1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1952–53 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 27th season.
Schedule and results
Legend:Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| RW | 70 | 49 | 46 | 95 | 57 | |
| LW | 70 | 32 | 39 | 71 | 111 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 28 | |
| C | 70 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 12 | |
| D/C | 70 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 8 | |
| LW | 70 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 22 | |
| LW | 64 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 49 | |
| W | 70 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 87 | |
| C/LW | 70 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 54 | |
| D | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 72 | |
| RW/C | 69 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 36 | |
| D | 70 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | |
| W | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | |
| RW/D | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | |
| D | 42 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| C | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| C/RW | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| 3780 | 63 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 120 | 1.90 | 9 | |
| 360 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| Team: | 4200 | 70 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 133 | 1.90 | 10 |
Playoffs
;Scoring| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| LW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
| RW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |
| LW | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| RW/D | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| D/C | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| LW | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| W | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| RW/C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| C/LW | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C/RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| 372 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.39 | 1 | |
| Team: | 372 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 3.39 | 1 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus 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;
Awards and records
| Prince of Wales Trophy |
| Art Ross Trophy : Gordie Howe |
| Hart Trophy : Gordie Howe |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy : Red Kelly |
| Vezina Trophy : Terry Sawchuk |
Transactions
The following is a list of all transactions that have occurred for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1952–53 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to and for which player or other consideration, if applicable.| July 22, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings cash | To Chicago Black Hawks Sid Abel | |
| August 14, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings cash | To Chicago Black Hawks Fred Glover Enio Sclisizzi | |
| August 18, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings Jim Morrison Reg Sinclair cash | To New York Rangers Leo Reise Jr. | |
| September 23, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings Red Almas Guyle Fielder Steve Hrymnak | To Chicago Black Hawks cash | |
| October 15, 1952 | To Detroit Red Wings loan of Ray Hannigan for 1952–53 season | To Chicago Black Hawks loan of Guyle Fielder for 1952–53 season |