1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season

The 1948–49 Toronto Maple Leafs season involved winning the Stanley Cup. The Maple Leafs became the first team in NHL history to win three consecutive Stanley Cups.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||L||October 16||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||0–1–0

|2||L||October 21||0–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||0–2–0

|3||W||October 23||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||1–2–0

|4||L||October 24||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||1–3–0

|5||W||October 27||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||2–3–0

|6||W||October 30||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||3–3–0

|7||L||October 31||1–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||3–4–0

|8||T||November 6||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||3–4–1

|9||L||November 13||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||3–5–1

|10||T||November 14||4–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||3–5–2

|11||L||November 17||1–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||3–6–2

|12||T||November 20||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||3–6–3

|13||T||November 21||3–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||3–6–4

|14||T||November 24||3–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||3–6–5

|15||W||November 25||2–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||4–6–5

|16||W||November 27||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||5–6–5

|17||L||November 28||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||5–7–5

|18||L||December 1||3–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||5–8–5

|19||L||December 4||4–6 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||5–9–5

|20||W||December 5||2–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||6–9–5

|21||L||December 8||3–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||6–10–5

|22||W||December 11||3–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||7–10–5

|23||W||December 12||4–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||8–10–5

|24||L||December 15||1–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||8–11–5

|25||T||December 18||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||8–11–6

|26||L||December 19||1–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||8–12–6

|27||W||December 25||2–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||9–12–6

|28||L||December 30||2–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||9–13–6

|29||W||January 1||5–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||10–13–6

|30||L||January 2||2–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||10–14–6

|31||W||January 5||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||11–14–6

|32||T||January 8||3–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||11–14–7

|33||T||January 9||2–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||11–14–8

|34||W||January 15||2–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||12–14–8

|35||L||January 16||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||12–15–8

|36||L||January 19||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||12–16–8

|37||T||January 22||2–2 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||12–16–9

|38||L||January 23||1–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||12–17–9

|39||W||January 26||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||13–17–9

|40||T||January 29||4–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||13–17–10

|41||L||January 30||2–4 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||13–18–10

|42||W||February 3||4–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||14–18–10

|43||T||February 5||1–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||14–18–11

|44||W||February 6||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||15–18–11

|45||T||February 9||2–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||15–18–12

|46||W||February 12||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||16–18–12

|47||W||February 13||3–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||17–18–12

|48||L||February 17||0–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||17–19–12

|49||W||February 19||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||18–19–12

|50||W||February 20||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||19–19–12

|51||T||February 26||2–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||19–19–13

|52||L||March 2||0–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||19–20–13

|53||W||March 5||7–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1948–49) ||20–20–13

|54||W||March 6||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1948–49) ||21–20–13

|55||L||March 9||0–5 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||21–21–13

|56||L||March 12||1–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||21–22–13

|57||W||March 13||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1948–49) ||22–22–13

|58||L||March 17||1–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1948–49) ||22–23–13

|59||L||March 19||2–5 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1948–49) ||22–24–13

|60||L||March 20||2–7 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1948–49) ||22–25–13

Legend:

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM 60 26 19 45 0 60 19 22 41 18 59 18 21 39 25 53 13 22 35 35 52 13 15 28 145 45 11 10 21 11 60 4 16 20 56 52 7 9 16 36 36 3 12 15 9 60 2 13 15 85 30 7 7 14 56 42 4 7 11 30 59 1 10 11 43 33 4 6 10 12 60 5 4 9 95 29 3 4 7 0 15 2 3 5 11 38 1 2 3 23 15 1 2 3 2 12 1 1 2 2 11 1 1 2 6 5 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO 3600 60 22 25 13 161 2.68 5 Team: 3600 60 22 25 13 161 2.68 5

Playoffs Scoring Player GP G A Pts PIM 9 2 6 8 2 6 5 2 7 0 9 4 3 7 2 9 2 5 7 0 9 4 2 6 2 9 3 3 6 2 9 2 4 6 4 9 1 5 6 10 9 2 3 5 4 9 1 4 5 20 9 2 1 3 8 9 0 2 2 6 9 0 2 2 8 9 0 1 1 20 8 0 1 1 2 9 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAASASVSV% SO 574 9 8 1 15 1.57 1 Team: 574 9 8 1 15 1.57 1

Playoffs

Semifinals

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins Date Away Score Home Score NotesMarch 22 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins0 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins 2 March 26 Boston Bruins 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 OTMarch 29 Boston Bruins 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 March 30 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins 2 Toronto won best-of-seven series 4 games to 1

Stanley Cup Finals Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Date Away Score Home Score NotesApril 8Toronto 3 Detroit 2 OTApril 10Toronto 3 Detroit 1 April 13Detroit 1 Toronto 3 April 16Detroit 1Toronto 3 Toronto won best-of-seven series 4–0.

Transactions April 20, 1948: Acquired Eldie Kobussen from the Springfield Indians of the AHL for Gordie Bell, Armand Lemieux, Leo Curick and Rod Roy April 26, 1948: Acquired Cal Gardner, Bill Juzda, Rene Trudell and Frank Mathers from the New York Rangers for Wally Stanowski and Elwyn Morris July 27, 1948: Acquired Danny Lewicki from the Providence Reds of the AHL for Future Considerations October 27, 1948: Traded Jack Hamilton and cash to the Providence Reds of the AHL to complete a previous transaction

References

External links Toronto Maple Leafs 1948–49 roster and statistics on Hockey Database Toronto Maple Leafs 1948–49 Game Log and Scores on Database Hockey