1954-55 Detroit Red Wings Game-by-Game Results
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 42-17-11 - 95 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-3
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Jimmy Skinner (42-17-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings StatisticsTeam Record: 42-17-11 - 95 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL
Postseason: 8-3
Won Stanley Cup
Semi-Finals - Defeated Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-3
Coach: Jimmy Skinner (42-17-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1954-55 Detroit Red Wings Roster
The Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ended the 1954-55 season with a record of 42 wins and 17 losses and 11 ties for 95 points, finishing first in the NHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-3.
The Red Wings led the league with just 134 goals allowed. Detroit scored 204 goals. Gordie Howe netted 29 goals for the team, while Dutch Reibel contributed 41 assists. Terry Sawchuk earned 40 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.96 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Jimmy Skinner coached the team. The 1954-55 Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.
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Regular Season Goals For: 204
Regular Season Goals Against: 134
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| October 9, 1954 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| October 13, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| October 16, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 2-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 21, 1954 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 3-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| October 23, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | L | 3-2-0 | 2-0-0 | 5-2-0 | ||
| October 27, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 5 | L | 3-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
| October 30, 1954 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 4-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
| November 3, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 4-2-0 | 2-1-1 | 6-3-1 | OT | |
| November 4, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 4-2-0 | 3-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
| November 6, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 4-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
| November 7, 1954 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 5-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 8-4-1 | ||
| November 11, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 5-3-0 | 3-2-1 | 8-5-1 | ||
| November 13, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 5-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 8-6-1 | ||
| November 14, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 6-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 9-6-1 | ||
| November 20, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 7-3-0 | 3-3-1 | 10-6-1 | ||
| November 21, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 0 | W | 7-3-0 | 4-3-1 | 11-6-1 | ||
| November 25, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 8-3-0 | 4-3-1 | 12-6-1 | ||
| November 27, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 8-3-0 | 4-4-1 | 12-7-1 | ||
| November 28, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 6 | L | 8-3-0 | 4-5-1 | 12-8-1 | ||
| December 1, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 8-3-0 | 5-5-1 | 13-8-1 | ||
| December 2, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | L | 8-4-0 | 5-5-1 | 13-9-1 | ||
| December 4, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | L | 8-4-0 | 5-6-1 | 13-10-1 | ||
| December 5, 1954 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 9-4-0 | 5-6-1 | 14-10-1 | ||
| December 9, 1954 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 10-4-0 | 5-6-1 | 15-10-1 | ||
| December 11, 1954 | New York Rangers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 11-4-0 | 5-6-1 | 16-10-1 | ||
| December 12, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 | W | 11-4-0 | 6-6-1 | 17-10-1 | ||
| December 15, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at New York Rangers 3 | T | 11-4-0 | 6-6-2 | 17-10-2 | OT | |
| December 16, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 2 | W | 11-4-0 | 7-6-2 | 18-10-2 | ||
| December 18, 1954 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 12-4-0 | 7-6-2 | 19-10-2 | ||
| December 19, 1954 | Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 0 | L | 12-5-0 | 7-6-2 | 19-11-2 | ||
| December 22, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 2 | T | 12-5-0 | 7-6-3 | 19-11-3 | OT | |
| December 25, 1954 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 | W | 12-5-0 | 8-6-3 | 20-11-3 | ||
| December 26, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 12-5-1 | 8-6-3 | 20-11-4 | OT | |
| December 30, 1954 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 13-5-1 | 8-6-3 | 21-11-4 | ||
| January 1, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 13-5-1 | 8-7-3 | 21-12-4 | ||
| January 2, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 14-5-1 | 8-7-3 | 22-12-4 | ||
| January 6, 1955 | Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 14-5-2 | 8-7-3 | 22-12-5 | OT | |
| January 8, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | W | 15-5-2 | 8-7-3 | 23-12-5 | ||
| January 9, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 15-5-2 | 9-7-3 | 24-12-5 | at St Louis, MO | |
| January 13, 1955 | Boston Bruins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 16-5-2 | 9-7-3 | 25-12-5 | ||
| January 15, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 | W | 16-5-2 | 10-7-3 | 26-12-5 | ||
| January 16, 1955 | New York Rangers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 17-5-2 | 10-7-3 | 27-12-5 | ||
| January 19, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 0 at New York Rangers 2 | L | 17-5-2 | 10-8-3 | 27-13-5 | ||
| January 20, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 3 | L | 17-5-2 | 10-9-3 | 27-14-5 | ||
| January 22, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 | L | 17-5-2 | 10-10-3 | 27-15-5 | ||
| January 23, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 18-5-2 | 10-10-3 | 28-15-5 | ||
| January 27, 1955 | New York Rangers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | T | 18-5-3 | 10-10-3 | 28-15-6 | OT | |
| January 29, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | T | 18-5-3 | 10-10-4 | 28-15-7 | OT | at St Louis, MO |
| January 30, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 19-5-3 | 10-10-4 | 29-15-7 | ||
| February 3, 1955 | Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 1 | T | 19-5-4 | 10-10-4 | 29-15-8 | OT | |
| February 5, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Boston Bruins 8 | L | 19-5-4 | 10-11-4 | 29-16-8 | ||
| February 6, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 2 | T | 19-5-4 | 10-11-5 | 29-16-9 | OT | |
| February 12, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 19-5-4 | 11-11-5 | 30-16-9 | ||
| February 13, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 | W | 19-5-4 | 12-11-5 | 31-16-9 | ||
| February 15, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 20-5-4 | 12-11-5 | 32-16-9 | ||
| February 17, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 20-5-4 | 12-12-5 | 32-17-9 | ||
| February 20, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 0 | W | 20-5-4 | 13-12-5 | 33-17-9 | ||
| February 21, 1955 | Boston Bruins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | T | 20-5-5 | 13-12-5 | 33-17-10 | OT | |
| February 26, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | T | 20-5-5 | 13-12-6 | 33-17-11 | OT | |
| February 27, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 | W | 20-5-5 | 14-12-6 | 34-17-11 | ||
| March 3, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 21-5-5 | 14-12-6 | 35-17-11 | ||
| March 5, 1955 | New York Rangers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 22-5-5 | 14-12-6 | 36-17-11 | ||
| March 6, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at New York Rangers 1 | W | 22-5-5 | 15-12-6 | 37-17-11 | ||
| March 12, 1955 | Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 23-5-5 | 15-12-6 | 38-17-11 | ||
| March 13, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 24-5-5 | 15-12-6 | 39-17-11 | ||
| March 16, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 5 at Boston Bruins 4 | W | 24-5-5 | 16-12-6 | 40-17-11 | ||
| March 17, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 | W | 24-5-5 | 17-12-6 | 41-17-11 | ||
| March 20, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6 | W | 25-5-5 | 17-12-6 | 42-17-11 | ||
| March 22, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| March 24, 1955 | Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| March 26, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| March 29, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| April 3, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 | W | 3-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 5-0-0 | ||
| April 5, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 7 | W | 4-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 6-0-0 | ||
| April 7, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 | L | 4-0-0 | 2-1-0 | 6-1-0 | ||
| April 9, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 | L | 4-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
| April 10, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 | W | 5-0-0 | 2-2-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
| April 12, 1955 | Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 | L | 5-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 7-3-0 | ||
| April 14, 1955 | Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 | W | 6-0-0 | 2-3-0 | 8-3-0 |
