1918 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1918 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from March 11 until March 30, when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto Blue Shirts defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires for the Stanley Cup.
NHL Championship
Montreal had won the first half of the NHL split season and Toronto had won the second half. The two teams then played a two game total goals series for the NHL championship and the O'Brien Cup. Toronto won the series and advanced to the Stanley Cup final.
Toronto vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3 | Toronto | 7 | |
March 13 | Toronto | 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 |
Toronto wins total goals series 10–7 for the O'Brien Cup
PCHA championship
The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the defending Stanley Cup Seattle Metropolitans, taking a two-game total-goals series 3–2 on a 1–0 win over Seattle in the second game. Barney Stanley scored the decisive goal, the only goal of the second game.[1]
Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 11 | Seattle | 2 | Vancouver | 2 | |
March 14 | Vancouver | 1 | Seattle | 0 |
Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3–2.
Finals
Vancouver Millionaires vs. Toronto
Date | Away | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 20 | Vancouver Millionaires | 3 | Toronto | 5 | |
March 23 | Vancouver Millionaires | 6 | Toronto | 4 | |
March 26 | Vancouver Millionaires | 3 | Toronto | 6 | |
March 28 | Vancouver Millionaires | 8 | Toronto | 1 | |
March 30 | Vancouver Millionaires | 1 | Toronto | 2 |
Toronto wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup
Statistics
NHL playoff scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alf Skinner | Toronto | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Newsy Lalonde | Canadiens | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Harry Cameron | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Harry Meeking | Toronto | 7 | 4 | 4 | |
Reg Noble | Toronto | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
References
- ↑ "Vancouver In Quest of Cup". The Globe. March 15, 1918. p. 9.