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1947-48 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Toronto Maple Leafs

Hart Memorial Trophy: Buddy O'Connor (24 G, 36 A, 60 P)
Vezina Trophy: Turk Broda (32-15-13, 2.38 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Jim McFadden (24 G, 24 A, 48 P)

Goals Leader: Ted Lindsay (33)
Assists Leader: Doug Bentley (37)
Points Leader: Elmer Lach (61)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 32 15 13 77 .642 182 143 0.54 -0.11
Detroit Red Wings* 60 30 18 12 72 .600 187 148 0.54 -0.11
Boston Bruins* 60 23 24 13 59 .492 167 168 -0.02 0.00
New York Rangers* 60 21 26 13 55 .458 176 201 -0.35 0.07
Montreal Canadiens 60 20 29 11 51 .425 147 169 -0.31 0.06
Chicago Black Hawks 60 20 34 6 46 .383 195 225 -0.42 0.08

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0): Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings  
 
Semi-Finals (4-2): Detroit Red Wings over New York Rangers  
Semi-Finals (4-1): Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins  

Team Statistics

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 32 15 13 77 .642 182 143 0.54 -0.11 5.42
2 Detroit Red Wings* 60 30 18 12 72 .600 187 148 0.54 -0.11 5.58
3 Boston Bruins* 60 23 24 13 59 .492 167 168 -0.02 0.00 5.58
4 New York Rangers* 60 21 26 13 55 .458 176 201 -0.35 0.07 6.28
5 Montreal Canadiens 60 20 29 11 51 .425 147 169 -0.31 0.06 5.27
6 Chicago Black Hawks 60 20 34 6 46 .383 195 225 -0.42 0.08 7.00
League Average 60 24 24 11 60 .500 176 176 0.00 0.00 5.86

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Ted Lindsay*-DET 33
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 30
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 28
4. Gaye Stewart-TOT 27
5. Max Bentley*-TOT 26
  Syl Apps*-TOR 26
Assists
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 37
2. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 36
3. Edgar Laprade*-NYR 34
4. Elmer Lach*-MTL 31
5. Sid Abel*-DET 30
Points
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 61
2. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 60
3. Doug Bentley*-CBH 57
4. Gaye Stewart-TOT 56
5. Bud Poile*-TOT 54
  Max Bentley*-TOT 54
Goals Created
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 27.6
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 25.6
3. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 24.8
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 24.6
5. Gaye Stewart-TOT 24.1
Penalties in Minutes
1. Bill Barilko-TOR 147
2. Ken Reardon*-MTL 129
3. Gus Mortson-TOR 118
4. Bill Ezinicki-TOR 97
5. Ted Lindsay*-DET 95
Goals Per Game
1. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.55
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.53
3. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.50
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.47
5. Gaye Stewart-TOT 0.44
Assists Per Game
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.62
2. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 0.60
3. Edgar Laprade*-NYR 0.58
4. Roy Conacher*-CBH 0.52
5. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.52
Points Per Game
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 1.02
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 1.00
  Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 1.00
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.96
5. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.95
Goals Created Per Game
1. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.46
2. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.46
3. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.43
4. Syl Apps*-TOR 0.42
5. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 0.41
Games Played
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 60
  Harry Lumley*-DET 60
  Frank Brimsek*-BOS 60
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 59
5. Emile Francis*-CBH 54
Wins
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 32
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 30
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 23
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 20
5. Emile Francis*-CBH 18
Losses
1. Emile Francis*-CBH 31
2. Bill Durnan*-MTL 28
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 24
4. Harry Lumley*-DET 18
  Jim Henry-NYR 18
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 13
  Jim Henry-NYR 13
  Turk Broda*-TOR 13
4. Harry Lumley*-DET 12
5. Bill Durnan*-MTL 10
Goals Against
1. Emile Francis*-CBH 183
2. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 168
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 162
4. Jim Henry-NYR 153
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 147
Goals Against Average
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 2.38
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 2.46
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2.77
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2.80
5. Jim Henry-NYR 3.19
Shutouts
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 7
2. Turk Broda*-TOR 5
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 5
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 3
5. Jim Henry-NYR 2
Minutes
1. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 3600
  Turk Broda*-TOR 3600
3. Harry Lumley*-DET 3592
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 3505
5. Emile Francis*-CBH 3240
Offensive Point Shares
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 6.5
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 5.8
3. Maurice Richard*-MTL 5.8
4. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 5.6
5. Gaye Stewart-TOT 5.3
Defensive Point Shares
1. Jimmy Thomson-TOR 4.8
2. Gus Mortson-TOR 4.7
3. Red Kelly*-DET 4.7
  Jack Stewart*-DET 4.7
5. Bill Barilko-TOR 4.7
Goalie Point Shares
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 13.2
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 12.7
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 10.7
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 10.6
5. Jim Henry-NYR 6.8
Point Shares
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 13.2
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 12.7
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 10.7
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 10.6
5. Elmer Lach*-MTL 7.5
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Turk Broda*
D: Bill Quackenbush*
D: Jack Stewart*
C: Elmer Lach*
LW: Ted Lindsay*
RW: Maurice Richard*
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek*
D: Neil Colville*
D: Ken Reardon*
C: Buddy O'Connor*
LW: Gaye Stewart
RW: Bud Poile*