 With the Leafs , Bentley challenged for his third consecutive scoring title . He eventually finished fifth with 54 points , seven behind Elmer Lach 's league @-@ leading 61 . The Leafs finished in first place in the regular season standings , then went on to win the Stanley Cup in a four @-@ game sweep over the Detroit Red Wings in the 1948 Stanley Cup Finals . Bentley was overjoyed , stating : " I waited a long time for this . A Stanley Cup championship at last ! " 
