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1954–55 Detroit Red Wings season
Sports season
Sports season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1954–55 |
| year | 1954 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| LeagueRank | 1st |
| Record | 42–17–11 |
| HomeRecord | 25–5–5 |
| RoadRecord | 17–12–6 |
| GoalsFor | 204 |
| GoalsAgainst | 134 |
| GeneralManager | Jack Adams |
| Coach | Jimmy Skinner |
| Captain | Ted Lindsay |
| AltCaptain | Red Kelly |
| Arena | Detroit Olympia |
| GoalsLeader | Gordie Howe (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Earl Reibel (41) |
| PointsLeader | Earl Reibel (66) |
| PIMLeader | Tony Leswick (137) |
| WinsLeader | Terry Sawchuk (40) |
| GAALeader | Terry Sawchuk (1.96) |
| PoWTrophy | Yes |
| StanleyCup | Yes |
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 in a seven-game Stanley Cup Finals. The Red Wings would not win another Stanley Cup until 1997.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 7, 1954||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||1–0–0 |- |2||W||October 9, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||2–0–0 |- |3||W||October 13, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||3–0–0 |- |4||L||October 16, 1954||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 17, 1954||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 21, 1954||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||5–1–0 |- |7||L||October 23, 1954||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||5–2–0 |- |8||L||October 27, 1954||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||5–3–0 |- |9||W||October 30, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||6–3–0
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Playoffs
Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1955 Stanley Cup Finals
| 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** |
Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3
Player statistics
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 |
Defensemen
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 |
| Larry Hillman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Allen | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Zeniuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings
- Vezina Trophy: Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings
- Bob Goldham, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star
- Red Kelly, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star
- Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
References
References
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