1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1951–52 1951 Detroit Red Wings 1st 44–14–12 24–7–4 20–7–8 215 133 Jack Adams Tommy Ivan Sid Abel Red KellyTed LindsayLeo Reise Jr. Olympia Stadium Gordie Howe (47) Ted Lindsay (39)Gordie Howe (39) Gordie Howe (86) Ted Lindsay (123) Terry Sawchuk (44) Terry Sawchuk (1.90) Yes Yes The 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 26th season. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup. 2 Regular season Final standings DET Record vs. opponents DET Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 5px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 5px solid; 1951–52 regular season1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1952_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 2, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||October 11, 1951||1–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 14, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 18, 1951||6–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 20, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 22, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 27, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||5–1–0 |- |7||T||October 29, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||5–1–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |8||L||November 1, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||5–2–1 |- |9||W||November 3, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||6–2–1 |- |10||W||November 4, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||7–2–1 |- |11||T||November 6, 1951||0–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||7–2–2 |- |12||T||November 7, 1951||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||7–2–3 |- |13||T||November 10, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||7–2–4 |- |14||T||November 11, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||7–2–5 |- |15||W||November 15, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||8–2–5 |- |16||W||November 18, 1951||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||9–2–5 |- |17||W||November 20, 1951||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||10–2–5 |- |18||W||November 22, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||11–2–5 |- |19||L||November 24, 1951||2–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||11–3–5 |- |20||W||November 25, 1951||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||12–3–5 |- |21||T||November 29, 1951||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||12–3–6 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||L||December 2, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||12–4–6 |- |23||T||December 5, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||12–4–7 |- |24||W||December 8, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||13–4–7 |- |25||W||December 9, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||14–4–7 |- |26||W||December 13, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||15–4–7 |- |27||W||December 15, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||16–4–7 |- |28||W||December 16, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||17–4–7 |- |29||T||December 18, 1951||5–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||17–4–8 |- |30||W||December 20, 1951||6–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||18–4–8 |- |31||W||December 23, 1951||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||19–4–8 |- |32||W||December 25, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||20–4–8 |- |33||L||December 26, 1951||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||20–5–8 |- |34||W||December 29, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||21–5–8 |- |35||L||December 31, 1951||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||21–6–8 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1952||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||21–7–8 |- |37||W||January 6, 1952||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||22–7–8 |- |38||W||January 10, 1952||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||23–7–8 |- |39||L||January 12, 1952||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||23–8–8 |- |40||W||January 13, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||24–8–8 |- |41||W||January 17, 1952||5–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||25–8–8 |- |42||W||January 19, 1952||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||26–8–8 |- |43||L||January 20, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||26–9–8 |- |44||T||January 24, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||26–9–9 |- |45||L||January 26, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||26–10–9 |- |46||W||January 27, 1952||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||27–10–9 |- |47||L||January 29, 1952||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||27–11–9 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||T||February 2, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||27–11–10 |- |49||W||February 3, 1952||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||28–11–10 |- |50||W||February 7, 1952||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||29–11–10 |- |51||W||February 10, 1952||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||30–11–10 |- |52||W||February 13, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||31–11–10 |- |53||W||February 14, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||32–11–10 |- |54||W||February 18, 1952||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||33–11–10 |- |55||T||February 20, 1952||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||33–11–11 |- |56||W||February 23, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||34–11–11 |- |57||W||February 24, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||35–11–11 |- |58||W||February 26, 1952||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||36–11–11 |- |59||L||February 28, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||36–12–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#CE1126 2px solid; border-bottom:#CE1126 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||W||March 2, 1952||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1951–52) ||37–12–11 |- |61||W||March 3, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||38–12–11 |- |62||W||March 6, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||39–12–11 |- |63||L||March 8, 1952||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||39–13–11 |- |64||W||March 9, 1952||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52) ||40–13–11 |- |65||L||March 11, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1951–52) ||40–14–11 |- |66||W||March 15, 1952||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||41–14–11 |- |67||W||March 16, 1952||4–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52) ||42–14–11 |- |68||W||March 20, 1952||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1951–52) ||43–14–11 |- |69||T||March 22, 1952||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||43–14–12 |- |70||W||March 23, 1952||7–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1951–52) ||44–14–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs thumb|right|upright=1.2|Team photo with Sid Abel in the front row wearing the captain's "C" Stanley Cup Finals 1952 Stanley Cup Finals Date Away Score Home Score April 10 Detroit 3 Montreal 1 April 12 Detroit 2 Montreal 1 April 13 Montreal 0 Detroit 3 April 15 Montreal 0 Detroit 3 Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to none Roster Terry Sawchuk, Bob Goldham, Benny Woit, Red Kelly, Leo Reise, Marcel Pronovost, Ted Lindsay, Tony Leswick, Gordie Howe, Metro Prystai, Marty Pavelich, Sid Abel (captain), Glen Skov, Alex Delvecchio, John Wilson, Vic Stasiuk, Larry Zeidel, Jack Adams (manager), Tommy Ivan (coach), Carl Mattson (trainer) The team photo includes two goaltenders: Sawchuk (at far left of the front row) and Bill Tibbs (at far right of the front row); Tibbs never actually played in any NHL game. This was the last season that the team's "Production Line" of Abel, Howe, and Lindsay played together, as Abel was subsequently traded to the Chicago Black Hawks, with whom he finished his NHL career. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Gordie Howe RW 70 47 39 86 78 Ted Lindsay LW 70 30 39 69 123 Sid Abel C/LW 62 17 36 53 32 Red Kelly D/C 67 16 31 47 16 Metro Prystai C 69 21 22 43 16 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 65 15 22 37 22 Marty Pavelich LW 68 17 19 36 54 Glen Skov C/LW 70 12 14 26 48 Tony Leswick W 70 9 10 19 93 Fred Glover ice hockey C 54 9 9 18 25 Marcel Pronovost D 69 7 11 18 50 Vic Stasiuk LW 58 5 9 14 19 Bob Goldham D 69 0 14 14 24 Benny Woit RW/D 58 3 8 11 20 Leo Reise D 54 0 11 11 34 Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) LW 28 4 5 9 18 Enio Sclisizzi LW 9 2 1 3 0 Larry Zeidel D 19 1 0 1 14 Bill Folk D 4 0 0 0 2 Terry Sawchuk G 70 0 0 0 2 Larry Wilson Larry Wilson (ice hockey) C 5 0 0 0 4 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 4200 70 44 14 12 133 1.90 12 Team: 4200 70 44 14 12 133 1.90 12 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Ted Lindsay LW 8 5 2 7 8 Gordie Howe RW 8 2 5 7 2 Metro Prystai C 8 2 5 7 0 Johnny Wilson Johnny Wilson (ice hockey) LW 8 4 1 5 5 Glen Skov C/LW 8 1 4 5 16 Tony Leswick W 8 3 1 4 22 Sid Abel C/LW 7 2 2 4 12 Marty Pavelich LW 8 2 2 4 2 Alex Delvecchio C/LW 8 0 3 3 4 Benny Woit RW/D 8 1 1 2 2 Vic Stasiuk LW 7 0 2 2 0 Red Kelly D/C 5 1 0 1 0 Leo Reise D 6 1 0 1 27 Bob Goldham D 8 0 1 1 8 Marcel Pronovost D 8 0 1 1 10 Terry Sawchuk G 8 0 0 0 0 Larry Zeidel D 5 0 0 0 0 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Terry Sawchuk 480 8 8 0 5 0.62 4 Team: 480 8 8 0 5 0.62 4 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-04 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/DET/1952.html Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy (regular-season best record): team Art Ross Trophy (league top scorer): Gordie Howe Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP): Gordie Howe Vezina Trophy (league best goaltender): Terry Sawchuk First-team all-star selections: Terry Sawchuk (G), Red Kelly (D), Gordie Howe (RW), Ted Lindsay (LW) References Red Wings on Hockey Database Detroit Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons Category:Stanley Cup championship seasons Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Category:1951 in Detroit Category:1952 in Detroit