1923 Stanley Cup
Montreal’s Frank Foyston opened the scoring, and
Montreal led 1-0 through two periods.
Nels Stewart tied the game and
Cyclone Taylor scored twice to give
Vancouver an opening game, 3-1 win.
Montreal is in trouble.
Cyclone Taylor
Montreal outshoots
Vancouver 11-1 in the opening frame, but the game remains scoreless.
Frank Foyston scores on the first shot of the 2nd, and it’s 1-0
Habs, and 3-2 overall for
Vancouver.
Babe Dye scores the 2nd
Montreal goal of the game, to tie the cup final at three!
Less then a minute later,
Fred Lowrey coverts a
Nels Stewart pass to give
Vancouver the lead heading into the third.
Johnny Shepard pots a
Howie Morenz rebound and
Vancouver can taste victory!
Nels Stewart adds some insurance.
Vancouver wins the game 3-2, the series 6-3 and the Stanley Cup. They are the first
WCHL team to win it!
