1954–55 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1954–55 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish first overall in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 42 wins, 17 losses, and 11 ties for 95 points. They swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Semi-finals and then won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 3 in the 1954 Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings would not win another Stanley Cup until 1997.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
On November 11, the Detroit Red Wings were playing a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Angry that Metro Prystai had been traded to the Chicago Blackhawks at the bequest of Leafs Conn Smythe in the name of league parity, the Wings were in a foul mood. Ted Lindsay fought with Leafs Jim Thomson and then coach King Clancy. The Leafs won 1-0 and as the Wings were leaving the ice, a hometown fan heckled Glen Skov. Skov, goalie Terry Sawchuk, Sid Abel and Lindsay scaled the wire mesh over the boards to get at the fan, with Lindsay punching the heckler in the eye.
===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 7, 1954 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 9, 1954 	4–0 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 13, 1954 	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	3–0–0
4 	L 	October 16, 1954 	1–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	October 17, 1954 	5–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	4–1–0
6 	W 	October 21, 1954 	5–3 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	5–1–0
7 	L 	October 23, 1954 	2–4 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	5–2–0
8 	L 	October 27, 1954 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	5–3–0
9 	W 	October 30, 1954 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	6–3–0
10 	T 	November 3, 1954 	1–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	6–3–1
11 	W 	November 4, 1954 	3–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	7–3–1
12 	L 	November 6, 1954 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	7–4–1
13 	W 	November 7, 1954 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	8–4–1
14 	L 	November 11, 1954 	0–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	8–5–1
15 	L 	November 13, 1954 	0–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	8–6–1
16 	W 	November 14, 1954 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	9–6–1
17 	W 	November 20, 1954 	5–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	10–6–1
18 	W 	November 21, 1954 	1–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	11–6–1
19 	W 	November 25, 1954 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	12–6–1
20 	L 	November 27, 1954 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	12–7–1
21 	L 	November 28, 1954 	2–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	12–8–1
22 	W 	December 1, 1954 	6–1 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	13–8–1
23 	L 	December 2, 1954 	1–4 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	13–9–1
24 	L 	December 4, 1954 	0–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	13–10–1
25 	W 	December 5, 1954 	4–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	14–10–1
26 	W 	December 9, 1954 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	15–10–1
27 	W 	December 11, 1954 	4–1 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	16–10–1
28 	W 	December 12, 1954 	4–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	17–10–1
29 	T 	December 15, 1954 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	17–10–2
30 	W 	December 16, 1954 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	18–10–2
31 	W 	December 18, 1954 	4–1 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	19–10–2
32 	L 	December 19, 1954 	0–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	19–11–2
33 	T 	December 22, 1954 	2–2 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	19–11–3
34 	W 	December 25, 1954 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	20–11–3
35 	T 	December 26, 1954 	1–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	20–11–4
36 	W 	December 30, 1954 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	21–11–4
37 	L 	January 1, 1955 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	21–12–4
38 	W 	January 2, 1955 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	22–12–4
39 	T 	January 6, 1955 	3–3 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	22–12–5
40 	W 	January 8, 1955 	1–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	23–12–5
41 	W 	January 9, 1955 	6–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	24–12–5
42 	W 	January 13, 1955 	4–0 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	25–12–5
43 	W 	January 15, 1955 	4–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	26–12–5
44 	W 	January 16, 1955 	3–0 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	27–12–5
45 	L 	January 19, 1955 	0–2 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	27–13–5
46 	L 	January 20, 1955 	2–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	27–14–5
47 	L 	January 22, 1955 	1–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	27–15–5
48 	W 	January 23, 1955 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	28–15–5
49 	T 	January 27, 1955 	3–3 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	28–15–6
50 	T 	January 29, 1955 	2–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	28–15–7
51 	W 	January 30, 1955 	7–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	29–15–7
52 	T 	February 3, 1955 	1–1 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	29–15–8
53 	L 	February 5, 1955 	4–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	29–16–8
54 	T 	February 6, 1955 	2–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	29–16–9
55 	W 	February 12, 1955 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	30–16–9
56 	W 	February 13, 1955 	5–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	31–16–9
57 	W 	February 15, 1955 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	32–16–9
58 	L 	February 17, 1955 	2–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	32–17–9
59 	W 	February 20, 1955 	5–0 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	33–17–9
60 	T 	February 21, 1955 	2–2 	Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	33–17–10
61 	T 	February 26, 1955 	1–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)	33–17–11
62 	W 	February 27, 1955 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)	34–17–11
63 	W 	March 3, 1955 	6–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	35–17–11
64 	W 	March 5, 1955 	6–2 	New York Rangers (1954–55) 	36–17–11
65 	W 	March 6, 1955 	2–1 	@ New York Rangers (1954–55) 	37–17–11
66 	W 	March 12, 1955 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) 	38–17–11
67 	W 	March 13, 1955 	6–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) 	39–17–11
68 	W 	March 16, 1955 	5–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1954–55) 	40–17–11
69 	W 	March 17, 1955 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	41–17–11
70 	W 	March 20, 1955 	6–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) 	42–17–11
==Playoffs==
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0===
===Detroit Red Wings 4, Montreal Canadiens 3===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score
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
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Earl Reibel 	70	25	41	66 	15
Gordie Howe 	64	29	33	62 	68
Alex Delvecchio	69	17	31	48 	37
Ted Lindsay 	49	19	19	38 	85
Marcel Bonin 	69	16	20	36 	53
Marty Pavelich 	70	15	15	30 	59
Glen Skov 	70	14	16	30 	53
Johnny Wilson 	70	12	15	27 	14
Tony Leswick 	70	10	17	27 	137
Vic Stasiuk 	59	8 	11	19 	67
Bill Dineen 	69	10	9 	19 	36
Metro Prystai 	12	2 	3 	5 	9
Benny Woit 	62	2 	3 	5 	22
Lorne Davis 	22	0 	5 	5 	2
Don Poile 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Defencemen===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Red Kelly 	70	15	30	45 	28
Marcel Pronovost	70	9 	25	34 	90
Bob Goldham 	69	1 	16	17 	14
Jim Hay 	21	0 	1 	1 	20
Ed Zeniuk 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
Larry Hillman 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
Keith Allen 	18	0 	0 	0 	6
===Goaltending===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T 	SO	GAA
Terry Sawchuk	68	40	17	11	12	1.96
Glenn Hall 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1.00
==Detroit Red Wings 1955 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Awards and Records==
* Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
* Vezina Trophy: Terry Sawchuk
* Red Kelly, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
* Bob Goldham, Defence, NHL Second Team All-Star
* Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
==Video==
A little over a minute worth of highlights of Semi-finals game 4 which the Red Wings won 3-0 to sweep the Maple Leafs. Goals by Vic Stasiuk and an empty netter by Tony Leswick are shown.
TOR DET Rivalry 1955 Semis Wings Sweep Leafs
Over 10 minutes of highlights of the 1955 Stanley Cup Finals featuring all goals.
1955 Stanley cup final highlights Detroit vs Montreal
==References==
* Red Wings on Hockey Database
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