1952-53 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-16-18 - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Tommy Ivan (36-16-18)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1952-53 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 36-16-18 - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 2-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Semi-Finals - Lost to Boston Bruins 4-2
Coach: Tommy Ivan (36-16-18)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1952-53 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1952-53 season with a record of 36 wins and 16 losses and 18 ties for 90 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
The Red Wings paced the league with 222 goals. Detroit surrendered 133 goals, least in the league. Gordie Howe scored 49 goals for the squad, and Ted Lindsay tallied 30 or more, too. Gordie Howe contributed 46 assists. Terry Sawchuk earned 32 wins in front of the net for the team and a team-best 1.90 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Tommy Ivan coached the team. The 1952-53 Detroit Red Wings lost in the NHL semi-finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 222
Regular Season Goals Against: 133
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 11, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | L | 1-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 12, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | T | 1-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 1-1-1 | OT | |
| October 14, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | T | 1-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 1-1-2 | OT | |
| October 16, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 2-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 2-1-2 | ||
| October 19, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 3-0-1 | 0-1-1 | 3-1-2 | ||
| October 22, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 | L | 3-0-1 | 0-2-1 | 3-2-2 | ||
| October 25, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Montreal Canadiens 9 | L | 3-0-1 | 0-3-1 | 3-3-2 | ||
| October 26, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 3-0-1 | 0-4-1 | 3-4-2 | ||
| October 30, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 4-0-1 | 0-4-1 | 4-4-2 | ||
| November 2, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 4-1-1 | 0-4-1 | 4-5-2 | ||
| November 6, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 4-1-1 | 0-5-1 | 4-6-2 | ||
| November 8, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | T | 4-1-1 | 0-5-2 | 4-6-3 | OT | |
| November 9, 1952 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 5-1-1 | 0-5-2 | 5-6-3 | ||
| November 13, 1952 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 6-1-1 | 0-5-2 | 6-6-3 | ||
| November 16, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 6-1-1 | 1-5-2 | 7-6-3 | ||
| November 19, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 6-1-1 | 1-5-3 | 7-6-4 | OT | |
| November 22, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 10 | W | 7-1-1 | 1-5-3 | 8-6-4 | ||
| November 23, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | L | 7-1-1 | 1-6-3 | 8-7-4 | ||
| November 27, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 7-1-2 | 1-6-3 | 8-7-5 | OT | |
| November 29, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 7-1-2 | 2-6-3 | 9-7-5 | ||
| November 30, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 8-1-2 | 2-6-3 | 10-7-5 | ||
| December 4, 1952 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 9-1-2 | 2-6-3 | 11-7-5 | ||
| December 6, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 9-1-2 | 3-6-3 | 12-7-5 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| December 7, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 9-1-3 | 3-6-3 | 12-7-6 | OT | |
| December 11, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 10 at Boston Bruins 1 | W | 9-1-3 | 4-6-3 | 13-7-6 | ||
| December 13, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 9-1-3 | 5-6-3 | 14-7-6 | ||
| December 14, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | T | 9-1-4 | 5-6-3 | 14-7-7 | OT | |
| December 18, 1952 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 9-1-5 | 5-6-3 | 14-7-8 | OT | |
| December 20, 1952 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 9-1-6 | 5-6-3 | 14-7-9 | OT | |
| December 21, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 2 | W | 9-1-6 | 6-6-3 | 15-7-9 | ||
| December 25, 1952 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 9-1-7 | 6-6-3 | 15-7-10 | OT | |
| December 27, 1952 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | T | 9-1-7 | 6-6-4 | 15-7-11 | OT | |
| December 28, 1952 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 10-1-7 | 6-6-4 | 16-7-11 | ||
| December 31, 1952 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 10-2-7 | 6-6-4 | 16-8-11 | ||
| January 4, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 11-2-7 | 6-6-4 | 17-8-11 | ||
| January 8, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 12-2-7 | 6-6-4 | 18-8-11 | ||
| January 11, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 13-2-7 | 6-6-4 | 19-8-11 | ||
| January 14, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 3 | L | 13-2-7 | 6-7-4 | 19-9-11 | ||
| January 15, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 0 | W | 13-2-7 | 7-7-4 | 20-9-11 | ||
| January 17, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | T | 13-2-7 | 7-7-5 | 20-9-12 | OT | |
| January 18, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 13-3-7 | 7-7-5 | 20-10-12 | ||
| January 22, 1953 | New York Rangers 8 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 13-4-7 | 7-7-5 | 20-11-12 | ||
| January 24, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 13-4-7 | 7-8-5 | 20-12-12 | ||
| January 25, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 13-4-8 | 7-8-5 | 20-12-13 | OT | |
| January 29, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 13-4-8 | 8-8-5 | 21-12-13 | ||
| January 31, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 14-4-8 | 8-8-5 | 22-12-13 | ||
| February 1, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 15-4-8 | 8-8-5 | 23-12-13 | ||
| February 5, 1953 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 15-4-9 | 8-8-5 | 23-12-14 | OT | |
| February 7, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 15-4-9 | 9-8-5 | 24-12-14 | ||
| February 8, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 3 | W | 15-4-9 | 10-8-5 | 25-12-14 | ||
| February 11, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 15-4-9 | 10-8-6 | 25-12-15 | OT | |
| February 12, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 15-4-9 | 10-9-6 | 25-13-15 | ||
| February 15, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 15-4-9 | 11-9-6 | 26-13-15 | ||
| February 16, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 16-4-9 | 11-9-6 | 27-13-15 | ||
| February 18, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | L | 16-4-9 | 11-10-6 | 27-14-15 | ||
| February 19, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 16-4-9 | 12-10-6 | 28-14-15 | ||
| February 22, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 16-4-9 | 13-10-6 | 29-14-15 | ||
| February 28, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 16-4-9 | 14-10-6 | 30-14-15 | ||
| March 2, 1953 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 10 | W | 17-4-9 | 14-10-6 | 31-14-15 | ||
| March 5, 1953 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 18-4-9 | 14-10-6 | 32-14-15 | ||
| March 7, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 18-4-9 | 15-10-6 | 33-14-15 | ||
| March 8, 1953 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 19-4-9 | 15-10-6 | 34-14-15 | ||
| March 11, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 19-4-9 | 16-10-6 | 35-14-15 | ||
| March 12, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 19-4-9 | 16-10-7 | 35-14-16 | OT | |
| March 14, 1953 | Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 19-5-9 | 16-10-7 | 35-15-16 | ||
| March 15, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | T | 19-5-9 | 16-10-8 | 35-15-17 | OT | |
| March 19, 1953 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 20-5-9 | 16-10-8 | 36-15-17 | ||
| March 21, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 | L | 20-5-9 | 16-11-8 | 36-16-17 | ||
| March 22, 1953 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 20-5-10 | 16-11-8 | 36-16-18 | OT | |
| March 24, 1953 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| March 26, 1953 | Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| March 29, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 2 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1-2-0 | OT | |
| March 31, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-0 | ||
| April 2, 1953 | Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 2-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 2-3-0 | ||
| April 5, 1953 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 4 | L | 2-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 2-4-0 |
