Stanley Cup Final · 1930-31

Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup

MTL def. CHI

Montreal Canadiens won the 1930-31 Stanley Cup Final 3-2 over Chicago Black Hawks, 2 games went to overtime, 3 were decided by a single goal.

3-2

Series result · 5 games

Montreal Canadiens lifted the Cup in Game 5 at Montreal Forum.

Series after

api-web.nhle.com club-schedule-season + gamecenter boxscore · fetched 2026-08-17 · 5 Final games

The road to the Final

6 clubs, 3 rounds

The whole tournament, in the shape that spring actually had: 6 clubs, 3 rounds. Every series carries the games the schedule feed publishes. 16 in all that spring. The champion's road is the lit line — BOS 3-2 · CHI 3-2. Hover a series to read it beside the board; choose one to open its games underneath.

Quarterfinals2 series

Semifinals2 series

Stanley Cup Final1 series

api-web.nhle.com/v1/playoff-bracket/1931 · fetched 2026-08-17 · MTL champion · 3 rounds

The series, game by game

Pick a game

Every game of the Final as its own card. Choosing one opens its goal sequence below and repaints the series score in the band above to the moment that game ended.

Game 1 · MTL 2, CHI 1

1931-04-03 · Chicago Stadium

One-goal game

Goal sequence

1stMTL 1 · CHI 0

04:50 G. ManthaMTLAssists: J. GagnonGo-ahead1-0

2ndMTL 1 · CHI 1

02:20 P. LepineMTLGAME WINNER2-017m 30s later

08:30 V. RipleyCHIAssists: J. Gottselig, R. CoutureCut the lead2-16m 10s later

3rdMTL 0 · CHI 0

No goals in this period.

Goaltending

G. HainsworthMTL60:00 · 1 GA · 1.00 GAA 0 savesW

C. GardinerCHI60:00 · 2 GA · 2.00 GAA 0 savesL

Shots on goal

Team shots on goal are not published for Finals before 1957-58.

Points

P. LepineMTL1

J. GagnonMTL1

G. ManthaMTL1

V. RipleyCHI1

R. CoutureCHI1

Three stars

The league publishes three stars in this feed from about 2010; none are on file for this game.

The team line · MTL / CHI

Faceoffs won0.0% / 0.0%

Power play0/0 / 0/0

Power play %0.0% / 0.0%

Penalty minutes6 / 6

Hits0 / 0

Blocked shots0 / 0

Giveaways0 / 0

Takeaways0 / 0

api-web.nhle.com gamecenter/1930030211/landing + /boxscore + wsc/game-story · fetched 2026-08-17

The series as a whole

5 games

The shape of the Final, its intensity, and who carried it. The Conn Smythe Trophy is voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association and is not carried in this feed. These are the series leader boards, not an award pick, and no composite score is computed.

Shape

Games played5

Series result3-2

GoalsMTL 11 · CHI 8

Overtime games2

Multi-overtime games2

One-goal games3

Decided by three or more0

Shutouts1

Lead changes2

Comeback wins2

Home wins3–2

Empty-net goals0

gamecenter boxscore + landing · fetched 2026-08-17 · Empty-net goals are counted from the goal feed's own goalModifier flag. A count of zero means none was flagged, which for an early Final may mean none was recorded.

Intensity

Penalty minutes125 · 25.0 per game

Power-play goals0

gamecenter boxscore playerByGameStats · fetched 2026-08-17

Goaltending, whole series

G. HainsworthMTL5 games · 378.7 min · 1.27 GAA · 1 shutout 0 saves3-2

C. GardinerCHI5 games · 378.7 min · 1.74 GAA 0 saves2-3

gamecenter boxscore goalies · fetched 2026-08-17

Scoring leaders

J. GagnonMTL6 P (4G 2A)

P. LepineMTL4 P (3G 1A)

J. GottseligCHI4 P (2G 2A)

G. ManthaMTL3 P (2G 1A)

S. AdamsCHI3 P (2G 1A)

A. JoliatMTL2 P (0G 2A)

Winning goals

P. LepineMTL2 winners

J. GagnonMTL1 winner

J. GottseligCHI1 winner

C. WentworthCHI1 winner

gamecenter boxscore playerByGameStats · fetched 2026-08-17

In the era

98 Finals · 520 games

This Final measured against its own decade and against every Final the league's game feed covers. The 1930s line covers 10 Finals and 39 games. Rates are per Final game, and every Final contributes only to the rates it has data for: hits-per-game is computed over the Finals since 1997-98 that record hits, not over all of them. Each rate publishes its denominator.

This Final against the era

Overtime games2 of 5

This Final40%

1930s21%

All Finals18%

One-goal games3 of 5

This Final60%

1930s41%

All Finals41%

Shutouts1 of 5

This Final20%

1930s21%

All Finals17%

Goals per game19 goals

This Final3.80

1930s4.74

All Finals5.33

derived from all 98 Finals in data/cup_finals/ · fetched 2026-08-17

Records across the feed

Longest Final2023-24 · 7 games

Most overtime games1950-51 · 5

Highest scoring1972-73 · 9.33 per game

Most one-goal games2014-15 · 5

derived from data/cup_finals/index.json · fetched 2026-08-17

What the record actually holds

Coverage

3 of 14 statistical modules are published for this Final. A module counts as available only if the series contains a non-zero value for it. Historical boxscores carry the same field names as modern ones filled with zeros — 1978-79 publishes hits: 0 for all 170 skaters — so field presence is not evidence and is not treated as such.

Goal-by-goal sequenceGoaltender win/loss decisionsPenalty minutesTeam shots on goalGoaltender shots/saves/save%Goaltender even-strength/PP/SH splitsSkater time on iceHitsBlocked shots, giveaways, takeawaysFaceoff percentageShift countsGoal strength (even, power play, shorthanded)Winning-goal scorer (from the schedule feed)On-ice situation codes

Not published for this Final

Blocked shots, giveaways, takeawaysBlocked shots, giveaways and takeaways begin in 1997-98.

Faceoff percentageFaceoff percentage begins in 1997-98.

Goal strength (even, power play, shorthanded)Every goal in this Final is tagged even-strength, which means strength was not recorded rather than that no special-teams goal was scored.

Goaltender shots/saves/save%Goaltender shot and save totals are not published for Finals before 1955-56.

Goaltender even-strength/PP/SH splitsEven-strength, power-play and shorthanded shot splits begin in 1997-98.

HitsHits were not recorded as an official statistic until 1997-98.

Shift countsShift counts begin in 1997-98.

On-ice situation codesOn-ice situation codes begin in 2009-10.

Skater time on icePer-skater time on ice begins in 1997-98.

Team shots on goalTeam shots on goal are not published for Finals before 1957-58.

Winning-goal scorer (from the schedule feed)The schedule feed does not name a winning-goal scorer before 2008-09.

Method

Final games are selected from the club schedule feed on seriesStatus.seriesAbbrev of SCF, not on a round number: the Cup Final is round four only in a four-round playoff, and the 1954-55 Final is recorded as round two. No MVP or composite rating is computed. The Conn Smythe is a published award and is not in this feed.

Goal labels are relative to the team that scored. A goal that closes a two-goal gap to one is the scorer's own cut, not the leader's insurance. The winning goal is the champion's goal that put it one clear of the finalist's final total, which is the league's own definition.

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Sources: api-web.nhle.com/v1/club-schedule-season/{team}/{season} · api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/{game}/boxscore · api-web.nhle.com/v1/gamecenter/{game}/landing · data/stanley_cup_champions.json (the site's 107-Final ledger; it drives the season list) · data/franchise_history.json (alias_chain, for season-correct tricodes). Fetched 2026-08-17. The season list is driven by the site's own Stanley Cup ledger, and tricodes are resolved season by season through the franchise alias chain, so a Final is requested with the code its clubs actually used that year.