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1948-49 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Toronto Maple Leafs

Hart Memorial Trophy: Sid Abel (28 G, 26 A, 54 P)
Vezina Trophy: Bill Durnan (28-23-9, 2.10 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Pentti Lund (14 G, 16 A, 30 P)

Goals Leader: Sid Abel (28)
Assists Leader: Doug Bentley (43)
Points Leader: Roy Conacher (68)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Detroit Red Wings* 60 34 19 7 75 .625 195 145 0.69 -0.14
Boston Bruins* 60 29 23 8 66 .550 178 163 0.21 -0.04
Montreal Canadiens* 60 28 23 9 65 .542 152 126 0.36 -0.07
Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 22 25 13 57 .475 147 161 -0.19 0.04
Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 50 .417 173 211 -0.53 0.11
New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 47 .392 133 172 -0.54 0.11

League Playoff Series

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 SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Detroit Red Wings* 60 34 19 7 75 .625 195 145 0.69 -0.14 5.67
2 Boston Bruins* 60 29 23 8 66 .550 178 163 0.21 -0.04 5.68
3 Montreal Canadiens* 60 28 23 9 65 .542 152 126 0.36 -0.07 4.63
4 Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 22 25 13 57 .475 147 161 -0.19 0.04 5.13
5 Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 50 .417 173 211 -0.53 0.11 6.40
6 New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 47 .392 133 172 -0.54 0.11 5.08
League Average 60 25 25 9 60 .500 163 163 0.00 0.00 5.43

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Sid Abel*-DET 28
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 26
  Roy Conacher*-CBH 26
  Jim Conacher-TOT 26
  Harry Watson*-TOR 26
Assists
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 43
2. Roy Conacher*-CBH 42
3. Paul Ronty-BOS 29
4. Ted Lindsay*-DET 28
5. Sid Abel*-DET 26
  Gus Bodnar-CBH 26
Points
1. Roy Conacher*-CBH 68
2. Doug Bentley*-CBH 66
3. Sid Abel*-DET 54
  Ted Lindsay*-DET 54
5. Jim Conacher-TOT 49
  Paul Ronty-BOS 49
Goals Created
1. Roy Conacher*-CBH 27.0
2. Doug Bentley*-CBH 25.5
3. Sid Abel*-DET 25.0
4. Ted Lindsay*-DET 24.4
5. Jim Conacher-TOT 21.6
Penalties in Minutes
1. Bill Ezinicki-TOR 145
2. Bep Guidolin-TOT 116
3. Murph Chamberlain-MTL 111
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 110
5. Ken Reardon*-MTL 103
Goals Per Game
1. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.52
2. Sid Abel*-DET 0.47
3. Jim Conacher-TOT 0.44
4. Roy Conacher*-CBH 0.43
  Harry Watson*-TOR 0.43
Assists Per Game
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.74
2. Roy Conacher*-CBH 0.70
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.62
4. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.56
5. Buddy O'Connor*-NYR 0.52
Points Per Game
1. Doug Bentley*-CBH 1.14
2. Roy Conacher*-CBH 1.13
3. Ted Lindsay*-DET 1.08
4. Sid Abel*-DET 0.90
5. Jim Conacher-TOT 0.83
Goals Created Per Game
1. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.49
2. Roy Conacher*-CBH 0.45
3. Doug Bentley*-CBH 0.44
4. Sid Abel*-DET 0.42
5. Jim Conacher-TOT 0.37
Games Played
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 60
  Jim Henry-CBH 60
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 60
  Turk Broda*-TOR 60
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 58
Wins
1. Harry Lumley*-DET 34
2. Bill Durnan*-MTL 28
3. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 26
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 22
5. Jim Henry-CBH 21
Losses
1. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 31
  Jim Henry-CBH 31
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 25
4. Bill Durnan*-MTL 23
5. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 20
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 13
2. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 11
3. Bill Durnan*-MTL 9
4. Jim Henry-CBH 8
  Frank Brimsek*-BOS 8
Goals Against
1. Jim Henry-CBH 211
2. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 168
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 161
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 147
5. Harry Lumley*-DET 145
Goals Against Average
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 2.10
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 2.42
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 2.68
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 2.72
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 2.90
Shutouts
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 10
2. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 7
3. Harry Lumley*-DET 6
4. Turk Broda*-TOR 5
5. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 1
  Gord Henry-BOS 1
Minutes
1. Turk Broda*-TOR 3600
  Bill Durnan*-MTL 3600
  Jim Henry-CBH 3600
  Harry Lumley*-DET 3600
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 3480
Offensive Point Shares
1. Roy Conacher*-CBH 7.0
2. Doug Bentley*-CBH 6.5
3. Ted Lindsay*-DET 6.5
4. Sid Abel*-DET 6.2
5. Jim Conacher-TOT 5.0
Defensive Point Shares
1. Glen Harmon-MTL 5.1
2. Doug Harvey*-MTL 4.7
3. Hal Laycoe-MTL 4.4
4. Bill Quackenbush*-DET 4.2
  Jack Stewart*-DET 4.2
Goalie Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 13.9
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 11.9
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 10.2
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 9.0
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 8.6
Point Shares
1. Bill Durnan*-MTL 13.9
2. Harry Lumley*-DET 11.9
3. Turk Broda*-TOR 10.2
4. Frank Brimsek*-BOS 9.0
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 8.6
     

NHL All-Star Team

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*