The 1926 Stanley Cup Finals saw the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Montreal Maroons, in their first Finals appearance, defeat the Western Hockey League (WHL) and defending Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars three games to one in the best-of-five game series.
Montreal went on to beat the third seed Pittsburgh Pirates and then defeated the first place Ottawa Senators 2–1 in a two-game total goals series, thus capturing the Prince of Wales Trophy and the right to play Victoria for the Cup.
Aided by three future Hockey Hall of Famers, the Maroons ended up dominating the series.
Goaltender Clint Benedict, who previously helped Ottawa in three Cup championships, recorded three shutouts.
He asked for and retrieved the stick back from the fan prior to the fourth game.