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1918-19 REGULAR SEASON:
Lehman and Taylor had great debuts in Montreal for the season opener against Ottawa. Despite huge efforts from Dick Irvin and Frank Nighbor, the defending champions fell hard to the Habs with a score of 11-3, with Montreal riding a great performance from Sprague Cleghorn, who posted 2 goals and 2 assists.
The best player in the world, Newsy Lalonde has had an insane 10 points in his first three games. However, he came down with illness due to dehydration, leaving him out of the team's next few games. Lalonde is currently 2nd in the league in points, behind linemate Joe Malone's 13.
The Spanish Flu pandemic has been affecting the NHL. The disease has infected millions worldwide, and claimed many lives. The NHL has considered possibly canceling the playoffs due to public health concerns, but for now all games continue as the Regular Season comes to a close. The Flu has infected a total of 6 NHLers, including Toronto defenseman Eddie Carpenter.
FINAL STANDINGS: GP W L T PTS
1. MTL: 18 12 6 0 24
2. TOR: 18 9 9 0 18
3. OTT: 18 6 12 0 12
A rather lackluster season has come to a close, as Montreal finished in 1st place by a large margin, with a plus 32 goal differential and a mere 6 losses. The other playoff team is the Toronto Arenas, with the defending champion Ottawa Senators being left in the dust. Interestingly, there were no trades in the NHL's 2nd season. The Spanish Flu has cut the season short by 6 games.
SCORING LEADERS:
GOALS:
MTL C N. Lalonde 21
OTT LW C. Denneny 17
OTT C D. Irvin
ASSISTS:
MTL C J. Malone 24
MTL C N. Lalonde 21
OTT RW G. Carey 19
POINTS:
MTL C N. Lalonde 42
MTL C J. Malone 37
OTT RW G. Carey 28
Lalonde ended up playing in all but 2 games, and although scoring was much lower this year, he was still in 1st, though tightly contested by linemate Malone. Cy Denneny and George Carey had great years on a mediocre Senators team. Frank Nighbor had a dissapointing year.
GOALIE LEADERS:
WINS:
MTL H. Lehman 7
TOR H. Holmes 5
MTL G. Vezina 5
SV PCT:
TOR H. Holmes .894
MTL H. Lehman .881
MTL G. Vezina .862
GAA:
MTL H. Lehman 3.34
MTL G. Vezina 4.04
TOR H. Holmes 4.22
Montreal's tandem of Lehman and Vezina split the games equally. Lehman proved to be the superior option, and the two compete with Hap Holmes for the title of best goalie in the league
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