| 1952 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Detroit: Tommy Ivan Montreal: Dick Irvin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Detroit: Sid Abel Montreal: Emile Bouchard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 10–15, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Metro Prystai (6:50, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Alex Delvecchio (1977) Gordie Howe (1972) Red Kelly (1969) Ted Lindsay (1966) Marcel Pronovost (1978) Terry Sawchuk (1971) Canadiens: Emile Bouchard (1966) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Elmer Lach (1966) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Maurice Richard (1961) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Tommy Ivan (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the first of the four Detroit-Montreal Finals series of the 1950s. The Canadiens were appearing in their second straight Finals series, while Detroit was returning after winning in 1950. The Red Wings swept the Canadiens, shutting them out twice and allowing one goal in each of the other two games. By doing so, the Red Wings became the first team to go perfect in the playoffs.
Detroit defeated the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs 4–0 to reach the Finals. Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–3 to reach the Finals.
Terry Sawchuk posted two shutouts in his Cup Finals debut. Gordie Howe scored two goals in his Cup Finals debut. The Red Wings went through the playoffs perfect, a feat that has been replicated only once since: in 1960, the Canadiens went 8–0 against first the Chicago Black Hawks and then the Maple Leafs en route to their record fifth consecutive Stanley Cup.
| April 10 | Detroit Red Wings | 3–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tony Leswick (2) - 3:27 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Tony Leswick (3) - 7:59 Ted Lindsay (3) - 19:44 |
Third period | 11:01 - Tom Johnson (1) | ||||||
| Terry Sawchuck | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil | ||||||
| April 12 | Detroit Red Wings | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Forum | Recap | |||
| Marty Pavelich (2) - 16:09 | First period | 18:37 - pp - Elmer Lach (1) | ||||||
| Ted Lindsay (4) - pp - 00:43 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Terry Sawchuck | Goalie stats | Gerry McNeil | ||||||
| April 13 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:31 - pp - Gordie Howe (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 9:13 - Ted Lindsay (5) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 6:54 - Gordie Howe (2) | ||||||
| Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Terry Sawchuck | ||||||
| April 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–3 | Detroit Red Wings | Olympia Stadium | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 6:50 - pp - Metro Prystai (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 19:39 - Glen Skov (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 7:35 - Metro Prystai (2) | ||||||
| Gerry McNeil | Goalie stats | Terry Sawchuck | ||||||
| Detroit won series 4–0 | |
The 1952 Stanley Cup was presented to Red Wings captain Sid Abel by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Red Wings 3–0 win over the Canadiens in game four.
The following Red Wings players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup
1951–52 Detroit Red Wings
