Montréal Canadiens 1910-17 🏆: 2 (1916, 1917)	Toronto Hockey Club 1912-17 🏆: 1 (1914)
National Hockey Association, 1910-17

Before the National Hockey League, there was the National Hockey Association, the predecessor league that started in 1909 when founded by Ambrose O’Brien. The Canadiens, who were a charter member of the NHA, did not get to face a team from Toronto until 1912, when the “Blueshirts” were formed and played out of Arena Gardens. While the league would ultimately fold when all owners except Toronto’s, Eddie Livingstone, formed a new league (what would become the NHL) in order to force out the Blueshirts, early indications of this rivalry were evident before Montréal and Toronto faced off for their first NHL tilt, particularly when these squads faced off for the O’Brien Cup in 1914, with the winner to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. The fact that many players for both teams (such as Georges Vézina, Newsy Lalonde and Corb Denneny) made the jump from the NHA to the NHL only helped the rivalry heat up in its permanent home in the NHL in December 1917, after just five seasons in the NHA.

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1912-13 season season series tied 2-2
001.	Dec. 25	Toronto	Canadiens	9-5
002.	Dec. 28	Montréal	Canadiens	8-5
003.	Feb. 8	Toronto	Toronto	5-3
004.	Mar. 5	Montréal	Toronto	6-2
1913-14 season season series tied 2-2 all-time series tied 4-4
005.	Dec. 27	Toronto	Toronto	3-0
006.	Jan. 28	Montréal	Canadiens	4-3
007.	Feb. 7	Montréal	Canadiens	9-3
008.	Feb. 21	Toronto	Toronto	3-2
1914-15 season season series tied 2-2 all-time series tied 6-6
009.	Dec. 26	Montréal	Toronto	4-3
010.	Jan. 27	Toronto	Toronto	2-1
011.	Feb. 6	Toronto	Canadiens	4-3
012.	Feb. 20	Montréal	Canadiens	7-2
1915-16 season Canadiens win season series 5-1 Montréal leads all-time series 11-7
013.	Dec. 18	Toronto	Canadiens	2-1
014.	Jan. 5	Montréal	Canadiens	6-1
015.	Jan. 23	Toronto	Toronto	3-1
016.	Feb. 5	Montréal	Canadiens	10-5
017.	Mar. 1	Montréal	Canadiens	7-3
018.	Mar. 18	Toronto	Canadiens	6-4
1916-17 season Toronto wins season series 2-1 Montréal wins all-time series 12-9
019.	Dec. 27	Montréal	Toronto	7-1
020.	Jan. 13	Toronto	Canadiens	6-2
021.	Jan. 31	Toronto	Toronto	6-2

CANADIENS vs. TORONTO HC, BY THE NUMBERS
Total Games Played: 21
All-Time Record: Montréal wins 12-9
Longest Montréal Undefeated Streak: 4 games (Feb. 6, 1915 – Jan. 5, 1916)
Longest Toronto Undefeated Streak: 3 games (2 times, latest Feb. 21, 1914 – Jan. 27, 1915)
Largest Montréal Victory: 9-3 (Feb. 7, 1914)
Largest Toronto Victory: 7-1 (Dec. 27, 1916)
Most Goals, Game, Montréal: 10 (Feb. 5, 1916)
Most Goals, Game, Toronto: 7 (Dec. 27, 1916)
Most Goals, Game, Combined: 15 (Feb. 5, 1916)
Least Goals, Game, Combined: 3 (3 times, latest Dec. 18, 1915)

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1914 O’Brien Trophy Toronto wins series 6-2 on aggregate goals all-time series tied 1-1
P01.	Mar. 7	Montréal	Canadiens	2-0
P02.	Mar. 11	Toronto	Toronto	6-0

CANADIENS vs. TORONTO HC (PLAYOFFS), BY THE NUMBERS
Total Games Played: 2
All-Time Record: tied 1-1
All-Time Record, Series Wins: Toronto wins 1-0
Longest Montréal Undefeated Streak: 1 game (Mar. 7, 1914)
Longest Toronto Undefeated Streak: 1 game (Mar. 11, 1914)
Largest Montréal Victory: 2-0 (Mar. 7, 1914)
Largest Toronto Victory: 6-0 (Mar. 11, 1914)
Most Goals, Game, Montréal: 2 (Mar. 7, 1914)
Most Goals, Game, Toronto: 6 (Mar. 11, 1914)
Most Goals, Game, Combined: 6 (Mar. 11, 1914)
Least Goals, Game, Combined: 2 (Mar. 7, 1914)