1950 Stanley Cup Finals

1950 Stanley Cup Finals
Teams1234*5*67**Games
Detroit Red Wings 41431544
New York Rangers  1 3 04 2 4 3 3

* – Denotes overtime period(s)

Location:Detroit, MI (Detroit Olympia) (1,4,5,6,7)
Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (2,3)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Detroit: Tommy Ivan
New York: Lynn Patrick
Captains:Detroit: Sid Abel
New York: Frank Eddolls
Dates:April 11 to April 23, 1950
Series-winning
goal:
Pete Babando (8:31, second OT)
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The 1950 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the New York Rangers and the Detroit Red Wings. It was the Rangers' first appearance in the Final since their Stanley Cup victory in 1940. The Red Wings would win the series 4–3 to mark their franchise's fourth Cup win, and first since 1943.

This was the last Stanley Cup Final to feature a team that did not host any games and also the last to feature neutral site games, which were held in Toronto on account of scheduling conflicts at Madison Square Garden.

Paths to the Final

New York defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 to reach the Finals. Detroit defeated the three-time defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs (who had swept the Red Wings in the Finals two years running) 4–3 to reach the final.

The series

Two games were played in Toronto as the circus had taken over Madison Square Garden in New York. New York's Don Raleigh scored two overtime winners and Pete Babando scored the Cup-winning goal in double overtime of game seven, the first time ever in which the Stanley Cup was won in extra frames in game seven. Detroit won the Cup without Gordie Howe, injured in the first game of the playoffs. As Stanley Cup runner-up, the Rangers would be awarded the O'Brien Cup, the last team to win the trophy, at one time the National Hockey Association championship trophy, which was retired after the season.

Game one

April 11 New York Rangers 1–4
(1–0, 0–4, 0–0)
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia

Game two

April 13 Detroit Red Wings 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)
New York Rangers Maple Leaf Gardens

Game three

April 15 Detroit Red Wings 4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
New York Rangers Maple Leaf Gardens

Game four

April 18 New York Rangers 4 – 3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia

Game five

April 20 New York Rangers 2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia

Game six

April 22 New York Rangers 4–5
(2–1, 1–2, 1–2)
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia

Game seven

April 23 New York Rangers 3 – 4 2OT
(2–0, 1–3, 0–0,
0–0, 0–1)
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Olympia

Detroit Red Wings 1950 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


† Left off the cup, but qualified to be on it.
a Played his only NHL game in Finals.
b Played his only NHL game in Semi-Finals.

  Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

Notes

    References

    Preceded by
    Toronto Maple Leafs
    1949
    Detroit Red Wings
    Stanley Cup Champions

    1950
    Succeeded by
    Toronto Maple Leafs
    1951
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