The 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL), began with four teams on March 28, 1951. It concluded on April 21, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
All dates in 1951
The second seed Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth seed Boston Bruins in five games, and the third seed Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in six, setting up a Leafs – Canadiens Stanley Cup Finals series, won by the Leafs 4–1.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings
March 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 3-2 | 4OT | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | ||
Butch Bouchard (1) - 13:35 | First period | 12:15 - Gordie Howe (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Bert Olmstead (1) - 9:08 | Third period | 1:10 - Leo Reise (1) | ||||||
Maurice Richard (1) - 1:09 | Fourth overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Terry Sawchuk |
March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 1-0 | 3OT | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Maurice Richard (2) - 2:20 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Terry Sawchuk |
March 31 | Detroit Red Wings | 2-0 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Gordie Howe (2) - 16:23 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Sid Abel (1) - 13:45 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Terry Sawchuk | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil |
April 3 | Detroit Red Wings | 4-1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
Leo Reise (2) - 8:40 Metro Prystai (1) - 10:10 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 14:28 - pp - Elmer Lach (1) | ||||||
Gerry Couture (1) - 10:26 Sid Abel (2) - 13:14 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Terry Sawchuk | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil |
April 5 | Montreal Canadiens | 5-2 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 1:09 - Sid Abel (3) 14:27 - Gordie Howe (3) | ||||||
Billy Reay (1) - sh - 4:04 Bert Olmstead (2) - pp - 11:48 Bernie Geoffrion (1) - 17:51 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Maurice Richard (3) - 14:45 Calum MacKay (1) - 18:07 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Terry Sawchuk |
April 7 | Detroit Red Wings | 2-3 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Sid Abel (4) - 7:31 Gordie Howe (4) - 19:15 | Third period | 6:49 - Billy Reay (2) 9:39 - Maurice Richard (4) 15:45 - Ken Mosdell (1) | ||||||
Terry Sawchuk | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil |
Montreal won series 4–2 | |
Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
March 28 | Boston Bruins | 2-0 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
Lorne Ferguson (1) - 15:58 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Woody Dumart (1) - 1:12 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack Gelineau | Goalie stats | Al Rollins, Turk Broda |
March 31 | Boston Bruins | 1-1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 3:47 - Bill Barilko (1) | ||||||
Johnny Peirson (1) - 9:26 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack Gelineau | Goalie stats | Turk Broda |
April 1 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-0 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Cal Gardner (1) - 3:02 Fern Flaman (1) - pp - 13:11 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Max Bentley (1) - 5:30 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Jack Gelineau |
April 3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-1 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 7:50 - Dunc Fisher (1) | ||||||
Sid Smith (1) - pp - 12:17 Max Bentley (2) - 14:33 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Bill Barilko (2) - 14:08 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Jack Gelineau |
April 7 | Boston Bruins | 1-4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 19:38 - sh - Joe Klukay (1) | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | 11:12 - Fleming MacKell (1) | ||||||
Bill Ezinicki (1) - 9:53 | Third period | 4:46 - Joe Klukay (2) 9:15 - Ted Kennedy (1) | ||||||
Gord Henry | Goalie stats | Turk Broda |
April 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6-0 | Boston Bruins | Boston Garden | Recap | |||
Ted Kennedy (2) - 10:16 Joe Klukay (3) - 14:36 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Fleming MacKell (2) - 12:42 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
Sid Smith (2) - 6:42 Tod Sloan (1) - 9:42 Joe Klukay (4) - 15:01 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Gord Henry |
Toronto won series 4–1 | |
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
April 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-3 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
Maurice Richard (5) - 15:27 | First period | 00:15 - Sid Smith (3) 15:42 - Tod Sloan (2) | ||||||
Paul Masnick (1) - 4:02 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 5:51 - Sid Smith (4) | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Turk Broda |
April 14 | Montreal Canadiens | 3-2 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
Paul Masnick (2) - 3:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Billy Reay (3) - 9:24 | Second period | 16:31 - pp - Sid Smith (5) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 8:16 - pp - Ted Kennedy (3) | ||||||
Maurice Richard (6) - 2:55 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Turk Broda |
April 17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 2-1 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | 2:18 - pp - Maurice Richard (7) | ||||||
Sid Smith (6) - pp - 5:58 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Ted Kennedy (4) - 4:47 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil |
April 19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3-2 | OT | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | ||
Sid Smith (7) - 00:38 | First period | 14:41 - Maurice Richard (8) | ||||||
Howie Meeker (1) - 1:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 13:49 - Elmer Lach (2) | ||||||
Harry Watson (1) - 5:15 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Turk Broda | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil |
April 21 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-3 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Maurice Richard (9) - 8:56 | Second period | 12:00 - Tod Sloan (3) | ||||||
Paul Meger (1) - 4:47 | Third period | 19:28 - Tod Sloan (4) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 2:53 - Bill Barilko (3) | ||||||
Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Turk Broda |
Toronto won series 4–1 | |
Semifinals | Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||
1 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | |||||||
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | |||||||
3 | Montreal Canadiens | 1 | |||||||
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||
2 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 | |||||||
4 | Boston Bruins | 1 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maurice Richard | Montreal Canadiens | 11 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Max Bentley | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Sid Smith | Toronto Maple Leafs | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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