The 1954–55 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish first overall in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 42 wins, 17 losses, and 11 ties for 95 points. They swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semifinals and then won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens in a seven-game 1955 Stanley Cup Final. The Red Wings would not win another Stanley Cup until 1997.

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 7, 1954||2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||1–0–0

|2||W||October 9, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||2–0–0

|3||W||October 13, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||3–0–0

|4||L||October 16, 1954||1–3 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||3–1–0

|5||W||October 17, 1954||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||4–1–0

|6||W||October 21, 1954||5–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||5–1–0

|7||L||October 23, 1954||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||5–2–0

|8||L||October 27, 1954||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||5–3–0

|9||W||October 30, 1954||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||6–3–0

|10||T||November 3, 1954||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||6–3–1

|11||W||November 4, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||7–3–1

|12||L||November 6, 1954||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||7–4–1

|13||W||November 7, 1954||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||8–4–1

|14||L||November 11, 1954||0–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||8–5–1

|15||L||November 13, 1954||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||8–6–1

|16||W||November 14, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||9–6–1

|17||W||November 20, 1954||5–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||10–6–1

|18||W||November 21, 1954||1–0 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||11–6–1

|19||W||November 25, 1954||2–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||12–6–1

|20||L||November 27, 1954||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||12–7–1

|21||L||November 28, 1954||2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||12–8–1

|22||W||December 1, 1954||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||13–8–1

|23||L||December 2, 1954||1–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||13–9–1

|24||L||December 4, 1954||0–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||13–10–1

|25||W||December 5, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||14–10–1

|26||W||December 9, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||15–10–1

|27||W||December 11, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||16–10–1

|28||W||December 12, 1954||4–3 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||17–10–1

|29||T||December 15, 1954||3–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||17–10–2

|30||W||December 16, 1954||4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||18–10–2

|31||W||December 18, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||19–10–2

|32||L||December 19, 1954||0–5 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||19–11–2

|33||T||December 22, 1954||2–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||19–11–3

|34||W||December 25, 1954||3–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||20–11–3

|35||T||December 26, 1954||1–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||20–11–4

|36||W||December 30, 1954||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||21–11–4

|37||L||January 1, 1955||1–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||21–12–4

|38||W||January 2, 1955||3–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||22–12–4

|39||T||January 6, 1955||3–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||22–12–5

|40||W||January 8, 1955||1–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||23–12–5

|41||W||January 9, 1955||6–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||24–12–5

|42||W||January 13, 1955||4–0 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||25–12–5

|43||W||January 15, 1955||4–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||26–12–5

|44||W||January 16, 1955||3–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||27–12–5

|45||L||January 19, 1955||0–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||27–13–5

|46||L||January 20, 1955||2–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||27–14–5

|47||L||January 22, 1955||1–3 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||27–15–5

|48||W||January 23, 1955||4–0 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||28–15–5

|49||T||January 27, 1955||3–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||28–15–6

|50||T||January 29, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||28–15–7

|51||W||January 30, 1955||7–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||29–15–7

|52||T||February 3, 1955||1–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||29–15–8

|53||L||February 5, 1955||4–8 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||29–16–8

|54||T||February 6, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||29–16–9

|55||W||February 12, 1955||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||30–16–9

|56||W||February 13, 1955||5–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||31–16–9

|57||W||February 15, 1955||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||32–16–9

|58||L||February 17, 1955||2–4 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||32–17–9

|59||W||February 20, 1955||5–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||33–17–9

|60||T||February 21, 1955||2–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||33–17–10

|61||T||February 26, 1955||1–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||33–17–11

|62||W||February 27, 1955||3–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||34–17–11

|63||W||March 3, 1955||6–1 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||35–17–11

|64||W||March 5, 1955||6–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1954–55) ||36–17–11

|65||W||March 6, 1955||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1954–55) ||37–17–11

|66||W||March 12, 1955||3–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1954–55) ||38–17–11

|67||W||March 13, 1955||6–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1954–55) ||39–17–11

|68||W||March 16, 1955||5–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1954–55) ||40–17–11

|69||W||March 17, 1955||4–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||41–17–11

|70||W||March 20, 1955||6–0 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1954–55) ||42–17–11

Legend:

Playoffs

Stanley Cup Final

Date Away Score Home Score April 3 Montreal 2 Detroit 4 April 5 Montreal 1 Detroit 7 April 7 Detroit 2 Montreal 6 April 9 Detroit 3 Montreal 5 April 10 Montreal 1 Detroit 5 April 12 Detroit 3 Montreal 6 April 14 Montreal 1 Detroit 3 Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3

Player statistics

Forwards Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Earl Reibel 70 25 41 66 15 Gordie Howe 64 29 33 62 68 Alex Delvecchio 69 17 31 48 37 Ted Lindsay 49 19 19 38 85 Marcel Bonin 69 16 20 36 53 Marty Pavelich 70 15 15 30 59 Glen Skov 70 14 16 30 53 Johnny Wilson 70 12 15 27 14 Tony Leswick 70 10 17 27 137 Vic Stasiuk 59 8 11 19 67 Bill Dineen 69 10 9 19 36 Metro Prystai 12 2 3 5 9 Benny Woit 62 2 3 5 22 Lorne Davis 22 0 5 5 2 Don Poile 4 0 0 0 0

Defensemen Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player GP G A Pts PIM Red Kelly 70 15 30 45 28 Marcel Pronovost 70 9 25 34 90 Bob Goldham 69 1 16 17 14 Jim Hay 21 0 1 1 20 Larry Hillman 6 0 0 0 2 Keith Allen 18 0 0 0 6 Ed Zeniuk 2 0 0 0 0

Goaltending Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average Player GP W L T SO GAA Terry Sawchuk 68 40 17 11 12 1.96 Glenn Hall 2 2 0 0 0 1.00

Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy: Detroit Red Wings Vezina Trophy: Terry Sawchuk, Detroit Red Wings Bob Goldham, Defense, NHL Second Team All-Star Red Kelly, Defense, NHL First Team All-Star Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star

References Red Wings on Hockey Database