 Bentley and the Leafs struggled in the 1948 – 49 regular season . He fell to 41 points on the year – 31 less than his total of two seasons previous – while the Leafs finished fourth out of six teams . The team recovered in the playoffs , eliminating the Red Wings in four consecutive games for the second year in a row to win the team 's third consecutive Stanley Cup . Bentley scored the third goal in a 3 – 1 win in the deciding contest . 
