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1951-52 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Detroit Red Wings

Hart Memorial Trophy: Gordie Howe (47 G, 39 A, 86 P)
Vezina Trophy: Terry Sawchuk (44-14-12, 1.90 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Bernie Geoffrion (30 G, 24 A, 54 P)

Goals Leader: Gordie Howe (47)
Assists Leader: Elmer Lach (50)
Points Leader: Gordie Howe (86)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
Detroit Red Wings* 70 44 14 12 100 .714 215 133 0.98 -0.20
Montreal Canadiens* 70 34 26 10 78 .557 195 164 0.37 -0.07
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 29 25 16 74 .529 168 157 0.13 -0.03
Boston Bruins* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 162 176 -0.17 0.03
New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 59 .421 192 219 -0.32 0.06
Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 43 .307 158 241 -0.99 0.20

League Playoff Series

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0): Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  
Semi-Finals (4-0): Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs  

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 Detroit Red Wings* 70 44 14 12 100 .714 215 133 0.98 -0.20 4.97
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 34 26 10 78 .557 195 164 0.37 -0.07 5.13
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 29 25 16 74 .529 168 157 0.13 -0.03 4.64
4 Boston Bruins* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 162 176 -0.17 0.03 4.83
5 New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 59 .421 192 219 -0.32 0.06 5.87
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 43 .307 158 241 -0.99 0.20 5.70
League Average 70 29 29 13 70 .500 182 182 0.00 0.00 5.19

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 47
2. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 31
3. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 30
  Ted Lindsay*-DET 30
5. Maurice Richard*-MTL 27
  Sid Smith-TOR 27
Assists
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 50
2. Don Raleigh-NYR 42
3. Gordie Howe*-DET 39
  Ted Lindsay*-DET 39
5. Sid Abel*-DET 36
Points
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 86
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 69
3. Elmer Lach*-MTL 65
4. Don Raleigh-NYR 61
5. Sid Smith-TOR 57
Goals Created
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 39.2
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 29.2
3. Sid Smith-TOR 23.8
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 23.7
5. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 23.6
Penalties in Minutes
1. Gus Kyle-BOS 127
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 123
3. Fern Flaman*-TOR 110
4. Gus Mortson-TOR 106
5. Al Dewsbury-CBH 99
Goals Per Game
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.67
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.56
3. Dickie Moore*-MTL 0.55
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.45
5. Bill Mosienko*-CBH 0.44
Assists Per Game
1. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.71
2. Don Raleigh-NYR 0.60
3. Sid Abel*-DET 0.58
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.56
  Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.56
Points Per Game
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 1.23
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.99
3. Elmer Lach*-MTL 0.93
4. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.92
5. Don Raleigh-NYR 0.87
Goals Created Per Game
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 0.56
2. Maurice Richard*-MTL 0.42
3. Ted Lindsay*-DET 0.42
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 0.35
5. Sid Smith-TOR 0.34
Games Played
1. Harry Lumley*-CBH 70
  Terry Sawchuk*-DET 70
  Al Rollins-TOR 70
  Gerry McNeil-MTL 70
  Jim Henry-BOS 70
Wins
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 44
2. Gerry McNeil-MTL 34
3. Al Rollins-TOR 29
4. Jim Henry-BOS 25
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 18
Losses
1. Harry Lumley*-CBH 44
2. Jim Henry-BOS 29
3. Gerry McNeil-MTL 26
4. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 25
5. Al Rollins-TOR 24
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Al Rollins-TOR 16
  Jim Henry-BOS 16
3. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 12
4. Gerry McNeil-MTL 10
  Chuck Rayner*-NYR 10
Goals Against
1. Harry Lumley*-CBH 241
2. Jim Henry-BOS 176
3. Gerry McNeil-MTL 164
4. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 159
5. Al Rollins-TOR 154
Goals Against Average
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 1.90
2. Al Rollins-TOR 2.22
3. Gerry McNeil-MTL 2.34
4. Jim Henry-BOS 2.51
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 3.00
Shutouts
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 12
2. Jim Henry-BOS 7
3. Al Rollins-TOR 5
  Gerry McNeil-MTL 5
5. Harry Lumley*-CBH 2
  Chuck Rayner*-NYR 2
Minutes
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 4200
  Gerry McNeil-MTL 4200
  Jim Henry-BOS 4200
4. Harry Lumley*-CBH 4180
5. Al Rollins-TOR 4170
Offensive Point Shares
1. Gordie Howe*-DET 11.6
2. Ted Lindsay*-DET 7.7
3. Red Kelly*-DET 5.9
4. Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL 5.8
5. Sid Smith-TOR 5.7
Defensive Point Shares
1. Marcel Pronovost*-DET 6.1
  Bob Goldham-DET 6.1
3. Red Kelly*-DET 5.9
4. Jimmy Thomson-TOR 5.2
5. Benny Woit-DET 5.1
Goalie Point Shares
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 17.0
2. Al Rollins-TOR 14.5
3. Gerry McNeil-MTL 13.6
4. Jim Henry-BOS 12.3
5. Chuck Rayner*-NYR 6.5
Point Shares
1. Terry Sawchuk*-DET 17.0
2. Al Rollins-TOR 14.5
3. Gerry McNeil-MTL 13.6
4. Gordie Howe*-DET 13.1
5. Jim Henry-BOS 12.3
     

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Terry Sawchuk*
D: Doug Harvey*
D: Red Kelly*
C: Elmer Lach*
LW: Ted Lindsay*
RW: Gordie Howe*
 2nd Team
G: Jim Henry
D: Hy Buller
D: Jimmy Thomson
C: Milt Schmidt*
LW: Sid Smith
RW: Maurice Richard*