1951–52 NHL season

The 1951–52 NHL season was the 35th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup by sweeping the Montreal Canadiens four games to none.

Regular season
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Detroit Red Wings  70  44 14 12 100 215 133 694 Montreal Canadiens  70  34 26 10  78 195 164 661 Toronto Maple Leafs  70 29 25 16  74 168 157 841 Boston Bruins  70 25 29 16  66 162 176 601 New York Rangers  70 23 34 13  59 192 219 532 Chicago Black Hawks  70 17 44 9  43 158 241 627

Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
 Player Team GP G A PTS PIM Gordie Howe  Detroit Red Wings  70 47 39 86 78 Ted Lindsay  Detroit Red Wings  70 30 39 69 123 Elmer Lach Montreal Canadiens  70 15 50 65 36 Don Raleigh  New York Rangers  70 19 42 61 14 Sid Smith  Toronto Maple Leafs  70 27 30 57 6

Stanley Cup playoffs

In the playoffs, Detroit finished 8–0, the first time a team had gone undefeated in the playoffs since the 1934–35 Montreal Maroons. The Wings scored 24 goals in the playoffs, compared to a combined 5 goals for their opponents.

 see 1952 Stanley Cup Finals

Playoff bracket

NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:  Detroit Red WingsArt Ross Memorial Trophy:  Gordie Howe, Detroit Red WingsCalder Memorial Trophy:  Bernie Geoffrion, Montreal CanadiensHart Memorial Trophy:  Gordie Howe, Detroit Red WingsLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Sid Smith, Toronto Maple LeafsVezina Trophy:  Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamTerry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings GJim Henry, Boston BruinsRed Kelly, Detroit Red Wings DHy Buller, New York RangersDoug Harvey, Montreal Canadiens DJimmy Thomson, Toronto Maple LeafsElmer Lach, Montreal Canadiens CMilt Schmidt, Boston BruinsGordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings RWMaurice Richard, Montreal CanadiensTed Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings LWSid Smith, Toronto Maple Leafs

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

Category:1951 in North America
Category:National Hockey League seasons