1925–26 NHL season

### Final standings

_Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes_

_Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="40%"|National Hockey League|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|W|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|L|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|T|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%"|Pts|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GF|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|GA|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%"|PIM|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Ottawa Senators**|36|24|8|4|52|77|42|341||||||||||
|**Montreal Maroons**|36|20|11|5|45|91|73|554||||||||||
|**Pittsburgh Pirates**|36|19|16|1|39|82|70|264||||||||||
|Boston Bruins|36|17|15|4|38|92|85|279||||||||||
|New York Americans|36|12|20|4|28|68|89|361||||||||||
|Toronto St. Patricks|36|12|21|3|27|92|114|325||||||||||
|Montreal Canadiens|36|11|24|1|23|79|108|458||||||||||

### Scoring leaders

_Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="125"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="125"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Pts|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Nels Stewart|Montreal Maroons|36|34|8|42|||||||
|Cy Denneny|Ottawa Senators|36|24|12|36|||||||
|Carson Cooper|Boston Bruins|36|28|3|31|||||||
|Jimmy Herberts|Boston Bruins|36|26|5|31|||||||
|Howie Morenz|Montreal Canadiens|31|23|3|26|||||||
|Jack Adams|Toronto St. Patricks|36|21|5|26|||||||
|Aurel Joliat|Montreal Canadiens|35|17|9|26|||||||
|Billy Burch|New York Americans|36|22|3|25|||||||
|Hooley Smith|Ottawa Senators|28|16|9|25|||||||
|Frank Nighbor|Ottawa Senators|35|12|13|25|||||||

### Leading goaltenders

_GP = Games played, GA = Goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average_
|width="150"|Player|width="150"|Team|width="40"|GP|width="40"|GA|width="40"|SO|width="40"|GAA|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Georges Vezina|Montreal Canadiens|1|1|0|1.0||||||
|align=left|Alex Connell|Ottawa Senators|36|42|15|1.2||||||
|align=left|Roy Worters|Pittsburgh Pirates|35|68|7|1.9||||||
|align=left|Odie Cleghorn|Pittsburgh Pirates|1|2|0|2.0||||||
|align=left|Clint Benedict|Montreal Maroons|36|73|6|2.0||||||
|align=left|Charles Stewart|Boston Bruins|35|80|6|2.3||||||
|align=left|Jake Forbes|New York Americans|36|89|2|2.5||||||
|align=left|Alphonse Lacroix|Montreal Canadiens|5|15|0|3.0||||||
|align=left|Bill Taugher|Montreal Canadiens|1|3|0|3.0||||||
|align=left|Herb Rheaume|Montreal Canadiens|29|89|0|3.1||||||
|align=left|John Ross Roach|Toronto St. Patricks|36|114|2|3.2||||||
|align=left|Maurice Roberts|Boston Bruins|1|5|0|5.0||||||

### NHL Championship

**Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Montreal Maroons**
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Date|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|March 8|Pittsburgh Pirates|1|Montreal Maroons|3||||||||
|March 11|Pittsburgh Pirates|3|Montreal Maroons|3||||||||
_Montreal wins total goals series 6 goals to 4_

**Montreal Maroons vs. Ottawa Senators**
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Date|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|March 25|Montreal Maroons|1|Ottawa Senators|1||||||||
|March 27|Montreal Maroons|1|Ottawa Senators|0||||||||
_Montreal wins total goals series 2 goals to 1._

### Finals

**Victoria Cougars vs. Montreal Maroons**
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Date|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Away|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="150"|Home|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Score|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="60"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|March 30|Victoria Cougars|0|**Montreal Maroons**|**3**||||||||
|April 1|Victoria Cougars|0|**Montreal Maroons**|**3**||||||||
|April 3|**Victoria Cougars**|**3**|Montreal Maroons|2||||||||
|April 6|Victoria Cougars|0|**Montreal Maroons**|**2**||||||||
_Montreal Maroons win best-of-five series 3 games to 1 for the Stanley Cup_

### NHL Playoff leading scorer

_Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points_
|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="125"|Player|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="125"|Team|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|GP|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|G|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|A|bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5"|Pts|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Nels Stewart|Montreal Maroons|8|6|3|9|||||||

## NHL awards

|Hart Memorial Trophy:|Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons|
| --- | --- |
|Lady Byng Trophy:|Frank Nighbor, Ottawa Senators|
|O'Brien Cup:|Montreal Maroons|
|Prince of Wales Trophy:|Montreal Canadiens (for winning first game in Madison Square Gardens) Montreal Maroons (for NHL championship)|

## First games

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1925–26 (listed with their first team, stars(*) mark debut in playoffs):
- Wildor Larochelle, Montreal Canadiens
- Albert Leduc, Montreal Canadiens
- Pit Lepine, Montreal Canadiens
- Babe Siebert, Montreal Maroons
- Nels Stewart, Montreal Maroons
- Joe Simpson, New York Americans
- Hec Kilrea, Ottawa Senators
- Roy Worters, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Harold Darragh, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Baldy Cotton, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Lionel Conacher, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Hib Milks, Pittsburgh Pirates

## Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1925–26 (listed with their last team):
- Georges Vezina, Montreal Canadiens

## References

- Hockey Database
- NHL.com