Sawchuk save sparked Red Wings to 1st playoff sweep in NHL history

Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. This week looks back seven decades at one of hockey's finest goalies, when a young Terry Sawchuk credited one save in the 1952 Stanley Cup Playoffs with giving him the confidence to pace the Detroit Red Wings to the first eight-game playoff sweep in NHL history. After Terry Sawchuk's first full NHL season with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950-51, there was no question about his future stardom.