1947-48 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 30-18-12 - 72 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 4-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Coach: Tommy Ivan (30-18-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1947-48 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 30-18-12 - 72 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL
Postseason: 4-6
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated New York Rangers 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Coach: Tommy Ivan (30-18-12)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1947-48 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1947-48 season with a record of 30 wins and 18 losses and 12 ties for 72 points, finishing second in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-6.
The Red Wings netted 187 goals and conceded 148. Ted Lindsay scored 33 goals for Detroit, while Sid Abel recorded 30 assists. Harry Lumley earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.46 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Tommy Ivan coached the team. The 1947-48 Detroit Red Wings lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 187
Regular Season Goals Against: 148
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 18, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | T | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-0-1 | OT | |
| October 19, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 2-0-1 | ||
| October 26, 1947 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-0-1 | 2-1-1 | ||
| October 29, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-0-1 | 3-1-1 | ||
| November 1, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 4 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 3-2-1 | ||
| November 2, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 3-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 4-2-1 | ||
| November 6, 1947 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 4-1-0 | 1-1-1 | 5-2-1 | ||
| November 8, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 4-1-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-2-1 | ||
| November 9, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-3-1 | ||
| November 15, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 4-2-0 | 2-2-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
| November 16, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 4-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
| November 19, 1947 | New York Rangers 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | L | 4-3-0 | 3-2-1 | 7-5-1 | ||
| November 22, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 8 | W | 5-3-0 | 3-2-1 | 8-5-1 | ||
| November 23, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 9 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 5-3-0 | 4-2-1 | 9-5-1 | ||
| November 27, 1947 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 6-3-0 | 4-2-1 | 10-5-1 | ||
| November 30, 1947 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 6-3-1 | 4-2-1 | 10-5-2 | OT | |
| December 6, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 6-3-1 | 4-3-1 | 10-6-2 | ||
| December 7, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 6-3-1 | 4-4-1 | 10-7-2 | ||
| December 10, 1947 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 6-3-2 | 4-4-1 | 10-7-3 | OT | |
| December 13, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 7-3-2 | 4-4-1 | 11-7-3 | ||
| December 14, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 1 | T | 7-3-2 | 4-4-2 | 11-7-4 | OT | |
| December 17, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 7-3-2 | 5-4-2 | 12-7-4 | ||
| December 20, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | T | 7-3-2 | 5-4-3 | 12-7-5 | OT | |
| December 21, 1947 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Boston Bruins 5 | W | 7-3-2 | 6-4-3 | 13-7-5 | ||
| December 25, 1947 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 7-4-2 | 6-4-3 | 13-8-5 | ||
| December 28, 1947 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 8-4-2 | 6-4-3 | 14-8-5 | ||
| December 31, 1947 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-4-2 | 6-4-3 | 15-8-5 | ||
| January 1, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 9-4-2 | 7-4-3 | 16-8-5 | ||
| January 4, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 10-4-2 | 7-4-3 | 17-8-5 | ||
| January 7, 1948 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 11-4-2 | 7-4-3 | 18-8-5 | ||
| January 8, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 11-4-2 | 7-4-4 | 18-8-6 | OT | |
| January 10, 1948 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 11-5-2 | 7-4-4 | 18-9-6 | ||
| January 11, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 11-5-3 | 7-4-4 | 18-9-7 | OT | |
| January 14, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 3 | T | 11-5-3 | 7-4-5 | 18-9-8 | OT | |
| January 18, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | L | 11-6-3 | 7-4-5 | 18-10-8 | ||
| January 21, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 3 | W | 11-6-3 | 8-4-5 | 19-10-8 | ||
| January 24, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 11-6-3 | 9-4-5 | 20-10-8 | ||
| January 25, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 12-6-3 | 9-4-5 | 21-10-8 | ||
| January 28, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 12-6-3 | 10-4-5 | 22-10-8 | ||
| January 31, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 12-6-3 | 10-5-5 | 22-11-8 | ||
| February 1, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 13-6-3 | 10-5-5 | 23-11-8 | ||
| February 3, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 13-6-3 | 11-5-5 | 24-11-8 | ||
| February 4, 1948 | New York Rangers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 13-6-4 | 11-5-5 | 24-11-9 | OT | |
| February 7, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 13-6-4 | 12-5-5 | 25-11-9 | ||
| February 8, 1948 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 13-7-4 | 12-5-5 | 25-12-9 | ||
| February 15, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 13-7-4 | 12-6-5 | 25-13-9 | ||
| February 18, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 13-7-4 | 13-6-5 | 26-13-9 | ||
| February 21, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 13-7-4 | 13-7-5 | 26-14-9 | ||
| February 22, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 14-7-4 | 13-7-5 | 27-14-9 | ||
| February 28, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 14-7-4 | 14-7-5 | 28-14-9 | ||
| March 3, 1948 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 15-7-4 | 14-7-5 | 29-14-9 | ||
| March 6, 1948 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 15-7-5 | 14-7-5 | 29-14-10 | OT | |
| March 7, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 15-7-5 | 14-7-6 | 29-14-11 | OT | |
| March 9, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 15-7-5 | 14-8-6 | 29-15-11 | ||
| March 10, 1948 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 16-7-5 | 14-8-6 | 30-15-11 | ||
| March 14, 1948 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 16-8-5 | 14-8-6 | 30-16-11 | ||
| March 17, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 0 | T | 16-8-5 | 14-8-7 | 30-16-12 | OT | |
| March 20, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 16-8-5 | 14-9-7 | 30-17-12 | ||
| March 21, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 16-9-5 | 14-9-7 | 30-18-12 | ||
| March 24, 1948 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| March 26, 1948 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| March 28, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| March 30, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
| April 1, 1948 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
| April 4, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 3-0-0 | 1-2-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
| April 7, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-3-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
| April 10, 1948 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 | L | 3-0-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-4-0 | ||
| April 11, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 3-1-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-5-0 | ||
| April 14, 1948 | Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 3-2-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-6-0 |
