1942 Stanley Cup Finals
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The 1942 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. After losing the first three games, the Maple Leafs won the next four to upset the Red Wings in seven games, winning their fourth Stanley Cup and becoming the first team in North American sports history to overcome a 3-0 series deficit to win a playoff series.
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Location(s) | Toronto: Maple Leaf Gardens (1, 2, 5, 7) Detroit: Olympia Stadium (3, 4, 6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | Toronto: Hap Day Detroit: Jack Adams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captains | Toronto: Syl Apps Detroit: Ebbie Goodfellow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Referees | King Clancy (1, 5) Bill Chadwick (2, 6, 7) Norman Lamport (3) Mel Harwood (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | April 4–18, 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series-winning goal | Pete Langelle (9:48, third) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hall of Famers | Maple Leafs: Syl Apps (1961) Turk Broda (1967) Gordie Drillon (1975) Sweeney Schriner (1962) Red Wings: Sid Abel (1969) Ebbie Goodfellow (1963) Syd Howe (1965) Jack Stewart (1964) Coaches: Jack Adams (1959, player) Hap Day (1961, player) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was the first Stanley Cup Final in history to go seven games,[1] and the only Stanley Cup Final to result in a reverse sweep.