1964 Stanley Cup Final

The 1964 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1963–64 season, and the culmination of the 1964 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defending champion Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for the second straight year. The Maple Leafs overcame a 3-2 series deficit to defeat the Red Wings in seven games for their third-straight championship. It was the second Stanley Cup three-peat by the Maple Leafs.

As of today, this is the last time the Stanley Cup Final has ended before the month of May. There would not be another game seven at Maple Leaf Gardens for almost three decades.

Paths to the Finals Toronto defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 to advance to the finals and Detroit defeated the Chicago Black Hawks 4–3.

Game summaries This series is famous for the courageous play of Bob Baun. In game six of the Final, he took a Gordie Howe slapshot on his ankle and had to leave play. He returned in overtime and scored the winning goal. He also played in game seven despite the pain and only after the series was over was it revealed that he had played on a fractured ankle.

Until the 2008–09 Final, John MacMillan was the only player to play in back-to-back Finals with different teams in successive series that pitted the same teams against each other. MacMillan won the Cup with the 1963 Toronto Maple Leafs in a five-game decision over Detroit and then lost the 1964 Cup Final to the Leafs as a member of the Red Wings.

Game one

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DET Bruce MacGregor (3) Doug Barkley (3) 04:31 1–0 DET TOR George Armstrong (2) Allan Stanley (4) and Don McKenney (4) 04:44 1–1 DET Gordie Howe (6) – pp Alex Delvecchio (5) and Parker MacDonald (3) 10:25 2–1 DET 2nd None 3rd TOR George Armstrong (3) – pp Red Kelly (6) and Don McKenney (5) 04:31 2–2 TOR Bob Pulford (3) – sh Unassisted 19:58 3–2 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Doug Barkley Charging 01:08 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Interference 03:23 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford High-sticking 03:23 2:00 DET Larry Jeffrey High-sticking 06:25 2:00 TOR George Armstrong Misconduct 09:52 10:00 TOR Eddie Shack High-sticking 09:52 2:00 DET Paul Henderson Hooking 10:42 2:00 DET Larry Jeffrey Slashing 13:43 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Charging 13:43 2:00 DET Doug Barkley Hooking 19:44 2:00 2nd TOR Bobby Baun Charging 08:15 2:00 DET Marcel Pronovost Tripping 12:55 2:00 3rd DET Norm Ullman Holding 03:10 2:00 TOR Andy Bathgate High-sticking 03:10 2:00 TOR Andy Bathgate Misconduct 03:10 2:00 DET Andre Pronovost Holding 03:34 2:00 TOR Allan Stanley Holding 19:18 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total 9 9 14 32 10 8 14 32

Game two

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Allan Stanley (1) Red Kelly (7) and Frank Mahovlich (5) 04:41 1–0 TOR DET Norm Ullman (7) Bill Gadsby (3) and Larry Jeffrey (5) 12:43 1–1 2nd DET Eddie Joyal (1) Doug Barkley (4) 03:19 2–1 DET DET Floyd Smith (2) – pp Gordie Howe (7) 16:15 3–1 DET 3rd TOR Red Kelly (3) Bobby Baun (2) and Frank Mahovlich (6) 11:57 3–2 DET TOR Gerry Ehman (1) Andy Bathgate (3) and Ron Stewart (2) 19:17 3–3 OT DET Larry Jeffrey (1) Gordie Howe (8) and Norm Ullman (8) 07:52 4–3 DET Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Marcel Pronovost Holding 01:00 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Charging 08:56 2:00 TOR Tim Horton Tripping 19:51 2:00 2nd DET Al Langlois Holding 04:05 2:00 DET Gordie Howe High-sticking 10:29 2:00 TOR Tim Horton High-sticking 10:29 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Charging 14:46 2:00 3rd DET Al Langlois Tripping 17:15 2:00 OT DET Gordie Howe High-sticking 02:45 2:00 TOR Larry Hillman High-sticking 02:45 2:00 TOR Tim Horton Tripping 03:18 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total 16 11 14 8 49 12 5 11 1 29

Game three

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DET Floyd Smith (3) Unassisted 02:40 1–0 DET DET Bruce MacGregor (4) Doug Barkley (5) and Pit Martin (3) 03:38 2–0 DET DET Floyd Smith (4) – pp Norm Ullman (9) and Alex Delvecchio (6) 14:47 3–0 DET 2nd TOR Andy Bathgate (3) – pp Frank Mahovlich (7) and Red Kelly (8) 04:16 3–1 DET 3rd TOR Dave Keon (4) Don McKenney (6) and George Armstrong (6) 07:34 3–2 DET TOR Don McKenney (4) Tim Horton (3) and Dave Keon (2) 18:47 3–3 DET Alex Delvecchio (3) Gordie Howe (9) and Andre Pronovost (3) 19:43 4–3 DET Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Andre Pronovost Holding 05:07 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Charging 14:40 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Charging 17:44 2:00 2nd DET Eddie Joyal Holding 02:11 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer Interference 05:29 2:00 DET Bruce MacGregor Tripping 08:03 2:00 TOR Red Kelly Hooking 09:04 2:00 DET Eddie Joyal Tripping 12:47 2:00 3rd DET Andre Pronovost High-sticking 08:50 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total 9 14 11 34 15 8 11 34

Game four

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Dave Keon (5) Tim Horton (4) and Don McKenney (7) 05:45 1–0 TOR 2nd DET Bruce MacGregor (5) Eddie Joyal (3) 05:57 1–1 DET Gordie Howe (5) – pp Larry Jeffrey (6) and Norm Ullman (10) 13:05 2–1 DET TOR Dave Keon (6) Don McKenney (8) and George Armstrong (7) 16:09 2–2 3rd TOR Andy Bathgate (4) Frank Mahovlich (8) and Red Kelly (9) 10:55 3–2 TOR TOR Frank Mahovlich (4) Ron Stewart (3) and Bob Pulford (2) 18:09 4–2 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TOR Ron Stewart Interference 07:42 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer Holding 09:33 2:00 TOR Tim Horton Charging 13:00 2:00 DET Gordie Howe Elbowing 14:28 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Hooking 16:53 2:00 2nd DET Bill Gadsby Interference 02:27 2:00 DET Doug Barkley Hooking 09:59 2:00 TOR Eddie Shack Tripping 12:09 2:00 TOR Allan Stanley Misconduct 12:09 10:00 DET Bill Gadsby Hooking 15:39 2:00 DET Doug Barkley Tripping 15:59 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Charging 19:50 2:00 DET Bruce MacGregor High-sticking 20:00 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer Roughing 20:00 2:00 3rd None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total 11 11 13 35 7 12 8 27

Game five

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st DET Gordie Howe (8) Alex Delvecchio (7) 10:52 1–0 DET 2nd None 3rd DET Eddie Joyal (2) Andre Pronovost (3) 07:50 2–0 DET TOR George Armstrong (4) – pp Andy Bathgate (4) and Frank Mahovlich (9) 14:57 2–1 DET Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st DET Marcel Pronovost Tripping 04:57 2:00 DET Al Langlois Tripping 15:35 2:00 DET Gordie Howe Elbowing 17:24 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Elbowing 17:24 2:00 TOR Bob Pulford Elbowing 19:42 2:00 2nd TOR Bobby Baun Tripping 07:57 2:00 DET Paul Henderson Hooking 12:15 2:00 3rd DET Bill Gadsby Holding 13:56 2:00 DET Marcel Pronovost Tripping 14:23 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total 12 11 11 34 13 8 13 34

Game six

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Bob Pulford (4) – sh Allan Stanley (5) 17:01 1–0 TOR 2nd DET Paul Henderson (2) Pit Martin (4) 04:20 1–1 DET Pit Martin (1) – pp Gordie Howe (10) and John MacMillan (1) 10:56 2–1 DET TOR Bob Pulford (5) Ron Stewart (4) and Carl Brewer (1) 14:36 2–2 DET Gordie Howe (9) Alex Delvecchio (8) and Bill Gadsby (4) 15:56 3–2 DET TOR Billy Harris (1) George Armstrong (8) and Bobby Baun (3) 17:48 3–3 3rd None OT TOR Bobby Baun (2) Bob Pulford (3) 01:43 4–3 TOR Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TOR Gerry Ehman Boarding 04:40 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Charging 08:48 2:00 TOR Bobby Baun Holding 15:10 2:00 2nd TOR Bobby Baun Charging 09:59 2:00 TOR Ed Litzenberger Misconduct 15:56 10:00 DET Al Langlois High-sticking 19:15 2:00 3rd DET Pit Martin Misconduct 03:07 10:00 TOR Carl Brewer Hooking 06:04 2:00 OT None Shots by period Team 1 2 3 OT Total 15 12 8 1 36 8 16 16 1 41

Game seven

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st TOR Andy Bathgate (5) Unassisted 03:04 1–0 TOR 2nd TOR Dave Keon (7) Billy Harris (1) 04:26 2–0 TOR TOR Red Kelly (4) Allan Stanley (6) and Frank Mahovlich (10) 05:53 3–0 TOR TOR George Armstrong (5) Frank Mahovlich (11) 15:26 4–0 TOR 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st TOR Tim Horton Closing hand on puck 05:05 2:00 DET Eddie Joyal Holding 06:34 2:00 DET Bill Gadsby Cross-checking 08:51 2:00 TOR Billy Harris Elbowing 08:51 2:00 2nd TOR Billy Harris Cross-checking 04:00 2:00 DET John MacMillan Tripping 15:29 2:00 3rd DET Andre Pronovost Interference 11:41 2:00 TOR Tim Horton Tripping 15:36 2:00 TOR Carl Brewer Charging 18:44 2:00 Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total 8 12 13 33 13 10 14 37

Stanley Cup engraving The 1964 Stanley Cup was presented to Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell following the Maple Leafs 4–0 win over the Red Wings in game seven.

The following Maple Leafs players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup

1963–64 Toronto Maple Leafs

1964 Stanley Cup Final

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