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NHL 1930-31 Season

Summary

The Pittsburgh Pirates became the Philadelphia Quakers before the season opened and the financially troubled Ottawa Senators sold off a bunch of players, including future Hall of Famer King Clancy, who went to the Toronto Maple Leafs for $35,000 and two players.

The Boston Bruins again had the league's best record, going 28-10-6. In the Canadian Division, the Montreal Canadiens moved up to first place from second the previous season.

The Canadiens beat the Bruins in their playoff series, while the Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto and the New York Rangers to get into the Stanley Cup finals for the first time.

The championship series was expanded from best-of-three to best-of-five. Chicago took a 2-1 lead, but the Canadiens came back to win two in a row at the Montreal Forum to take the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row.

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Standings

Canadian Division

Team WLTGFGAPts
Montreal Canadiens261081298960
Toronto Maple Leafs221391189953
Montreal Maroons2018610510646
New York Americans181610767446
Ottawa Senators103049114224

American Division

Team WLTGFGAPts
Boston Bruins281061439062
Chicago Blackhawks241731087851
New York Rangers191691068747
Detroit Falcons1621710210539
Philadelphia Quakers43647618412

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League Leaders

Scoring

Howie Morenz, Montreal (28 goals, 23 assists, 51 points)

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Goals

Charlie Conacher, Toronto, 31

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Assists

Joe Primeau, Toronto, 32

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Goals Against Average

Roy Worters, NY Americans, 1.68

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Penalty Minutes

Harvey Rockburn, Detroit, 118

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Awards

All-NHL Team

First TeamPosSecond Team
Charlie Gardiner, ChicagoGTiny Thompson, Boston
Eddie Shore, BostonDSylvio Mantha, Mtl Canadiens
King Clancy, TorontoDChing Johnson, NY Rangers
Howie Morenz, Mtl CanadiensCFrank Boucher, NY Rangers
Bill Cook, NY RangersRWDit Clapper, Boston
Aurel Joliat, Mtl CanadiensLWBun Cook, NY Rangers
Lester Patrick, NY RangersCoachDick Irvin, Chicago

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Hart Trophy (MVP)

Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens

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Vezina Trophy

Roy Worters, New York Americans

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Lady Byng Trophy

Frank Boucher, New York Rangers

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Stanley Cup Playoffs

Final Series

Montreal Canadiens 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2
Coach: Cecil Hart
Captain: Sylvio Mantha
April 3: Montreal 2, CHICAGO 1
April 5: CHICAGO 2, Montreal 1 (2 OT)
April 9: Chicago 3, MONTREAL 2 (3 OT)
April 11: MONTREAL 4, Chicago 2
April 14: MONTREAL 2, Chicago 0
Series-winning goal:
Johnny Gagnon, Montreal 9:59, 2nd

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Leading Playoff Scorer

Cooney Weiland, Boston (5 games, 6 goals, 3 assists for 9 points)

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