Stanley Cup playoffs 1931
Stanley Cup playoffs 1931 | |
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Period | March 24, 1931 to April 14, 1931 |
Stanley Cup winner | Canadiens de Montréal (4th title) |
finalist | Chicago Black Hawks |
Top scorer |
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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
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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 |
Apr 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
Apr 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 |
Apr 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 |
Apr 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![]() |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1931 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 727 kB)