1918 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1918 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from March 11 until March 30, when the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto Blue Shirts defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires for the Stanley Cup.

NHL Championship

Montreal had won the first half of the NHL split season and Toronto had won the second half. The two teams then played a two game total goals series for the NHL championship and the O'Brien Cup. Toronto won the series and advanced to the Stanley Cup final.

Toronto vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 11	Montreal Canadiens	3	Toronto	7
March 13	Toronto	3	Montreal Canadiens	4

Toronto wins total goals series 10–7 for the O'Brien Cup

PCHA championship

The Vancouver Millionaires defeated the defending Stanley Cup Seattle Metropolitans, taking a two-game total-goals series 3–2 on a 1–0 win over Seattle in the second game. Barney Stanley scored the decisive goal, the only goal of the second game.^[1]

Seattle Metropolitans vs. Vancouver Millionaires

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 11	Seattle	2	Vancouver	2
March 14	Vancouver	1	Seattle	0

Vancouver Millionaires win two-games total-goals series 3–2.

Finals

Vancouver Millionaires vs. Toronto

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score
March 20	Vancouver Millionaires	3	Toronto	5
March 23	Vancouver Millionaires	6	Toronto	4
March 26	Vancouver Millionaires	3	Toronto	6
March 28	Vancouver Millionaires	8	Toronto	1
March 30	Vancouver Millionaires	1	Toronto	2

Toronto wins best-of-five series 3 games to 2 for the Stanley Cup

Statistics

NHL playoff scoring leaders

GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Alf Skinner	Toronto	7	8	3	11
Newsy Lalonde	Canadiens	2	4		4
Harry Cameron	Toronto	7	4		4
Harry Meeking	Toronto	7	4		4
Reg Noble	Toronto	7	3		3

References

^ "Vancouver In Quest of Cup". The Globe. March 15, 1918. p. 9.