National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1948-1949

The NHL played a 60 game schedule. Led their "Production Line" of Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, and Ted Lindsay, the Detroit Red Wings had the NHL's highest scoring offense. Abel won the Hart Trophy and Detroit finished atop the league ahead of the Boston Bruins.

The Maple Leafs eliminated the Bruins in five games while Detroit eliminated Montreal in a seven hame series. In the Stanley Cup final Toronto swept Detroit to claim the Stanley Cup.

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National Hockey League (NHL) Records
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National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Game and Events
National Hockey League (NHL) History of League
National Hockey League Year by Year

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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1948-1949

Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM

Detroit Red Wings	60	34	19	7	75	195	145	621
Boston Bruins	60	29	23	8	66	178	163	434
Montreal Canadiens	60	28	23	9	65	152	126	782
Toronto Maple Leafs	60	22	25	13	57	147	161	706
Chicago Blackhawks	60	21	31	8	50	173	211	695
New-York Rangers	60	18	31	11	47	133	172	413

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National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1948-1949

Award	1949 Winner


Stanley Cup	Toronto Maple Leafs
O'Brien Trophy	Detroit Red Wings
Georges Vezina	Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial	Sid Abel, Detroit Red Wings
Calder Memorial	Pentti Lund, New York Rangers
Lady Byng	Bill Quackenbush, Detroit Red Wings
Art Ross	Roy Conacher, Chicago Black Hawks
Prince of Wales Trophy	Detroit Red Wings

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National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1948-1949

Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections.

First Team	1948-49	Second Team
Bill Durnan, Montreal	G	Chuck Rayner, New York
Bill Quackenbush, Detroit	D	Glen Harmon, Montreal
Jack Stewart, Detroit	D	Kenny Reardon, Montreal
Sid Abel, Detroit	C	Doug Bentley, Chicago
Maurice Richard, Montreal	RW	Gordie Howe, Detroit
Roy Conacher, Chicago	LW	Ted Lindsay, Detroit

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National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1948-1949

Player	GP	G	A	PTS

Roy Conacher	60	26	42	68
Doug Bentley	58	23	43	66
Sid Abel	60	28	26	54
Ted Lindsay	50	26	28	54
Jim Conacher	59	26	23	49
Paul Ronty	60	20	29	49
Harry Watson	60	26	19	45
Billy Reay	60	22	23	45
Gus Bodnar	59	19	26	45
Johnny Peirson	59	22	21	43

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National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1948-1949

Player	GP	A

Doug Bentley	58	43
Roy Conacher	60	42
Paul Ronty	60	29
Ted Lindsay	50	28
Sid Abel	60	26
Gus Bodnar	59	26
Bill Mosienko	60	25
Gordie Howe	40	25
Buddy O'Connor	46	24
Jim Conacher	59	23

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National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1948-1949

Player	GP	G

Sid Abel	60	28
Harry Watson	60	26
Ted Lindsay	50	26
Jim Conacher	59	26
Roy Conacher	60	26
Doug Bentley	58	23
Johnny Peirson	59	22
Grant Warwick	58	22
Billy Reay	60	22
Bud Poile	60	21

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National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minutes Leaders 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1948-1949

Player	GP	PIM

Bill Ezinicki	52	145
Bep Guidolin	60	116
Murph Chamberlain	54	111
Maurice Richard	59	110
Ken Reardon	46	103
Ralph Nattrass	60	99
Ted Lindsay	50	97
Jack Stewart	60	96
Bill Barilko	60	95
Pat Egan	60	92

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National Hockey League (NHL) Playoffs 1948-1949

National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1948-1949

Semi Finals

Mar. 22 at Boston Toronto 3 Boston 0
Mar. 24 at Boston Toronto 3 Boston 2
Mar. 26 at Toronto Boston 5 Toronto 4 (16:14 OT)
Mar. 29 at Toronto Toronto 3 Boston 1
Mar. 30 at Boston Toronto 3 Boston 2

Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Boston Bruins 4 games to 1

Mar. 22 at Detroit Detroit 2 Canadiens 1 (44:52 OT)
Mar. 24 at Detroit Canadiens 4 Detroit 3 (02:59 OT)
Mar. 26 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Detroit 2
Mar. 29 at Montreal Detroit 3 Canadiens 1
Mar. 31 at Detroit Detroit 3 Canadiens 1
Apr. 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Detroit 1
Apr. 5 at Detroit Detroit 3 Canadiens 1

Detroit Red Wings defeated Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 3

Stanley Cup Finals

Apr. 8 at Detroit Toronto 3 Detroit 2 (17:31)
Apr. 10 at Detroit Toronto 3 Detroit 1
Apr. 13 at Toronto Toronto 3 Detroit 1
Apr. 16 at Toronto Toronto 3 Detroit 1

Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Detroit Red Wings 4 games to 0

A more detailed breakdown of the championship is located here.