Format best-of-three Champion Montreal Canadiens | Dates April 1-3, 1930 Start date April 1, 1930 | |
Location(s) Boston (Boston Garden) (1)
Montreal (Forum) (2) Coaches Boston: Art Ross
Montreal: Cecil Hart Captains Boston: Lionel Hitchman
Montreal: Sylvio Mantha Series-winning goal Howie Morenz (1:00, second) Similar 1931 Stanley Cup Finals, 1924 Stanley Cup Finals, 1959 Stanley Cup Finals, 1960 Stanley Cup Finals, 1969 Stanley Cup Finals | ||
The 1930 Stanley Cup Final championship series was played between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. In a best of three series, Montreal won 4–3 and 3–0 to win the team's third Stanley Cup championship.
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Paths to the final
The defending champion Boston Bruins had an outstanding season. Their final record of 38–5–1 translates to an .875 winning percentage, the best in NHL history. The team did not lose two games in a row all season, until being swept by the Canadiens. This prompted the change for the following year in the Finals format to a best-of-five format.
The series
The final was a best of three series. The Canadiens had lost all four of their regular-season meetings with the Bruins. Captain Sylvio Mantha was the leader, scoring in both final games.
Game one saw the Bruins play way below their usual form and George Hainsworth picked up a shutout. In Game 2, Howie Morenz scored what proved to be the winning goal at 17:50 of the second period and the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. It was the first time all year that the Bruins lost two games in a row.
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins best-of-three series 2–0