Leafs took a 2–1 series lead with a big 7–2 victory, however, Boston evened the series up at two games each with a solid 2–1 win in game four. Game 5 shifted back to Boston, but it was Toronto who took a 3–2 series lead, with a 2–1 overtime victory. The series moved back to Toronto for the 6th game, and with Boston facing elimination, the Bruins would hold off the Leafs for a 2–1 win to force a 7th and deciding game in Boston. The Bruins once again would fend off Toronto, hanging on for a 2–1 win, to take the series 4–3, and earn a spot in the Stanley Cup final. The Bruins opponent was the Detroit Red Wings, who finished the regular season with 53 points, 14 less than Boston. Detroit had defeated the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks to earn a spot in the final. The series opened in Boston, with the Bruins winning the first 2 games by close scores of 3–2 and 2–1 to take a 2–0 series lead. The series moved to the Detroit Olympia for the next 2 games, but Boston would complete the sweep, winning games 3 and 4 by scores of 4–2 and 3–1 to become the first team in NHL history to sweep a 4-game series, and win their 2nd Stanley Cup in 3 seasons, and their 3rd in franchise history. It was also the last time the Bruins would win the Stanley Cup until 1970. Boston Bruins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Boston Bruins 4, Detroit Red Wings 0 Player statistics Regular season Scoring Goaltending Playoffs Scoring Goaltending Awards and records Prince of Wales Trophy: Boston Bruins Hart Memorial Trophy: Bill Cowley Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Bobby Bauer Frank Brimsek, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star Bobby Bauer, Right Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star Woody Dumart, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star Dit Clapper, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star Bill Cowley, Centre, NHL First Team All-Star Cooney Weiland, Coach, NHL First Team All-Star References National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007 Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Boston Bruins seasons Stanley Cup championship seasons Boston Bruins Boston Bruins 1940s in Boston