| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 22–March 29, 1919 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | None |
| Runner-up | Montreal Canadiens Seattle Metropolitans |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Newsy Lalonde (Montreal) |
The 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from February 22 to March 29. The finals, between the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Canadiens and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Seattle Metropolitans, ended after five games due to the Spanish flu outbreak, with the teams tied at two wins each with one tie. After the series, the Canadiens' manager attempted to award the Cup to Seattle, but the Seattle team refused it; both teams' names are engraved on the Cup as co-champions. [1] It was the only time in the history of the Stanley Cup that it was not awarded due to a no-decision after playoffs were held.
| 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs | |||||
| League | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL | |||||
| Montreal Canadiens | Montreal, Quebec | Jubilee Rink | 3,200 | ||
| Ottawa Senators | Ottawa, Ontario | The Arena | 4,500 | ||
| PCHA | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle, Washington | Seattle Ice Arena | 4,000 | |
| Vancouver Millionaires | Vancouver, British Columbia | Denman Arena | 10,500 | ||
| February 22 | Ottawa Senators | 4–8 | Montreal Canadiens | Jubilee Arena | Recap | |||
| Cy Denneny (1) – 04:45 Harry Cameron (1) – 06:15 | First period | 02:25 – Didier Pitre (1) | ||||||
| Jack Darragh (1) – 19:55 | Second period | 05:05 – Odie Cleghorn (1) 07:30 – Odie Cleghorn (2) 19:25 – Newsy Lalonde (1) | ||||||
| Jack Darragh (2) – 12:00 | Third period | 01:55 – Newsy Lalonde (2) 14:45 – Joe Malone (1) 15:30 – Joe Malone (2) 18:15 – Joe Malone (3) | ||||||
| Clint Benedict | Goalie stats | Georges Vezina | ||||||
| February 27 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–3 | Ottawa Senators | The Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Joe Malone (4) – 05:00 Joe Malone (5) – 10:00 | Second period | 04:00 – Harry Cameron (2) 19:00 – Buck Boucher (1) | ||||||
| Odie Cleghorn (3) – 01:00 Odie Cleghorn (4) – 06:00 Odie Cleghorn (5) – 10:00 | Third period | 18:00 – Cy Denneny (2) | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Clint Benedict | ||||||
| March 1 | Ottawa Senators | 3–6 | Montreal Canadiens | Jubilee Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 11:35 – Newsy Lalonde (3) 15:25 – Newsy Lalonde (4) | ||||||
| Punch Broadbent (1) – 15:05 Eddie Gerard (1) – 19:35 | Second period | 02:15 – Newsy Lalonde (4) 10:20 – Didier Pitre (2) 19:55 – Newsy Lalonde (5) | ||||||
| Punch Broadbent (2) – 08:35 | Third period | 17:45 – Newsy Lalonde (6) | ||||||
| Clint Benedict | Goalie stats | Georges Vezina | ||||||
| March 3 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–6 | Ottawa Senators | The Arena | Recap | |||
| Newsy Lalonde (7) – 11:00 Odie Cleghorn (6) – 19:00 | First period | 09:00 – Eddie Gerard (2) | ||||||
| Newsy Lalonde (8) – 13:00 | Second period | 02:00 – Cy Denneny (3) 06:00 – Harry Cameron (3) 10:00 – Sprague Cleghorn (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 08:00 – Eddie Gerard (3) 12:00 – Buck Boucher (2) | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Clint Benedict | ||||||
| March 6 | Ottawa Senators | 2–4 | Montreal Canadiens | Jubilee Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:00 – Newsy Lalonde (9) | ||||||
| Harry Cameron (4) – 03:00 | Second period | 13:00 – Newsy Lalonde (10) | ||||||
| Sprague Cleghorn (1) – 05:10 | Third period | 01:40 – Bert Corbeau (1) 10:00 – Odie Cleghorn (7) | ||||||
| Clint Benedict | Goalie stats | Georges Vezina | ||||||
| Montreal won series 4–1 | |
Seattle Metropolitans won the championship.
| March 19 | Montreal Canadiens | 0-7 | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 4:51 - Muzz Murray (1) 8:34 - Frank Foyston (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 5:58 - Muzz Murray (2) 9:55 - Frank Foyston (2) 16:38 - Jack Walker (1) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 5:43 - Frank Foyston (3) 14:44 - Ran McDonald (1) | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-2 | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| Newsy Lalonde (1) - 8:44 | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Newsy Lalonde (2) - 8:18 Newsy Lalonde (3) - 16:35 | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Newsy Lalonde (4) - 9:49 | Third period | 11:03 - Bobby Rowe (1) 11:11 - Frank Foyston (4) | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 2-7 | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle Ice Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 1:03 - Frank Foyston (5) 7:41 - Frank Foyston (6) 15:54 - Cully Wilson (1) 18:36 - Frank Foyston (7) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Odie Cleghorn (1) - 3:21 Louis Berlinguette (1) - 12:34 | Third period | 12:39 - Frank Foyston (8) 12:51 - Muzz Murray (3) 14:57 - Roy Rickey (1) | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 26 | Montreal Canadiens | 0-0 | 2OT | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| March 29 | Montreal Canadiens | 4-3 | OT | Seattle Metropolitans | Seattle Ice Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | 5:40 - Frank Foyston (9) 12:52 - Jack Walker (2) | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 1:18 - Jack Walker (3) | ||||||
| Odie Cleghorn (2) - 4:00 Newsy Lalonde (5) - 5:01 Newsy Lalonde (6) - 17:05 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Georges Vezina | Goalie stats | Hap Holmes | ||||||
| Series stopped at 2-2-1 | |
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