1955 Stanley Cup Finals

The 1955 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Montreal Canadiens, appearing in their fifth straight Final and the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, in the fourth Detroit-Montreal Final series of the 1950s and the second consecutively. The Wings won the series 4–3 to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
==Paths to the Final==
Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 while Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to reach the Final.
==The Series==
Prior to the playoffs, Montreal's Maurice Richard was suspended and would be missed by the Canadiens.
In the second game, Ted Lindsay scored 4 goals to set a NHL record for most goals in one game in a Final series. The win was also the Wings' fifteenth consecutive, another NHL record.
Gordie Howe set two NHL records, amassing 12 points, and he surpassed Toe Blake's point mark for the playoffs with 20 points in 11 games.
Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 3 	Montreal	2 	Detroit 	4 	
April 5 	Montreal	1 	Detroit 	7 	
April 7 	Detroit 	2 	Montreal	6 	
April 9 	Detroit 	3 	Montreal	5 	
April 10	Montreal	1 	Detroit 	5 	
April 12	Detroit 	3 	Montreal	6 	
April 14	Montreal	1 	Detroit 	3 	
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
==Detroit Red Wings 1955 Stanley Cup Champions==
===Members of Detroit Red Wings Dynasty (1950, 1952, 1954, 1955)===
Gordie Howe, Red Kelly, Ted Lindsay, Marty Pavelich, Marcel Pronovost, John Wilson (6 Players), Jack Adams, Carl Mattson, Fred Hubert Jr. (3 non-players).
==Game Ads==
54-55SCupMontrealGameAd.jpg|Montreal
==Video==
Over 10 minutes of highlights of the 1955 Stanley Cup Finals featuring all goals.
1955 Stanley cup final highlights Detroit vs Montreal
==See Also==
* 1954–55 NHL season
* List of Stanley Cup champions
==Notes==
==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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