The games of the series were played at Montreal's
Montreal Arena as it was the turn of the NHA champions to host the series. Games one, three and five were played under NHA rules; Games two and four were played under PCHA rules.
Ernie Johnson's share of series revenues was by court order to be paid to the
Montreal Wanderers, whom he had left while under contract to go to the PCHA. For the entire series, future
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender
Georges Vezina aided Montreal by posting a 2.60 goals-against average.
Didier Pitre led the Canadiens in scoring with 4 goals. Montreal Canadiens NHA champions Roster - Georges Veznia goalie, Howard McNamara (Captain) point, Bert Corbeau cover point, Didier Pitre center-rover, Edouard "Newsy" Lalonde (Playing-Coach) center, George "Goldie" Prodgers right wing-left wing, Jack Laviolettte left wing, Amous Arbour left wing, Louis Berlinguette left wing, Georges "Skinner" Poulin center, Eskene “Skene” Ronan center right wing, spare Jack Fournier right wing-left wing - U.P. Boudier (President), George "Kennedy", Kendall (Manager-owner). Portland Rosebuds PCAH champions Roster - Tommy Murray goalie, Del Irvine point, Ernie "Moose" Johnson cover point, Fred "Smokey" Harris rover-left wing, Tommy Dunderdale center, Eddie Oatman right wing,
Charles Tobin left wing-right wing, Charlie Uksilla left wing, Alf Barbour center, C.D. Doherty (President), Edward Savage (Manager-Coach).
Game one Portland arrived by train the day before the game but showed no weariness, recording a shutout despite game one being played under Eastern Rules (6 a side). It was noted that Portland's speedy backchecking limited Montreal to only 6 chances.
Game two Despite missing
Newsy Lalonde (bad cold) and
Jack Laviolette (broken jaw), Montreal behind some heavy checking defeated Portland 2–1 to tie the series under Western PCHA rules (7 a side).
Game three Lalonde and Laviolette played in game three. Lalonde got into a fight with
Ernie Johnson, requiring the police to break up the fight. Lalonde and Laviolette were ejected for the game and
Eddie Oatman received a major penalty. Pitre was the scoring star, scoring three goals to lead the Canadiens to a 6–3 victory. Eastern rules were used.
Game four The Rosebuds then evened the series with a 6–5 victory in game four. The Rosebuds took a 3–0 lead, only to see the Canadiens tie it and take a 4–3 lead. In the third period Portland's
Fred Harris scored twice and
Charlie Uksilla scored once to take a 6–4 lead until the last minute when Lalonde scored to make it closer. Western rules were used.
Game five In game five, Portland's
Tommy Dunderdale gave his team a 1–0 lead before
Skene Ronan tied the game. The seldom-used
George Prodgers then scored the game and series-winning goal to clinch the Cup for the Canadiens. Eastern rules were used. ==Stanley Cup engraving==