![]() When Maple Leafs boss Conn Smythe won a protest about Moore's eligibility, the Black Hawks switched to minor league goalie Paul Goodman in Game 2. To everyone's astonishment, Moore played the game of his life and the Black Hawks defeated the Maple Leafs 3-1 in the series opener. Without a backup - and at the 11th hour - the desperate Black Hawks signed Alfie Moore, a castoff of the Americans and Detroit Red Wings. Chicago's regular goalie, Mike Karakas, injured his foot in the final game against the Americans and was unable to play in Game 1 of the Final. That set up a meeting against the Maple Leafs in the Cup Final. The Black Hawks eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in the first round and then defeated the New York Americans in the second round. Coached by a Major League Baseball umpire Bill Stewart, not much was expected of Chicago in the 1938 playoffs. The Chicago Black Hawks, who were mocked because they dressed an unprecedented eight United States-born players, was the only playoff team to finish under the. Chabot? He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs! BLACK HAWKS-MAPLE LEAFS, 1938 Stanley Cup Final Miller's reward? He was traded to Pittsburgh. He helped the Rangers win the next two games, 1-0 and 2-1, and New York captured its first Stanley Cup championship. Miller played the next three games and lost the first, 2-0. The Rangers borrowed part-time New York Americans rookie goalie Joe Miller to be their starter the rest of the series. Without a spare goalie, their 44-year-old manager-coach Lester Patrick replaced Chabot and led the Rangers to a 2-1 overtime victory. Rangers goalie Lorne Chabot was hospitalized after being hit above the eye by a puck. New York lost the opening game, 2-0, and then faced adversity in Game 2. Unexpectedly in their second NHL season, the New York Rangers reached the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Maroons.
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