1948 Stanley Cup playoffs

NHL postseason tournament August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1948 March 24 – April 14, 1948 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Detroit Red Wings 1947 1949 The 1948 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1947–48 season. It began on March 24, 1948. It concluded on April 14, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Detroit Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. Playoff seeds The top four out of the six teams in the league qualified for the playoffs: Toronto Maple Leafs – 77 points Detroit Red Wings – 72 points Boston Bruins – 59 points New York Rangers – 55 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 Toronto 4 3 Boston 1 2 Detroit 4 4 New York 2 1 Toronto 4 2 Detroit 0 Semifinals (1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (3) Boston Bruins Toronto beat Boston 4 games to 1. Although Boston kept it close. Three of the five games were decided by one goal. Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Boston Garden March 24 1 4-5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1948/03/24/1947030111#game=1947030111,game_state=final Murray Henderson (1) - 1:18 11:29 - Bill Ezinicki (1) Ed Harrison (1) - 8:39 17:33 - Max Bentley (1) Pat Egan (1) - 2:35Ken Smith (1) - 8:38 12:03 - Syl Apps (1)15:34 - Jimmy Thomson (1) No scoring 17:03 - Nick Metz (1) Frank Brimsek Turk Broda March 27 1 3-5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1948/03/27/1947030112#game=1947030112,game_state=final Johnny Peirson (1) - pp - 8:39 5:41 - Ted Kennedy (1)19:54 - pp - Ted Kennedy (2) Pete Babando (1) - pp - 2:16 6:34 - Ted Kennedy (3)12:24 - Ted Kennedy (4) Milt Schmidt (1) - 10:43 7:37 - Max Bentley (2) Frank Brimsek Turk Broda March 30 2 5-1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/1948/03/30/1947030113#game=1947030113,game_state=final No scoring Howie Meeker (1) - 3:40Bill Barilko (1) - 12:28 1:10 - Milt Schmidt (2) Ted Kennedy (5) - 9:24 No scoring Garth Boesch (1) - 7:00Nick Metz (2) - 17:49 Frank Brimsek Turk Broda April 1 2 2-3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-bos/1948/04/01/1947030114#game=1947030114,game_state=final 2:47 - Ed Sandford (1) No scoring 7:31 - Johnny Peirson (2) Bill Ezinicki (2) - 1:36 13:24 - Johnny Peirson (3) Syl Apps (2) - 15:08 Frank Brimsek Turk Broda April 3 1 2-3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-tor/1948/04/03/1947030115#game=1947030115,game_state=final Jimmy Peters (1) - pp - 5:20 8:41 - Vic Lynn (1)16:13 - Les Costello (1) Ken Smith (2) - 12:08 No scoring No scoring 5:52 - Ted Kennedy (6) Frank Brimsek Turk Broda Toronto won series 4–1 (2) Detroit Red Wings vs. (4) New York Rangers It looked initially to be a close series as, after the Blueshirts lost the first two games, the Wings Production line got lazy. But wingers, Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe chose follow Lindsay's recent quote: In this game, you have to be mean, or you're going to get pushed around.Liebman Glenn Hockey Shorts: 1,001 of the Game's Funniest One Liners Contemporary Books 1996 New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings Olympia Stadium Madison Square Garden III March 24 1 1-2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1948/03/24/1947030121#game=1947030121,game_state=final No scoring 15:04 - Ted Lindsay (1)19:06 - pp - Jim Conacher (1) No scoring No scoring Tony Leswick (1) - 3:35 No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley March 26 1 2-5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1948/03/26/1947030122#game=1947030122,game_state=final Edgar Laprade (1) - 14:53 4:00 - Jim McFadden (1) No scoring 4:57 - Jim McFadden (2)8:18 - pp - Marty Pavelich (1) Neil Colville (1) - 10:51 10:04 - Leo Reise (1)14:49 - Marty Pavelich (2) Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley March 28 2 2-3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/1948/03/28/1947030123#game=1947030123,game_state=final 3:32 - Phil Watson (1)10:35 - Phil Watson (2) No scoring No scoring Ted Lindsay (2) - 19:40 9:02 - Tony Leswick (2) Jack Stewart (1) - 16:03 Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley March 30 2 1-3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/1948/03/30/1947030124#game=1947030124,game_state=final No scoring Jim McFadden (3) - 3:41 10:08 - pp - Bryan Hextall (1)10:41 - Eddie Kullman (1) No scoring 13:32 - Tony Leswick (3) No scoring Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 1 1 1-3 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-det/1948/04/01/1947030125#game=1947030125,game_state=final No scoring 4:02 - pp - Red Kelly (1) No scoring 14:13 - pp - Pete Horeck (1) Buddy O'Connor (1) - 12:49 13:55 - Red Kelly (2) Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley April 4 2 4-2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-nyr/1948/04/04/1947030126#game=1947030126,game_state=final No scoring Red Kelly (3) - pp - 13:46Gordie Howe (1) - pp - 14:30Pat Lundy (1) - 17:51 No scoring No scoring 12:49 - Don Raleigh (1)19:08 - Don Raleigh (2) Jim McFadden (4) - 10:49 Chuck Rayner Harry Lumley Detroit won series 4–2 Finals 1948 Stanley Cup Finals Detroit appeared in the Stanley Cup Finals for the fourth time in six years, while Toronto was trying to repeat as Cup champpions. Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Maple Leaf Gardens Olympia Stadium April 7 1 3-5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1948/04/07/1947030211#game=1947030211,game_state=final Jim McFadden (5) - 7:20 8:21 - Harry Watson (1)9:04 - Joe Klukay (1)18:24 - Syl Apps (3) No scoring 14:31 - Gus Mortson (1)19:21 - Howie Meeker (2) Jim Conacher (2) - 4:28Ted Lindsay (3) - 5:25 No scoring Harry Lumley Turk Broda April 10 1 2-4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/det-vs-tor/1948/04/10/1947030212#game=1947030212,game_state=final No scoring 13:31 - Max Bentley (3) Pete Horeck (2) - 18:18 3:38 - pp - Bill Ezinicki (3)17:16 - pp - Max Bentley (4)18:50 - Harry Watson (2) Fern Gauthier (1) - pp - 17:18 No scoring Harry Lumley Turk Broda April 11 2 2-0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1948/04/11/1947030213#game=1947030213,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Harry Watson (3) - 19:42 No scoring Vic Lynn (2) - 15:16 Harry Lumley Turk Broda April 14 2 7-2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-det/1948/04/14/1947030214#game=1947030214,game_state=final No scoring Ted Kennedy (7) - pp - 2:51Garth Boesch (2) - sh - 5:03Harry Watson (4) - 11:13 2:41 - Leo Reise (2) Syl Apps (4) - 4:26Ted Kennedy (8) - 9:42Harry Watson (5) - sh - 11:38 18:48 - Pete Horeck (3) Les Costello (2) - pp - 14:37 Harry Lumley Turk Broda Toronto won series 4–0 Scoring leaders GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points Player Team GP G A Pts Ted Kennedy Toronto Maple Leafs 9 8 6 14 Max Bentley Toronto Maple Leafs 9 4 7 11 Pete Horeck Detroit Red Wings 10 3 7 10 Jim McFadden Detroit Red Wings 10 5 3 8 Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs 9 4 4 8 Harry Watson Toronto Maple Leafs 9 5 2 7 Milt Schmidt Boston Bruins 5 2 5 7 See also 1947–48 NHL season List of Stanley Cup champions References 1947 Stanley Cup playoffs 1949 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs