1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season
Appearance
Leo Dandurand | |
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Coach | Cecil Hart |
Captain | Sylvio Mantha |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Howie Morenz (33) |
Assists | Howie Morenz (18) |
Points | Howie Morenz (51) |
Wins | George Hainsworth (26) |
Goals against average | George Hainsworth (1.09) |
The 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.
Regular season
Pit Lepine
but managed to hold on to first place at season's end.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts | |
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Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 116 | 48 | 496 | 59 |
Montreal Maroons | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 77 | 549 | 54 |
Ottawa Senators | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 483 | 50 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 89 | 88 | 436 | 44 |
New York Americans | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 128 | 563 | 28 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
Vs. Canadian Division
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Vs. American Division
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Schedule and results
Regular season results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | November 15, 1927 | 6–1 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 1–0–0 |
2 | T | November 19, 1927 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 1–0–1 |
3 | W | November 22, 1927 | 4–0 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 2–0–1 |
4 | L | November 27, 1927 | 0–2 | @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 2–1–1 |
5 | W | November 30, 1927 | 5–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 3–1–1 |
6 | W | December 3, 1927 | 4–0 | New York Americans (1927–28) | 4–1–1 |
7 | T | December 6, 1927 | 1–1 OT | @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 4–1–2 |
8 | W | December 8, 1927 | 2–1 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 5–1–2 |
9 | W | December 11, 1927 | 2–0 | @ New York Rangers (1927–28) | 6–1–2 |
10 | W | December 13, 1927 | 6–1 | Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 7–1–2 |
11 | W | December 15, 1927 | 2–1 | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 8–1–2 |
12 | W | December 17, 1927 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 9–1–2 |
13 | W | December 22, 1927 | 5–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 10–1–2 |
14 | T | December 24, 1927 | 2–2 OT | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 10–1–3 |
15 | T | December 27, 1927 | 0–0 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 10–1–4 |
16 | W | December 31, 1927 | 1–0 | New York Rangers (1927–28) | 11–1–4 |
17 | W | January 4, 1928 | 3–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 12–1–4 |
18 | W | January 5, 1928 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 13–1–4 |
19 | W | January 7, 1928 | 9–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 14–1–4 |
20 | W | January 10, 1928 | 3–0 | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 15–1–4 |
21 | W | January 15, 1928 | 3–1 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 16–1–4 |
22 | W | January 17, 1928 | 3–1 | @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 17–1–4 |
23 | L | January 21, 1928 | 0–1 | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 17–2–4 |
24 | W | January 24, 1928 | 10–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) | 18–2–4 |
25 | L | January 28, 1928 | 1–2 | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 18–3–4 |
26 | L | January 31, 1928 | 1–2 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 18–4–4 |
27 | L | February 2, 1928 | 3–4 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 18–5–4 |
28 | T | February 4, 1928 | 0–0 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 18–5–5 |
29 | W | February 7, 1928 | 2–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 19–5–5 |
30 | T | February 11, 1928 | 1–1 OT | Boston Bruins (1927–28) | 19–5–6 |
31 | L | February 14, 1928 | 0–1 | New York Americans (1927–28) | 19–6–6 |
32 | L | February 18, 1928 | 0–1 | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 19–7–6 |
33 | T | February 21, 1928 | 0–0 OT | Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 19–7–7 |
34 | L | February 26, 1928 | 0–1 | @ New York Americans (1927–28) | 19–8–7 |
35 | W | February 28, 1928 | 2–0 | @ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 20–8–7 |
36 | L | March 3, 1928 | 2–3 OT | Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 20–9–7 |
37 | W | March 6, 1928 | 2–1 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) | 21–9–7 |
38 | W | March 8, 1928 | 4–3 | New York Rangers (1927–28) | 22–9–7 |
39 | W | March 10, 1928 | 3–0 | @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) | 23–9–7 |
40 | W | March 13, 1928 | 4–1 | @ New York Rangers (1927–28) | 24–9–7 |
41 | L | March 15, 1928 | 0–1 | Detroit Cougars (1927–28) | 24–10–7 |
42 | L | March 17, 1928 | 3–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) | 24–11–7 |
43 | W | March 20, 1928 | 5–0 | New York Americans (1927–28) | 25–11–7 |
44 | W | March 24, 1928 | 4–0 | Ottawa Senators (1927–28) | 26–11–7 |
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 |
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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 | 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
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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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 |
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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
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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George Hainsworth | 128 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.41 | 0 |
Team: | 128 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.41 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
- Hart Memorial Trophy – Howie Morenz
Transactions
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See also
References
- Notes
- ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1927–28 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "1927-28 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- Bibliography
- Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 32–49.
- Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.