1941 Stanley Cup Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
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Location(s) |
Boston, MA (Boston Garden) (1,2) Detroit, MI (Olympia) (3,4) |
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Coaches | Boston: Cooney Weiland Detroit: Jack Adams |
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Captains | Boston: Dit Clapper Detroit: Ebbie Goodfellow |
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Dates | April 6 to April 12, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Bobby Bauer (8:43, second) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1941 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven series between the Boston Bruins and the Detroit Red Wings. Boston would win the series 4–0 to win their third Stanley Cup.
Boston defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in a best-of-seven 4–3 to advance to the finals. The Red Wings had to play two best-of three series; winning 2–1 against the New York Rangers, and 2–0 against the Chicago Black Hawks.
In the third best-of-seven series, Boston became the first to sweep the series in four games.