1949 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1949 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise.
==Paths to the Final==
Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 while Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the Finals.
==The Series==
The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight finals games.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 8 	Toronto	3 	Detroit	2 	OT
April 10	Toronto	3 	Detroit	1 	
April 13	Detroit	1 	Toronto	3 	
April 16	Detroit	1 	Toronto	3 	
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–0.
==Toronto Maple Leafs 1949 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Gallery==
10Apr1949-Smith_scores_on_Lumley.jpg|Sid Smith scores one of his three goals on Harry Lumley during Game 2 of the Finals, April 10, 1949.
1949-Apr16-Mackell-Apps-Wings.jpg|Fleming Mackell and Ted Kennedy scrap with Red Wings, Game 4 of the 1949 Stanley Cup Finals, April 16, 1949.
1949-Apr16-Kennedy_Campbell_Cup.jpg|Clarence Campbell presents the Cup to Ted Kennedy, April 16, 1949.
==Video==
Highlights of Game 4 of the 1949 Stanley Cup Finals in which the Leafs win the Cup with a 3-1 victory. Goals by Ray Timgren and Max Bentley are shown.
Toronto Ice Hockey Match, 1949
==References==
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* Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 50. ISBN 1–55168–261–3. 
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