Playoffs, 1952-53
Montréal Canadiens
won the Stanley Cup.
Semifinals
Detroit Red Wings
2
Boston Bruins
4
Montréal Canadiens
4
Chicago Blackhawks
3
Stanley Cup Final
Montréal Canadiens
4
Boston Bruins
1
Playoff leaders
Points
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ed Sandford |
BOS | 11 | 11 |
| 2 |  Bernie Geoffrion |
MTL | 12 | 10 |
| 3 |  Dave Creighton |
BOS | 11 | 9 |
| 4 |  Fleming MacKell |
BOS | 11 | 9 |
| 5 |  Johnny Peirson |
BOS | 11 | 9 |
| 6 |  Maurice Richard |
MTL | 12 | 8 |
| 7 |  Metro Prystai |
DET | 6 | 8 |
| 8 |  Ted Lindsay |
DET | 6 | 8 |
| 9 |  Elmer Lach |
MTL | 12 | 7 |
| 10 |  Gordie Howe |
DET | 6 | 7 |
Goals
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ed Sandford |
BOS | 11 | 8 |
| 2 | Maurice Richard |
MTL | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Bernie Geoffrion |
MTL | 12 | 6 |
| 4 |  Milt Schmidt |
BOS | 10 | 5 |
| 5 |  Bill Mosienko |
CHI | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Dave Creighton |
BOS | 11 | 4 |
| 7 |  Jack McIntyre |
BOS | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Metro Prystai |
DET | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Ted Lindsay |
DET | 6 | 4 |
| 10 |  Dickie Moore |
MTL | 12 | 3 |
Assists
| # | Skater | Team | GP | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fleming MacKell |
BOS | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Elmer Lach |
MTL | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Johnny Peirson |
BOS | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Dave Creighton |
BOS | 11 | 5 |
| 5 |  Doug Harvey |
MTL | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Gordie Howe |
DET | 6 | 5 |
| 7 |  Johnny Wilson |
DET | 6 | 5 |
| 8 |  Alex Delvecchio |
DET | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Bernie Geoffrion |
MTL | 12 | 4 |
| 10 |  Bill Quackenbush |
BOS | 11 | 4 |