1927 Stanley Cup playoffs

NHL postseason tournament August 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 1927 March 29 – April 13, 1927 6 Montreal Maroons Ottawa Senators Boston Bruins 1926 1928 The 1927 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 1926–27 season. With the collapse of the Western Hockey League prior to the season, the Stanley Cup became the championship trophy of the NHL, and the Stanley Cup playoffs became synonymous with the NHL's postseason. The Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins, 2–0–2 in a best-of-three series with ties allowed, to win the Cup. Playoff seeds The NHL adopted a new league alignment for the 1926–27 season, dividing into two divisions. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. Canadian Division Ottawa Senators – 64 points Montreal Canadiens – 58 points Montreal Maroons – 44 points American Division New York Rangers – 56 points Boston Bruins – 48 points Chicago Black Hawks – 41 points Playoff bracket In the first round, the second-place team in each division played against the third-place team from their division. Each division winner received a first round bye, then met the first round winner from their division in the second round. The two divisional playoff winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the first two rounds, teams competed in a two-game total-goals series. The Stanley Cup Finals was instead competed in a best-of-three format, with ties allowed for a maximum of five games. Canadian Division American Division C2 Mtl Canadiens 2G C3 Mtl Maroons 1G A2 Boston 10G A3 Chicago 5G C1 Ottawa 5G C2 Mtl Canadiens 1G A1 NY Rangers 1G A2 Boston 3G C1 Ottawa 2 A2 Boston 0 Quarterfinals (C2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons Montreal Maroons Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Montreal Forum March 29 2 1–1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-mmr/1927/03/29/1926030111#game=1926030111,game_state=final No scoring Aurele Joliat (1) – 19:57 12:15 – Babe Siebert (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring Clint Benedict George Hainsworth March 31 0–1 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mmr-vs-mtl/1927/03/31/1926030112#game=1926030112,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring 12:05 – Howie Morenz (1) Clint Benedict George Hainsworth Montreal Canadiens won series on total goals 2–1 (A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks Game one of this series was played in New York. Chicago Black Hawks Boston Bruins Madison Square Garden III Boston Arena March 29 2 6–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-chi/1927/03/29/1926030121#game=1926030121,game_state=final No scoring Frank Fredrickson (1) – 03:24Sprague Cleghorn (1) – 14:36Jimmy Herberts (1) – 16:57 09:43 – Gord Fraser (1) No scoring No scoring Frank Fredrickson (2) – 08:26Harry Oliver (1) – 14:55Eddie Shore (1) – 16:55 Hugh Lehman Hal Winkler March 31 4–4 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-bos/1927/03/31/1926030122#game=1926030122,game_state=final No scoring No scoring George Hay (1) – 16:00Dick Irvin (1) – 18:00 05:00 – Percy Galbraith (1)10:00 – Billy Coutu (1)15:00 – Percy Galbraith (2) Cully Wilson (1) – 07:00Dick Irvin (2) – 10:00 04:00 – Percy Galbraith (3) Hugh Lehman Hal Winkler Boston won series on total goals 10–5 Semifinals (C1) Ottawa Senators vs. (C2) Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Montreal Forum Ottawa Auditorium April 2 2 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-mtl/1927/04/02/1926030211#game=1926030211,game_state=final No scoring Cy Denneny (1) – 09:45Hec Kilrea (1) – 10:10Hooley Smith (1) – 17:40 No scoring Frank Nighbor (1) – 11:40 No scoring No scoring George Hainsworth Alec Connell April 4 1–1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-sen/1927/04/04/1926030212#game=1926030212,game_state=final Sylvio Mantha (1) – 11:40 No scoring No scoring 12:58 – Frank Finnigan (1) No scoring No scoring George Hainsworth Alec Connell Ottawa won series on total goals 5–1 (A1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Boston Bruins Boston Bruins New York Rangers Boston Arena Madison Square Garden III April 2 2 0–0 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1927/04/02/1926030221/recap/box-score#game=1926030221,game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Hal Winkler Lorne Chabot April 4 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1927/04/04/1926030222#game=1926030222,game_state=final No scoring 04:51 – Bill Cook (1) Jimmy Herberts (2) – 07:42Lionel Hitchman (1) – 17:33Harry Oliver (2) – 18:37 No scoring No scoring No scoring Hal Winkler Lorne Chabot Boston won series on total goals 3–1 Stanley Cup Finals 1927 Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup Finals was originally intended to be a best-of-three series, but a game could end as a tie after one overtime period. After the first game was declared a tie, NHL president Frank Calder ruled that the series would go no more than five games. If the teams were still tied after five games, the teams would share the championship.Only Five Games In Any Event If Teams Are Tied Associated Press April 8, 1927 Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-gill-1927/141184158/ newspapers.com; Only Five Games In Any Event If Teams Are Tied (Continued From Page One) Associated Press April 8, 1927 Ottawa Citizen Ottawa, Ontario 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-gill-1927/141184229/ newspapers.com Boston Bruins Ottawa Senators Boston Arena Ottawa Auditorium April 7 0–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-bos/1927/04/07/1926030311#game=1926030311,game_state=final,game_tab=boxscore No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Alec Connell Hal Winkler April 9 3–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/sen-vs-bos/1927/04/09/1926030312#game=1926030312,game_state=final King Clancy (1) – 06:37Frank Finnigan (2) – 11:23 No scoring No scoring No scoring Cy Denneny (2) – 19:55 16:45 – Harry Oliver (3) Alec Connell Hal Winkler April 11 1–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-sen/1927/04/11/1926030313#game=1926030313,game_state=final No scoring Jimmy Herberts (3) – 07:00 15:00 – Cy Denneny (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Alec Connell Hal Winkler April 13 1–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-sen/1927/04/13/1926030314#game=1926030314,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 05:00 – Frank Finnigan (3)07:30 – Cy Denneny (4) No scoring 11:00 – Cy Denneny (5) Harry Oliver (4) – 17:50 Alec Connell Hal Winkler Ottawa won series 2–0–2 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points Player Team GP G A PtsHarry Oliver Boston Bruins 8 4 2 6Percy Galbraith Boston Bruins 8 3 3 6 See also 1926–27 NHL season References playoffs Category:Stanley Cup playoffs