1919-20 NHL season

The 1919-20 NHL season was the third season of the National Hockey League.

Contents

1 Regular Season

1.1 Standings
1.2 Leading Scorers
1.3 Leading Goaltenders

2 Stanley Cup Playoffs

2.1 Stanley Cup Finals

3 Related topics

Regular Season

After the previous season, the NHL was struggling to make ends meet. The situation was rectified when the Toronto Arenas, who suspended operations mid-season, found new ownership a day before the regular season was slated to begin, and was renamed the Toronto St. Patricks. The Quebec Bulldogs, who did not ice teams in the first two seasons of the NHL due to financial concerns, finally fielded a team, although they were not successful. Despite a dismal record of 2-10 in both halves of the season, the Bulldogs' Joe Malone scored seven goals a game on January 31, 1920, a mark that still stands today.

Standings

First Half:

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Ottawa Senators	12	9	3	59	23	18
Montreal Canadiens	12	8	4	62	51	16
Toronto St. Patricks	12	5	7	52	62	10
Quebec Bulldogs	12	2	10	44	81	4

Second Half:

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Ottawa Senators	12	10	2	62	41	20
Toronto St. Patricks	12	7	5	67	44	14
Montreal Canadiens	12	5	7	67	62	10
Quebec Bulldogs	12	2	10	47	96	4

Leading Scorers

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
Joe Malone	Quebec	24	39	10	49
Newsy Lalonde	Montreal	23	37	9	46
Frank Nighbor	Ottawa	23	26	15	41
Corb Denneny	Toronto	24	24	12	36
Jack Darragh	Ottawa	23	22	14	36
Reg Noble	Toronto	24	24	9	33
Amos Arbour	Montreal	22	14	12	26
Cully Wilson	Toronto	23	20	6	26
Didier Pitre	Montreal	22	14	12	26
Punch Broadbent	Ottawa	21	19	6	25

Leading Goaltenders

Player	Team	GP	MINS	GA	SO	GAA
Clint Benedict	Ottawa	24	1443	64	5	2.66
Ivan Mitchell	Toronto	16	830	60	0	4.34
Georges Vezina	Montreal	24	1456	113	0	4.66
Frank Brophy	Quebec	21	1249	148	0	7.11

Stanley Cup Playoffs

As the Senators won both halves of the split regular season, the Senators were assured a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals. Representing the Pacific Coast Hockey Association this year was the Seattle Metropolitans, who battled in a very tight PCHA, where two wins separated its three teams. With the Stanley Cup Finals being in Ottawa instead of out west, the warm weather in Ottawa forced the final two games to be played in Toronto's Arena Gardens.

All dates are in 1920.

Stanley Cup Finals

March 22 - Seattle 2 Ottawa 3
March 24 - Seattle 0 Ottawa 3
March 27 - Seattle 3 Ottawa 1
March 30 - Seattle 5 Ottawa 2
April 1 - Seattle 1 Ottawa 6

Ottawa wins best-of-five series 3-2