1954 Stanley Cup Finals



The 1954 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens, in their fourth-straight Finals. It was the third Detroit-Montreal Final series of the 1950s. The Wings won the series 4–3 to win their first Stanley Cup since 1952, and sixth-overall.

Paths to the Final
Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4–0 while Detroit defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 to reach the final.

The Series
Tony Leswick scored the series-winning goal at 4:29 of overtime in the seventh game, for only the second time in NHL history that a game seven was decided in overtime, and the last time an NHL game seven has gone to overtime.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Video
Nearly 25 minutes of highlights featuring all goals and many penalties from all seven games of the 1954 Finals.