The 1951 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1950–51 season. It began on March 28, 1951. It concluded on April 21, with the Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup.
Playoff seeds The top four out of the six teams in the league qualified for the playoffs: Detroit Red Wings – 101 points Toronto Maple Leafs – 95 points Montreal Canadiens – 65 points Boston Bruins – 62 points
Playoff bracket In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the semifinals, the first-place team played the third-place team, while the second-place team played the fourth-place team. The winners of the semifinals then played for the Stanley Cup.
Semifinals (1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (3) Montreal Canadiens The third seed Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in six games.
(2) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. (4) Boston Bruins The second seed Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth seed Boston Bruins in five games.
Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals was won by the Leafs over the Canadiens, 4–1.
Player statistics Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsMaurice Richard Montreal Canadiens 11 9 4 13Max Bentley Toronto Maple Leafs 11 2 11 13Sid Smith Toronto Maple Leafs 11 7 3 10
See also List of Stanley Cup champions
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