1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season
1951–52 Detroit Red Wings | ||
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Stanley Cup Champions | ||
Prince of Wales Trophy Winners | ||
Division | 1st NHL | |
1951–52 record | 44–14–12 | |
Goals for | 215 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Jack Adams | |
Coach | Tommy Ivan | |
Captain | Sid Abel | |
Alternate captains | Red Kelly Ted Lindsay Leo Reise | |
Arena | Olympia Stadium | |
Team leaders | ||
Goals | Ted Lindsay (30) | |
Assists | Ted Lindsay (39) Gordie Howe (39) | |
Points | Gordie Howe (87) | |
Penalties in minutes | Ted Lindsay (123) | |
Wins | Terry Sawchuk (44) | |
Goals against average | Terry Sawchuk (1.90) | |
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The 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 19th season. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 215 | 133 | +82 | 100 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 195 | 164 | +31 | 78 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 29 | 25 | 16 | 168 | 157 | +11 | 74 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 162 | 176 | −14 | 66 |
5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 192 | 219 | −27 | 59 |
6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 17 | 44 | 9 | 158 | 241 | −83 | 43 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 11, 1951 | 1–0 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 14, 1951 | 2–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 18, 1951 | 6–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 20, 1951 | 3–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 22, 1951 | 3–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 4–1–0 |
6 | W | October 27, 1951 | 2–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 5–1–0 |
7 | T | October 29, 1951 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 5–1–1 |
8 | L | November 1, 1951 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 5–2–1 |
9 | W | November 3, 1951 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 6–2–1 |
10 | W | November 4, 1951 | 4–2 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 7–2–1 |
11 | T | November 6, 1951 | 0–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 7–2–2 |
12 | T | November 7, 1951 | 4–4 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 7–2–3 |
13 | T | November 10, 1951 | 3–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 7–2–4 |
14 | T | November 11, 1951 | 3–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 7–2–5 |
15 | W | November 15, 1951 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 8–2–5 |
16 | W | November 18, 1951 | 5–2 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 9–2–5 |
17 | W | November 20, 1951 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 10–2–5 |
18 | W | November 22, 1951 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 11–2–5 |
19 | L | November 24, 1951 | 2–6 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 11–3–5 |
20 | W | November 25, 1951 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 12–3–5 |
21 | T | November 29, 1951 | 1–1 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 12–3–6 |
22 | L | December 2, 1951 | 1–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 12–4–6 |
23 | T | December 5, 1951 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 12–4–7 |
24 | W | December 8, 1951 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 13–4–7 |
25 | W | December 9, 1951 | 3–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 14–4–7 |
26 | W | December 13, 1951 | 3–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 15–4–7 |
27 | W | December 15, 1951 | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 16–4–7 |
28 | W | December 16, 1951 | 3–1 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 17–4–7 |
29 | T | December 18, 1951 | 5–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 17–4–8 |
30 | W | December 20, 1951 | 6–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 18–4–8 |
31 | W | December 23, 1951 | 4–0 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 19–4–8 |
32 | W | December 25, 1951 | 2–1 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 20–4–8 |
33 | L | December 26, 1951 | 0–1 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 20–5–8 |
34 | W | December 29, 1951 | 3–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 21–5–8 |
35 | L | December 31, 1951 | 3–5 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 21–6–8 |
36 | L | January 2, 1952 | 0–1 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 21–7–8 |
37 | W | January 6, 1952 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 22–7–8 |
38 | W | January 10, 1952 | 5–2 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 23–7–8 |
39 | L | January 12, 1952 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 23–8–8 |
40 | W | January 13, 1952 | 2–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 24–8–8 |
41 | W | January 17, 1952 | 5–0 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 25–8–8 |
42 | W | January 19, 1952 | 4–0 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 26–8–8 |
43 | L | January 20, 1952 | 2–3 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 26–9–8 |
44 | T | January 24, 1952 | 2–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 26–9–9 |
45 | L | January 26, 1952 | 2–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 26–10–9 |
46 | W | January 27, 1952 | 2–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 27–10–9 |
47 | L | January 29, 1952 | 1–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 27–11–9 |
48 | T | February 2, 1952 | 2–2 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 27–11–10 |
49 | W | February 3, 1952 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 28–11–10 |
50 | W | February 7, 1952 | 5–3 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 29–11–10 |
51 | W | February 10, 1952 | 2–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 30–11–10 |
52 | W | February 13, 1952 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 31–11–10 |
53 | W | February 14, 1952 | 3–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 32–11–10 |
54 | W | February 18, 1952 | 4–2 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 33–11–10 |
55 | T | February 20, 1952 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 33–11–11 |
56 | W | February 23, 1952 | 3–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 34–11–11 |
57 | W | February 24, 1952 | 2–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 35–11–11 |
58 | W | February 26, 1952 | 4–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 36–11–11 |
59 | L | February 28, 1952 | 2–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 36–12–11 |
60 | W | March 2, 1952 | 6–4 | @ New York Rangers (1951–52) | 37–12–11 |
61 | W | March 3, 1952 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 38–12–11 |
62 | W | March 6, 1952 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 39–12–11 |
63 | L | March 8, 1952 | 3–6 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 39–13–11 |
64 | W | March 9, 1952 | 6–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) | 40–13–11 |
65 | L | March 11, 1952 | 2–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) | 40–14–11 |
66 | W | March 15, 1952 | 6–1 | Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 41–14–11 |
67 | W | March 16, 1952 | 4–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) | 42–14–11 |
68 | W | March 20, 1952 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1951–52) | 43–14–11 |
69 | T | March 22, 1952 | 3–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 43–14–12 |
70 | W | March 23, 1952 | 7–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) | 44–14–12 |
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Final
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score |
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April 10 | Detroit | 3 | Montreal | 1 |
April 12 | Detroit | 2 | Montreal | 1 |
April 13 | Montreal | 0 | Detroit | 3 |
April 15 | Montreal | 0 | Detroit | 3 |
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to none
Roster
Terry Sawchuk, Bob Goldham, Benny Woit, Red Kelly, Leo Reise, Marcel Pronovost, Ted Lindsay, Tony Leswick, Gordie Howe, Metro Prystai, Marty Pavelich, Sid Abel (captain), Glen Skov, Alex Delvecchio, John Wilson, Vic Stasiuk, Larry Zeidel, Jack Adams (manager), Tommy Ivan (coach), Carl Mattson (trainer)
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Howe, GordieGordie Howe | RW | 70 | 47 | 39 | 86 | 78 |
Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay | LW | 70 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 123 |
Abel, SidSid Abel | C/LW | 62 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 32 |
Kelly, RedRed Kelly | D/C | 67 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 16 |
Prystai, MetroMetro Prystai | C | 69 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 16 |
Delvecchio, AlexAlex Delvecchio | C/LW | 65 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 22 |
Pavelich, MartyMarty Pavelich | LW | 68 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 54 |
Skov, GlenGlen Skov | C/LW | 70 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 48 |
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick | W | 70 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 93 |
Glover, FredFred Glover | C | 54 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 25 |
Pronovost, MarcelMarcel Pronovost | D | 69 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 50 |
Stasiuk, VicVic Stasiuk | LW | 58 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 |
Goldham, BobBob Goldham | D | 69 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
Woit, BennyBenny Woit | RW/D | 58 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 |
Reise, LeoLeo Reise | D | 54 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
Wilson, JohnnyJohnny Wilson | LW | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
Sclisizzi, EnioEnio Sclisizzi | LW | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Zeidel, LarryLarry Zeidel | D | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Folk, BillBill Folk | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | G | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wilson, LarryLarry Wilson | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | 4200 | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 133 | 1.90 | 12 |
Team: | 4200 | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 133 | 1.90 | 12 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsay, TedTed Lindsay | LW | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Howe, GordieGordie Howe | RW | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
Prystai, MetroMetro Prystai | C | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Wilson, JohnnyJohnny Wilson | LW | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Skov, GlenGlen Skov | C/LW | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Leswick, TonyTony Leswick | W | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 |
Abel, SidSid Abel | C/LW | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Pavelich, MartyMarty Pavelich | LW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Delvecchio, AlexAlex Delvecchio | C/LW | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Woit, BennyBenny Woit | RW/D | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Stasiuk, VicVic Stasiuk | LW | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Kelly, RedRed Kelly | D/C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reise, LeoLeo Reise | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
Goldham, BobBob Goldham | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Pronovost, MarcelMarcel Pronovost | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zeidel, LarryLarry Zeidel | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Sawchuk, TerryTerry Sawchuk | 480 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0.62 | 4 |
Team: | 480 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0.62 | 4 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
References
- ↑ "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-04.