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1948-49 NHL Season Summary

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1948-49 NHL:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Detroit Red Wings* 60 34 19 7 75 .625 195 145 0.69
Boston Bruins* 60 29 23 8 66 .550 178 163 0.21
Montreal Canadiens* 60 28 23 9 65 .542 152 126 0.36
Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 22 25 13 57 .475 147 161 -0.19
Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 50 .417 173 211 -0.53
New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 47 .392 133 172 -0.54

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 60 34 19 7 75 .625 195 145 0.69 5.67
2 Boston Bruins* 60 29 23 8 66 .550 178 163 0.21 5.68
3 Montreal Canadiens* 60 28 23 9 65 .542 152 126 0.36 4.63
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 22 25 13 57 .475 147 161 -0.19 5.13
5 Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 50 .417 173 211 -0.53 6.40
6 New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 47 .392 133 172 -0.54 5.08
League Average 60 25 25 9 60 .500 163 163 0.00 5.43

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Roy Conacher
Calder Memorial Trophy:Pentti Lund
Hart Memorial Trophy:Sid Abel
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Bill Quackenbush
Vezina Trophy:Bill Durnan

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1.Sid Abel*-DET28
2.Harry Watson*-TOR26
 Roy Conacher*-CBH26
 Ted Lindsay*-DET26
 Jim Conacher-2Tm26

Goals Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.52
2.Sid Abel*-DET0.47
3.Jim Conacher-2Tm0.44
4.Harry Watson*-TOR0.43
 Roy Conacher*-CBH0.43

Assists

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH43
2.Roy Conacher*-CBH42
3.Paul Ronty-BOS29
4.Ted Lindsay*-DET28
5.Sid Abel*-DET26
 Gus Bodnar-CBH26

Assists Per Game

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.74
2.Roy Conacher*-CBH0.70
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.62
4.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.56
5.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR0.52

Points

1.Roy Conacher*-CBH68
2.Doug Bentley*-CBH66
3.Sid Abel*-DET54
 Ted Lindsay*-DET54
5.Jim Conacher-2Tm49
 Paul Ronty-BOS49

Points Per Game

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH1.14
2.Roy Conacher*-CBH1.13
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET1.08
4.Sid Abel*-DET0.90
5.Jim Conacher-2Tm0.83

Goals Created

1.Roy Conacher*-CBH27.0
2.Doug Bentley*-CBH25.5
3.Sid Abel*-DET25.0
4.Ted Lindsay*-DET24.4
5.Jim Conacher-2Tm21.6

Goals Created Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.49
2.Roy Conacher*-CBH0.45
3.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.44
4.Sid Abel*-DET0.42
5.Jim Conacher-2Tm0.37

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bill Ezinicki-TOR145
2.Bep Guidolin-2Tm116
3.Murph Chamberlain-MTL111
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL110
5.Ken Reardon*-MTL103

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR60
 Harry Lumley*-DET60
 Jim Henry-CBH60
 Bill Durnan*-MTL60
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR58

Wins (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET34
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL28
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS26
4.Turk Broda*-TOR22
5.Jim Henry-CBH21

Losses (Goalie)

1.Jim Henry-CBH31
 Chuck Rayner*-NYR31
3.Turk Broda*-TOR25
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL23
5.Frank Brimsek*-BOS20

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR13
2.Chuck Rayner*-NYR11
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL9
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS8
 Jim Henry-CBH8

Points (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET75
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL65
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS60
4.Turk Broda*-TOR57
5.Jim Henry-CBH50

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET.625
2.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.556
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL.542
4.Turk Broda*-TOR.475
5.Jim Henry-CBH.417

Shutouts

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL10
2.Chuck Rayner*-NYR7
3.Harry Lumley*-DET6
4.Turk Broda*-TOR5
5.Frank Brimsek*-BOS1
 Gord Henry-BOS1

Goals Against

1.Jim Henry-CBH211
2.Chuck Rayner*-NYR168
3.Turk Broda*-TOR161
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS147
5.Harry Lumley*-DET145

Goals Against Average

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL2.10
2.Harry Lumley*-DET2.42
3.Turk Broda*-TOR2.68
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS2.72
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR2.90
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan
D: Bill Quackenbush
D: Jack Stewart
C: Sid Abel
LW: Roy Conacher
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Chuck Rayner
D: Glen Harmon
D: Ken Reardon
C: Doug Bentley
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Gordie Howe