1950–51 NHL season

The 1950–51 NHL season was the 34th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens four games to one for the Stanley Cup to win their fifth Cup in seven years.
Regular season.
Scoring leaders.
"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points"
Leading Goaltenders.
"Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average"
Stanley Cup Playoffs.
"All dates in 1951"
The second ranked Toronto Maple Leafs eliminated the fourth ranked Boston Bruins in five games, and the third ranked Montreal Canadiens upset first overall Detroit Red Wings in six, setting up a Leafs – Canadiens Stanley Cup final series, won by the Leafs 4–1.
Semi-finals.
Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
"Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1"
Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings
"Montreal wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 2"
Finals.
Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
"Toronto wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 1"
Playoff scoring leaders.
"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points"
First games.
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1950–51 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark start in playoffs):
Last games.
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1950–51 (listed with their last team):