The 1915–16 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's

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and seventh of the

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(NHA). After finishing last in 1914–15, the club rebounded to win the league championship and win the Stanley Cup for the first time.

Regular season

The Canadiens revised their lineup after finishing last. Ernie Dubeau, Jimmy Gardner and Harry Scott retired. The Canadiens added

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and

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on defence. Jack Laviolette moved to forward from defence. Lalonde would have an outstanding season, leading the league in scoring with 31 goals and

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would improve his GAA to 3.2, second in the league to

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. The team would win all of its last seven games (and eleven of the last twelve) of the season to take the league championship.

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

The club won the league outright to proceed to the Stanley Cup championship.

Stanley Cup Finals

The series was held in Montreal, it being the turn of the NHA champion to host the series. The games were held at the

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