1947–48 NHL season
The 1947–48 NHL season was the 31st season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 60 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs were the Stanley Cup winners. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to none. This season saw the introduction of a new trophy – Art Ross Trophy – that would be handed out to the player who scored the most points during the regular season.
Regular season
changeFinal standings
changeGP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
National Hockey League | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 77 | 182 | 143 | 758 |
Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 187 | 148 | 593 |
Boston Bruins | 60 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 59 | 167 | 168 | 515 |
New York Rangers | 60 | 21 | 26 | 13 | 55 | 176 | 201 | 480 |
Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 147 | 169 | 724 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 46 | 195 | 225 | 572 |
Scoring leaders
changeGP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Elmer Lach | Montreal Canadiens | 60 | 30 | 31 | 61 | |
Buddy O'Connor | New York Rangers | 60 | 24 | 36 | 60 | |
Doug Bentley | Chicago Black Hawks | 60 | 20 | 37 | 57 | |
Gaye Stewart | Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks | 61 | 27 | 29 | 56 | |
Max Bentley | Black Hawks / Toronto Maple Leafs | 59 | 26 | 28 | 54 | |
Bud Poile | Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks | 58 | 25 | 29 | 54 | |
Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 53 | 28 | 25 | 53 | |
Syl Apps | Toronto Maple Leafs | 55 | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
Ted Lindsay | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
Roy Conacher | Chicago Black Hawks | 52 | 22 | 27 | 49 |
Leading goaltenders
changeGP = Games Played, TOI = Time On Ice (minutes), GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average
Player | Team | GP | TOI | GA | SO | GAA |
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Turk Broda | Toronto Maple Leafs | 60 | 3600 | 143 | 5 | 2.38 |
Harry Lumley | Detroit Red Wings | 60 | 3592 | 147 | 7 | 2.46 |
Bill Durnan | Montreal Canadiens | 59 | 3505 | 162 | 5 | 2.77 |
Frank Brimsek | Boston Bruins | 60 | 3600 | 168 | 3 | 2.80 |
Jim Henry | New York Rangers | 48 | 2800 | 153 | 2 | 3.19 |
Emile Francis | Chicago Black Hawks | 54 | 3240 | 183 | 1 | 3.39 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
changeAll dates in 1948
Playoff bracket
changeSemifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||
3 | Boston Bruins | 1 | |||||||
1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | |||||||
2 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | |||||||
4 | New York Rangers | 2 |
Semifinals
changeToronto vs. Boston
changeBoston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 24 | Boston Bruins | 4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | (OT) |
March 27 | Boston Bruins | 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | |
March 30 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | Boston Bruins | 1 | |
April 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 | Boston Bruins | 3 | |
April 3 | Boston Bruins | 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1
NY Rangers vs. Detroit
changeNew York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 24 | New York Rangers | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |
March 26 | New York Rangers | 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | |
March 28 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | New York Rangers | 3 | |
March 30 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | New York Rangers | 3 | |
April 1 | New York Rangers | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 | |
April 4 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | New York Rangers | 2 |
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2
Finals
changeDetroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 7 | Detroit | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
April 10 | Detroit | 2 | Toronto | 4 | |
April 11 | Toronto | 2 | Detroit | 0 | |
April 14 | Toronto | 7 | Detroit | 2 |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0
Playoff scoring leaders
changeGP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Ted Kennedy | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
NHL awards
changeAll-Star teams
changeReferences
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