1918 Stanley Cup playoffs


The 1918 Stanley Cup playoffs was an ice hockey tournament held at the conclusion of the 1917–18 season. It was the first season that the Stanley Cup was contested by the National Hockey League, the successor to the National Hockey Association. The tournament was played from March 11 until March 30, when the NHL champion Toronto Hockey Club defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires in the final series.

NHL Championship

The NHL adopted the split regular season format used by its predecessor, the NHA. Montreal won the first half of the NHL split season and Toronto 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.

PCHA championship

The Vancouver Millionaires finished the PCHA regular season in second place, then defeated the first place and 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.
Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires
DateAwayScoreHomeScoreNotes
March 11Seattle2Vancouver2
March 14Vancouver1Seattle0

''Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3–2.''

Statistics

NHL playoff scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points
PlayerTeamGPGAPts
Alf SkinnerToronto78311
Newsy LalondeCanadiens244
Harry CameronToronto744
Harry MeekingToronto744
Reg NobleToronto733