Stanley Cup playoffs 1950

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1950
Period March 28, 1950 to April 23, 1950
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings (4th title)
finalist New York Rangers
Top scorer FinlandFinland Pentti Lund (NY Rangers)
Gates 82 (4.32 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1950 began on March 28, 1950 and ended on April 23, 1950 with the 4-3 win of the Detroit Red Wings against the New York Rangers . The Red Wings won their fourth title and the first since 1943 , when they had also contested the last all-American final (against Boston ). For the Rangers, who had the best scorer of the playoffs in their ranks in Pentti Lund , it was meanwhile the first participation in the final since 1940 .

Due to temporally conflicting events in their local Madison Square Garden , the Rangers played their "home games" of the final in the Maple Leaf Gardens of Toronto and thus on neutral ground. In addition, the rhythm of home and away games in both the semi-finals and the Stanley Cup final was changed due to this circumstance. Something similar had already been necessary in the 1932 final .

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 Detroit Red Wings 4th    
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 3  
1 Detroit Red Wings 4th
  4th New York Rangers 3
2 Canadiens de Montréal 1
4th New York Rangers 4th  

Semifinals

(1) Detroit Red Wings - (3) Toronto Maple Leafs

28 Mar 1950 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 5
(0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Joe Klukay (20:10)
Bill Barilko (28:49)
John McCormack (31:29)
Cal Gardner (43:29)
Joe Klukay (51:17) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
30th Mar 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (9:13)
Sid Abel (15:47)
Joe Carveth (30:32) 		3: 1
(2: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Fleming Mackell (45:44) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 1, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs
Joe Klukay (26:44)
Max Bentley (39:40) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
 Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
0Apr 4, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs
Max Bentley (3:34) 		1: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Marty Pavelich (10:50)
Leo Reise (100: 38) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 6, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 2
(0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Theodore Kennedy (10:35)
Max Bentley (48:37) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 8, 1950 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 4
(0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Marty Pavelich (6:55)
George Gee (19:40)
Gerry Couture (30:31)
Jack Stewart (45:03) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 9, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Leo Trip (68:39) 		1: 0 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

(2) Canadiens de Montréal - (4) New York Rangers

29 Mar 1950 New York Rangers
Don Raleigh (14:40)
Nick Mickoski (31:18)
Pat Egan (59:38) 		3: 1
(1: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Norm Dussault (8:27) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
0Apr 1, 1950 Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (6:57)
Norm Dussault (9:48) 		2: 3
(2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		New York Rangers
Pentti Lund (10:10)
Buddy O'Connor (51:58)
Ed Slowinski (53:34) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 2, 1950 New York Rangers
Pentti Lund (7:12)
Ed Slowinski (15:58)
Pentti Lund (34:20)
Pentti Lund (42:16) 		4: 1
(2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Bert Hirschfeld (8:30) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
0Apr 4, 1950 Canadiens de Montréal
Norm Dussault (17:15)
Maurice Richard (49:34)
Elmer Lach (75:19) 		3: 2 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		New York Rangers
Pentti Lund (9:14)
Don Raleigh (29:07) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 6, 1950 Canadiens de Montréal
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 4 		New York Rangers
Jack Gordon (44:22)
Pat Egan (45:18)
Dunc Fisher (56:47) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Stanley Cup Final

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

Apr 11, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Joe Carveth (24:43)
George Gee (29:32)
Jim McFadden (30:06)
Gerry Couture (33:56) 		4: 1
(0: 1, 4: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
Buddy O'Connor (5:58) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
Apr 13, 1950 New York Rangers
Pat Egan (30:39)
Edgar Laprade (43:04)
Edgar Laprade (51:20) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Gerry Couture (23:05) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Apr 15, 1950 New York Rangers
 0: 4
(0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Gerry Couture (14:14)
George Gee (19:08)
Sid Abel (39:16)
Marty Pavelich (56:55) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 18, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (6:31)
Sid Abel (16:48)
Marty Pavelich (43:32) 		3: 4 n.V.
(2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 2: 2 		New York Rangers
Buddy O'Connor (39:59)
Edgar Laprade (48:09)
Gus Kyle (56:26)
Don Raleigh (68:34) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 20, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (58:10) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		New York Rangers
Dunc Fisher (27:44)
Don Raleigh (61:38) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 22, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (19:18)
Sid Abel (25:38)
Gerry Couture (36:07)
Ted Lindsay (44:13)
Sid Abel (50:34) 		5: 4
(1: 2, 2: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		New York Rangers
Allan Stanley (3:45)
Dunc Fisher (7:35)
Pentti Lund (23:18)
Tony Leswick (41:54) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 23, 1950 Detroit Red Wings
Pete Babando (25:09)
Sid Abel (25:30)
Jim McFadden (35:57)
Pete Babando (88:31) 		4: 3 n.V.
(0: 2, 3: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		New York Rangers
Allan Stanley (11:14)
Tony Leswick (12:18)
Buddy O'Connor (31:42) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings logo

Goalkeeper: Harry Lumley

Defenders: Al Dewsbury , Lee Fogolin , Red Kelly , Clare Martin , Marcel Pronovost , Leo Reise , Jack Stewart

Attackers: Sid Abel  ( C ), Pete Babando , Steve Black , Joe Carveth , Gerry Couture , George Gee , Gordie Howe , Ted Lindsay , Jim McFadden , Doug McKay , Max McNab , Marty Pavelich , Jimmy Peters , Johnny Wilson , Larry Wilson

Head Coach: Tommy Ivan   General Manager: Jack Adams

Best scorer

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

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Pentti Lund NY Rangers 12 6th 5 11 0
Gerry Couture Detroit 14th 5 4th 9 2
Don Raleigh NY Rangers 12 4th 5 9 4th
George Gee Detroit 14th 3 6th 9 0
Sid Abel Detroit 14th 6th 2 8th 6th
Ted Lindsay Detroit 13 4th 4th 8th 16
Edgar Laprade NY Rangers 12 3 5 8th 4th
Ed Slowinski NY Rangers 12 2 6th 8th 6th
Allan Stanley NY Rangers 12 2 5 7th 10
Buddy O'Connor NY Rangers 12 4th 2 6th 4th
Marty Pavelich Detroit 14th 4th 2 6th 13

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 7th 449: 17 3 4th 10 3 1.34
Harry Lumley Detroit 14th 908: 00 8th 6th 28 3 1.85
Gerry McNeil Montréal 2 135: 19 1 1 5 0 2.22
Terry Sawchuk Detroit 6th 463: 29 2 4th 13 1 1.68

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