Stanley Cup playoffs 1951

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1951
Period March 27, 1951 to April 21, 1951
Stanley Cup winner Toronto Maple Leafs (9th title)
finalist Canadiens de Montréal
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Max Bentley (Toronto)  and Maurice Richard (Montréal)
Canada 1921Canada
Gates 70 (4.12 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1951 began on March 27, 1951 and ended on April 21, 1951 with the Toronto Maple Leafs ' 4-1 victory over the Canadiens de Montréal . The Maple Leafs won their fourth title in the last five years and the ninth title in franchise history . The Canadiens, however, played their first final since 1947 , in which they were also defeated by the Maple Leafs 2-4. In the meantime, both teams with Max Bentley (Toronto) and Maurice Richard (Montréal) each provided a top scorer this post-season . In addition, the 1951 Stanley Cup final marked the last one to date in which every game was decided in overtime (as of the 2019 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

Playoff tree

  Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                 
1 Detroit Red Wings 2    
3 Canadiens de Montréal 4th  
3 Canadiens de Montréal 1
  2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
2 Toronto Maple Leafs 4th
4th Boston Bruins 1  

Semifinals

(1) Detroit Red Wings - (3) Canadiens de Montréal

27 Mar 1951 Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe (12:15)
Leo Trip (41:10) 		2: 3 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Émile Bouchard (13:35)
Bert Olmstead (49:08)
Maurice Richard (121: 09) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
29 Mar 1951 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (102: 20) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
31 Mar 1951 Canadiens de Montréal
 0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe (36:23)
Sid Abel (53:45) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 3, 1951 Canadiens de Montréal
Elmer Lach (34:28) 		1: 4
(0: 2, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Leo trip (8:40)
Metro Prystai (10:10)
Gerry Couture (50:26)
Sid Abel (53:14) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 5, 1951 Detroit Red Wings
Sid Abel (1:09)
Gordie Howe (14:27) 		2: 5
(2: 0, 0: 3, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Billy Reay (24:04)
Bert Olmstead (31:48)
Bernie Geoffrion (37:51)
Maurice Richard (54:45)
Calum MacKay (58:07) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 7, 1951 Canadiens de Montréal
Billy Reay (46:49)
Maurice Richard (49:39)
Ken Mosdell (55:45) 		3: 2
(0: 0, 0: 0, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 4: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Sid Abel (47:31)
Gordie Howe (59:15) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

(2) Toronto Maple Leafs - (4) Boston Bruins

28 Mar 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 2
(0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Boston Bruins
Lorne Ferguson (15:58)
Woody Dumart (41:12) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
31 Mar 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Barilko (3:47) 		1: 1 n.V. Note
(1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Boston Bruins
Johnny Peirson (29:26) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 1, 1951 Boston Bruins
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Cal Gardner (23:02)
Fernie Flaman (33:11)
Max Bentley (45:30) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
0Apr 3, 1951 Boston Bruins
Dunc Fisher (7:50) 		1: 3
(1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (32:17)
Max Bentley (34:33)
Bill Barilko (54:08) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
0Apr 7, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
Joe Klukay (19:38)
Fleming Mackell (31:12)
Joe Klukay (44:46)
Theodore Kennedy (49:15) 		4: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 1 		Boston Bruins
Bill Ezinicki (49:53) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 8, 1951 Boston Bruins
 0: 6
(0: 2, 0: 1, 0: 3)
Match report
as of: 1: 4 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Theodore Kennedy (10:16)
Joe Klukay (14:36)
Fleming Mackell (32:42)
Sid Smith (46:42)
Tod Sloan (49:42)
Joe Klukay (55:01) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
NoteGame 2 of the series was canceled after the first 20 minutes of overtime and counted as a tie, as another overtime would not have started until after midnight and this would have violated the current curfew of the city of Toronto.

Stanley Cup Final

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

Apr 11, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (0:15)
Tod Sloan (15:42)
Sid Smith (65:51) 		3: 2 n.V.
(2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (15:27)
Paul Masnick (24:02) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
Apr 14, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (36:31)
Theodore Kennedy (48:16) 		2: 3 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Paul Masnick (3:44)
Billy Reay (29:24)
Maurice Richard (62:55) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Apr 17, 1951 Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (2:18) 		1: 2 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of 1: 2 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (25:58)
Theodore Kennedy (64:47) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Apr 19, 1951 Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (14:41)
Elmer Lach (53:49) 		2: 3 n.V.
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (0:38)
Howie Meeker (21:27)
Harry Watson (65:15) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 21, 1951 Toronto Maple Leafs
Tod Sloan (32:00)
Tod Sloan (59:28)
Bill Barilko (62:53) 		3: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Maurice Richard (28:56)
Paul Meger (44:47) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winners Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs logo

Goalkeepers: Turk Broda , Al Rollins

Defenders: Bill Barilko , Hugh Bolton , Fernie Flaman , Bill Juzda , Gus Mortson , Jimmy Thomson

Attackers: Max Bentley , Cal Gardner , Bob Hassard , Theodore Kennedy  ( C ), Joe Klukay , Danny Lewicki , Fleming Mackell , John McCormack , Howie Meeker , Tod Sloan , Sid Smith , Ray Timgren , Harry Watson

Head Coach: Joe Primeau   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
Maurice Richard Montréal 11 9 4th 13 13
Max Bentley Toronto 11 2 11 13 4th
Sid Smith Toronto 11 7th 3 10 0
Theodore Kennedy Toronto 11 4th 5 9 6th
Death Sloan Toronto 11 4th 5 9 18th
Joe Klukay Toronto 11 4th 3 7th 0
Sid Abel Detroit 6th 4th 3 7th 0
Gordie Howe Detroit 6th 4th 3 7th 4th
Billy Reay Montréal 11 3 3 6th 10
Bert Olmstead Montréal 11 2 4th 6th 9

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 8th 492: 05 5 1 9 2 1.10
Jack Gelineau Boston 4th 260: 00 1 2 7th 1 1.62
Terry Sawchuk Detroit 6th 463: 29 2 4th 13 1 1.68
Gerry McNeil Montréal 11 785: 10 5 6th 25th 1 1.91

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eric Converse: 1951: The Most Closely Matched Stanley Cup Finals. thehockeywriters.com, November 2, 2017, accessed January 24, 2018 .