 To the roar of the crowd Ted Lindsay, captain of the Red Wings, returned the keys he had stolen and congratulated Bouchard on behalf of the Red Wings

In 1952–53, Montreal and Detroit battled for first place with Detroit coming out on top by the end of the season.In the first round of the playoffs the heavily favoured Detroit Red Wings were upset by the Boston Bruins and Montreal won a close seven-game series over the Chicago Black Hawks.The Canadiens then defeated Boston in five games and Bouchard won his third Stanley Cup.