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1948-49 NHL Playoffs

Round 1

Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings
*Series Notes
Montreal won regular season series 7-4-1

Game 1 - Montreal, QC (4-0 MTL)
Richard strikes twice on the PP in the first period. He completes the hat-trick in the second period on another PP goal. Lach assisted all 3 directly. Blake adds a 4th PP goal in the 3rd period, and Montreal wins 4-0. The shots were 30-18 Montreal.

Game 2 - Montreal, QC (3-1 DET)
Reay puts Montreal up 1-0, and then Quackenbush scores Detroit's first goal of the series to tie it 1-1. Pavelich gives Detroit a 2-1 lead in the second period. Gordie Howe makes it 3-1 in the third, and Lumley completes a spectacular game in net. The final score is 3-1 Detroit, with the shots being 32-27 for Montreal.

Game 3 - Detroit, MI (4-3 DET)
Detroit's Abel, Dumart, and Couture all score powerplay goals, as Detroit goes up 3-0 in the first on just 4 shots. Peters makes it 3-1 just before the buzzer goes to end the first. Reay scores a SH goal to open the second period and make it 3-2, but Couture answers with his 2nd goal of the game. Gravelle brings Montreal back within 1. Lumley once again stands tall in the 3rd period, and Detroit wins 4-3, despite being outshout 36-22.

Game 4 - Detroit, MI (3-2 MTL)
Gravelle starts where he left off and opens the scoring. Howe and Lach trade goals in the 2nd period, then Abel and Richard trade goals in the 3rd. Montreal wins 3-2, and ties the series at 2 games a piece. Detroit outshoots Montreal 28-25.

Game 5 - Montreal, QC (3-2 DET)
Couture strikes again, giving Detroit an early lead. Mosdell ties it in the 2nd period. Howe and Lach trade 3rd period goals, sending it to OT. Dumart beats Durnan in OT and Detroit wins 3-2. Montreal shoots 33 to the 30 of Detroit.

Game 6 - Detroit, MI (6-4 MTL)
Conacher scores on the first shot for Detroit, but Reay and Gravelle answer back for Montreal. Pavelich ties it in the 2nd period, but Richard and Harmon give Montreal a 4-2 lead before Quackenbush makes it 4-3. Richard and Gravelle each score a second, and despite McFadden's goal, Detroit loses 6-4, being outshout 35-31.

Game 7 - Montreal, QC (3-2 DET)
Dussualt and Blake score for Montreal, and Abel strikes twice for Detroit, as the teams are deadlocked after 20. The second period is scoreless, and neither team takes a chance. Conacher scores a big goal in the third, and the Lindsay-Conacher-Howe line shuts down Richard. Detroit wins 3-2, outshot by Montreal 31-26.

Series: 4-3 Detroit

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins
*Series Notes
Boston won regular season series 5-4-3

Game 1 - Toronto, ON (7-6 TOR)
Egan, McCormack, and Ezinicki put Boston up 3-0 within the 12:00 minute mark. Mortson, Bodnar, and Boesch all score as Toronto answer to tie the game before the end of the 1st in spectacular fashion. Pierson scores twice to start the second period, but then Poile and Boesch answer back for Toronto again. Boston ends the period up 6-5 when Carveth notches a PP goal. Jim Thomson scores a shorhanded goal to tie the game, and then former Bruin Kaleta scores to win the game 7-6 for Toronto. The shots were 30-29 Boston.

Game 2 - Toronto, ON (5-0 TOR)
Thomson, Watson, and Kaleta have Toronto up 3-0 after twenty minutes. Kaleta beats his former team for a 3rd time in the series in the second period. Poile scores the fifth goal, and Toronto wins 5-0. The shots were 39-22 Toronto.

Game 3 - Boston, MA (4-1 BOS)
Backor and Peirson give Boston a 2-0 lead heading into the 2nd period. Bodnar makes it 2-1, but Peirson strikes again against the inexperienced Harvey Bennett. Carveth scores to finish Toronto off. Bruins win 4-1, and outshoot Toronto 26-25.

Game 4 - Boston, MA (2-1 BOS)
McCormack opens the scoring. Stewart ties the game in the 2nd period. Ed Sanford scores in the 3rd period, and Boston wins 2-1, outshooting Toronto 31-20.

Game 5 - Toronto, ON (4-2 TOR)
Poile and Ronty score for Toronto, while McCormack scores another 1st period goal for Boston. Meeker scores in the 2nd, but late in the 2nd Kelly brings Boston within 1. Kaleta continues to burn Boston as he scores an insurance goal, his 4th goal in the series. Toronto wins 4-2, outshooting Boston 35-26.

Game 6 - Boston, MA (4-3 BOS)
Babando scores early on Bennett, who seems nervous outside of Maple Leaf Gardens. Ezinicki makes it 2-0, but Bodnar and Kaleta are able to tie it for Toronto. Bodnar gives Toronto a 3-2 lead in the 3rd period, but Boston pushes, and wins 4-3 on goals from Peirson and Carveth. They outshoot Toronto 29-25.

Game 7 - Toronto, ON (3-2 TOR)
Kennedy and Carveth trade goals in the first period. Neither team gives an inch in the second period. Barilko scores early in the 3rd period, but Schmidt scores to tie it, and the game goes to overtime. In the second overtime period, former Bruin Paul Ronty scores the winner, and Toronto wins 3-2, despite Boston outshooting them 50-37.

Series 4-3 Toronto

Round 2 - Stanley Cup Final
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings
*Series Notes
Toronto won the regular season series 8-1-3

Game 1 - Toronto, ON (3-1 TOR)
The first is scoreless, but in the second period Stewart, Ronty, and Bodnar each score for Toronto. Dewsbury breaks the shutout bid, but Toronto holds on and wins 3-1, outshooting the Red Wings 34-19.

Game 2 - Toronto, ON (5-1 TOR)
Bodnar, Watson and Abel each score, and Toronto leads 2-1. Meeker makes it 3-1, and then Klukay and Kennedy add insurance in the 3rd. Toronto wins 5-1, but is outshout by Detroit 27-23.

Game 3 - Detroit, MI (2-1 TOR)
Reise scores the lone first period goal, putting Detroit up 1-0. Watson ties it in the 2nd period. The third is scoreless, and this game in Detroit goes to OT. Bodnar ends it less than 8 minutes into the OT period. Toronto wins 2-1, and outshoots Detroit 33-29.

Game 4 - Detroit, MI (5-1 DET)
Couture and Conacher give Detroit a 2-0 lead. Gauthier and Kennedy trade goals in the 2nd period. Lindsay and Dumart score in the third, and Detroit smashes Toronto 5-1, despite being outshot 30-28.

Game 5 - Toronto, ON (6-4 DET)
Couture, Abel, and Dumart each score in the first, putting Detroit up 3-0 early. Howe, Abel and McFadden make it 6-0 before Boesch and Ronty can stop the bleeding. Stewart and Kennedy score in the 3rd period, but it isn't enough, and Toronto is humiliated 6-4 in front of the Toronto crowd. They outshot Detroit 38-30. Toronto fans are beginning to doubt Bennett, and fear revenge of the 1942 Finals.

Game 6 - Detroit, MI (5-2 DET)
Ronty and Pavelich trade goals in the 1st period. The second is scoreless. Detroit explodes for 4 straight goals (Pavelich, Dumart, Gauthier, and Couture) before Toronto scores a marker from Poile. Final score is 5-2 Detroit, ths shots 32-31 for the winning side.

Game 7 - Toronto, ON (4-3 DET)
Scoreless first period. Dumart opens the scoring, followed by a goal from Klukay to tie it. McFadden and Couture make it 3-1, then Bodnar makes it 3-2. Kaleta ties it early in the period, but then Dumart makes it 4-3. Detroit holds on for the 4-3 victory in not only the game, but the series, outshooting Toronto 28-27 as they do so.

Series: 4-3 Detroit