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1950-51 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 44 13 13 101 .721 236 139 1.16
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 41 16 13 95 .679 212 138 0.88
Montreal Canadiens* 70 25 30 15 65 .464 173 184 -0.13
Boston Bruins* 70 22 30 18 62 .443 178 197 -0.23
New York Rangers 70 20 29 21 61 .436 169 201 -0.38
Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 47 10 36 .257 171 280 -1.30

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-1):Toronto Maple Leafs over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Toronto Maple Leafs over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Detroit Red Wings 

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 44 13 13 101 .721 236 139 1.16 5.36
2 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 41 16 13 95 .679 212 138 0.88 5.00
3 Montreal Canadiens* 70 25 30 15 65 .464 173 184 -0.13 5.10
4 Boston Bruins* 70 22 30 18 62 .443 178 197 -0.23 5.36
5 New York Rangers 70 20 29 21 61 .436 169 201 -0.38 5.29
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 13 47 10 36 .257 171 280 -1.30 6.44
League Average 70 28 28 15 70 .500 190 190 0.00 5.42

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Gordie Howe
Calder Memorial Trophy:Terry Sawchuk
Hart Memorial Trophy:Milt Schmidt
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Red Kelly
Vezina Trophy:Al Rollins

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Gordie Howe*-DET43
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL42
3.Tod Sloan-TOR31
4.Sid Smith-TOR30
5.Roy Conacher*-CBH26

Goals Per Game

1.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.65
2.Gordie Howe*-DET0.61
3.Tod Sloan-TOR0.44
4.Sid Smith-TOR0.43
5.Roy Conacher*-CBH0.37

Assists

1.Gordie Howe*-DET43
 Ted Kennedy*-TOR43
3.Max Bentley*-TOR41
4.Milt Schmidt*-BOS39
5.Sid Abel*-DET38

Assists Per Game

1.Ted Kennedy*-TOR0.68
2.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.63
3.Gordie Howe*-DET0.61
4.Max Bentley*-TOR0.61
5.Sid Abel*-DET0.55

Points

1.Gordie Howe*-DET86
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL66
3.Max Bentley*-TOR62
4.Milt Schmidt*-BOS61
 Ted Kennedy*-TOR61
 Sid Abel*-DET61

Points Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET1.23
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL1.02
3.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.98
4.Ted Kennedy*-TOR0.97
5.Max Bentley*-TOR0.93

Goals Created

1.Gordie Howe*-DET36.5
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL29.3
3.Milt Schmidt*-BOS25.1
4.Sid Abel*-DET24.7
5.Ted Lindsay*-DET24.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET0.52
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.45
3.Milt Schmidt*-BOS0.40
4.Ted Kennedy*-TOR0.37
5.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.36

Penalties in Minutes

1.Gus Mortson-TOR142
2.Tom Johnson*-MTL128
3.Bill Ezinicki-BOS119
4.Tony Leswick-NYR112
5.Ted Lindsay*-DET110

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET70
 Jack Gelineau-BOS70
 Gerry McNeil-MTL70
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR66
5.Harry Lumley*-CBH64

Wins (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET44
2.Al Rollins-TOR27
3.Gerry McNeil-MTL25
4.Jack Gelineau-BOS22
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR19

Losses (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-CBH41
2.Jack Gelineau-BOS30
 Gerry McNeil-MTL30
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR28
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET13

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Chuck Rayner*-NYR19
2.Jack Gelineau-BOS18
3.Gerry McNeil-MTL15
4.Terry Sawchuk*-DET13
5.Harry Lumley*-CBH10

Points (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET101
2.Gerry McNeil-MTL65
3.Al Rollins-TOR62
 Jack Gelineau-BOS62
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR57

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Al Rollins-TOR.775
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET.721
3.Turk Broda*-TOR.550
4.Gerry McNeil-MTL.464
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS.443

Shutouts

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET11
2.Gerry McNeil-MTL6
 Turk Broda*-TOR6
4.Al Rollins-TOR5
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS4

Goals Against

1.Harry Lumley*-CBH246
2.Jack Gelineau-BOS197
3.Chuck Rayner*-NYR187
4.Gerry McNeil-MTL184
5.Terry Sawchuk*-DET139

Goals Against Average

1.Al Rollins-TOR1.77
2.Terry Sawchuk*-DET1.99
3.Turk Broda*-TOR2.23
4.Gerry McNeil-MTL2.63
5.Jack Gelineau-BOS2.81
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Terry Sawchuk
D: Red Kelly
D: Bill Quackenbush
C: Milt Schmidt
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Chuck Rayner
D: Leo Reise
D: Jim Thomson
C: Sid Abel
C: Ted Kennedy
LW: Sid Smith
RW: Maurice Richard