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1949-50 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
Detroit Red Wings* 70 37 19 14 88 .629 229 164 0.78
Montreal Canadiens* 70 29 22 19 77 .550 172 150 0.26
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 176 173 0.04
New York Rangers* 70 28 31 11 67 .479 170 189 -0.23
Boston Bruins 70 22 32 16 60 .429 198 228 -0.36
Chicago Black Hawks 70 22 38 10 54 .386 203 244 -0.49

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over New York Rangers 
 
Semi-Finals (4-1):New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Detroit Red Wings over Toronto Maple Leafs 

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 Detroit Red Wings* 70 37 19 14 88 .629 229 164 0.78 5.61
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 29 22 19 77 .550 172 150 0.26 4.60
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 31 27 12 74 .529 176 173 0.04 4.99
4 New York Rangers* 70 28 31 11 67 .479 170 189 -0.23 5.13
5 Boston Bruins 70 22 32 16 60 .429 198 228 -0.36 6.09
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 22 38 10 54 .386 203 244 -0.49 6.39
League Average 70 28 28 14 70 .500 191 191 0.00 5.47

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Ted Lindsay
Calder Memorial Trophy:Jack Gelineau
Hart Memorial Trophy:Chuck Rayner
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Edgar Laprade
Vezina Trophy:Bill Durnan

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL43
2.Gordie Howe*-DET35
3.Sid Abel*-DET34
4.Metro Prystai-CBH29
5.Johnny Peirson-BOS27

Goals Per Game

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.61
2.Gordie Howe*-DET0.50
3.Sid Abel*-DET0.49
4.Johnny Peirson-BOS0.47
5.Metro Prystai-CBH0.45

Assists

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET55
2.Paul Ronty-BOS36
3.Sid Abel*-DET35
4.Bep Guidolin-CBH34
5.Gordie Howe*-DET33
 Elmer Lach*-MTL33
 Doug Bentley*-CBH33

Assists Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.80
2.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.52
 Doug Bentley*-CBH0.52
4.Paul Ronty-BOS0.51
5.Sid Abel*-DET0.51

Points

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET78
2.Sid Abel*-DET69
3.Gordie Howe*-DET68
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL65
5.Paul Ronty-BOS59

Points Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET1.13
2.Sid Abel*-DET1.00
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.97
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.93
5.Johnny Peirson-BOS0.91

Goals Created

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET32.0
2.Sid Abel*-DET30.1
3.Gordie Howe*-DET29.8
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL28.8
5.Paul Ronty-BOS23.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.46
2.Sid Abel*-DET0.44
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.43
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.41
5.Johnny Peirson-BOS0.39

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bill Ezinicki-TOR144
2.Gus Kyle-NYR143
3.Ted Lindsay*-DET141
4.Bill Gadsby*-CBH138
5.Gus Mortson-TOR125

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-CBH70
2.Chuck Rayner*-NYR69
3.Turk Broda*-TOR68
4.Jack Gelineau-BOS67
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL64

Wins (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET33
2.Turk Broda*-TOR30
3.Chuck Rayner*-NYR28
4.Bill Durnan*-MTL26
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS22
 Frank Brimsek*-CBH22

Losses (Goalie)

1.Frank Brimsek*-CBH38
2.Chuck Rayner*-NYR30
 Jack Gelineau-BOS30
4.Turk Broda*-TOR25
5.Bill Durnan*-MTL21

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL17
2.Jack Gelineau-BOS15
3.Harry Lumley*-DET14
4.Turk Broda*-TOR12
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR11

Points (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET80
2.Turk Broda*-TOR72
3.Bill Durnan*-MTL69
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR67
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS59

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-DET.635
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL.539
3.Turk Broda*-TOR.537
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR.485
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS.440

Shutouts

1.Turk Broda*-TOR9
2.Bill Durnan*-MTL8
3.Harry Lumley*-DET7
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR6
5.Frank Brimsek*-CBH5

Goals Against

1.Frank Brimsek*-CBH244
2.Jack Gelineau-BOS220
3.Chuck Rayner*-NYR181
4.Turk Broda*-TOR167
5.Harry Lumley*-DET148

Goals Against Average

1.Bill Durnan*-MTL2.20
2.Harry Lumley*-DET2.35
3.Turk Broda*-TOR2.48
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR2.62
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS3.28
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Bill Durnan
D: Gus Mortson
D: Ken Reardon
C: Sid Abel
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Maurice Richard
 2nd Team
G: Chuck Rayner
D: Red Kelly
D: Leo Reise
C: Ted Kennedy
LW: Tony Leswick
RW: Gordie Howe