6: 2
(1: 1, 3: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
George Gee (17:25)
Bill Mosienko (52:22) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
21 Mar 1946 Canadiens de Montréal
Bob Fillion (6:40)
Jimmy Peters (9:14)
Maurice Richard (9:45)
Ken Mosdell (30:02)
Jimmy Peters (54:45) 		5: 1
(3: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Clint Smith (19:13) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
24 Mar 1946 Chicago Black Hawks
Max Bentley (15:06)
Clint Smith (18:17) 		2: 8
(2: 2, 0: 3, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (12:42)
Buddy O'Connor (14:07)
Buddy O'Connor (24:09)
Ken Mosdell (29:31)
Erwin Chamberlain (35:36)
Toe Blake (49:40)
Maurice Richard (50:36)
Bob Fillion (54:34) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
26th Mar 1946 Chicago Black Hawks
Bill Mosienko (11:26)
Red Hamill (30:27) 		2: 7
(1: 2, 1: 2, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Toe Blake (6:04)
Maurice Richard (12:01)
Toe Blake (30:54)
Erwin Chamberlain (38:05)
Elmer Lach (49:55)
Toe Blake (57:33)
Ken Reardon (58: 42) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois

(2) Boston Bruins - (4) Detroit Red Wings

19 Mar 1946 Boston Bruins
Pat Egan (3:11)
Bill Shill (19:05)
Bep Guidolin (51:43) 		3: 1
(2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Harry Watson (27:51) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
21 Mar 1946 Boston Bruins
 0: 3
(0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Pat Lundy (7:32)
Jim Conacher (12:58)
Harry Watson (59:22) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
24 Mar 1946 Detroit Red Wings
Fern Gauthier (52:42)
Carl Liscombe (53:25) 		2: 5
(0: 1, 0: 1, 2: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Boston Bruins
Milt Schmidt (2:50)
Woody Dumart (24:51)
Pat Egan (40:25)
Milt Schmidt (41:51)
Woody Dumart (51:10) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
26th Mar 1946 Detroit Red Wings
Fern Gauthier (51:00) 		1: 4
(0: 2, 0: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Boston Bruins
Bobby Bauer (2:08)
Woody Dumart (14:54)
Bep Guidolin (44:08)
Terry Reardon (51:30) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
28 Mar 1946 Boston Bruins
Bep Guidolin (7:04)
Bobby Bauer (14:03)
Terry Reardon (44:24)
Don Gallinger (69:51) 		4: 3 n.V.
(2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Fern Gauthier (31:00)
Adam Brown (52:55)
Ed Bruneteau (59:13) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Canadiens de Montréal - (2) Boston Bruins

30th Mar 1946 Canadiens de Montréal
Émile Bouchard (20:21)
Bob Fillion (23:19)
Erwin Chamberlain (56:23)
Maurice Richard (69:08) 		4: 3 n.V.
(0: 0, 2: 2, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
Bep Guidolin (25:09)
Woody Dumart (28:02)
Jack Crawford (54:04) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 2, 1946 Canadiens de Montréal
Elmer Lach (1:06)
Émile Bouchard (50:10)
Jimmy Peters (76:55) 		3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Pat Egan (10:55)
Bobby Bauer (23:04) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 4, 1946 Boston Bruins
Bep Guidolin (11:01)
Terry Reardon (38:41) 		2: 4
(1: 2, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Elmer Lach (10:14)
Glen Harmon (14:13)
Ken Mosdell (42:45)
Wilbert Hiller (45:18) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
0Apr 7, 1946 Boston Bruins
Murray Henderson (28:05)
Don Gallinger (43:01)
Terry Reardon (75:13) 		3: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (33:46)
Maurice Richard (44:04) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
0Apr 9, 1946 Canadiens de Montréal
Bob Fillion (9:55)
Elmer Lach (15:51)
Ken Mosdell (18:28)
Toe Blake (51:06)
Erwin Chamberlain (54:05)
Wilbert Hiller (57:13) 		6: 3
(3: 2, 0: 1, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Boston Bruins
Bill Cowley (5:42)
Bobby Bauer (14:01)
Milt Schmidt (27:15) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeeper: Bill Durnan

Defenders: Émile Bouchard , Frank Eddolls , Glen Harmon , Leo Lamoureux , Ken Reardon

Attackers: Joe Benoit , Toe Blake  ( C ), Erwin Chamberlain , Bob Fillion , Wilbert Hiller , Elmer Lach , Ken Mosdell , Buddy O'Connor , Jimmy Peters , Gerry Plamondon , Billy Reay , Maurice Richard

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
Elmer Lach Montréal 9 5 12 17th 4th
Toe Blake Montréal 9 7th 6th 13 5
Maurice Richard Montréal 9 7th 4th 11 15th
Milt Schmidt Boston 10 3 5 8th 2
Bep Guidolin Boston 10 5 2 7th 13
Bob Fillion Montréal 9 4th 3 7th 6th
Woody Dumart Boston 10 4th 3 7th 0
Bobby Bauer Boston 10 4th 3 7th 2
Wilbert Hiller Montréal 9 4th 2 6th 2
Erwin Chamberlain Montréal 9 4th 2 6th 18th

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 9 581: 16 8th 1 20th 0 2.06
Frank Brimsek Boston 10 651: 07 5 5 29 0 2.67
Harry Lumley Detroit 5 309: 51 1 4th 16 1 3.10

Web links