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1951-52 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 14 12 100 .714 215 133 0.98
Montreal Canadiens* 70 34 26 10 78 .557 195 164 0.37
Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 29 25 16 74 .529 168 157 0.13
Boston Bruins* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 162 176 -0.17
New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 59 .421 192 219 -0.32
Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 43 .307 158 241 -0.99

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-0):Detroit Red Wings over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (4-0):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 44 14 12 100 .714 215 133 0.98 4.97
2 Montreal Canadiens* 70 34 26 10 78 .557 195 164 0.37 5.13
3 Toronto Maple Leafs* 70 29 25 16 74 .529 168 157 0.13 4.64
4 Boston Bruins* 70 25 29 16 66 .471 162 176 -0.17 4.83
5 New York Rangers 70 23 34 13 59 .421 192 219 -0.32 5.87
6 Chicago Black Hawks 70 17 44 9 43 .307 158 241 -0.99 5.70
League Average 70 29 29 13 70 .500 182 182 0.00 5.19

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Gordie Howe
Calder Memorial Trophy:Bernie Geoffrion
Hart Memorial Trophy:Gordie Howe
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Sid Smith
Vezina Trophy:Terry Sawchuk

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Gordie Howe*-DET47
2.Bill Mosienko*-CBH31
3.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL30
 Ted Lindsay*-DET30
5.Maurice Richard*-MTL27
 Sid Smith-TOR27

Goals Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET0.67
2.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.56
3.Dickie Moore*-MTL0.55
4.Bernie Geoffrion*-MTL0.45
5.Bill Mosienko*-CBH0.44

Assists

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL50
2.Don Raleigh-NYR42
3.Gordie Howe*-DET39
 Ted Lindsay*-DET39
5.Sid Abel*-DET36

Assists Per Game

1.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.71
2.Don Raleigh-NYR0.60
3.Sid Abel*-DET0.58
4.Gordie Howe*-DET0.56
 Ted Lindsay*-DET0.56

Points

1.Gordie Howe*-DET86
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET69
3.Elmer Lach*-MTL65
4.Don Raleigh-NYR61
5.Sid Smith-TOR57

Points Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET1.23
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.99
3.Elmer Lach*-MTL0.93
4.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.92
5.Don Raleigh-NYR0.87

Goals Created

1.Gordie Howe*-DET37.5
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET29.0
3.Don Raleigh-NYR23.9
4.Elmer Lach*-MTL23.6
5.Sid Smith-TOR23.3

Goals Created Per Game

1.Gordie Howe*-DET0.54
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET0.41
3.Maurice Richard*-MTL0.40
4.Sid Abel*-DET0.35
5.Don Raleigh-NYR0.34

Penalties in Minutes

1.Gus Kyle-BOS127
2.Ted Lindsay*-DET123
3.Fern Flaman*-TOR110
4.Gus Mortson-TOR106
5.Al Dewsbury-CBH99

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET70
 Al Rollins-TOR70
 Jim Henry-BOS70
 Harry Lumley*-CBH70
 Gerry McNeil-MTL70

Wins (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET44
2.Gerry McNeil-MTL34
3.Al Rollins-TOR29
4.Jim Henry-BOS25
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR18

Losses (Goalie)

1.Harry Lumley*-CBH44
2.Jim Henry-BOS29
3.Gerry McNeil-MTL26
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR25
5.Al Rollins-TOR24

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Al Rollins-TOR16
 Jim Henry-BOS16
3.Terry Sawchuk*-DET12
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR10
 Gerry McNeil-MTL10

Points (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET100
2.Gerry McNeil-MTL78
3.Al Rollins-TOR74
4.Jim Henry-BOS66
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR46

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET.714
2.Gerry McNeil-MTL.557
3.Al Rollins-TOR.536
4.Jim Henry-BOS.471
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR.434

Shutouts

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET12
2.Jim Henry-BOS7
3.Al Rollins-TOR5
 Gerry McNeil-MTL5
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR2
 Harry Lumley*-CBH2

Goals Against

1.Harry Lumley*-CBH241
2.Jim Henry-BOS176
3.Gerry McNeil-MTL164
4.Chuck Rayner*-NYR159
5.Al Rollins-TOR154

Goals Against Average

1.Terry Sawchuk*-DET1.90
2.Al Rollins-TOR2.22
3.Gerry McNeil-MTL2.34
4.Jim Henry-BOS2.51
5.Chuck Rayner*-NYR3.00
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Terry Sawchuk
D: Doug Harvey
D: Red Kelly
C: Elmer Lach
LW: Ted Lindsay
RW: Gordie Howe
 2nd Team
G: Jim Henry
D: Hy Buller
D: Jim Thomson
C: Milt Schmidt
LW: Sid Smith
RW: Maurice Richard