1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season

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.

1951–52 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st NHL
1951–52 record44–14–12
Goals for215
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachTommy Ivan
CaptainSid Abel
Alternate captainsRed Kelly
Ted Lindsay
Leo Reise Jr.
ArenaOlympia Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Howe (47)
AssistsTed Lindsay (39)
Gordie Howe (39)
PointsGordie Howe (86)
Penalty minutesTed Lindsay (123)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (44)
Goals against averageTerry Sawchuk (1.90)

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70441412215133+82100
2Montreal Canadiens70342610195164+3178
3Toronto Maple Leafs70292516168157+1174
4Boston Bruins70252916162176−1466
5New York Rangers70233413192219−2759
6Chicago Black Hawks7017449158241−8343

Record vs. opponents
1951–52 NHL Records [2]
Team BOS CHI DET MTL NYR TOR
Boston —9–3–23–8–37–5–24–6–42–7–5
Chicago 3–9–2—2–121–10–35–7–26–6–2
Detroit 8–3–312–2—9–2–39–3–26–4–4
Montreal 5–7–210–1–32–9–3—9–4–18–5–1
New York 6–4–47–5–23–9–24–9–1—3–7–4
Toronto 7–2–56–6–24–6–45–8–17–3–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 11, 19511–0Boston Bruins (1951–52)1–0–0
2LOctober 14, 19512–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)1–1–0
3WOctober 18, 19516–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)2–1–0
4WOctober 20, 19513–0Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)3–1–0
5WOctober 22, 19513–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)4–1–0
6WOctober 27, 19512–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)5–1–0
7TOctober 29, 19512–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)5–1–1
8LNovember 1, 19512–3Boston Bruins (1951–52)5–2–1
9WNovember 3, 19513–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)6–2–1
10WNovember 4, 19514–2New York Rangers (1951–52)7–2–1
11TNovember 6, 19510–0@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)7–2–2
12TNovember 7, 19514–4@ New York Rangers (1951–52)7–2–3
13TNovember 10, 19513–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)7–2–4
14TNovember 11, 19513–3Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)7–2–5
15WNovember 15, 19513–1Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)8–2–5
16WNovember 18, 19515–2@ New York Rangers (1951–52)9–2–5
17WNovember 20, 19512–0@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)10–2–5
18WNovember 22, 19512–1New York Rangers (1951–52)11–2–5
19LNovember 24, 19512–6Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)11–3–5
20WNovember 25, 19515–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)12–3–5
21TNovember 29, 19511–1Boston Bruins (1951–52)12–3–6
22LDecember 2, 19511–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)12–4–6
23TDecember 5, 19512–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)12–4–7
24WDecember 8, 19513–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)13–4–7
25WDecember 9, 19513–2Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)14–4–7
26WDecember 13, 19513–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)15–4–7
27WDecember 15, 19513–0Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)16–4–7
28WDecember 16, 19513–1@ New York Rangers (1951–52)17–4–7
29TDecember 18, 19515–5@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)17–4–8
30WDecember 20, 19516–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)18–4–8
31WDecember 23, 19514–0Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)19–4–8
32WDecember 25, 19512–1New York Rangers (1951–52)20–4–8
33LDecember 26, 19510–1@ New York Rangers (1951–52)20–5–8
34WDecember 29, 19513–1Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)21–5–8
35LDecember 31, 19513–5Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)21–6–8
36LJanuary 2, 19520–1@ New York Rangers (1951–52)21–7–8
37WJanuary 6, 19524–2Boston Bruins (1951–52)22–7–8
38WJanuary 10, 19525–2New York Rangers (1951–52)23–7–8
39LJanuary 12, 19523–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)23–8–8
40WJanuary 13, 19522–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)24–8–8
41WJanuary 17, 19525–0Boston Bruins (1951–52)25–8–8
42WJanuary 19, 19524–0@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)26–8–8
43LJanuary 20, 19522–3New York Rangers (1951–52)26–9–8
44TJanuary 24, 19522–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)26–9–9
45LJanuary 26, 19522–3Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)26–10–9
46WJanuary 27, 19522–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)27–10–9
47LJanuary 29, 19521–3@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)27–11–9
48TFebruary 2, 19522–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)27–11–10
49WFebruary 3, 19524–3New York Rangers (1951–52)28–11–10
50WFebruary 7, 19525–3Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)29–11–10
51WFebruary 10, 19522–0@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)30–11–10
52WFebruary 13, 19523–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)31–11–10
53WFebruary 14, 19523–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)32–11–10
54WFebruary 18, 19524–2Boston Bruins (1951–52)33–11–10
55TFebruary 20, 19521–1@ New York Rangers (1951–52)33–11–11
56WFebruary 23, 19523–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)34–11–11
57WFebruary 24, 19522–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)35–11–11
58WFebruary 26, 19524–3@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)36–11–11
59LFebruary 28, 19522–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)36–12–11
60WMarch 2, 19526–4@ New York Rangers (1951–52)37–12–11
61WMarch 3, 19523–2Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)38–12–11
62WMarch 6, 19522–1Boston Bruins (1951–52)39–12–11
63LMarch 8, 19523–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)39–13–11
64WMarch 9, 19526–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1951–52)40–13–11
65LMarch 11, 19522–3@ Boston Bruins (1951–52)40–14–11
66WMarch 15, 19526–1Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)41–14–11
67WMarch 16, 19524–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1951–52)42–14–11
68WMarch 20, 19527–3New York Rangers (1951–52)43–14–11
69TMarch 22, 19523–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)43–14–12
70WMarch 23, 19527–2Montreal Canadiens (1951–52)44–14–12

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1952 Stanley Cup Finals
Date Away Score Home Score
April 10Detroit 3Montreal1
April 12Detroit 2Montreal1
April 13Montreal0Detroit 3
April 15Montreal0Detroit 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)

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Gordie HoweRW7047398678
Ted LindsayLW70303969123
Sid AbelC/LW6217365332
Red KellyD/C6716314716
Metro PrystaiC6921224316
Alex DelvecchioC/LW6515223722
Marty PavelichLW6817193654
Glen SkovC/LW7012142648
Tony LeswickW709101993
Fred GloverC54991825
Marcel PronovostD697111850
Vic StasiukLW58591419
Bob GoldhamD690141424
Benny WoitRW/D58381120
Leo ReiseD540111134
Johnny WilsonLW2845918
Enio SclisizziLW92130
Larry ZeidelD1910114
Bill FolkD40002
Terry SawchukG700002
Larry WilsonC50004
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk4200704414121331.9012
Team:4200704414121331.9012

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Ted LindsayLW85278
Gordie HoweRW82572
Metro PrystaiC82570
Johnny WilsonLW84155
Glen SkovC/LW814516
Tony LeswickW831422
Sid AbelC/LW722412
Marty PavelichLW82242
Alex DelvecchioC/LW80334
Benny WoitRW/D81122
Vic StasiukLW70220
Red KellyD/C51010
Leo ReiseD610127
Bob GoldhamD80118
Marcel PronovostD801110
Terry SawchukG80000
Larry ZeidelD50000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Terry Sawchuk48088050.624
Team:48088050.624

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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;

References
  1. "1951–1952 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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