1951 Stanley Cup Final
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| Location(s) |
Toronto, ON (Maple Leaf Gardens) (1,2,5) Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Toronto: Joe Primeau Montreal: Dick Irvin |
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| Captains | Toronto: Ted Kennedy Montreal: Emile Bouchard |
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| Dates | April 11 to April 21, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Bill Barilko (2:53, OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1951 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs would win the series 4–1, with all five games going into overtime. It was the Toronto franchise's ninth Stanley Cup win and the last in a series of six wins starting in 1942. It was the first appearance in a string of ten consecutive appearances by the Canadiens.
Toronto defeated the Boston Bruins 4–1 to reach the final. Montreal defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 4–2 to reach the final.
Every game went into overtime in this series. Bill Barilko scored the Cup-winning goal, his last goal in the NHL as he would die in a plane crash during the summer.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens
Toronto wins best-of-seven series four games to one
Several mistakes happened in the engraving of the names:
Bill Barilko, Turk Broda, Ted Kennedy†, Joe Klukay, Howie Meeker, Gus Mortson, Jimmy Thomson, Harry Watson (8 players),
Ed Bickle†, John Bickell†, Conn Smythe†, John Mordoch†, William MacBrien†, Hap Day†, Tim Daly†, George Walker, Ed Finkin, Horance McIntre (10 non-players).
† also won the Stanley Cup in 1945.
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