League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-3 Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 3 Montreal Canadiens 2 Detroit Red Wings 4
Game 2 April 5 Montreal Canadiens 1 Detroit Red Wings 7
Game 3 April 7 Detroit Red Wings 2 Montreal Canadiens 4
Game 4 April 9 Detroit Red Wings 3 Montreal Canadiens 5
Game 5 April 10 Montreal Canadiens 1 Detroit Red Wings 5
Game 6 April 12 Detroit Red Wings 3 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 7 April 14 Montreal Canadiens 1 Detroit Red Wings 3
 
Semi-Finals 4-1 Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 March 22 Boston Bruins 0 Montreal Canadiens 2
Game 2 March 24 Boston Bruins 1 Montreal Canadiens 3
Game 3 March 27 Montreal Canadiens 2 Boston Bruins 4
Game 4 March 29 Montreal Canadiens 4 Boston Bruins 3 (OT)
Game 5 March 31 Boston Bruins 1 Montreal Canadiens 5
Semi-Finals 4-0 Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 March 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Detroit Red Wings 7
Game 2 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Detroit Red Wings 2
Game 3 March 26 Detroit Red Wings 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Game 4 March 29 Detroit Red Wings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 0

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Detroit Red Wings1183000.727412615
2Montreal Canadiens1275010.58336360
3Boston Bruins514001.200916-7
4Toronto Maple Leafs404000.000614-8
League Average8.04.04.00.00.50.5.50023.023.00

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1955-03-29BOSMarshall, DonMTL4-3BOS13:05

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 9
2. Floyd CurryMTL 8
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 8
4. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 7
Ted Lindsay* • DET 7
Assists
1. Ted Lindsay* • DET 12
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 11
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 8
Doug Harvey* • MTL 8
Calum MacKayMTL 8
Ken MosdellMTL 8
Points
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 20
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 19
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 15
4. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 13
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 13
Goals Created
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 8.2
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 7.4
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 6.3
4. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 5.7
5. Floyd CurryMTL 5.5
Penalties in Minutes
1. Butch Bouchard* • MTL 37
2. Dickie Moore* • MTL 32
3. Gordie Howe* • DET 24
4. Tom Johnson* • MTL 22
5. Bert Olmstead* • MTL 21
Even Strength Goals
1. Floyd CurryMTL 6
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 5
Vic StasiukDET 5
4. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 4
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 4
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 4
Ted Lindsay* • DET 4
Dutch ReibelDET 4
Power Play Goals
1. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 4
2. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 3
Gordie Howe* • DET 3
Ted Lindsay* • DET 3
5. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 2
Floyd CurryMTL 2
Short-Handed Goals
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1
Jackie LeclairMTL 1
Don MarshallMTL 1
Marty PavelichDET 1
Marcel Pronovost* • DET 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 3
Gordie Howe* • DET 3
3. Real ChevrefilsBOS 1
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 1
Tom Johnson* • MTL 1
Ted Lindsay* • DET 1
Calum MacKayMTL 1
Don MarshallMTL 1
Dickie Moore* • MTL 1
Marty PavelichDET 1
Dutch ReibelDET 1
Vic StasiukDET 1
Hat Tricks
1. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 1
Gordie Howe* • DET 1
Ted Lindsay* • DET 1
Goals Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 0.82
2. Floyd CurryMTL 0.67
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 0.67
4. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 0.64
Ted Lindsay* • DET 0.64
6. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.50
7. Dutch ReibelDET 0.45
Vic StasiukDET 0.45
9. Jackie LeclairMTL 0.42
Assists Per Game
1. Ted Lindsay* • DET 1.09
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 1.00
Bill Quackenbush* • BOS 1.00
4. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 0.73
5. Doug Harvey* • MTL 0.67
Calum MacKayMTL 0.67
Ken MosdellMTL 0.67
8. Dutch ReibelDET 0.64
9. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.58
10. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 0.42
Dickie Moore* • MTL 0.42
Dollard St. LaurentMTL 0.42
Points Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1.82
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 1.73
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 1.36
4. Dutch ReibelDET 1.09
5. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 1.08
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 1.08
7. Floyd CurryMTL 1.00
8. Calum MacKayMTL 0.92
9. Ken MosdellMTL 0.83
Goals Created Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 0.75
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 0.67
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 0.57
4. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 0.48
5. Floyd CurryMTL 0.45
6. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.43
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 12
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 11
3. Charlie HodgeMTL 4
Harry Lumley* • TOR 4
5. Jim HenryBOS 3
6. John HendersonBOS 2
Wins
1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 8
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 6
3. Jim HenryBOS 1
Charlie HodgeMTL 1
Losses
1. Harry Lumley* • TOR 4
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 3
Terry Sawchuk* • DET 3
4. John HendersonBOS 2
Jim HenryBOS 2
Charlie HodgeMTL 2
Goals Against
1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 29
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 26
3. Harry Lumley* • TOR 13
4. John HendersonBOS 8
Jim HenryBOS 8
6. Charlie HodgeMTL 6
Shots Against
1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 337
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 187
3. Jim HenryBOS 72
4. Charlie HodgeMTL 45
5. John HendersonBOS 33
Saves
1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 308
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 161
3. Jim HenryBOS 64
4. Charlie HodgeMTL 39
5. John HendersonBOS 25
Save Percentage
1. Jacques Plante* • MTL .914
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET .861
Goals Against Average
1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 2.36
2. Jim HenryBOS 2.62
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 2.72
4. Harry Lumley* • TOR 3.26
5. John HendersonBOS 4.00
6. Charlie HodgeMTL 4.33
Shutouts
1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 1
Minutes
1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 660
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 640
3. Harry Lumley* • TOR 240
4. Jim HenryBOS 183
5. John HendersonBOS 120
6. Charlie HodgeMTL 83