After losing 14 games and finishing last in the NHA in 1914 -- 15 , Vézina and the Canadiens won 16 games during the 1915 -- 16 season , placing the team first in the league .
After losing fourteen games and finishing last in the NHA in 1914 -- 15 , Vézina and the Canadiens won sixteen games during the 1915 -- 16 season , and the team ended up first in the league .