The Montreal Maroons were the class of the Canadian Division, finishing first. In the American Division, the Boston Bruins catapulted by the competition finishing with 77 points; 30 more than the second-place Chicago Black Hawks. The two division winners met in the semi-final to decide which team would win a berth in the Stanley Cup Final.
Boston prevailed with a three-games-to-one victory in the best-of-five series. In the quarter-finals, the Montreal Canadiens outscored Chicago, while the New York Rangers outscored the Ottawa Senators. The semi-final, therefore, saw New York pitted against the Canadiens. In a best-of-three series, Montreal won two games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final against Boston.
The Bruins, defending the Stanley Cup, were confident that they could defeat the Canadiens in the best-of-three series, but were astonished when Montreal blanked them 3-0 in Game One with George Hainsworth posting the shutout. The Habs again surprised the Bruins, defeating them by a 4-3 score to win the Stanley Cup. It was the only time all season that the Boston Bruins lost two games in a row.
