1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1927–28 1927 Montreal Canadiens Canadian 1st 26–11–7 12–7–3 14–4–4 116 48 Leo Dandurand Cecil Hart Sylvio Mantha Montreal Forum Howie Morenz (33) Howie Morenz (18) Howie Morenz (51) Aurele Joliat (103) George Hainsworth (26) George Hainsworth (1.05) yes The 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 19th season, and 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team improved from its second-place finish to place first in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in a playoff rematch against the rival Maroons in a two-game total-goals series 3–2. 2 Regular season Howie Morenz, the NHL's top drawing card, dominated the scoring race and was runaway winner of the Hart Trophy. He scored 33 goals and led the league in assists as well. The Canadiens, who were running away with the Canadian Division at mid-season, slumped after an injury to Pit Lepine but managed to hold on to first place at season's end. Final standings MTL Record vs. opponents MTL Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 5px solid; border-bottom:#192168 5px solid; 1927–28 regular season1927-28 Montreal Canadiens Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1928_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 8, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||W||November 15, 1927||6–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1927–28) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||November 19, 1927||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||November 22, 1927||4–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) ||2–0–1 |- |4||L||November 27, 1927||0–2 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) ||2–1–1 |- |5||W||November 30, 1927||5–2 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) ||3–1–1 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |6||W||December 3, 1927||4–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1927–28) ||4–1–1 |- |7||T||December 6, 1927||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) ||4–1–2 |- |8||W||December 8, 1927||2–1 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||5–1–2 |- |9||W||December 11, 1927||2–0 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1927–28) ||6–1–2 |- |10||W||December 13, 1927||6–1 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1927–28) ||7–1–2 |- |11||W||December 15, 1927||2–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||8–1–2 |- |12||W||December 17, 1927||5–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1927–28) ||9–1–2 |- |13||W||December 22, 1927||5–2 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) ||10–1–2 |- |14||T||December 24, 1927||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) ||10–1–3 |- |15||T||December 27, 1927||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||10–1–4 |- |16||W||December 31, 1927||1–0 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1927–28) ||11–1–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |17||W||January 4, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) ||12–1–4 |- |18||W||January 5, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) ||13–1–4 |- |19||W||January 7, 1928||9–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||14–1–4 |- |20||W||January 10, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||15–1–4 |- |21||W||January 15, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1927–28) ||16–1–4 |- |22||W||January 17, 1928||3–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) ||17–1–4 |- |23||L||January 21, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||17–2–4 |- |24||W||January 24, 1928||10–0 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) ||18–2–4 |- |25||L||January 28, 1928||1–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||18–3–4 |- |26||L||January 31, 1928||1–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) ||18–4–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |27||L||February 2, 1928||3–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||18–5–4 |- |28||T||February 4, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||18–5–5 |- |29||W||February 7, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||19–5–5 |- |30||T||February 11, 1928||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1927–28) ||19–5–6 |- |31||L||February 14, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| New York Americans (1927–28) ||19–6–6 |- |32||L||February 18, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||19–7–6 |- |33||T||February 21, 1928||0–0 OT|| align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||19–7–7 |- |34||L||February 26, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| @ New York Americans (1927–28) ||19–8–7 |- |35||W||February 28, 1928||2–0 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||20–8–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#AF1E2D 2px solid; border-bottom:#192168 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||March 3, 1928||2–3 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||20–9–7 |- |37||W||March 6, 1928||2–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) ||21–9–7 |- |38||W||March 8, 1928||4–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1927–28) ||22–9–7 |- |39||W||March 10, 1928||3–0 || align="left"| @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) ||23–9–7 |- |40||W||March 13, 1928||4–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1927–28) ||24–9–7 |- |41||L||March 15, 1928||0–1 || align="left"| Detroit Cougars (1927–28) ||24–10–7 |- |42||L||March 17, 1928||3–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) ||24–11–7 |- |43||W||March 20, 1928||5–0 || align="left"| New York Americans (1927–28) ||25–11–7 |- |44||W||March 24, 1928||4–0 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1927–28) ||26–11–7 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Maroons in the semi-finals. In a two-game, total goals series, the series was tied going into sudden-death overtime before Russell Oatman scored the winner at 8:20 to win the series 3–2 ( 2–2, 1–0) for the Maroons. Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Howie Morenz C 43 33 18 51 66 Aurel Joliat LW 44 28 11 39 105 Art Gagne RW 44 20 10 30 75 Sylvio Mantha D 43 4 11 15 61 Albert Leduc D 42 8 5 13 73 Leo Gaudreault LW/C 32 6 2 8 24 Herb Gardiner D 44 4 3 7 26 Pit Lepine C 20 4 1 5 6 Gizzy Hart LW 44 3 2 5 4 Wildor Larochelle RW 40 3 1 4 30 Leo Lafrance LW 15 1 0 1 2 George Patterson George Patterson (ice hockey) W 16 0 1 1 0 Marty Burke D 11 0 0 0 10 George Hainsworth G 44 0 0 0 0 Charlie Langlois RW/D 32 0 0 0 14 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 2730 44 26 11 7 48 1.05 13 Team: 2730 44 26 11 7 48 1.05 13 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM Art Gagne RW 2 1 1 2 4 Albert Leduc D 2 1 0 1 5 Herb Gardiner D 2 0 1 1 4 George Hainsworth G 2 0 0 0 0 Gizzy Hart LW 2 0 0 0 0 Aurel Joliat LW 2 0 0 0 4 Charlie Langlois RW/D 2 0 0 0 0 Wildor Larochelle RW 2 0 0 0 0 Pit Lepine C 1 0 0 0 0 Sylvio Mantha D 2 0 0 0 6 Howie Morenz C 2 0 0 0 12 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO George Hainsworth 128 2 0 1 3 1.41 0 Team: 128 2 0 1 3 1.41 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1927-28 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/1928.html Awards and records Hart Memorial Trophy – Howie Morenz See also 1927–28 NHL season References Notes Bibliography The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. Coleman Charles L. 1969 National Hockey League 32–49 The Montreal Canadiens Mouton Claude Key Porter Books 1987 1-55013-051-X Toronto, Ontario Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons Montreal Montreal