 In the 1918 – 19 season Holmes appeared in 20 regular season games for the Metropolitans , winning 11 and losing nine , with no shutouts and a 2 @.@ 25 goals @-@ against average . In the PCHA playoffs , Holmes played two games , winning and losing one apiece , and surrendering five goals in total . The Metropolitans made the Stanley Cup finals once more . Playing against the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) , the series was abandoned tied at two wins apiece , because of the Spanish Influenza pandemic . Montreal could not continue the series because one of their players , Joe Hall , was severely ill with influenza ; however , the Metropolitans did not wish to accept the Cup by default . Hall eventually died on April 5 , 1919 , five days after the end of the series , in a Seattle hospital . The only draw of the series was a scoreless affair ; after playing 20 minutes of overtime , referee Mickey Ion called the game off . 
