Stanley Cup playoffs 1948

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1948
Period March 24, 1948 to April 14, 1948
Stanley Cup winner Toronto Maple Leafs (7th title)
finalist Detroit Red Wings
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Theodore Kennedy (Toronto)
Gates 87 (5.8 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1948 began on March 24, 1948 and ended on April 14, 1948 with the 4-0 win of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings . The Maple Leafs won their second title in a row, their third in the last four years and the seventh in their franchise history . In addition, they provided Theodore Kennedy as the best scorer and most accurate scorer of the post-season . For the Red Wings it was the second final defeat against Toronto in a row after 1945 , before the third of this kind should follow in the following year .

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 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th    
3 Boston Bruins 1  
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
  2 Detroit Red Wings 0
2 Detroit Red Wings 4th
4th New York Rangers 2  

Semifinals

(1) Toronto Maple Leafs - (3) Boston Bruins

24 Mar 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Ezinicki (11:29)
Max Bentley (37:33)
Syl Apps (52:03)
Jimmy Thomson (55:34)
Nick Metz (77:03) 		5: 4 n.V.
(1: 1, 1: 1, 2: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
Murray Henderson (1:18)
Ed Harrison (28:39)
Pat Egan (42:35)
Ken Smith (48:38) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
27 Mar 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
Theodore Kennedy (5:41)
Theodore Kennedy (19:54)
Theodore Kennedy (26:34)
Theodore Kennedy (32:24)
Max Bentley (47:37) 		5: 3
(2: 1, 2: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Johnny Peirson (8:39)
Pete Babando (22:16)
Milt Schmidt (50:43) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
30th Mar 1948 Boston Bruins
Milt Schmidt (21:10) 		1: 5
(0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Howie Meeker (3:40)
Bill Barilko (12:28)
Theodore Kennedy (29:24)
Garth Boesch (47:00)
Nick Metz (57:49) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
0Apr 1, 1948 Boston Bruins
Ed Sandford (2:47)
Johnny Peirson (37:31)
Johnny Peirson (53:24) 		3: 2
(1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Ezinicki (21:36)
Syl Apps (55:08) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
0Apr 3, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
Vic Lynn (8:41)
Les Costello (16:13)
Theodore Kennedy (45:52) 		3: 2
(2: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Boston Bruins
Jimmy Peters (5:20)
Ken Smith (32:08) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

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

24 Mar 1948 Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (15:04)
Jim Conacher (19:06) 		2: 1
(2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
Tony Leswick (43:35) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
26th Mar 1948 Detroit Red Wings
Jim McFadden (4:00)
Jim McFadden (24:57)
Marty Pavelich (28:18)
Leo Reise (50:04)
Marty Pavelich (54:49) 		5: 2
(1: 1, 2: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		New York Rangers
Edgar Laprade (14:53)
Neil Colville (50:51) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
28 Mar 1948 New York Rangers
Phil Watson (3:32)
Phil Watson (10:35)
Tony Leswick (49:02) 		3: 2
(2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (39:40)
Jack Stewart (56:03) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
30th Mar 1948 New York Rangers
Bryan Hextall (30:08)
Ed Kullman (30:41)
Tony Leswick (53:32) 		3: 1
(0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Jim McFadden (3:41) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
0Apr 1, 1948 Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (4:02)
Pete Horeck (34:13)
Red Kelly (53:55) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		New York Rangers
Buddy O'Connor (52:49) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 4, 1948 New York Rangers
Don Raleigh (53:49)
Don Raleigh (59:08) 		2: 4
(0: 3, 0: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 4 		Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (13:46)
Gordie Howe (14:30)
Pat Lundy (17:51)
Jim McFadden (50:49) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Toronto Maple Leafs - (2) Detroit Red Wings

0Apr 7, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
Harry Watson (8:21)
Joe Klukay (9:04)
Syl Apps (18:24)
Gus Mortson (34:31)
Howie Meeker (39:21) 		5: 3
(3: 1, 2: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Jim McFadden (7:20)
Jim Conacher (44:28)
Ted Lindsay (45:25) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Apr 10, 1948 Toronto Maple Leafs
Max Bentley (13:31)
Bill Ezinicki (23:38)
Max Bentley (37:16)
Harry Watson (38:50) 		4: 2
(1: 0, 3: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Detroit Red Wings
Pete Horeck (38:18)
Fern Gauthier (57:18) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 11, 1948 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Harry Watson (39:42)
Vic Lynn (55:16) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
Apr 14, 1948 Detroit Red Wings
Leo Trip (22:41)
Pete Horeck (58:48) 		2: 7
(0: 3, 1: 3, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Theodore Kennedy (2:51)
Garth Boesch (5:03)
Harry Watson (11:13)
Syl Apps (26:26)
Theodore Kennedy (29:42)
Harry Watson (31:38)
Les Costello (54: 37) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winners Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs logo

Goalkeeper: Turk Broda

Defenders: Bill Barilko , Garth Boesch , Gus Mortson , Phil Samis , Wally Stanowski , Jimmy Thomson

Attackers: Syl Apps  ( C ), Max Bentley , Les Costello , Bill Ezinicki , Theodore Kennedy , Joe Klukay , Vic Lynn , Howie Meeker , Don Metz , Nick Metz , Sid Smith , Harry Watson

Head Coach: Hap Day   General Manager: Conn Smythe

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Theodore Kennedy Toronto 9 8th 6th 14th 0
Max Bentley Toronto 9 4th 7th 11 0
Pete Horeck Detroit 10 3 7th 10 12
Jim McFadden Detroit 10 5 3 8th 10
Syl Apps Toronto 9 4th 4th 8th 0
Harry Watson Toronto 9 5 2 7th 9
Milt Schmidt Boston 5 2 5 7th 2
Vic Lynn Toronto 9 2 5 7th 20th
Howie Meeker Toronto 9 2 4th 6th 15th
Johnny Peirson Boston 5 3 2 5 0
Tony Leswick NY Rangers 6th 3 2 5 2
Red Kelly Detroit 10 3 2 5 2

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
Turk Broda Toronto 9 557: 03 8th 1 20th 1 2.15
Chuck Rayner NY Rangers 6th 360: 00 2 4th 17th 0 2.83
Harry Lumley Detroit 10 600: 00 4th 6th 30th 0 3.00

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