Stanley Cup playoffs 1955

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1955
Period March 22, 1955 to April 14, 1955
Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings (7th title)
finalist Canadiens de Montréal
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Gordie Howe (Detroit)
Gates 92 (5.75 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1955 began on March 22, 1955 and ended on April 14, 1955 with the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 victory over the Canadiens de Montréal . The Red Wings won their seventh title, the second in a row and the fourth in the last six years. They had already defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in the previous year, while this success also marked the last one until 1997 . In addition, they put in Gordie Howe the top scorer of these playoffs, who set a new NHL record with 20 points scored (previously Toe Blake , 18 points, playoffs 1944 ). The Canadiens meanwhile contested their fifth final in a row, but suffered their fourth defeat. In addition, for the first time in NHL history, all encounters in the finals were decided with home wins, which until today (as of playoffs 2020) only happened again in 1965 and 2003 .

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

Semifinals

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

22 Mar 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Vic Stasiuk (11:54)
Earl Reibel (19:06)
Glen Skov (21:36)
Earl Reibel (29:48)
Gordie Howe (43:54)
Gordie Howe (47:40)
Ted Lindsay (55: 07) 		7: 4
(2: 2, 2: 0, 3: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Brian Cullen (7:00)
Chief Armstrong (13:01)
Sid Smith (42:53)
Theodore Kennedy (52:38) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
24 Mar 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe (8:09)
Alex Delvecchio (8:54) 		2: 1
(2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (0:17) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
26th Mar 1955 Toronto Maple Leafs
Sid Smith (7:29) 		1: 2
(1: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay (1:36)
Earl Reibel (11:46) 		Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario
29 Mar 1955 Toronto Maple Leafs
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 4 		Detroit Red Wings
Vic Stasiuk (25:38)
Gordie Howe (29:10)
Tony Leswick (59:33) 		Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario

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

22 Mar 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Bernie Geoffrion (26:23)
Jean Béliveau (32:35) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 2: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Boston Bruins
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
24 Mar 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (21:31)
Calum MacKay (31:08)
Jean Béliveau (33:43) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Boston Bruins
Réal Chevrefils (36:43) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
27 Mar 1955 Boston Bruins
Leo Labine (13:53)
Fern Flaman (18:25)
Réal Chevrefils (18:45)
Hal Laycoe (38:47) 		4: 2
(3: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Ken Mosdell (40:30)
Jack LeClair (58:46) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
29 Mar 1955 Boston Bruins
Don McKenney (26:15)
Leo Labine (29:55)
Ed Sandford (48:52) 		3: 4 n.V.
(0: 0, 2: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
: 1: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Tom Johnson (23:51)
Floyd Curry (32:43)
Bernie Geoffrion (52:40)
Don Marshall (63:05) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
31 Mar 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Jack LeClair (3:43)
Dickie Moore (14:43)
Floyd Curry (27:55)
Jack LeClair (31:18)
Jean Béliveau (48:14) 		5: 1
(2: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 4: 1 		Boston Bruins
Lorne Ferguson (35:52) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Stanley Cup Final

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

0Apr 3, 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio (34:00)
Vic Stasiuk (53:05)
Marty Pavelich (57:07)
Ted Lindsay (59:42) 		4: 2
(0: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (25:09)
Floyd Curry (48:57) 		Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan
0Apr 5, 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Marcel Pronovost (2:15)
Ted Lindsay (9:57)
Alex Delvecchio (16:00)
Gordie Howe (17:11)
Ted Lindsay (28:10)
Ted Lindsay (35:48)
Ted Lindsay (39: 37) 		7: 1
(4: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Ken Mosdell (52:32) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
0Apr 7, 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Bernie Geoffrion (8:30)
Bernie Geoffrion (8:42)
Bernie Geoffrion (34:23)
Jack LeClair (47:50) 		4: 2
(2: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Red Kelly (18:13)
Vic Stasiuk (36:16) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 9, 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Calum MacKay (0:40)
Bernie Geoffrion (23:41)
Jean Béliveau (28:25)
Tom Johnson (29:07)
Floyd Curry (42:33) 		5: 3
(1: 1, 3: 0, 1: 2)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Detroit Red Wings
Earl Reibel (12:38)
Earl Reibel (43:40)
Jim Hay (52:00) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 10, 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Glen Skov (12:59)
Gordie Howe (18:59)
Gordie Howe (32:29)
Gordie Howe (36:20)
Vic Stasiuk (42:09) 		5: 1
(2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Canadiens de Montréal
Jean Béliveau (8:01) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan
Apr 12, 1955 Canadiens de Montréal
Jean Béliveau (7:30)
Jack LeClair (23:45)
Bernie Geoffrion (25:21)
Bernie Geoffrion (38:18)
Floyd Curry (40:19)
Calum MacKay (58:55) 		6: 3
(1: 1, 3: 1, 2: 1)
Match report
as of: 3: 3 		Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio (13:36)
Alex Delvecchio (35:54)
Red Kelly (56:23) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 14, 1955 Detroit Red Wings
Alex Delvecchio (27:12)
Gordie Howe (39:49)
Alex Delvecchio (42:59) 		3: 1
(0: 0, 2: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 4: 3 		Canadiens de Montréal
Floyd Curry (54:35) 		Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings logo

Goalkeeper: Terry Sawchuk

Defenders: Bob Goldham , Jim Hay , Larry Hillman , Red Kelly , Marcel Pronovost , Benny Woit

Attackers: Marcel Bonin , Alex Delvecchio , Bill Dineen , Gordie Howe , Tony Leswick , Ted Lindsay  ( C ), Marty Pavelich , Earl Reibel , Glen Skov , Vic Stasiuk , Johnny Wilson

Head Coach: Jimmy Skinner   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
Gordie Howe Detroit 11 9 11 20th 24
Ted Lindsay Detroit 11 7th 12 19th 12
Alex Delvecchio Detroit 11 7th 8th 15th 2
Bernie Geoffrion Montréal 12 8th 5 13 8th
Jean Béliveau Montréal 12 6th 7th 13 18th
Floyd Curry Montréal 12 8th 4th 12 4th
Earl Reibel Detroit 11 5 7th 12 2
Calum MacKay Montréal 12 3 8th 11 8th
Ken Mosdell Montréal 12 2 8th 10 8th
Vic Stasiuk Detroit 11 5 3 8th 6th

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
Terry Sawchuk Detroit 11 660: 00 8th 3 26th 1 89.3 2.36
Jim Henry Boston 3 183: 05 1 2 8th 0 88.9 2.62
Jacques Plante Montréal 12 639: 52 6th 3 29 0 91.4 2.72

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