The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the defending champion Montreal Canadiens in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
The Leafs squad was the oldest ever to win a Cup final; the average age of the team was well more than 30, and four players were more than 40.
In the semi-finals, the Chicago Black Hawks who finished in first place played the third-place Toronto Maple Leafs.
Despite Chicago's impressive regular season marks, the third seed Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs.
This was the Toronto Maple Leafs' twenty-first and most recent Stanley Cup Finals, having won twelve championships previously.