1954–55 Detroit Red Wings season

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 Final. The Red Wings would not win another Stanley Cup until 1997.

1954–55 Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup champions
Division1st NHL
1954–55 record42–17–11
Goals for204
Goals against134
Team information
General managerJack Adams
CoachJimmy Skinner
CaptainTed Lindsay
Alternate captainsRed Kelly
ArenaDetroit Olympia
Team leaders
GoalsGordie Howe (29)
AssistsEarl Reibel (41)
PointsEarl Reibel (66)
Penalty minutesTony Leswick (137)
WinsTerry Sawchuk (40)
Goals against averageGlenn Hall (1.00)

Regular season

Final standings
National Hockey League[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Detroit Red Wings70421711204134+7095
2Montreal Canadiens70411811228157+7193
3Toronto Maple Leafs70242422147135+1270
4Boston Bruins70232621169188−1967
5New York Rangers70173518150210−6052
6Chicago Black Hawks70134017161235−7443

Record vs. opponents
1954–55 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON NYR TOR
Boston —7–4–33–7–44–7–35–4–54–4–6
Chicago 4–7–3—1–12–10–11–35–4–53–6–5
Detroit 7–3–412–1–1—7–79–2–37–4–3
Montreal 7–4–311–0–37–7—10–3–16–4–4
New York 4–5–54–5–52–9–33–10–1—4–6–4
Toronto 4–4–66–3–54–7–34–6–46–4–4—

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19542–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)1–0–0
2WOctober 9, 19544–0New York Rangers (1954–55)2–0–0
3WOctober 13, 19543–2@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)3–0–0
4LOctober 16, 19541–3Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)3–1–0
5WOctober 17, 19545–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)4–1–0
6WOctober 21, 19545–3Boston Bruins (1954–55)5–1–0
7LOctober 23, 19542–4Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)5–2–0
8LOctober 27, 19542–5@ New York Rangers (1954–55)5–3–0
9WOctober 30, 19544–0Boston Bruins (1954–55)6–3–0
10TNovember 3, 19541–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)6–3–1
11WNovember 4, 19543–2@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)7–3–1
12LNovember 6, 19541–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)7–4–1
13WNovember 7, 19541–0New York Rangers (1954–55)8–4–1
14LNovember 11, 19540–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)8–5–1
15LNovember 13, 19540–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)8–6–1
16WNovember 14, 19544–1Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)9–6–1
17WNovember 20, 19545–0Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)10–6–1
18WNovember 21, 19541–0@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)11–6–1
19WNovember 25, 19542–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)12–6–1
20LNovember 27, 19541–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)12–7–1
21LNovember 28, 19542–6@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)12–8–1
22WDecember 1, 19546–1@ New York Rangers (1954–55)13–8–1
23LDecember 2, 19541–4Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)13–9–1
24LDecember 4, 19540–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)13–10–1
25WDecember 5, 19544–1Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)14–10–1
26WDecember 9, 19543–2New York Rangers (1954–55)15–10–1
27WDecember 11, 19544–1New York Rangers (1954–55)16–10–1
28WDecember 12, 19544–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)17–10–1
29TDecember 15, 19543–3@ New York Rangers (1954–55)17–10–2
30WDecember 16, 19544–2@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)18–10–2
31WDecember 18, 19544–1Boston Bruins (1954–55)19–10–2
32LDecember 19, 19540–5Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)19–11–2
33TDecember 22, 19542–2@ New York Rangers (1954–55)19–11–3
34WDecember 25, 19543–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)20–11–3
35TDecember 26, 19541–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)20–11–4
36WDecember 30, 19544–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)21–11–4
37LJanuary 1, 19551–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)21–12–4
38WJanuary 2, 19553–2Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)22–12–4
39TJanuary 6, 19553–3Boston Bruins (1954–55)22–12–5
40WJanuary 8, 19551–0Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)23–12–5
41WJanuary 9, 19556–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)24–12–5
42WJanuary 13, 19554–0Boston Bruins (1954–55)25–12–5
43WJanuary 15, 19554–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)26–12–5
44WJanuary 16, 19553–0New York Rangers (1954–55)27–12–5
45LJanuary 19, 19550–2@ New York Rangers (1954–55)27–13–5
46LJanuary 20, 19552–3@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)27–14–5
47LJanuary 22, 19551–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)27–15–5
48WJanuary 23, 19554–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)28–15–5
49TJanuary 27, 19553–3New York Rangers (1954–55)28–15–6
50TJanuary 29, 19552–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)28–15–7
51WJanuary 30, 19557–1Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)29–15–7
52TFebruary 3, 19551–1Boston Bruins (1954–55)29–15–8
53LFebruary 5, 19554–8@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)29–16–8
54TFebruary 6, 19552–2@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)29–16–9
55WFebruary 12, 19552–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)30–16–9
56WFebruary 13, 19555–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)31–16–9
57WFebruary 15, 19553–2Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)32–16–9
58LFebruary 17, 19552–4@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)32–17–9
59WFebruary 20, 19555–0@ New York Rangers (1954–55)33–17–9
60TFebruary 21, 19552–2Boston Bruins (1954–55)33–17–10
61TFebruary 26, 19551–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)33–17–11
62WFebruary 27, 19553–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)34–17–11
63WMarch 3, 19556–1Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)35–17–11
64WMarch 5, 19556–2New York Rangers (1954–55)36–17–11
65WMarch 6, 19552–1@ New York Rangers (1954–55)37–17–11
66WMarch 12, 19553–2Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55)38–17–11
67WMarch 13, 19556–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55)39–17–11
68WMarch 16, 19555–4@ Boston Bruins (1954–55)40–17–11
69WMarch 17, 19554–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)41–17–11
70WMarch 20, 19556–0Montreal Canadiens (1954–55)42–17–11

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Earl Reibel7025416615
Gordie Howe6429336268
Alex Delvecchio6917314837
Ted Lindsay4919193885
Marcel Bonin6916203653
Marty Pavelich7015153059
Glen Skov7014163053
Johnny Wilson7012152714
Tony Leswick70101727137
Vic Stasiuk598111967
Bill Dineen691091936
Metro Prystai122359
Benny Woit6223522
Lorne Davis220552
Don Poile40000

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM
Red Kelly7015304528
Marcel Pronovost709253490
Bob Goldham691161714
Jim Hay2101120
Larry Hillman60002
Keith Allen180006
Ed Zeniuk20000

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 Sawchuk68401711121.96
Glenn Hall220001.00

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Final
Main article: 1955 Stanley Cup Final
Date Away Score Home Score
April 3Montreal2Detroit4
April 5Montreal1Detroit7
April 7Detroit2Montreal6
April 9Detroit3Montreal5
April 10Montreal1Detroit5
April 12Detroit3Montreal6
April 14Montreal1Detroit3

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Detroit Red Wings 1955 Stanley Cup champions

Players

  Defencemen

Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving
  • Larry Hillman became the youngest player to be engraved on the Stanley Cup at 18 years, 2 months, 9 days. Gaye Stewart held the previous record in 1942 at 18 years, 9 months, and 21 days.

Awards and records

References
  1. "1954–1955 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
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