In 1916, the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey Association won their first of 24 Stanley Cups. The Canadiens, winners of the NHA, faced the Rosebuds from Portland in a best-of-five competition.
For the first time, a best-of-five Stanley Cup championship went the distance. After the Rosebuds won Game One, 2-0, Montreal captured Games Two and Three to gain the advantage. Portland came back to even the series in Game Four to set up the deciding fifth game. In the final match, the Canadiens bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to score two unanswered goals, with seldom-used Goldie Prodgers netting the Cup-winning goal.
