1947–48 NHL season

The 1947–48 NHL season was the 31st season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 60 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs were the Stanley Cup winners. They defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to none. This season saw the introduction of a new trophy – Art Ross Trophy – that would be handed out to the player who scored the most points during the regular season.

Regular season
Final standings
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties In Minutes

Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
 National Hockey League GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Toronto Maple Leafs  60  32  15  13 77  182  143  758 Detroit Red Wings  60  30  18  12 72  187  148  593 Boston Bruins  60  23  24  13  59  167  168  515 New York Rangers  60  21  26  13  55  176  201  480 Montreal Canadiens  60  20  29  11  51  147  169  724 Chicago Black Hawks  60  20  34  6  46  195  225  572

Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties In Minutes
 Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Elmer Lach Montreal Canadiens  60  30  31  61   Buddy O'Connor New York Rangers  60  24  36  60   Doug Bentley Chicago Black Hawks  60  20  37  57   Gaye Stewart Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks  61  27  29  56   Max Bentley Black Hawks / Toronto Maple Leafs  59  26  28  54   Bud Poile Toronto Maple Leafs / Chicago Black Hawks  58  25  29  54   Maurice Richard Montreal Canadiens  53  28  25  53   Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs  55  26  27  53   Ted Lindsay Detroit Red Wings  60  33  19  52   Roy Conacher Chicago Black Hawks  52  22  27  49  

Leading goaltenders
GP = Games Played, TOI = Time On Ice (minutes), GA = Goals Against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals Against Average
 Player Team GP TOI GA SO GAA Turk Broda Toronto Maple Leafs  60  3600  143  5  2.38 Harry Lumley Detroit Red Wings  60  3592  147  7  2.46 Bill Durnan Montreal Canadiens  59  3505  162  5  2.77 Frank Brimsek Boston Bruins  60  3600  168  3  2.80 Jim Henry New York Rangers  48  2800  153  2  3.19 Emile Francis Chicago Black Hawks  54  3240  183  1  3.39

Stanley Cup playoffs
All dates in 1948

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Toronto vs. Boston

Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
 Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 24Boston Bruins4Toronto Maple Leafs5(OT)March 27Boston Bruins3Toronto Maple Leafs5March 30Toronto Maple Leafs5Boston Bruins1April 1Toronto Maple Leafs2Boston Bruins3April 3Boston Bruins2Toronto Maple Leafs3
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

NY Rangers vs. Detroit

New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings
 Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 24New York Rangers1Detroit Red Wings2March 26New York Rangers2Detroit Red Wings5March 28Detroit Red Wings2New York Rangers3March 30Detroit Red Wings1New York Rangers3April 1New York Rangers1Detroit Red Wings3April 4Detroit Red Wings4New York Rangers2
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2

Finals

Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
 Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 7Detroit 3Toronto 5April 10Detroit 2Toronto 4April 11Toronto 2Detroit 0April 14Toronto 7Detroit 2
Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 0

Playoff scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
 Player Team GP G A Pts Ted Kennedy Toronto Maple Leafs  9  8  6  14

NHL awards
O'Brien Trophy:  Detroit Red WingsPrince of Wales Trophy:  Toronto Maple LeafsArt Ross Memorial Trophy:  Elmer Lach, Montreal CanadiensCalder Memorial Trophy:  Jim McFadden, Detroit Red WingsHart Memorial Trophy:  Bud O'Connor, New York RangersLady Byng Memorial Trophy:  Bud O'Connor, New York RangersVezina Trophy:  Turk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs

All-Star teams
 First team    Position    Second teamTurk Broda, Toronto Maple Leafs GFrank Brimsek, Boston BruinsBill Quackenbush, Detroit Red Wings DKen Reardon, Montreal CanadiensJack Stewart, Detroit Red Wings DNeil Colville, New York RangersElmer Lach, Montreal Canadiens CBuddy O'Connor, New York RangersMaurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens RWBud Poile, Chicago Black HawksTed Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings LWGaye Stewart, Chicago Black Hawks

References
Hockey Database
NHL.com

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