1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
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The 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs season involved winning the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup was famous for Bill Barilko scoring the winning goal.
| 1950–51 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
|---|---|
Stanley Cup champions | |
| League | 2nd NHL |
| 1950–51 record | 41–16–13 |
| Home record | 22–8–5 |
| Road record | 19–8–8 |
| Goals for | 212 |
| Goals against | 138 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Conn Smythe |
| Coach | Joe Primeau |
| Captain | Ted Kennedy |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Tod Sloan (31) |
| Assists | Ted Kennedy (43) |
| Points | Max Bentley (62) |
| Penalty minutes | Gus Mortson (142) |
| Wins | Al Rollins (27) |
| Goals against average | Al Rollins (1.77) |
Regular season
Final standings
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 236 | 139 | +97 | 101 |
| 2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 212 | 138 | +74 | 95 |
| 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 173 | 184 | −11 | 65 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 178 | 197 | −19 | 62 |
| 5 | New York Rangers | 70 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 169 | 201 | −32 | 61 |
| 6 | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 171 | 280 | −109 | 36 |
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | 67 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 34 |
| Ted Kennedy | 63 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 32 |
| Tod Sloan | 70 | 31 | 25 | 56 | 105 |
| Sid Smith | 70 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 10 |
| Cal Gardner | 66 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 42 |
| Harry Watson | 68 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 69 | 3 | 33 | 36 | 76 |
| Danny Lewicki | 61 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 26 |
| Joe Klukay | 70 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 16 |
| Fleming MacKell | 70 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 40 |
| Howie Meeker | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 24 |
| John McCormack | 46 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Gus Mortson | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 142 |
| Bill Barilko | 58 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 96 |
| Ray Timgren | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| Bill Juzda | 65 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 64 |
| Fern Flaman | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 64 |
| Hugh Bolton | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Phil Maloney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hassard | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Barbe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dusty Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turk Broda | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Copp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Al Rollins | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Rollins | 2373 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 70 | 1.77 | 5 | |||
| Turk Broda | 1827 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 2.23 | 6 | |||
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 138 | 1.97 | 11 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Bentley | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| Sid Smith | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Kennedy | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Tod Sloan | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| Joe Klukay | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Bill Barilko | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 31 |
| Fleming MacKell | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Harry Watson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Cal Gardner | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Howie Meeker | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Fern Flaman | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Gus Mortson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jimmy Thomson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| Ray Timgren | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turk Broda | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Juzda | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Danny Lewicki | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Rollins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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| Turk Broda | 492 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1.10 | 2 | ||||
| Al Rollins | 210 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.71 | 0 | ||||
| Team: | 702 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1.28 | 2 |
Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Every game went into overtime in this series. Bill Barilko scored the Cup-winning goal, his last goal in the NHL as he would die in a plane crash during the summer.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | Montreal | 2 | Toronto | 3 | OT |
| April 14 | Montreal | 3 | Toronto | 2 | OT |
| April 17 | Toronto | 2 | Montreal | 1 | OT |
| April 19 | Toronto | 3 | Montreal | 2 | OT |
| April 21 | Montreal | 2 | Toronto | 3 | OT |
Toronto wins best-of-seven series four games to one.