1950–51 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1950–51 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 25th season. The Red Wings finished 1st in the league and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
Beginning in the 1951, the Red Wings wore a patch on the left sleeve of their jerseys commemorating the city of Detroit's 250th anniversary.
The Detroit Red Wings got hot in the second half, overtaking Toronto and finished in first place again, becoming the first NHL team with more than 100 points. Gordie Howe led the NHL in goals, assists, and points while goaltender Terry Sawchuk won the Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie. Sawchuk set a record for most wins by a goalie, as he was in net for all of Detroit's 44 victories.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 11, 1950 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	1–0–0
2 	T 	October 15, 1950 	4–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	1–0–1
3 	L 	October 21, 1950 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	1–1–1
4 	W 	October 22, 1950 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	2–1–1
5 	L 	October 25, 1950 	0–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	2–2–1
6 	W 	October 28, 1950 	3–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	3–2–1
7 	W 	October 29, 1950 	2–0 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	4–2–1
8 	T 	November 2, 1950 	2–2 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	4–2–2
9 	W 	November 5, 1950 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	5–2–2
10 	T 	November 8, 1950 	3–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	5–2–3
11 	W 	November 11, 1950 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	6–2–3
12 	W 	November 12, 1950 	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	7–2–3
13 	W 	November 16, 1950 	5–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	8–2–3
14 	W 	November 18, 1950 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	9–2–3
15 	T 	November 19, 1950 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	9–2–4
16 	L 	November 23, 1950 	1–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	9–3–4
17 	W 	November 25, 1950 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	10–3–4
18 	L 	November 26, 1950 	0–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	10–4–4
19 	L 	November 29, 1950 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	10–5–4
20 	W 	December 2, 1950 	7–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	11–5–4
21 	L 	December 3, 1950 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	11–6–4
22 	W 	December 6, 1950 	9–0 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	12–6–4
23 	W 	December 9, 1950 	5–0 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	13–6–4
24 	W 	December 10, 1950 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	14–6–4
25 	W 	December 13, 1950 	4–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	15–6–4
26 	W 	December 14, 1950 	4–2 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	16–6–4
27 	W 	December 16, 1950 	4–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	17–6–4
28 	T 	December 17, 1950 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	17–6–5
29 	W 	December 19, 1950 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	18–6–5
30 	T 	December 23, 1950 	4–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	18–6–6
31 	W 	December 25, 1950 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	19–6–6
32 	W 	December 28, 1950 	8–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	20–6–6
33 	W 	December 30, 1950 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	21–6–6
34 	L 	December 31, 1950 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	21–7–6
35 	L 	January 3, 1951 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	21–8–6
36 	W 	January 4, 1951 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	22–8–6
37 	L 	January 6, 1951 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	22–9–6
38 	W 	January 7, 1951 	3–0 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	23–9–6
39 	T 	January 9, 1951 	3–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	23–9–7
40 	W 	January 13, 1951 	4–2 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	24–9–7
41 	W 	January 14, 1951 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	25–9–7
42 	W 	January 17, 1951 	4–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	26–9–7
43 	W 	January 18, 1951 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	27–9–7
44 	T 	January 21, 1951 	0–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	27–9–8
45 	W 	January 23, 1951 	8–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	28–9–8
46 	T 	January 25, 1951 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	28–9–9
47 	L 	January 27, 1951 	0–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	28–10–9
48 	L 	January 28, 1951 	3–5 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	28–11–9
49 	W 	February 1, 1951 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	29–11–9
50 	T 	February 4, 1951 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	29–11–10
51 	W 	February 7, 1951 	11–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	30–11–10
52 	W 	February 8, 1951 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	31–11–10
53 	W 	February 10, 1951 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	32–11–10
54 	W 	February 11, 1951 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	33–11–10
55 	W 	February 17, 1951 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	34–11–10
56 	T 	February 19, 1951 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	34–11–11
57 	T 	February 21, 1951 	2–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	34–11–12
58 	L 	February 25, 1951 	2–6 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	34–12–12
59 	T 	February 28, 1951 	1–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	34–12–13
60 	W 	March 3, 1951 	3–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	35–12–13
61 	W 	March 5, 1951 	3–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51) 	36–12–13
62 	W 	March 7, 1951 	3–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1950–51)	37–12–13
63 	W 	March 10, 1951 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1950–51) 	38–12–13
64 	W 	March 11, 1951 	7–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	39–12–13
65 	W 	March 15, 1951 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1950–51) 	40–12–13
66 	W 	March 17, 1951 	8–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51) 	41–12–13
67 	W 	March 18, 1951 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1950–51)	42–12–13
68 	W 	March 21, 1951 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1950–51) 	43–12–13
69 	L 	March 24, 1951 	2–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	43–13–13
70 	W 	March 25, 1951 	5–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1950–51) 	44–13–13
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 4, Detroit Red Wings 2===
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	70	43	43	86 	74
 	C/LW	69	23	38	61 	30
 	LW 	67	24	35	59 	110
 	D/C 	70	17	37	54 	24
 	RW 	68	17	21	38 	14
 	C 	62	20	17	37 	27
 	C 	70	17	20	37 	19
 	C 	70	14	18	32 	10
 	LW 	67	18	13	31 	18
 	LW 	67	9 	20	29 	41
 	D 	61	5 	18	23 	31
 	D 	68	5 	16	21 	67
 	RW 	53	7 	6 	13 	2
 	C/LW	19	7 	6 	13 	13
 	LW 	50	3 	10	13 	12
 	D 	50	1 	6 	7 	12
 	D 	37	1 	6 	7 	20
 	RW 	30	1 	4 	5 	0
 	D 	33	3 	1 	4 	14
 	RW 	18	1 	2 	3 	6
 	D 	19	0 	1 	1 	16
 	C/RW	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	C/LW	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW/D	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	LW 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	G 	70	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	4200	70	44	13	13	139	1.99	11
Team: 	4200	70	44	13	13	139	1.99	11
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	C/LW	6 	4	3	7 	0
 	RW 	6 	4	3	7 	4
 	D 	6 	2	3	5 	2
 	RW 	6 	1	1	2 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	2	2 	4
 	C 	3 	1	0	1 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1	1 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	2
 	D/C 	6 	0	1	1 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	1	1 	8
 	LW 	6 	0	1	1 	2
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW/D	4 	0	0	0 	2
 	C 	6 	0	0	0 	0
 	C/LW	6 	0	0	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	0	0 	2
 	RW 	6 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	463	6 	2	4	13	1.68	1
Team: 	463	6 	2	4	13	1.68	1
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
* Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
* Art Ross Trophy: Gordie Howe
* Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Red Kelly
* Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
* Ted Lindsay, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
* Red Kelly, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
* Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star
* Leo Reise, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
50-51NHLExhWindsorGameAd.jpg|Pre-season @ Windsor
8Oct1950-Howe_All_Stars.jpg|Gordie Howe with goalie Chuck Rayner and Bill Quackenbush, 4th NHL All-Star Game, October 8, 1950.
1950-51-McNeil-Abel-Stasiuk.jpg|Gerry McNeil, Sid Abel, Vic Stasiuk in 1950-51 season action. Note the City of Detroit 250th anniversary patch.
==See Also==
*1950–51 NHL season
==References==
* 
Detroit Red Wings season, 1950–51
Detroit Red Wings season, 1950–51
Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons