1949 Stanley Cup Final
| 1949 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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Detroit, MI (Detroit Olympia) (1,2) Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Tommy Ivan |
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| Captains | Toronto: Ted Kennedy Detroit: Sid Abel |
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| Dates | April 8 to April 16, 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Cal Gardner (19:45, second) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs, the second straight final series between Detroit and Toronto. The Maple Leafs won the series in four straight games to win their third consecutive Stanley Cup and eighth in the history of the franchise.
Detroit defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to advance to the finals. Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to advance to the finals.
The Maple Leafs became the first NHL team to win the Cup in three straight seasons. The Leafs also won nine straight Finals games (beating Montreal in game six of the 1947 Finals, plus consecutive sweeps of the Wings in 1948 and this year). By defeating Detroit, Toronto won the Stanley Cup with a losing record. The only other team to win the Stanley Cup after finishing the regular season with a losing record was the Chicago Black Hawks, who qualified for the 1938 playoffs with a losing record and ultimately beat Toronto in the Cup Finals three games to one.
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