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

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Playoff Leaders

Goals

1. Gordie Howe* • DET 9
2. Floyd Curry • MTL 8
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 8
4. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 7
Ted Lindsay* • DET 7
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Assists

1. Ted Lindsay* • DET 12
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 11
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 8
Doug Harvey* • MTL 8
Calum MacKay • MTL 8
Ken Mosdell • MTL 8
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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
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Goals Created

1. Gordie Howe* • DET 8.2
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 7.4
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 6.2
4. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 5.7
5. Floyd Curry • MTL 5.5
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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
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Even Strength Goals

1. Floyd Curry • MTL 6
2. Gordie Howe* • DET 5
Vic Stasiuk • DET 5
4. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 4
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 4
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 4
Ted Lindsay* • DET 4
Dutch Reibel • DET 4
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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 Curry • MTL 2
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Short-Handed Goals

1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1
Jackie Leclair • MTL 1
Don Marshall • MTL 1
Marty Pavelich • DET 1
Marcel Pronovost* • DET 1
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Game-Winning Goals

1. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 3
Gordie Howe* • DET 3
3. Real Chevrefils • BOS 1
Alex Delvecchio* • DET 1
Tom Johnson* • MTL 1
Ted Lindsay* • DET 1
Calum MacKay • MTL 1
Don Marshall • MTL 1
Dickie Moore* • MTL 1
Marty Pavelich • DET 1
Dutch Reibel • DET 1
Vic Stasiuk • DET 1
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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 Curry • MTL 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 Reibel • DET 0.45
Vic Stasiuk • DET 0.45
9. Jackie Leclair • MTL 0.42
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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 MacKay • MTL 0.67
Ken Mosdell • MTL 0.67
8. Dutch Reibel • DET 0.64
9. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.58
10. Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 0.42
Dickie Moore* • MTL 0.42
Dollard St. Laurent • MTL 0.42
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Points Per Game

1. Gordie Howe* • DET 1.82
2. Ted Lindsay* • DET 1.73
3. Alex Delvecchio* • DET 1.36
4. Dutch Reibel • DET 1.09
5. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 1.08
Bernie Geoffrion* • MTL 1.08
7. Floyd Curry • MTL 1.00
8. Calum MacKay • MTL 0.92
9. Ken Mosdell • MTL 0.83
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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 Curry • MTL 0.45
6. Jean Béliveau* • MTL 0.43
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Games Played (Goalie)

1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 12
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 11
3. Charlie Hodge • MTL 4
Harry Lumley* • TOR 4
5. Jim Henry • BOS 3
6. John Henderson • BOS 2
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Wins

1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 8
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 6
3. Jim Henry • BOS 1
Charlie Hodge • MTL 1
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Losses

1. Harry Lumley* • TOR 4
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 3
Terry Sawchuk* • DET 3
4. John Henderson • BOS 2
Jim Henry • BOS 2
Charlie Hodge • MTL 2
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Goals Against

1. Jacques Plante* • MTL 29
2. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 26
3. Harry Lumley* • TOR 13
4. John Henderson • BOS 8
Jim Henry • BOS 8
6. Charlie Hodge • MTL 6
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Goals Against Average

1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 2.36
2. Jim Henry • BOS 2.62
3. Jacques Plante* • MTL 2.72
4. Harry Lumley* • TOR 3.26
5. John Henderson • BOS 4.00
6. Charlie Hodge • MTL 4.33
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Shutouts

1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 1
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Minutes

1. Terry Sawchuk* • DET 660
2. Jacques Plante* • MTL 640
3. Harry Lumley* • TOR 240
4. Jim Henry • BOS 183
5. John Henderson • BOS 120
6. Charlie Hodge • MTL 83
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