1953 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5) Boston, Massachusetts (Boston Garden) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | Montreal: Dick Irvin Boston: Lynn Patrick |
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| Captains | Montreal: Emile Bouchard Boston: Milt Schmidt |
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| Dates | April 9 to April 16, 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Elmer Lach (1:22, OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1953 Stanley Cup Final for the NHL championship was contested by the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Boston was making its first appearance in the Final since the 1946 Final. The Canadiens, who were appearing in their third-straight Final series, would win the series four games to one.
Montreal defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3 to reach the final. Boston defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 4–2 to reach the final.
Jacques Plante would be pulled after the first two games in favour of Gerry McNeil. The move paid off as McNeil posted two shutouts in the last three games.
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