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 Finals.
| March 11 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–7 | Toronto Arenas | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | Harry Meeking (1) - 5:00 Ken Randall (1) - 17:00 | ||||||
| 4:00 - Newsy Lalonde (1) | Second period | Harry Meeking (2) - 5:00 | ||||||
| 7:00 - Bert Corbeau (1) 13:00 - Newsy Lalonde (2) |
Third period | Harry Meeking (3) - 5:00 Jack Adams (1) - 11:00 Harry Cameron (1) - 12:00 Harry Mummery (1) - 14:00 | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 13 | Toronto Arenas | 3–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Montreal Arena | Recap | |||
| 12:00 - Reg Noble (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| 16:51 - Rusty Crawford (1) | Second period | Joe Malone (1) - 4:25 Jack McDonald (1) - 5:30 | ||||||
| 8:00 - Rusty Crawford (2) | Third period | Newsy Lalonde (3) - 1:40 Newsy Lalonde (4) - 10:30 | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| Toronto won series on total goals 10–7 | |
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.
Stanley Cup Finals
| March 20 | Vancouver Millionaires | 3–5 | Toronto Arenas | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| 16:00 – Cyclone Taylor (1) 17:00 – Cyclone Taylor (2) |
First period | Reg Noble (2) – 08:00 Harry Meeking (4) – 10:00 Reg Noble (3) – 11:00 Alf Skinner (1) – 19:50 | ||||||
| 10:00 – Mickey MacKay (1) | Second period | Alf Skinner (2) – 13:00 | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Hugh Lehman | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 23 | Toronto Arenas | 4–6 | Vancouver Millionaires | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| Alf Skinner (3) – 17:00 | First period | 18:00 – Cyclone Taylor (3) | ||||||
| Harry Cameron (2) 16:00 | Second period | 02:00 – Cyclone Taylor (4) 06:00 – Mickey MacKay (2) 14:00 – Mickey MacKay (3) | ||||||
| Alf Skinner (4) – 08:00 Alf Skinner (5) – 16:00 |
Third period | 06:00 – Si Griffis (1) 10:00 – Mickey MacKay (3) | ||||||
| Hap Holmes | Goalie stats | Hugh Lehman | ||||||
| March 26 | Vancouver Millionaires | 3–6 | Toronto Arenas | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 05:00 – Harry Cameron (3) 08:00 – Alf Skinner (6) 13:00 – Corb Denneny (1) | ||||||
| Ran McDonald (1) – pp – 06:00 Cyclone Taylor (5) – 16:00 |
Second period | 11:00 – Harry Cameron (4) 14:00 – Corb Denneny (2) | ||||||
| Cyclone Taylor (6) – 03:00 | Third period | 13:00 – Alf Skinner (7) | ||||||
| Hugh Lehman | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 28 | Toronto Arenas | 1–8 | Vancouver Millionaires | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 05:00 – Cyclone Taylor (7) | ||||||
| Ken Randall (1) – 04:26 | Second period | 04:00 – Barney Stanley (1) 11:06 – Mickey MacKay (5) 13:06 – Barney Stanley (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 06:00 – Cyclone Taylor (8) 13:00 – pp – Lloyd Cook (1) 13:45 – pp – Ran MacDonald (2) 15:00 – pp – Lloyd Cook (2) | ||||||
| Hap Holmes | Goalie stats | Hugh Lehman | ||||||
| March 30 | Vancouver Millionaires | 1–2 | Toronto Arenas | Mutual Street Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Cyclone Taylor (9) – 09:30 | Third period | 00:30 – Alf Skinner (8) 10:30 – Corb Denneny (3) | ||||||
| Hugh Lehman | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| Toronto won series 3–2 | |
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.
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