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1948 NHL Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Elmer LachSKATER14.5
  2. 2Buddy O'ConnorSKATER14.1
  3. 3Doug BentleySKATER13.3
  4. 4Gaye StewartSKATER13.3
  5. 5Bud PoileSKATER12.8
  6. 6Max BentleySKATER12.8
  7. 7Maurice RichardSKATER12.6
  8. 8Syl AppsSKATER12.6
  9. 9Ted LindsaySKATER12.6
  10. 10Roy ConacherSKATER11.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Red KellyD194.3
  2. 2Doug HarveyD131.8
  3. 3Tod SloanC117.3
  4. 4Fleming MacKellC91.6
  5. 5Nick MickoskiL90.5
  6. 6Metro PrystaiC87.6
  7. 7Paul RontyC79.8
  8. 8Tom JohnsonD72.6

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Toe BlakeL102.8
  2. 2Syl AppsC92.3
  3. 3Phil WatsonR82.1
  4. 4Bryan HextallR72.1
  5. 5Nick MetzL56.5
  6. 6Billy TaylorC51.9
  7. 7Don GallingerC30.3
  8. 8Bob CarseL15.8

Teams · 6

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Toronto Maple Leafs32-1595.6Syl AppsPlayoffs
Detroit Red Wings30-18104.1Ted LindsayPlayoffs
Boston Bruins23-2475.8Woody DumartPlayoffs
New York Rangers21-2696Buddy O'ConnorPlayoffs
Montréal Canadiens20-2979.6Elmer Lach
Chicago Blackhawks20-3487.6Doug Bentley

Record basis: summed goaltender decisions (pre-2005 ties carry no decision).