Stanley Cup playoffs 1954

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1954
Period March 23, 1954 to April 16, 1954
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings (6th title)
finalist Canadiens de Montréal
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Dickie Moore (Montréal)
Gates 69 (4.31 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1954 began on March 23, 1954 and ended on April 16, 1954 with the 4-3 win of the Detroit Red Wings over the Canadiens de Montréal . The Red Wings won their sixth title and their third in the last five years. Most recently they had also been successful against Montréal in 1952 (4-0). The Canadiens, who went into these playoffs as the reigning Stanley Cup winners, meanwhile put Dickie Moore as the top scorer this post-season . In addition, the Stanley Cup final was decided in the overtime of a seventh game for the second and so far (as of playoffs 2019) last time . Previously, Detroit also succeeded in this, in 1950 against the New York Rangers .

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 1  
1 Detroit Red Wings 4th
  2 Canadiens de Montréal 3
2 Canadiens de Montréal 4th
4th Boston Bruins 0  

Semifinals

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

23 Mar 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Marty Pavelich (8:21)
Ted Lindsay (15:48)
Tony Leswick (26:01)
Gordie Howe (37:39)
Marty Pavelich (54:01) 		5: 0
(2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
 Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
25th Mar 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Marcel Pronovost (44:52) 		1: 3
(0: 1, 0: 1, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (9:16)
Gord Hannigan (37:41)
Gord Hannigan (42:16) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
27 Mar 1954 Toronto Maple Leafs
Chief Armstrong (19:11) 		1: 3
(1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (10:09)
Tony Leswick (40:28)
Marcel Pronovost (58:38) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
30th Mar 1954 Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Horton (25:09) 		1: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Johnny Wilson (31:26)
Red Kelly (56:36) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
0Apr 1, 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe (0:09)
Gordie Howe (12:54)
Glen Skov (16:35)
Ted Lindsay (81:01) 		4: 3 n.V.
(3: 1, 0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 4: 1 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Tod Sloan (16:16)
Theodore Kennedy (21:33)
Rudy Migay (29:11) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

(2) Canadiens de Montréal - (4) Boston Bruins

23 Mar 1954 Canadiens de Montréal
Lorne Davis (26:23)
Bernie Geoffrion (53:48) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
25th Mar 1954 Canadiens de Montréal
Dickie Moore (0:10)
Bernie Geoffrion (5:57)
Bernie Geoffrion (6:28)
Lorne Davis (16:41)
Dickie Moore (18:10)
Jean Béliveau (21:19)
Paul Meger (45: 03)
Jean Béliveau (53:38) 		8: 1
(5: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Fleming Mackell (33:02) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
28 Mar 1954 Boston Bruins
Cal Gardner (20:40)
Doug Mohns (50:18)
Milt Schmidt (56:09) 		3: 4
(0: 0, 1: 3, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Émile Bouchard (20:16)
Bernie Geoffrion (22:15)
Émile Bouchard (26:53)
Dickie Moore (58:30) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
30th Mar 1954 Boston Bruins
 0: 2
(0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (11:36)
Dickie Moore (22:06) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

Stanley Cup Final

(1) Detroit Red Wings - (2) Canadiens de Montréal

0Apr 4, 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (13:44)
Earl Reibel (41:52)
Red Kelly (47:13) 		3: 1
(1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Bernie Geoffrion (32:16) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
0Apr 6, 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio (26:37) 		1: 3
(0: 3, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Dickie Moore (15:03)
Maurice Richard (15:28)
Maurice Richard (15:59) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 8, 1954 Canadiens de Montréal
Tom Johnson (47:19)
Dollard St. Laurent (55:02) 		2: 5
(0: 2, 0: 1, 2: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio (0:42)
Ted Lindsay (17:06)
Johnny Wilson (24:57)
Metro Prystai (47:59)
Gordie Howe (51:32) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Apr 10, 1954 Canadiens de Montréal
 0: 2
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Johnny Wilson (22:09)
Red Kelly (59:53) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 11, 1954 Detroit Red Wings
 0: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Ken Mosdell (65:45) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 13, 1954 Canadiens de Montréal
Bernie Geoffrion (32:07)
Floyd Curry (33:07)
Floyd Curry (34:25)
Maurice Richard (50:06) 		4: 1
(0: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Metro Prystai (45:11) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 16, 1954 Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (21:17)
Tony Leswick (64:29) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (9:17) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings logo

Goalkeepers: Dave Gatherum , Terry Sawchuk

Defenders: Keith Allen , Al Arbor , Bob Goldham , Red Kelly , Marcel Pronovost , Benny Woit

Attackers: Alex Delvecchio , Bill Dineen , Gilles Dubé , Gordie Howe , Earl Johnson , Tony Leswick , Ted Lindsay  ( C ), Marty Pavelich , Jimmy Peters , Metro Prystai , Earl Reibel , Glen Skov , Johnny 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
Dickie Moore Montréal 11 5 8th 13 8th
Bernie Geoffrion Montréal 11 6th 5 11 18th
Jean Béliveau Montréal 10 2 8th 10 4th
Gordie Howe Detroit 12 4th 5 9 31
Alex Delvecchio Detroit 12 2 7th 9 7th
Ted Lindsay Detroit 12 4th 4th 8th 14th
Red Kelly Detroit 12 5 1 6th 4th
Metro Prystai Detroit 12 2 3 5 0
Marcel Pronovost Detroit 12 2 3 5 12
Floyd Curry Montréal 11 4th 0 4th 4th

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Gerry McNeil Montréal 3 190: 14 2 1 3 1 96.6 0.95
Terry Sawchuk Detroit 12 751: 15 8th 4th 20th 2 94.0 1.60
Jacques Plante Montréal 8th 479: 30 5 3 14th 2 93.3 1.75

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