1952 Stanley Cup Final
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Team photo of the 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Detroit: Tommy Ivan Montreal: Dick Irvin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Detroit: Sid Abel Montreal: Emile Bouchard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 10–15, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Metro Prystai (6:50, first) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Alex Delvecchio (1977) Gordie Howe (1972) Red Kelly (1969) Ted Lindsay (1966) Marcel Pronovost (1978) Terry Sawchuk (1971) Canadiens: Emile Bouchard (1966) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Elmer Lach (1966) Dickie Moore (1974) Bert Olmstead (1985) Maurice Richard (1961) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Tommy Ivan (1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1952 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens in the first of the four Detroit–Montreal Stanley Cup Final series of the 1950s. The Canadiens were appearing in their second straight Finals series, while Detroit was returning after winning in 1950.
The Red Wings swept the Canadiens in four games, shutting them out twice and allowing one goal in each of the other two games. The Red Wings had also swept the Toronto Maple Leafs to reach the Finals, becoming the first team to go 8–0 in an NHL postseason, and became the first undefeated NHL playoff team since the 1928–29 Boston Bruins went 5–0.