Game 58: Toronto 1 at Detroit 4

Glenn Hall made 25 saves, several of them spectacular, and Detroit Red Wings finally clinched a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory over Toronto Maple Leafs at Olympia Stadium.

Red Wings (7-10-3) will face Montreal in the semi-finals.

The loss put a dent in Toronto's (10-7-3) hopes to finish in second place and secure home ice advantage in the semi-finals vs. Boston. Maple Leafs need a Bruins loss to New York Rangers; anything else, and Boston will finish in second place.

Red Wings fell behind 1-0 in the first period on a goal by Sid Smith at 11:08. Smith slapped at the puck in a scramble in front of Hall and the disc fluttered over the goal line.

Ted Lindsay tied the game at 7:29 of the second period and Billy Dea followed about six minutes later with a goal to put Red Wings ahead, 2-1.

Red Wings put the game away in the third period on goals by Alex Delvecchio (10:46) and Dale Anderson (14:18).

Hall kept the game at 1-0 when Maple Leafs were on a power play early in the second period, making several crucial saves. Throughout the evening, Hall came up big, earning no. 1 star honors.

Red Wings fired 36 shots at Toronto goalie Ed Chadwick.

Red Wings will open the semi-finals at Montreal for Games 1 and 2.

1st Period
TOR- S. Smith (Sloan, Stewart) 11:08

2nd Period
DET- Lindsay (Howe, Delvecchio) 7:29
DET- Dea (Ferguson, Reibel) 13:37

3rd Period
DET- Delvecchio (Howe, Pronovost) 10:46
DET- Anderson (Ullman, Bucyk) 14:18

SOG
TOR 10-10-6 = 26
DET 8-15-13 = 36

PP
TOR 0-1; DET 0-3

Fights
Brian Cullen (TOR), Anderson (DET); 1:29 3rd

Goalies
TOR- Chadwick
DET- Hall


Glenn Hall makes one of his 25 saves in the playoff-clinching win over Toronto