1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1951–52 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 26th season. The highlight of the Red Wings season was winning the Stanley Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||W||October 11, 1951||1–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 14, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||1–1–0 |- |3||W||October 18, 1951||6–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||2–1–0 |- |4||W||October 20, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||3–1–0 |- |5||W||October 22, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||4–1–0 |- |6||W||October 27, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||5–1–0 |- |7||T||October 29, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||5–1–1 |-

|- |8||L||November 1, 1951||2–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||5–2–1 |- |9||W||November 3, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||6–2–1 |- |10||W||November 4, 1951||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||7–2–1 |- |11||T||November 6, 1951||0–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||7–2–2 |- |12||T||November 7, 1951||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||7–2–3 |- |13||T||November 10, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||7–2–4 |- |14||T||November 11, 1951||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||7–2–5 |- |15||W||November 15, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||8–2–5 |- |16||W||November 18, 1951||5–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||9–2–5 |- |17||W||November 20, 1951||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||10–2–5 |- |18||W||November 22, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||11–2–5 |- |19||L||November 24, 1951||2–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||11–3–5 |- |20||W||November 25, 1951||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||12–3–5 |- |21||T||November 29, 1951||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||12–3–6 |-

|- |22||L||December 2, 1951||1–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||12–4–6 |- |23||T||December 5, 1951||2–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||12–4–7 |- |24||W||December 8, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||13–4–7 |- |25||W||December 9, 1951||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||14–4–7 |- |26||W||December 13, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||15–4–7 |- |27||W||December 15, 1951||3–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||16–4–7 |- |28||W||December 16, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||17–4–7 |- |29||T||December 18, 1951||5–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||17–4–8 |- |30||W||December 20, 1951||6–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||18–4–8 |- |31||W||December 23, 1951||4–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||19–4–8 |- |32||W||December 25, 1951||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||20–4–8 |- |33||L||December 26, 1951||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||20–5–8 |- |34||W||December 29, 1951||3–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||21–5–8 |- |35||L||December 31, 1951||3–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||21–6–8 |-

|- |36||L||January 2, 1952||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||21–7–8 |- |37||W||January 6, 1952||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||22–7–8 |- |38||W||January 10, 1952||5–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||23–7–8 |- |39||L||January 12, 1952||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||23–8–8 |- |40||W||January 13, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||24–8–8 |- |41||W||January 17, 1952||5–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||25–8–8 |- |42||W||January 19, 1952||4–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||26–8–8 |- |43||L||January 20, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||26–9–8 |- |44||T||January 24, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||26–9–9 |- |45||L||January 26, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||26–10–9 |- |46||W||January 27, 1952||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||27–10–9 |- |47||L||January 29, 1952||1–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||27–11–9 |-

|- |48||T||February 2, 1952||2–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||27–11–10 |- |49||W||February 3, 1952||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||28–11–10 |- |50||W||February 7, 1952||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||29–11–10 |- |51||W||February 10, 1952||2–0 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||30–11–10 |- |52||W||February 13, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||31–11–10 |- |53||W||February 14, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||32–11–10 |- |54||W||February 18, 1952||4–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||33–11–10 |- |55||T||February 20, 1952||1–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||33–11–11 |- |56||W||February 23, 1952||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||34–11–11 |- |57||W||February 24, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||35–11–11 |- |58||W||February 26, 1952||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||36–11–11 |- |59||L||February 28, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||36–12–11 |-

|- |60||W||March 2, 1952||6–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||37–12–11 |- |61||W||March 3, 1952||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||38–12–11 |- |62||W||March 6, 1952||2–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||39–12–11 |- |63||L||March 8, 1952||3–6 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||39–13–11 |- |64||W||March 9, 1952||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs <small>(1951–52)</small> ||40–13–11 |- |65||L||March 11, 1952||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins <small>(1951–52)</small> ||40–14–11 |- |66||W||March 15, 1952||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||41–14–11 |- |67||W||March 16, 1952||4–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks <small>(1951–52)</small> ||42–14–11 |- |68||W||March 20, 1952||7–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers <small>(1951–52)</small> ||43–14–11 |- |69||T||March 22, 1952||3–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||43–14–12 |- |70||W||March 23, 1952||7–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens <small>(1951–52)</small> ||44–14–12 |-

|- | Legend:

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Finals

Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to none

Roster

Terry Sawchuk, Bob Goldham, Benny Woit, Red Kelly, Leo Reise, Marcel Pronovost, Ted Lindsay, Tony Leswick, Gordie Howe, Metro Prystai, Marty Pavelich, Sid Abel (captain), Glen Skov, Alex Delvecchio, John Wilson, Vic Stasiuk, Larry Zeidel, Jack Adams (manager), Tommy Ivan (coach), Carl Mattson (trainer)

The team photo includes two goaltenders: Sawchuk (at far left of the front row) and Bill Tibbs (at far right of the front row); Tibbs never actually played in any NHL game.

This was the last season that the team's "Production Line" of Abel, Howe, and Lindsay played together, as Abel was subsequently traded to the Chicago Black Hawks, with whom he finished his NHL career.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Goaltending

Playoffs

Scoring

Goaltending

<small>Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals; <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; </small>

Awards and records

• Prince of Wales Trophy (regular-season best record): team
• Art Ross Trophy (league top scorer): Gordie Howe
• Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP): Gordie Howe
• Vezina Trophy (league best goaltender): Terry Sawchuk
• First-team all-star selections: Terry Sawchuk (G), Red Kelly (D), Gordie Howe (RW), Ted Lindsay (LW)

References

• Red Wings on Hockey Database