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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1949-1950
The NHL expanded the number of regular season games from 60 to 70 games. The members of Detroit's "Production Line," Sid Abel, Gordie Howe, and Ted Lindsay, finished 1-2-3 in scoring as the Red Wings cruised to a first-place finish, 11 points in front of the Montreal Canadiens.
The New York Rangers Chuck Rayner, won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player, but lost out in Vezina Trophy voting to Bill Durnan of Montreal.
In the playoffs New York eliminated the Canadiens while the Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs. Because a circus was booked into Madison Square Garden, the Rangers had only two "home games" in the final series, and both of those were played in Toronto. Detroit defeated the Rangers in seven fames to claim the cup.
National Hockey League (NHL) pages on Rauzulu's Street:
^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1949-1950
| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | |
| Detroit Red Wings | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 88 | 229 | 164 | 736 | |
| Montreal Canadiens | 70 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 77 | 172 | 150 | 736 | |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 74 | 176 | 173 | 804 | |
| New-York Rangers | 70 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 67 | 170 | 189 | 639 | |
| Boston Bruins | 70 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 60 | 198 | 228 | 449 | |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 54 | 203 | 244 | 620 | |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1949-1950
| Award | 1950 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Detroit Red Wings |
| O'Brien Trophy | New York Rangers |
| Georges Vezina | Bill Durnan, Montreal Canadiens |
| Hart Memorial | Charlie Rayner, New York Rangers |
| Calder Memorial | Jack Gelineau, Boston Bruins |
| Lady Byng | Edgar Laprade, New York Rangers |
| Art Ross | Ted Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Detroit Red Wings |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1949-1950
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 |
1949-50 |
Second Team |
|
Bill Durnan, Montreal |
G |
Chuck Rayner, New York |
|
Gus Mortson, Toronto |
D |
Leo Reise, Detroit |
|
Kenny Reardon, Montreal |
D |
Red Kelly, Detroit |
|
Sid Abel, Detroit |
C |
Ted Kennedy, Toronto |
|
Maurice Richard, Montreal |
RW |
Gordie Howe, Detroit |
|
Ted Lindsay, Detroit |
LW |
Tony Leswick, New York |
National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1949-1950
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
|
Ted Lindsay
|
69 | 23 | 55 | 78 |
|
Sid Abel
|
69 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
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Gordie Howe
|
70 | 35 | 33 | 68 |
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Maurice Richard
|
70 | 43 | 22 | 65 |
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Paul Ronty
|
70 | 23 | 36 | 59 |
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Roy Conacher
|
70 | 25 | 31 | 56 |
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Doug Bentley
|
64 | 20 | 33 | 53 |
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Johnny Peirson
|
57 | 27 | 25 | 52 |
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Metro Prystai
|
65 | 29 | 22 | 51 |
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Bep Guidolin
|
70 | 17 | 34 | 51 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1949-1950
|
Player
|
GP | A |
|
Ted Lindsay
|
69 | 55 |
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Paul Ronty
|
70 | 36 |
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Sid Abel
|
69 | 35 |
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Bep Guidolin
|
70 | 34 |
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Gordie Howe
|
70 | 33 |
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Doug Bentley
|
64 | 33 |
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Elmer Lach
|
64 | 33 |
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Roy Conacher
|
70 | 31 |
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Phil Maloney
|
70 | 31 |
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Kenny Smith
|
66 | 31 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1949-1950
|
Player
|
GP | G |
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Maurice Richard
|
70 | 43 |
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Gordie Howe
|
70 | 35 |
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Sid Abel
|
69 | 34 |
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Metro Prystai
|
65 | 29 |
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Johnny Peirson
|
57 | 27 |
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Roy Conacher
|
70 | 25 |
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Gerry Couture
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69 | 24 |
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Gaye Stewart
|
70 | 24 |
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Ted Lindsay
|
69 | 23 |
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Max Bentley
|
69 | 23 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1949-1950
|
Player
|
GP | PIM |
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Bill Ezinicki
|
67 | 144 |
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Gus Kyle
|
70 | 143 |
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Ted Lindsay
|
69 | 141 |
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Bill Gadsby
|
70 | 138 |
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Gus Mortson
|
68 | 125 |
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Fernie Flaman
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69 | 122 |
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Maurice Richard
|
70 | 114 |
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Ken Reardon
|
67 | 109 |
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Ralph Nattrass
|
68 | 96 |
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Butch Bouchard
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69 | 88 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1949-1950
Semi Finals
Mar. 28 at Detroit Toronto
5 Detroit 0
Mar. 30 at Detroit Detroit
3 Toronto 1
Apr. 1 at
Toronto Toronto 2 Detroit 0
Apr. 4 at
Toronto Detroit 2 Toronto 1 (20:38 OT)
Apr. 6 at
Detroit Toronto 2 Detroit 0
Apr. 8 at
Toronto Detroit 4 Toronto 0
Apr. 9 at
Detroit Detroit 1 Toronto 0 (08:34 OT)
Detroit Red Wings defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 3
Mar. 29 at New
York Rangers 3 Canadiens 1
Apr. 1 at
Montreal Rangers 3 Canadiens 2
Apr. 2 at
New York Rangers 4 Canadiens 1
Apr. 4 at
Montreal Canadiens 3 Rangers 2 (15:19 OT)
Apr. 6 at
Montreal Rangers 3 Canadiens 0
New York Rangers defeated
Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1
Stanley Cup Finals
Apr. 11 at Detroit Detroit
4 Rangers 1
Apr. 13 at Toronto Rangers
3 Detroit 1
Apr. 15 at Toronto Detroit
4 Rangers 0
Apr. 18 at Detroit Rangers
4 Detroit 3 (08:34 OT)
Apr. 20 at Detroit Rangers
2 Detroit 1 (01:38 OT)
Apr. 22 at Detroit Detroit
5 Rangers 4
Apr. 23 at Detroit Detroit
4 Rangers 3 (28:31 OT)
Detroit Red Wings defeated
New York Rangers 4 games to 3