1953–54 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1953–54 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 28th season. The highlight of season was winning the Stanley Cup.Offseason
Regular season
Prison game
On February 2, 1954, the Red Wings played an exhibition game against Marquette Branch Prison on an outdoor ice surface.Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 70 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 109 |
| LW | 70 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 110 |
| D/C | 62 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 18 |
| C | 69 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 18 |
| LW | 70 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 22 |
| C/LW | 69 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 34 |
| LW | 65 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 57 |
| C/LW | 70 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 95 |
| C | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 |
| RW | 70 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| W | 70 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 90 |
| D | 57 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 50 |
| D | 69 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 50 |
| LW | 42 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| D | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| RW | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| RW/D | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| D | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| G | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 4004 | 67 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 129 | 1.93 | 12 |
| 180 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 132 | 1.89 | 13 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| C/LW | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| LW | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| D/C | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| D | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| C | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| W | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| LW | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| LW | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| C/LW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| RW/D | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 751 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 1.60 | 2 |
| Team: | 751 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 1.60 | 2 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;Playoffs
| Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
| April 4 | Montreal | 1 | Detroit | 3 | |
| April 6 | Montreal | 3 | Detroit | 1 | |
| April 8 | Detroit | 5 | Montreal | 2 | |
| April 10 | Detroit | 2 | Montreal | 0 | |
| April 11 | Montreal | 1 | Detroit | 0 | OT |
| April 13 | Detroit | 1 | Montreal | 4 | |
| April 16 | Montreal | 1 | Detroit | 2 | OT |
''Detroit wins best-of-seven series 4 games to 3'Awards and records
- Prince of Wales Trophy: || Detroit Red Wings
- Art Ross Trophy: || Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
- James Norris Memorial Trophy: || Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wings
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: || Red Kelly, Detroit Red Wings
- Gordie Howe, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Red Kelly, Defence, NHL First Team All-Star
- Ted Lindsay, Left Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
- Terry Sawchuk, Goaltender, NHL Second Team All-Star
