1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season

1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs
Stanley Cup Champions
Division 4th NHL
1948–49 record 22–25–13
Goals for 147
Goals against 161
Team information
General Manager Conn Smythe
Coach Hap Day
Captain Ted Kennedy
Arena Maple Leaf Gardens
Team leaders
Goals Harry Watson (26)
Assists Max Bentley and Cal Gardner (22)
Points Harry Watson (45)
Penalties in minutes Bill Ezinicki (145)
<1947–48 1949–50>

The 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season involved winning the Stanley Cup.

The Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.[1]

Regular season

Final standings

National Hockey League[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 60 34 19 7 195 145 +50 75
2 Boston Bruins 60 29 23 8 178 163 +15 66
3 Montreal Canadiens 60 28 23 9 152 126 +26 65
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 22 25 13 147 161 −14 57
5 Chicago Black Hawks 60 21 31 8 173 211 −38 50
6 New York Rangers 60 18 31 11 133 172 −39 47

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 161–4 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 0–1–0
2LOctober 210–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 0–2–0
3WOctober 236–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 1–2–0
4LOctober 241–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 1–3–0
5WOctober 273–2 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 2–3–0
6WOctober 302–1 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 3–3–0
7LOctober 311–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 3–4–0
8TNovember 63–3 New York Rangers (1948–49) 3–4–1
9LNovember 133–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 3–5–1
10TNovember 144–4 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 3–5–2
11LNovember 171–2 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 3–6–2
12TNovember 202–2 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 3–6–3
13TNovember 213–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 3–6–4
14TNovember 243–3 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 3–6–5
15WNovember 252–0 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 4–6–5
16WNovember 273–0 New York Rangers (1948–49) 5–6–5
17LNovember 282–6 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 5–7–5
18LDecember 13–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 5–8–5
19LDecember 44–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 5–9–5
20WDecember 52–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 6–9–5
21LDecember 83–4 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 6–10–5
22WDecember 113–2 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 7–10–5
23WDecember 124–3 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 8–10–5
24LDecember 151–3 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 8–11–5
25TDecember 183–3 New York Rangers (1948–49) 8–11–6
26LDecember 191–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 8–12–6
27WDecember 252–1 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 9–12–6
28LDecember 302–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 9–13–6
29WJanuary 15–3 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 10–13–6
30LJanuary 22–4 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 10–14–6
31WJanuary 54–0 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 11–14–6
32TJanuary 83–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 11–14–7
33TJanuary 92–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 11–14–8
34WJanuary 152–1 New York Rangers (1948–49) 12–14–8
35LJanuary 160–4 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 12–15–8
36LJanuary 191–4 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 12–16–8
37TJanuary 222–2 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 12–16–9
38LJanuary 231–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 12–17–9
39WJanuary 263–1 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 13–17–9
40TJanuary 294–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 13–17–10
41LJanuary 302–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 13–18–10
42WFebruary 34–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 14–18–10
43TFebruary 51–1 New York Rangers (1948–49) 14–18–11
44WFebruary 64–2 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 15–18–11
45TFebruary 92–2 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 15–18–12
46WFebruary 123–1 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 16–18–12
47WFebruary 133–0 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 17–18–12
48LFebruary 170–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 17–19–12
49WFebruary 195–2 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 18–19–12
50WFebruary 204–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 19–19–12
51TFebruary 262–2 Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 19–19–13
52LMarch 20–2 Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 19–20–13
53WMarch 57–1 New York Rangers (1948–49) 20–20–13
54WMarch 64–3 @ New York Rangers (1948–49) 21–20–13
55LMarch 90–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 21–21–13
56LMarch 121–2 Boston Bruins (1948–49) 21–22–13
57WMarch 133–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) 22–22–13
58LMarch 171–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) 22–23–13
59LMarch 192–5 Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) 22–24–13
60LMarch 202–7 @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) 22–25–13

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Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Watson, HarryHarry Watson 60 26 19 45 0
Bentley, MaxMax Bentley 60 19 22 41 18
Kennedy, TedTed Kennedy 59 18 21 39 25
Gardner, CalCal Gardner 53 13 22 35 35
Ezinicki, BillBill Ezinicki 52 13 15 28 145
Klukay, JoeJoe Klukay 45 11 10 21 11
Thomson, JimmyJimmy Thomson 60 4 16 20 56
Lynn, VicVic Lynn 52 7 9 16 36
Timgren, RayRay Timgren 36 3 12 15 9
Mortson, GusGus Mortson 60 2 13 15 85
Meeker, HowieHowie Meeker 30 7 7 14 56
Taylor, HarryHarry Taylor 42 4 7 11 30
Boesch, GarthGarth Boesch 59 1 10 11 43
Metz, DonDon Metz 33 4 6 10 12
Barilko, BillBill Barilko 60 5 4 9 95
Sloan, TodTod Sloan 29 3 4 7 0
Costello, LesLes Costello 15 2 3 5 11
Juzda, BillBill Juzda 38 1 2 3 23
Mathers, FrankFrank Mathers 15 1 2 3 2
Ceresino, RayRay Ceresino 12 1 1 2 2
Mackell, FlemingFleming MacKell 11 1 1 2 6
Dawes, BobBob Dawes 5 1 0 1 0
Buchanan, AlAl Buchanan 3 0 1 1 2
Blair, ChuckChuck Blair 1 0 0 0 0
Broda, TurkTurk Broda 60 0 0 0 0
Hannigan, RayRay Hannigan 3 0 0 0 2
Kemp, StanStan Kemp 1 0 0 0 2
McCormack, JohnJohn McCormack 1 0 0 0 0
Smith, SidSid Smith 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Broda, TurkTurk Broda 3600 60 22 25 13 161 2.68 5
Team: 3600 60 22 25 13 161 2.68 5

Playoffs

Scoring
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Kennedy, TedTed Kennedy 9 2 6 8 2
Smith, SidSid Smith 6 5 2 7 0
Bentley, MaxMax Bentley 9 4 3 7 2
Gardner, CalCal Gardner 9 2 5 7 0
Watson, HarryHarry Watson 9 4 2 6 2
Timgren, RayRay Timgren 9 3 3 6 2
Mackell, FlemingFleming MacKell 9 2 4 6 4
Thomson, JimmyJimmy Thomson 9 1 5 6 10
Klukay, JoeJoe Klukay 9 2 3 5 4
Ezinicki, BillBill Ezinicki 9 1 4 5 20
Mortson, GusGus Mortson 9 2 1 3 8
Boesch, GarthGarth Boesch 9 0 2 2 6
Juzda, BillBill Juzda 9 0 2 2 8
Barilko, BillBill Barilko 9 0 1 1 20
Lynn, VicVic Lynn 8 0 1 1 2
Broda, TurkTurk Broda 9 0 0 0 2
Dawes, BobBob Dawes 9 0 0 0 2
Metz, DonDon Metz 3 0 0 0 0
Taylor, HarryHarry Taylor 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
Broda, TurkTurk Broda 574 9 8 1 15 1.57 1
Team: 574 9 8 1 15 1.57 1

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Playoffs

Semifinals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins0
March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins 2
March 26 Boston Bruins 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 OT
March 29 Boston Bruins 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3
March 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins 2

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1


Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 8Toronto 3 Detroit 2 OT
April 10Toronto 3 Detroit 1
April 13Detroit 1 Toronto 3
April 16Detroit 1Toronto 3

Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4–0.

1949 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Champions

Turk Broda, Garth Boesch, Gus Mortson, Jimmy Thomson, Bill Juzda, Bill Barilko, Harry Watson, Ted Kennedy, Don Metz, Fleming MacKell, Bill Ezinicki, Vic Lynn, Howie Meeker, Max Bentley, Joe Klukay, Sid Smith, Harry Taylor, Bob Dawes, Tod Sloan, Conn Smythe (manager), Hap Day (coach), Tim Daly (trainer).

Transactions

References

  1. Numbelivable!, p.95, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
  2. "1948–1949 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  4. "1948-49 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
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