Stanley Cup playoffs 1931

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1931
Period March 24, 1931 to April 14, 1931
Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal (4th title)
finalist Chicago Black Hawks
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Cooney Weiland (Boston)
Gates 64 (4.0 per game)
Events
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1931 began on March 24, 1931 and ended on April 14, 1931 with the Canadiens de Montréal's 3-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks . The Canadiens won their fourth title and also became the second NHL team after the Ottawa Senators (1920 & 1921) to defend the Stanley Cup. Last year , Montréal prevailed 2-0 against the Boston Bruins . It was precisely those Bruins who made the top scorer with Cooney Weiland this year , although he and his team had already failed in the semi-finals at the Canadiens. The Black Hawks, on the other hand, played their first ever Stanley Cup final.

mode

The three best teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The two division winners played one of the two finalists directly in a first semi-final. The four remaining teams faced each other in two quarter-finals, with the two division runners-up and the two division thirds clashing. The quarter-finals finally culminated in the second semi-final, which determined the second finalist. The first semi-final and the Stanley Cup final were played in the best-of-five mode , while the second semi-final series and the two quarter-final series basically played two games. In these only the goal difference to advance was taken into account, so that a draw was also possible.

In series with best-of-five mode, the lower-seeded team had home rights in the first two games before the higher-seeded team played three home games in a row. In series with only two games, each team hosted a home game. It should be noted, however, that there were regular deviations from the distribution of home rights presented for various reasons.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) . The quarter-finals and the second semi-finals were excluded from this regulation, all of which could end in a draw and only went into overtime if the goal difference at the end of the second game had not produced a winner.

Qualified teams

Canadian Division
American Division

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  C1  Canadiens de Montréal  3  
    A1  Boston Bruins 2  
      
 
          
    C1  Canadiens de Montréal  3
  A2  Chicago Black Hawks 2
  C2  Toronto Maple Leafs 0 3    
A2  Chicago Black Hawks  1 4  
A2  Chicago Black Hawks 2 3
    A3  New York Rangers 0 0  
C3  Montreal Maroons 0 1
 
  A3  New York Rangers 2 8  

Quarter finals

(C2) Toronto Maple Leafs - (A2) Chicago Black Hawks

24 Mar 1931 Toronto Maple Leafs
Ace Bailey (11:53)
Andy Blair (32:11) 		2: 2
(1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 0 		Chicago Black Hawks
Mush March (16:59)
Mush March (31:22) 		Mutual Street Arena , Toronto , Ontario
26th Mar 1931 Chicago Black Hawks
Vic Ripley (17:15)
Stewart Adams (79:20) 		2: 1 n.V.
(1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
Score: 1: 0
Goal difference: 4: 3 		Toronto Maple Leafs
King Clancy (57:00) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois

(A3) New York Rangers - (C3) Montreal Maroons

24 Mar 1931 New York Rangers
Bill Cook (10:34)
Bill Cook (36:51)
Paul Thompson (45:15)
Butch Keeling (53:11)
Paul Thompson (54:23) 		5: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 3: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Montreal Maroons
Nels Stewart (59:26) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
26th Mar 1931 Montreal Maroons
 0: 3
(0: 0, 0: 3, 0: 0)
Match report
Status: 0: 2
Goal difference: 1: 8 		New York Rangers
Bill Cook (27:15)
Ching Johnson (30:20)
Paul Thompson (35:29) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec

Semifinals

(A1) Boston Bruins - (C1) Canadiens de Montréal

24 Mar 1931 Boston Bruins
Dit Clapper (37:34)
Eddie Shore (43:49)
Cooney Weiland (46:29)
George Owen (50:26)
Cooney Weiland (78:56) 		5: 4 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 3, 3: 1, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (25:23)
Nick Wasnie (26:26)
Marty Burke (39:08)
Sylvio Mantha (42:45) 		Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
26th Mar 1931 Boston Bruins
 0: 1
(0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Georges Mantha (13:30) 		Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
28 Mar 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Sylvio Mantha (2:30)
Gus Rivers (22:25)
Georges Mantha (35:12)
Georges Mantha (65:10) 		4: 3 n.V.
(1: 1, 2: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		Boston Bruins
Dit Clapper (17:20)
Cooney Weiland (40:55)
Marty Barry (54:15) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
30th Mar 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Nick Wasnie (49:39) 		1: 3
(0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Boston Bruins
Cooney Weiland (16:02)
Eddie Shore (28:32)
George Owen (34:46) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
0Apr 1, 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (6:28)
Pit Lépine (9:28)
Wildor Larochelle (79:00) 		3: 2 n.V.
(2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 2, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Boston Bruins
Cooney Weiland (44:34)
Cooney Weiland (53:42) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

(A2) Chicago Black Hawks - (A3) New York Rangers

29 Mar 1931 Chicago Black Hawks
Johnny Gottselig (12:25)
Elwin Romnes (44:36) 		2: 0
(1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
 Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
31 Mar 1931 New York Rangers
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
Status: 0: 2
Goal difference: 0: 3 		Chicago Black Hawks
Tom Cook (45:30) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York

Stanley Cup Final

(C1) Canadiens de Montréal - (A2) Chicago Black Hawks

0Apr 3, 1931 Chicago Black Hawks
Vic Ripley (28:30) 		1: 2
(0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Georges Mantha (4:50)
Pit Lépine (22:20) 		Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois
0Apr 5, 1931 Chicago Black Hawks
Stewart Adams (31:45)
Johnny Gottselig (84:50) 		2: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of 1: 1 		Canadiens de Montréal
Nick Wasnie (52:10) 		Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
0Apr 9, 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (5:15)
Georges Mantha (27:29) 		2: 3 n.V.
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 2 		Chicago Black Hawks
Mush March (56:20)
Stewart Adams (57:07)
Marvin Wentworth (113: 50) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
Apr 11, 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (24:34)
Johnny Gagnon (44:25)
Pit Lépine (50:55)
Pit Lépine (57:25) 		4: 2
(0: 2, 1: 0, 3: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		Chicago Black Hawks
Johnny Gottselig (1:33)
Ty Arbor (13:58) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 14, 1931 Canadiens de Montréal
Johnny Gagnon (29:59)
Howie Morenz (55:27) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 3: 2 		Chicago Black Hawks
 Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner Canadiens de Montréal
Montréal Canadiens logo

Goalkeeper: George Hainsworth

Defenders: Marty Burke , Albert Leduc , Art Lesieur , Georges Mantha , Sylvio Mantha  ( C ), Jean Pusie

Attackers: Johnny Gagnon , Aurèle Joliat , Armand Mondou , Wildor Larochelle , Pit Lépine , Howie Morenz , Gus Rivers , Nick Wasnie

Head Coach: Cecil Hart   General Manager: Léo Dandurand

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Cooney Weiland Boston 5 6th 3 9 2
Johnny Gagnon Montréal Canad. 10 6th 2 8th 10
Georges Mantha Montréal Canad. 10 5 1 6th 4th
Pit Lépine Montréal Canad. 10 4th 2 6th 6th
Johnny God blessed Chicago 9 3 3 6th 2
Stewart Adams Chicago 9 3 3 6th 8th
The clapper Boston 5 2 4th 6th 4th
George Owen Boston 5 2 3 5 13
Howie Morenz Montréal Canad. 10 1 4th 5 10
Mush March Chicago 9 3 1 4th 11
Nick Wasnie Montréal Canad. 10 3 1 4th 8th

Aurèle Joliat of the Canadiens de Montréal also scored four assists.

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. T GA SO ATM
John Ross Roach NY Rangers 4th 240: 00 2 2 0 4th 1 1.00
Chuck Gardiner Chicago 9 638: 00 5 3 1 14th 2 1.32
Lorne Chabot Toronto 2 139: 20 0 1 1 4th 0 1.72
George Hainsworth Montréal Canad. 10 721: 46 6th 4th 0 21st 2 1.75

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