1951 Stanley Cup playoffs

NHL postseason tournament August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1951 March 28 – April 21, 1951 4 Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Montreal Canadiens 1950 1952 The 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1950–51 season. It began on March 28, 1951. It concluded on April 21, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup. Playoff seeds The top four out of the six teams in the league qualified for the playoffs: Detroit Red Wings – 101 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 95 points Montreal Canadiens – 65 points Boston Bruins – 62 points Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the semifinals, the first-place team played the third-place team, while the second-place team played the fourth-place team. The winners of the semifinals then played for the Stanley Cup. Stanley Cup Finals Semifinals 1 Detroit 2 3 Montreal 4 2 Toronto 4 4 Boston 1 3 Montreal 1 2 Toronto 4 Semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (3) Montreal Canadiens The third seed Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in six games. Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Montreal Forum March 27 1 3–2 4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1951/03/27/1950030111#game=1950030111,game_state=final Butch Bouchard (1) - 13:35 12:15 - Gordie Howe (1) No scoring No scoring Bert Olmstead (1) - 9:08 1:10 - Leo Reise (1) Maurice Richard (1) - 1:09 No scoring Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk March 29 1 1–0 3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1951/03/29/1950030112#game=1950030112,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Maurice Richard (2) - 2:20 No scoring Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk March 31 2 2–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1951/03/31/1950030113#game=1950030113,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Gordie Howe (2) - 16:23 No scoring Sid Abel (1) - 13:45 Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk April 3 2 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1951/04/03/1950030114#game=1950030114,game_state=final No scoring Leo Reise (2) - 8:40Metro Prystai (1) - 10:10 14:28 - pp - Elmer Lach (1) No scoring No scoring Gerry Couture (1) - 10:26Sid Abel (2) - 13:14 Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk April 5 1 5–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-det/1951/04/05/1950030115#game=1950030115,game_state=final No scoring 1:09 - Sid Abel (3)14:27 - Gordie Howe (3) Billy Reay (1) - sh - 4:04Bert Olmstead (2) - pp - 11:48Bernie Geoffrion (1) - 17:51 No scoring Maurice Richard (3) - 14:45Calum MacKay (1) - 18:07 No scoring Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk April 7 2 2–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-mtl/1951/04/07/1950030116#game=1950030116,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 6:49 - Billy Reay (2)9:39 - Maurice Richard (4)15:45 - Ken Mosdell (1) Sid Abel (4) - 7:31Gordie Howe (4) - 19:15 Gerry McNeil Terry Sawchuk Montreal won series 4–2 (2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) Boston Bruins The second seed Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth seed Boston Bruins in five games. Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Boston Garden March 28 1 2-0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1951/03/28/1950030121#game=1950030121,game_state=final Lorne Ferguson (1) - 15:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring Woody Dumart (1) - 1:12 No scoring Jack Gelineau Al Rollins, Turk Broda March 31 1 1-1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1951/03/31/1950030122#game=1950030122,game_state=final No scoring 3:47 - Bill Barilko (1) Johnny Peirson (1) - 9:26 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jack Gelineau Turk Broda April 1 2 3-0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/1951/04/01/1950030123#game=1950030123,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Cal Gardner (1) - 3:02Fern Flaman (1) - pp - 13:11 No scoring Max Bentley (1) - 5:30 Jack Gelineau Turk Broda April 3 2 3-1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/1951/04/03/1950030124#game=1950030124,game_state=final 7:50 - Dunc Fisher (1) No scoring No scoring Sid Smith (1) - pp - 12:17Max Bentley (2) - 14:33 No scoring Bill Barilko (2) - 14:08 Jack Gelineau Turk Broda April 7 1 1-4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1951/04/07/1950030125#game=1950030125,game_state=final No scoring 19:38 - sh - Joe Klukay (1) No scoring 11:12 - Fleming MacKell (1) Bill Ezinicki (1) - 9:53 4:46 - Joe Klukay (2)9:15 - Ted Kennedy (1) Gord Henry Turk Broda April 8 2 6-0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/1951/04/08/1950030126#game=1950030126,game_state=final No scoring Ted Kennedy (2) - 10:16Joe Klukay (3) - 14:36 No scoring Fleming MacKell (2) - 12:42 No scoring Sid Smith (2) - 6:42Tod Sloan (1) - 9:42Joe Klukay (4) - 15:01 Gord Henry Turk Broda Toronto won series 4–1–1 Finals 1951 Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup Finals was won by the Leafs over the Canadiens, 4–1. Montreal Canadiens Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Montreal Forum April 11 1 2-3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/11/1950030211#game=1950030211,game_state=final Maurice Richard (5) - 15:27 00:15 - Sid Smith (3)15:42 - Tod Sloan (2) Paul Masnick (1) - 4:02 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 5:51 - Sid Smith (4) Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 14 1 3-2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/14/1950030212#game=1950030212,game_state=final Paul Masnick (2) - 3:44 No scoring Billy Reay (3) - 9:24 16:31 - pp - Sid Smith (5) No scoring 8:16 - pp - Ted Kennedy (3) Maurice Richard (6) - 2:55 No scoring Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 17 2 2-1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1951/04/17/1950030213#game=1950030213,game_state=final 2:18 - pp - Maurice Richard (7) No scoring No scoring Sid Smith (6) - pp - 5:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring Ted Kennedy (4) - 4:47 Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 19 2 3-2 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mtl/1951/04/19/1950030214#game=1950030214,game_state=final 14:41 - Maurice Richard (8) Sid Smith (7) - 00:38 No scoring Howie Meeker (1) - 1:27 13:49 - Elmer Lach (2) No scoring No scoring Harry Watson (1) - 5:15 Gerry McNeil Turk Broda April 21 1 2-3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-tor/1951/04/21/1950030215#game=1950030215,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Maurice Richard (9) - 8:56 12:00 - Tod Sloan (3) Paul Meger (1) - 4:47 19:28 - Tod Sloan (4) No scoring 2:53 - Bill Barilko (3) Gerry McNeil Turk Broda Toronto won series 4–1 Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsMaurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 11 9 4 13Max Bentley Toronto Maple Leafs 11 2 11 13Sid Smith Toronto Maple Leafs 11 7 3 10 See also List of Stanley Cup champions References 1950 Stanley Cup playoffs 1952 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs