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1947-48 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 32 15 13 77 .642 182 143 0.54
Detroit Red Wings* 60 30 18 12 72 .600 187 148 0.54
Boston Bruins* 60 23 24 13 59 .492 167 168 -0.02
New York Rangers* 60 21 26 13 55 .458 176 201 -0.35
Montreal Canadiens 60 20 29 11 51 .425 147 169 -0.31
Chicago Black Hawks 60 20 34 6 46 .383 195 225 -0.42

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Toronto Maple Leafs over Detroit Red Wings 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Detroit Red Wings over New York Rangers 
Semi-Finals (4-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Toronto Maple Leafs* 60 32 15 13 77 .642 182 143 0.54 5.42
2 Detroit Red Wings* 60 30 18 12 72 .600 187 148 0.54 5.58
3 Boston Bruins* 60 23 24 13 59 .492 167 168 -0.02 5.58
4 New York Rangers* 60 21 26 13 55 .458 176 201 -0.35 6.28
5 Montreal Canadiens 60 20 29 11 51 .425 147 169 -0.31 5.27
6 Chicago Black Hawks 60 20 34 6 46 .383 195 225 -0.42 7.00
League Average 60 24 24 11 60 .500 176 176 0.00 5.86

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Elmer Lach
Calder Memorial Trophy:Jim McFadden
Hart Memorial Trophy:Buddy O'Connor
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Buddy O'Connor
Vezina Trophy:Turk Broda

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET33
2.Elmer Lach*-MTL30
3.Maurice Richard*-MTL28
4.Gaye Stewart-2Tm27
5.Max Bentley*-2Tm26
 Syl Apps*-TOR26

Goals Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.55
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.53
3.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.50
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.47
5.Gaye Stewart-2Tm0.44

Assists

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH37
2.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR36
3.Edgar Laprade*-NYR34
4.Elmer Lach*-MTL31
5.Sid Abel*-DET30

Assists Per Game

1.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.62
2.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR0.60
3.Edgar Laprade*-NYR0.58
4.Roy Conacher*-CBH0.52
5.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.52

Points

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL61
2.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR60
3.Doug Bentley*-CBH57
4.Gaye Stewart-2Tm56
5.Max Bentley*-2Tm54
 Bud Poile*-2Tm54

Points Per Game

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL1.02
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL1.00
 Buddy O'Connor*-NYR1.00
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.96
5.Doug Bentley*-CBH0.95

Goals Created

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL26.9
2.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR24.9
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET23.7
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL23.6
5.Gaye Stewart-2Tm23.6

Goals Created Per Game

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.45
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.45
3.Buddy O'Connor*-NYR0.42
4.Syl Apps*-TOR0.41
5.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.39

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bill Barilko-TOR147
2.Ken Reardon*-MTL129
3.Gus Mortson-TOR118
4.Bill Ezinicki-TOR97
5.Ted Lindsay*-DET95

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET60
 Turk Broda*-TOR60
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS60
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL59
5.Emile Francis*-CBH54

Wins (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR32
2.Harry Lumley*-DET30
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS23
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL20
5.Emile Francis*-CBH18

Losses (Goalie)

1.Emile Francis*-CBH31
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL28
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS24
4.Jim Henry-NYR18
 Harry Lumley*-DET18

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Jim Henry-NYR13
 Turk Broda*-TOR13
 Frank Brimsek*-BOS13
4.Harry Lumley*-DET12
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL10

Points (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR77
2.Harry Lumley*-DET72
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS59
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL50
5.Jim Henry-NYR47

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Turk Broda*-TOR.642
2.Harry Lumley*-DET.600
3.Frank Brimsek*-BOS.492
4.Jim Henry-NYR.490
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL.431

Shutouts

1.Harry Lumley*-DET7
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL5
 Turk Broda*-TOR5
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS3
5.Jim Henry-NYR2

Goals Against

1.Emile Francis*-CBH183
2.Frank Brimsek*-BOS168
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL162
4.Jim Henry-NYR153
5.Harry Lumley*-DET147

Goals Against Average

1.Turk Broda*-TOR2.38
2.Harry Lumley*-DET2.46
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL2.77
4.Frank Brimsek*-BOS2.80
5.Jim Henry-NYR3.19
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Turk Broda
D: Bill Quackenbush
D: Jack Stewart
C: Elmer Lach
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Frank Brimsek
D: Neil Colville
D: Ken Reardon
C: Buddy O'Connor
LW: Gaye Stewart
RW: Bud Poile