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1950 Stanley Cup Finals
1234567 Total
Detroit Red Wings 4143154 4
New York Rangers 1304243 3
* – Denotes overtime period(s)
Location(s)Detroit, MI (Detroit Olympia) (1,4,5,6,7)
Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (2,3)
CoachesDetroit: Tommy Ivan
New York: Lynn Patrick
CaptainsDetroit: Sid Abel
New York: Frank Eddolls
DatesApril 11 to April 23, 1950
Series-winning goalPete 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 11New York Rangers1–4
(1–0, 0–4, 0–0)		Detroit Red WingsDetroit Olympia
Game reference
Chuck RaynerGoaliesHarry Lumley
Buddy O'Connor 1 (Jack Gordon, Nick Mickoski) – 5:581 – 0
1 – 14:43 – Joe Carveth 2 (George Gee, Pete Babando)
1 – 29:32 – George Gee 2 (Johnny Wilson)
1 – 310:06 – Jim McFadden 1 (Gerry Couture)
1 – 413:56 – Gerry Couture 2 (Marcel Pronovost, Jim McFadden)

Game two

April 13Detroit Red Wings1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		New York RangersMaple Leaf Gardens
Game reference
Harry LumleyGoaliesChuck RaynerReferee:
George Gravel
Gerry Couture 3 (Marty Pavelich) – 2:051 – 0
1 – 110:39 – Pat Egan 3
1 – 23:01 – Edgar Laprade 1 (Allan Stanley)
1 – 311:20 – Edgar Laprade 2

Game three

April 15Detroit Red Wings4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)		New York RangersMaple Leaf Gardens
Game reference
Harry LumleyGoaliesChuck Rayner
Gerry Couture 4 (Red Kelly) – 11:131 – 0
George Gee 3 (Al Dewsbury) – 19:082 – 0
Sid Abel 2 – 19:153 – 0
Marty Pavelich 2 (Red Kelly) – 16:554 – 0

Game four

April 18New York Rangers4 – 3 OT
(0–2, 1–0, 2–1, 1–0)		Detroit Red WingsDetroit Olympia
Game reference
Chuck RaynerGoaliesHarry Lumley
0 – 16:31 – Ted Lindsay 1 (Jack Stewart)
0 – 216:49 – Sid Abel 3 (Ted Lindsay)
Buddy O'Connor 2 (Alex Kaleta, Nick Mickoski) – 19:591 – 2
1 – 33:22 – Marty Pavelich 3 (Jimmy Peters, Jack Stewart)
Edgar Laprade 3 (Dunc Fisher, Tony Leswick) – 8:092 – 3
Gus Kyle 1 (Alex Kaleta) – 10:263 – 3
Don Raleigh 3 (Ed Slowinski) – 8:344 – 3

Game five

April 20New York Rangers2 – 1 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 1–0)		Detroit Red WingsDetroit Olympia
Game reference
Chuck RaynerGoaliesHarry Lumley
Dunc Fisher 2 (Tony Leswick) – 7:151 – 0
1 – 118:10 – Ted Lindsay 2 (Joe Carveth, Sid Abel)
Don Raleigh 4 (Ed Slowinski, Pentti Lund) – 1:382 – 1

Game six

April 22New York Rangers4–5
(2–1, 1–2, 1–2)		Detroit Red WingsDetroit Olympia
Game reference
Chuck RaynerGoaliesHarry Lumley
Allan Stanley 1 (Nick Mickoski, Alex Kaleta) – 3:451 – 0
Dunc Fisher 3 (Edgar Laprade, Tony Leswick) – 7:362 – 0
2 – 119:18 – Ted Lindsay 3 (Jack Stewart)
Pentti Lund 5 (Pat Egan, Ed Slowinski) – 3:183 – 1
3 – 25:38 – Sid Abel 4 (Ted Lindsey, Joe Carveth)
3 – 315:07 – Gerry Couture 5 (Pete Babando, George Gee)
Tony Leswick 1 (Edgar Laprade, Dunc Fisher) – 1:544 – 3
4 – 44:23 – Ted Lindsay 4 (Sid Abel)
4 – 510:34 – Sid Abel 5 (Joe Carveth, Al Dewsbury)

Game seven

April 23New York Rangers3 – 4 2OT
(2–0, 1–3, 0–0,
0–0, 0–1)		Detroit Red WingsDetroit Olympia
Game reference
Chuck RaynerGoaliesHarry Lumley
Allan Stanley 2 (Tony Leswick) – 11:141 – 0
Tony Leswick 2 (Edgar Laprade, Buddy O'Connor) – 12:182 – 0
2 – 15:09 – Pete Babando 1 (Red Kelly, Gerry Couture)
2 – 25:39 – Sid Abel 6 (Al Dewsbury)
Buddy O'Connor 3 (Nick Mickoski) – 11:183 – 2
3 – 315:57 – Jim McFadden 2 (Jimmy Peters)
3 – 48:31 – Pete Babando 2 (George Gee)

Detroit Red Wings 1950 Stanley Cup champions

Players

  Centres
  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

  • Terry Sawchuk played seven NHL games in 1950, because Harry Lumley was injured. Sawchuk was not available for the playoffs, because he was helping the AHL Indianapolis Capitals win the Calder Cup. Instead, Harry MacQuestion was called up as the spare goalie for the playoffs. MacQuestion's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup, but he never played in the NHL. MacQuestion was removed from the Stanley Cup when it was re-done during 1957–58 season.
  • Detroit did not engrave Gordon Haidy and Doug McKay on the Stanley Cup, even though they each played one playoff game and qualified to be on the cup. Both players also won the Calder with Terry Sawhuck that season.

See also

Notes

References

  • Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Stanley Cup. NHL.
  • Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7.
Preceded by Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup Champions
1950 		Succeeded by
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