The 1930 Stanley Cup Finals was played between the

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and the

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. In a best of three series, Montreal won 4–3 and 3–0 to win the team's third

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title.

Paths to the Finals

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.

Game summaries

The Finals was a best-of-three series. The Canadiens had lost all four of their regular-season meetings with the Bruins. Captain

Sylvio Mantha Joseph Sylvio Theobald Mantha (April 14, 1902 – August 7, 1974) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Elected to the Hockey ...

was the leader, scoring in both final games. Game one saw the Bruins play way below their usual form and

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picked up a shutout. In game two, 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.

Stanley Cup engraving

The 1930 Stanley Cup was presented to Canadiens captain Sylvio Mantha by NHL President

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following the Canadiens 4–3 win over the Bruins in game two. The following Canadiens players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup 1929–30 Montreal Canadiens

References

* * Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004). Lord Stanley's Cup. Triumph Books, 12, 57. . {{1929–30 NHL season by team

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Sports competitions in Boston 1930s in Boston

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Paths to the Finals

Game summaries

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

References