1952-53 Detroit Red Wings Statistics

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 Roster
1952-53 Detroit Red Wings Results

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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Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gordie Howe	R	70	49	46	95	57
Ted Lindsay	L	70	32	39	71	111
Alex Delvecchio	C	70	16	43	59	28
Metro Prystai	C	70	16	34	50	12
Red Kelly	C	70	19	27	46	8
Johnny Wilson	L	70	23	19	42	22
Marty Pavelich	L	64	13	20	33	49
Tony Leswick	L	70	15	12	27	87
Glen Skov	C	70	12	15	27	54
Marcel Pronovost	D	68	8	19	27	72
Reg Sinclair	R	69	11	12	23	36
Bob Goldham	D	70	1	13	14	32
Marcel Bonin	L	37	4	9	13	14
Benny Woit	D	70	1	5	6	40
Jim Hay	D	42	1	4	5	2
Larry Wilson	C	15	0	4	4	6
Lou Jankowski	R	22	1	2	3	0
Larry Zeidel	D	9	0	0	0	8
Bill Folk	D	8	0	0	0	2
Glenn Hall	G	6	0	0	0	0
Terry Sawchuk	G	63	0	0	0	5
Vic Stasiuk	L	3	0	0	0	0
Red Almas	G	1	0	0	0	0
Totals		1107	222	323	545	645

Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T/OL	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS
Terry Sawchuk	63	3780	32	15	16	9	120	1.90	0
Glenn Hall	6	360	4	1	1	1	10	1.67	0
Red Almas	1	60	0	0	1	0	3	3.00	0
Totals	70	4200	36	16	18	10	133	1.90		0

Postseason - Scoring:

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Gordie Howe	R	6	2	5	7	2
Ted Lindsay	L	6	4	4	8	6
Alex Delvecchio	C	6	2	4	6	2
Metro Prystai	C	6	4	4	8	2
Red Kelly	C	6	0	4	4	0
Johnny Wilson	L	6	2	5	7	0
Marty Pavelich	L	6	2	1	3	7
Tony Leswick	L	6	1	0	1	11
Glen Skov	C	6	1	0	1	2
Marcel Pronovost	D	6	0	0	0	6
Reg Sinclair	R	3	1	0	1	0
Bob Goldham	D	6	1	1	2	2
Marcel Bonin	L	5	0	1	1	0
Benny Woit	D	6	1	3	4	0
Jim Hay	D	4	0	0	0	0
Lou Jankowski	R	1	0	0	0	0
Guyle Fielder	C	4	0	0	0	0
Terry Sawchuk	G	6	0	0	0	10
Steve Hrymnak	D	2	0	0	0	0
Totals		97	21	32	53	50

Postseason - Goaltenders:

Player	GP	Min	W	L	T	ENG	SHO	GA	GAA	Shts	SVS	SV%
Terry Sawchuk	6	372	2	4	0	0	1	21	3.39	0
Totals	6	372	2	4	0	0	1	21	3.39		0