| 1951 Stanley Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * – Denotes overtime period(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location(s) | Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5) Montreal: Montreal Forum (3, 4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Toronto: Joe Primeau Montreal: Dick Irvin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Toronto: Ted Kennedy Montreal: Emile Bouchard | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 11–21, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Bill Barilko (2:53, OT) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Maple Leafs: Max Bentley (1966) Turk Broda (1967) Fernie Flaman (1990) Ted Kennedy (1966) Harry Watson (1994) Canadiens: Emile Bouchard (1966) Bernie Geoffrion (1972) Doug Harvey (1973) Tom Johnson (1970) Elmer Lach (1966) Bert Olmstead (1985) Maurice Richard (1961) Coaches: Dick Irvin (1958, player) Joe Primeau (1963, player) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Stanley Cup Finals was contested by the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs won the series 4–1, with all five games going into overtime. It was the Toronto franchise's ninth Stanley Cup win and the last in a series of six wins starting in 1942. It was the first appearance in a string of ten consecutive appearances by the Canadiens.