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1953–54 Detroit Red Wings season

Sports season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1953–54
year	1953
Team	Detroit Red Wings
LeagueRank	1st
Record	37–19–14
HomeRecord	24–4–7
RoadRecord	13–15–7
GoalsFor	191
GoalsAgainst	132
GeneralManager	Jack Adams
Coach	Tommy Ivan
Captain	Ted Lindsay
AltCaptain	Bob Goldham
Red Kelly
Marty Pavelich
Arena	Olympia Stadium
GoalsLeader	Gordie Howe (33)
AssistsLeader	Gordie Howe (48)
PointsLeader	Gordie Howe (81)
PIMLeader	Ted Lindsay (110)
WinsLeader	Terry Sawchuk (35)
GAALeader	Terry Sawchuk (1.93)
PoWTrophy	Yes
StanleyCup	Yes

Red Kelly Marty Pavelich

The 1953–54 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 28th season. The highlight of season was winning the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

Prison game

On February 2, 1954, the Red Wings played an exhibition game against Marquette Branch Prison on an outdoor ice surface.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 8, 1953||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1953–54) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 10, 1953||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 11, 1953||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1953–54) ||2–1–0 |- |4||T||October 16, 1953||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||October 17, 1953||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1953–54) ||3–1–1 |- |6||W||October 18, 1953||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||4–1–1 |- |7||T||October 21, 1953||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1953–54) ||4–1–2 |- |8||L||October 24, 1953||0–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1953–54) ||4–2–2 |- |9||W||October 25, 1953||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1953–54) ||5–2–2 |- |10||L||October 31, 1953||1–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1953–54) ||5–3–2

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Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1954 Stanley Cup Finals

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 4	Montreal	1	Detroit	3
April 6	Montreal	3	Detroit	1
April 8	Detroit	5	Montreal	2
April 10	Detroit	2	Montreal	0
April 11	Montreal	1	Detroit	0	OT
April 13	Detroit	1	Montreal	4
April 16	Montreal	1	Detroit	2	OT

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
RW	70	33	48	81	109
LW	70	26	36	62	110
D/C	62	16	33	49	18
C	69	15	33	48	18
LW	70	17	17	34	22
C/LW	69	11	18	29	34
LW	65	9	20	29	57
C/LW	70	17	10	27	95
C	70	12	15	27	26
RW	70	17	8	25	34
W	70	6	18	24	90
D	57	6	12	18	50
D	69	1	15	16	50
LW	42	5	2	7	4
D	10	0	4	4	2
RW	25	0	4	4	10
RW/D	70	0	2	2	38
D	36	0	1	1	18
G	67	0	1	1	31
W	1	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0
D	12	0	0	0	0
LW	1	0	0	0	0
C	1	0	0	0	2
G	1	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	4004	67	35	19	13	129	1.93	12
	180	3	2	0	1	3	1.00	1
	16	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0
Team:	4200	70	37	19	14	132	1.89	13

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
RW	12	4	5	9	31
C/LW	12	2	7	9	7
LW	12	4	4	8	14
D/C	12	5	1	6	0
D	12	2	3	5	12
C	12	2	3	5	0
W	12	3	1	4	18
LW	12	2	2	4	4
C	9	1	3	4	0
LW	12	3	0	3	0
C/LW	12	1	2	3	16
D	12	0	2	2	2
RW/D	12	0	1	1	8
D	5	0	0	0	0
RW	12	0	0	0	2
LW	2	0	0	0	0
RW	10	0	0	0	0
G	12	0	0	0	2

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	751	12	8	4	20	1.60	2
Team:	751	12	8	4	20	1.60	2

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

  MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Prince of Wales Trophy: || Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross Trophy: || Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wings
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wings
Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Red Kelly, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
Ted Lindsay, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star

References

Red Wings on Hockey Database

References

"1953-54 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
"1953-54 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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