Stanley Cup playoffs 1951
Stanley Cup playoffs 1951 | |
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Period | March 27, 1951 to April 21, 1951 |
Stanley Cup winner | Toronto Maple Leafs (9th title) |
finalist | Canadiens de Montréal |
Top scorer |
Max Bentley (Toronto) and Maurice Richard (Montréal) |
Gates | 70 (4.12 per game) |
Events | |
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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
- (1) Detroit Red Wings
- (2) Toronto Maple Leafs
- (3) Canadiens de Montréal
- (4) Boston Bruins
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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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
- 1951 Stanley Cup Playoffs on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 690 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eric Converse: 1951: The Most Closely Matched Stanley Cup Finals. thehockeywriters.com, November 2, 2017, accessed January 24, 2018 .