1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 44-14-12 - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-0
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Tommy Ivan (44-14-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 44-14-12 - 100 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-0
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Coach: Tommy Ivan (44-14-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1951-52 season with a record of 44 wins and 14 losses and 12 ties for 100 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-0.
The Red Wings paced the league with 215 goals. Detroit surrendered 133 goals, least in the league. Gordie Howe scored 47 goals for the squad, and Ted Lindsay tallied 30 or more, too. Ted Lindsay and Gordie Howe each recorded 39 assists. Terry Sawchuk earned 44 wins for the team and a team-best 1.90 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Tommy Ivan coached the team. The 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.
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Regular Season Goals For: 215
Regular Season Goals Against: 133
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1951 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 14, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 18, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 20, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 22, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 27, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| October 29, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 2-1-1 | 3-0-0 | 5-1-1 | OT | |
| November 1, 1951 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 2-2-1 | 3-0-0 | 5-2-1 | ||
| November 3, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 2-2-1 | 4-0-0 | 6-2-1 | ||
| November 4, 1951 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 3-2-1 | 4-0-0 | 7-2-1 | ||
| November 6, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 3-2-1 | 4-0-1 | 7-2-2 | OT | |
| November 7, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 4 | T | 3-2-1 | 4-0-2 | 7-2-3 | OT | |
| November 10, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 3-2-1 | 4-0-3 | 7-2-4 | OT | |
| November 11, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 3-2-2 | 4-0-3 | 7-2-5 | OT | |
| November 15, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 4-2-2 | 4-0-3 | 8-2-5 | ||
| November 18, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 4-2-2 | 5-0-3 | 9-2-5 | ||
| November 20, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | W | 4-2-2 | 6-0-3 | 10-2-5 | ||
| November 22, 1951 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 5-2-2 | 6-0-3 | 11-2-5 | ||
| November 24, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 5-3-2 | 6-0-3 | 11-3-5 | ||
| November 25, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 5-3-2 | 7-0-3 | 12-3-5 | ||
| November 29, 1951 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 5-3-3 | 7-0-3 | 12-3-6 | OT | |
| December 2, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 5-4-3 | 7-0-3 | 12-4-6 | ||
| December 5, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 5-4-3 | 7-0-4 | 12-4-7 | OT | |
| December 8, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 5-4-3 | 8-0-4 | 13-4-7 | ||
| December 9, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 6-4-3 | 8-0-4 | 14-4-7 | ||
| December 13, 1951 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 7-4-3 | 8-0-4 | 15-4-7 | ||
| December 15, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 8-4-3 | 8-0-4 | 16-4-7 | ||
| December 16, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 8-4-3 | 9-0-4 | 17-4-7 | ||
| December 18, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 5 | T | 8-4-3 | 9-0-5 | 17-4-8 | OT | |
| December 20, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | W | 8-4-3 | 10-0-5 | 18-4-8 | ||
| December 23, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-4-3 | 10-0-5 | 19-4-8 | ||
| December 25, 1951 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 10-4-3 | 10-0-5 | 20-4-8 | ||
| December 26, 1951 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 1 | L | 10-4-3 | 10-1-5 | 20-5-8 | ||
| December 29, 1951 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 11-4-3 | 10-1-5 | 21-5-8 | ||
| December 31, 1951 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 11-5-3 | 10-1-5 | 21-6-8 | ||
| January 2, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 1 | L | 11-5-3 | 10-2-5 | 21-7-8 | ||
| January 6, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 12-5-3 | 10-2-5 | 22-7-8 | ||
| January 10, 1952 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 13-5-3 | 10-2-5 | 23-7-8 | ||
| January 12, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 13-5-3 | 10-3-5 | 23-8-8 | ||
| January 13, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 14-5-3 | 10-3-5 | 24-8-8 | ||
| January 17, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 15-5-3 | 10-3-5 | 25-8-8 | ||
| January 19, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 0 | W | 15-5-3 | 11-3-5 | 26-8-8 | ||
| January 20, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 15-6-3 | 11-3-5 | 26-9-8 | ||
| January 24, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 15-6-4 | 11-3-5 | 26-9-9 | OT | |
| January 26, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 15-7-4 | 11-3-5 | 26-10-9 | ||
| January 27, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 15-7-4 | 12-3-5 | 27-10-9 | ||
| January 29, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 15-7-4 | 12-4-5 | 27-11-9 | ||
| February 2, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 15-7-4 | 12-4-6 | 27-11-10 | OT | |
| February 3, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 16-7-4 | 12-4-6 | 28-11-10 | ||
| February 7, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 17-7-4 | 12-4-6 | 29-11-10 | ||
| February 10, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 0 | W | 17-7-4 | 13-4-6 | 30-11-10 | ||
| February 13, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 17-7-4 | 14-4-6 | 31-11-10 | ||
| February 14, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 17-7-4 | 15-4-6 | 32-11-10 | ||
| February 18, 1952 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 18-7-4 | 15-4-6 | 33-11-10 | ||
| February 20, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 1 | T | 18-7-4 | 15-4-7 | 33-11-11 | OT | |
| February 23, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 18-7-4 | 16-4-7 | 34-11-11 | ||
| February 24, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 18-7-4 | 17-4-7 | 35-11-11 | ||
| February 26, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 18-7-4 | 18-4-7 | 36-11-11 | ||
| February 28, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | L | 18-7-4 | 18-5-7 | 36-12-11 | ||
| March 2, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Rangers 4 | W | 18-7-4 | 19-5-7 | 37-12-11 | ||
| March 3, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 19-7-4 | 19-5-7 | 38-12-11 | ||
| March 6, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 20-7-4 | 19-5-7 | 39-12-11 | ||
| March 8, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6 | L | 20-7-4 | 19-6-7 | 39-13-11 | ||
| March 9, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 21-7-4 | 19-6-7 | 40-13-11 | ||
| March 11, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 21-7-4 | 19-7-7 | 40-14-11 | ||
| March 15, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 22-7-4 | 19-7-7 | 41-14-11 | ||
| March 16, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 22-7-4 | 20-7-7 | 42-14-11 | ||
| March 20, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 23-7-4 | 20-7-7 | 43-14-11 | ||
| March 22, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | T | 23-7-4 | 20-7-8 | 43-14-12 | OT | |
| March 23, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 24-7-4 | 20-7-8 | 44-14-12 | ||
| March 25, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| March 27, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| March 29, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| April 1, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| April 10, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-0-0 | ||
| April 12, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 6-0-0 | ||
| April 13, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 7-0-0 | ||
| April 15, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 4-0-0 | 4-0-0 | 8-0-0 |
