Stanley Cup playoffs 1949
Stanley Cup playoffs 1949 | |
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Period | March 22, 1949 to April 16, 1949 |
Stanley Cup winner | Toronto Maple Leafs (8th title) |
finalist | Detroit Red Wings |
Top scorer | Gordie Howe (Detroit) |
Gates | 74 (4.63 per game) |
Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1949 began on March 22, 1949 and ended on April 16, 1949 with the 4-0 victory of the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Detroit Red Wings . The Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to win three Stanley Cups in a row while they won their eighth title. The final against Detroit marked the remake of the previous year and ended with the same result, a sweep in Toronto's favor. The Red Wings, however, in the person of Gordie Howe, provided the best scorer and most accurate goal scorer of these playoffs.
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
- (1) Detroit Red Wings
- (2) Boston Bruins
- (3) Canadiens de Montréal
- (4) Toronto Maple Leafs
Playoff tree
Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 4th | ||||||
3 | Canadiens de Montréal | 3 | ||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | ||||||
4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4th | ||||||
2 | Boston Bruins | 1 | ||||||
4th | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4th |
Semifinals
(1) Detroit Red Wings - (3) Canadiens de Montréal
22 Mar 1949 |
Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (24:13) Max McNab (104: 52) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Canadiens de Montréal Maurice Richard (52:29) |
Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan |
24 Mar 1949 | Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel (1:31) Ted Lindsay (40:50) Sid Abel (56:49) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0, 2: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of 1: 1 |
Canadiens de Montréal Gerry Plamondon (4:23) Billy Reay (44:46) Gerry Plamondon (46:01) Gerry Plamondon (62:59) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
26th Mar 1949 |
Canadiens de Montréal Ken Mosdell (10:41) Léo Gravelle (18:24) Murdo MacKay (50:02) |
3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (48:07) Gordie Howe (55:03) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
29 Mar 1949 | Canadiens de Montréal Léo Gravelle (4:43) |
1: 3 (1: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Red Kelly (8:34) Gordie Howe (38:38) Gordie Howe (53:19) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
31 Mar 1949 |
Detroit Red Wings Sid Abel (45:10) Gerry Couture (56:28) Gordie Howe (57:00) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 0: 1, 3: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Howard Riopelle (21:11) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
Apr 2, 1949 |
Canadiens de Montréal Gerry Plamondon (26:41) Maurice Richard (28:44) Gerry Plamondon (29:56) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (32:56) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec |
Apr 5, 1949 |
Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (3:17) Leo Reise (32:10) Gerry Couture (38:46) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 4: 3 |
Canadiens de Montréal Glen Harmon (26:33) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
(2) Boston Bruins - (4) Toronto Maple Leafs
22 Mar 1949 | Boston Bruins |
0: 3 (0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Harry Watson (5:15) Harry Watson (27:25) Max Bentley (47:50) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts |
24 Mar 1949 | Boston Bruins Woody Dumart (5:02) Paul Ronty (37:24) |
2: 3 (1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Ray Timgren (3:36) Harry Watson (50:57) Harry Watson (58:41) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
26th Mar 1949 | Toronto Maple Leafs Theodore Kennedy (8:46) Gus Mortson (34:15) Joe Klukay (39:57) Fleming Mackell (51:49) |
4: 5 n.V. (1: 2, 2: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Boston Bruins Grant Warwick (9:56) Woody Dumart (17:16) Johnny Peirson (33:53) Ed Sandford (47:11) Woody Dumart (76:14) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario |
29 Mar 1949 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Fleming Mackell (3:18) Sid Smith (30:30) Sid Smith (55:17) |
3: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Peirson (11:16) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |
30th Mar 1949 | Boston Bruins Grant Warwick (12:17) Johnny Peirson (59:03) |
2: 3 (1: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of 1: 4 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Cal Gardner (6:27) Ray Timgren (14:58) Max Bentley (28:01) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
Stanley Cup Final
(1) Detroit Red Wings - (4) Toronto Maple Leafs
Apr 8, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings George Gee (4:15) Bill Quackenbush (53:56) |
2: 3 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Max Bentley (13:15) Jimmy Thomson (36:02) Joe Klukay (77:31) |
Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan |
Apr 10, 1949 | Detroit Red Wings Pete Horeck (45:50) |
1: 3 (0: 2, 0: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Sid Smith (8:15) Sid Smith (9:56) Sid Smith (37:58) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan |
Apr 13, 1949 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Ezinicki (31:02) Theodore Kennedy (32:40) Gus Mortson (36:18) |
3: 1 (0: 1, 3: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Jack Stewart (4:57) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario |
April 16, 1949 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Ray Timgren (30:10) Cal Gardner (39:45) Max Bentley (55:10) |
3: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Ted Lindsay (2:59) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winners Toronto Maple Leafs |
Goalkeeper: Turk Broda Defenders: Bill Barilko , Garth Boesch , Bill Juzda , Gus Mortson , Jimmy Thomson Attackers: Max Bentley , Bob Dawes , Bill Ezinicki , Cal Gardner , Theodore Kennedy ( C ), Joe Klukay , Vic Lynn , Fleming Mackell , Howie Meeker , Don Metz , Sid Smith , Harry Taylor , Ray Timgren , 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 |
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Gordie Howe | Detroit | 11 | 8th | 3 | 11 | 19th |
Theodore Kennedy | Toronto | 9 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 2 |
Ted Lindsay | Detroit | 11 | 2 | 6th | 8th | 29 |
Sid Smith | Toronto | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7th | 0 |
Max Bentley | Toronto | 9 | 4th | 3 | 7th | 2 |
Cal Gardner | Toronto | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 0 |
Gerry Plamondon | Montréal | 7th | 5 | 1 | 6th | 0 |
Harry Watson | Toronto | 9 | 4th | 2 | 6th | 2 |
Ray Timgren | Toronto | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 2 |
Sid Abel | Detroit | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6th | 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 |
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Turk Broda | Toronto | 9 | 573: 45 | 8th | 1 | 15th | 1 | 1.57 |
Harry Lumley | Detroit | 11 | 725: 22 | 4th | 7th | 26th | 0 | 2.15 |
Bill Durnan | Montréal | 7th | 467: 51 | 3 | 4th | 17th | 0 | 2.18 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1949 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 794 kB)