League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-2 Chicago Black Hawks over Detroit Red Wings   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 6 Detroit Red Wings 2 Chicago Black Hawks 3
Game 2 April 8 Chicago Black Hawks 1 Detroit Red Wings 3
Game 3 April 10 Detroit Red Wings 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3
Game 4 April 12 Chicago Black Hawks 1 Detroit Red Wings 2
Game 5 April 14 Detroit Red Wings 3 Chicago Black Hawks 6
Game 6 April 16 Chicago Black Hawks 5 Detroit Red Wings 1
 
Semi-Finals 4-1 Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs   View Matchup »
Game 1 March 22 Detroit Red Wings 2 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (2OT)
Game 2 March 25 Detroit Red Wings 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Game 3 March 26 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Detroit Red Wings 2
Game 4 March 28 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Detroit Red Wings 4
Game 5 April 1 Detroit Red Wings 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Semi-Finals 4-2 Chicago Black Hawks over Montreal Canadiens   View Matchup »
Game 1 March 21 Chicago Black Hawks 2 Montreal Canadiens 6
Game 2 March 23 Chicago Black Hawks 4 Montreal Canadiens 3
Game 3 March 26 Montreal Canadiens 1 Chicago Black Hawks 2 (3OT)
Game 4 March 28 Montreal Canadiens 5 Chicago Black Hawks 2
Game 5 April 1 Chicago Black Hawks 3 Montreal Canadiens 0
Game 6 April 4 Montreal Canadiens 0 Chicago Black Hawks 3

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Chicago Black Hawks1284010.66735278
2Detroit Red Wings1165001.54527270
3Montreal Canadiens624001.3331516-1
4Toronto Maple Leafs514010.200815-7
League Average8.54.34.30.00.50.5.50021.321.30

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1961-03-22TORArmstrong, GeorgeTOR3-2DET224:51
1961-03-26CBHBalfour, MurrayCBH2-1MTL352:12

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Stan Mikita* • CBH 6
2. Murray BalfourCBH 5
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 4
Gordie Howe* • DET 4
Bobby Hull* • CBH 4
Assists
1. Pierre Pilote* • CBH 12
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 11
3. Bobby Hull* • CBH 10
4. Murray BalfourCBH 5
Jean Béliveau* • MTL 5
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 5
Bill Hay* • CBH 5
Stan Mikita* • CBH 5
Vic StasiukDET 5
Kenny WharramCBH 5
Points
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 15
Pierre Pilote* • CBH 15
3. Bobby Hull* • CBH 14
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 11
5. Murray BalfourCBH 10
Goals Created
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 5.2
2. Bobby Hull* • CBH 4.8
Pierre Pilote* • CBH 4.8
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 4.6
5. Murray BalfourCBH 4.0
Plus/Minus
1. Pierre Pilote* • CBH 11
2. Bobby Hull* • CBH 10
3. Moose VaskoCBH 9
4. Eric NesterenkoCBH 6
Kenny WharramCBH 6
Penalties in Minutes
1. Howie YoungDET 32
2. Marcel BoninMTL 29
3. Moose VaskoCBH 23
4. Henri Richard* • MTL 22
5. Stan Mikita* • CBH 21
Even Strength Goals
1. Murray BalfourCBH 4
Stan Mikita* • CBH 4
3. Phil GoyetteMTL 3
Gordie Howe* • DET 3
Kenny WharramCBH 3
Power Play Goals
1. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 2
Bobby Hull* • CBH 2
Len LundeDET 2
Stan Mikita* • CBH 2
5. Murray BalfourCBH 1
Howie GloverDET 1
Red Kelly* • TOR 1
Leo LabineDET 1
Parker MacDonaldDET 1
Dickie Moore* • MTL 1
Bob NevinTOR 1
Bert Olmstead* • TOR 1
Pierre Pilote* • CBH 1
Henri Richard* • MTL 1
Jean-Guy TalbotMTL 1
Moose VaskoCBH 1
Short-Handed Goals
1. Reggie FlemingCBH 1
Gordie Howe* • DET 1
Leo LabineDET 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 2
2. George Armstrong* • TOR 1
Murray BalfourCBH 1
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 1
Bill Hay* • CBH 1
Bill HickeMTL 1
Bobby Hull* • CBH 1
Allan JohnsonDET 1
Ed LitzenbergerCBH 1
Bruce MacGregorDET 1
Ab McDonaldCBH 1
Gerry MelnykDET 1
Stan Mikita* • CBH 1
Ron MurphyCBH 1
Claude ProvostMTL 1
Moose VaskoCBH 1
Shots
1. Bobby Hull* • CBH 48
2. Bill Hay* • CBH 39
Gordie Howe* • DET 39
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 32
5. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 30
Shooting Percentage
1. Pierre Pilote* • CBH 20.0
2. Stan Mikita* • CBH 18.8
3. Murray BalfourCBH 17.9
4. Kenny WharramCBH 16.7
5. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 13.3
Goals Per Game
1. Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.50
2. Murray BalfourCBH 0.45
Assists Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1.00
Pierre Pilote* • CBH 1.00
3. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.83
Bobby Hull* • CBH 0.83
5. Murray BalfourCBH 0.45
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 0.45
Vic StasiukDET 0.45
8. Bill Hay* • CBH 0.42
Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.42
Kenny WharramCBH 0.42
Points Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1.36
2. Pierre Pilote* • CBH 1.25
3. Bobby Hull* • CBH 1.17
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.92
5. Murray BalfourCBH 0.91
Goals Created Per Game
1. Gordie Howe* • DET 0.48
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 12
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 8
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 6
4. Hank BassenDET 4
5. Johnny Bower* • TOR 3
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 2
Wins
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 8
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 5
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 2
4. Hank BassenDET 1
Cesare ManiagoTOR 1
Losses
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 4
Jacques Plante* • MTL 4
3. Johnny Bower* • TOR 3
Terry Sawchuk* • DET 3
5. Hank BassenDET 2
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 1
Goals Against
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 26
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 18
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 16
4. Hank BassenDET 9
5. Johnny Bower* • TOR 8
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 6
Shots Against
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 413
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 227
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 178
4. Hank BassenDET 108
5. Johnny Bower* • TOR 103
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 63
Saves
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 387
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 209
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 162
4. Hank BassenDET 99
5. Johnny Bower* • TOR 95
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 57
Save Percentage
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH .937
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET .921
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL .910
Goals Against Average
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 2.02
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 2.32
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 2.33
4. Hank BassenDET 2.45
5. Cesare ManiagoTOR 2.49
6. Johnny Bower* • TOR 2.67
Shutouts
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 2
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 1
Minutes
1. Glenn Hall* • CBH 771
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 465
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 412
4. Hank BassenDET 220
5. Johnny Bower* • TOR 180
6. Cesare ManiagoTOR 145