Stanley Cup playoffs 1955
Stanley Cup playoffs 1955 | |
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Period | March 22, 1955 to April 14, 1955 |
Stanley Cup winner | Detroit Red Wings (7th title) |
finalist | Canadiens de Montréal |
Top scorer | Gordie Howe (Detroit) |
Gates | 92 (5.75 per game) |
Events | |
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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
- (1) Detroit Red Wings
- (2) Canadiens de Montréal
- (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
- (4) Boston Bruins
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
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1955 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 686 kB)