1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team rebounded from its last place finish to place second in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the rival Maroons in a two-game series before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals.

1926–27 Montreal Canadiens
Division2nd Canadian
1926–27 record28–14–2
Goals for99
Goals against67
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (25)
AssistsHowie Morenz (7)
PointsHowie Morenz (32)
WinsGeorge Hainsworth (28)
Goals against averageGeorge Hainsworth (1.47)

Regular season

The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.

The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926, against Ottawa, lost 2–1.[1] The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.

Final standings
Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators4430104866964
Montreal Canadiens4428142996758
Montreal Maroons4420204716844
New York Americans4417252829136
Toronto St. Patricks/Maple Leafs4415245799435

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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

Schedule and results
Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LNovember 16, 19261–4@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)0–1–0
2LNovember 18, 19261–2Ottawa Senators (1926–27)0–2–0
3LNovember 20, 19261–2 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)0–3–0
4WNovember 23, 19262–0New York Americans (1926–27)1–3–0
5LNovember 27, 19260–2New York Rangers (1926–27)1–4–0
6WDecember 2, 19262–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)2–4–0
7LDecember 4, 19261–4@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)2–5–0
8WDecember 7, 19263–2 OTMontreal Maroons (1926–27)3–5–0
9WDecember 9, 19265–2@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)4–5–0
10LDecember 11, 19260–3Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)4–6–0
11TDecember 16, 19262–2 OTBoston Bruins (1926–27)4–6–1
12WDecember 18, 19262–0@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)5–6–1
13WDecember 22, 19263–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)6–6–1
14WDecember 23, 19263–2@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)7–6–1
15WDecember 30, 19261–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)8–6–1
16LJanuary 1, 19271–2@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)8–7–1
17LJanuary 4, 19273–6@ New York Americans (1926–27)8–8–1
18LJanuary 6, 19270–1@ New York Rangers (1926–27)8–9–1
19LJanuary 8, 19270–2Ottawa Senators (1926–27)8–10–1
20WJanuary 13, 19273–1New York Americans (1926–27)9–10–1
21WJanuary 15, 19271–0@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)10–10–1
22WJanuary 18, 19275–3Detroit Cougars (1926–27)11–10–1
23WJanuary 22, 19274–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)12–10–1
24LJanuary 27, 19272–3New York Rangers (1926–27)12–11–1
25WJanuary 30, 19272–1 OT@ New York Americans (1926–27)13–11–1
26WFebruary 1, 19271–0 OT@ New York Rangers (1926–27)14–11–1
27WFebruary 5, 19271–0Montreal Maroons (1926–27)15–11–1
28LFebruary 11, 19271–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)15–12–1
29WFebruary 12, 19274–1@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27)16–12–1
30TFebruary 15, 19271–1 OTPittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)16–12–2
31WFebruary 19, 19273–0New York Americans (1926–27)17–12–2
32LFebruary 22, 19271–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27)17–13–2
33WFebruary 24, 19273–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)18–13–2
34WFebruary 26, 19272–0Boston Bruins (1926–27)19–13–2
35WMarch 1, 19273–0Detroit Cougars (1926–27)20–13–2
36WMarch 3, 19277–1Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)21–13–2
37WMarch 5, 19272–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27)22–13–2
38WMarch 8, 19271–0@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27)23–13–2
39WMarch 10, 19274–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)24–13–2
40WMarch 15, 19274–1Ottawa Senators (1926–27)25–13–2
41WMarch 19, 19275–0Montreal Maroons (1926–27)26–13–2
42WMarch 22, 19271–0@ Boston Bruins (1926–27)27–13–2
43WMarch 24, 19276–3@ New York Americans (1926–27)28–13–2
44LMarch 26, 19271–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)28–14–2

Playoffs

In a "Battle of Montreal" quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 29Montreal Canadiens1Montreal Maroons1
March 31Montreal Maroons0Montreal Canadiens1(OT)

Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 2Ottawa Senators4Montreal Canadiens0
April 4Montreal Canadiens1Ottawa Senators1

Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Howie MorenzC442573249
Aurel JoliatLW431441879
Pit LepineC441611720
Art GagneRW441431742
Sylvio ManthaD431051577
Carson CooperRW14931216
Herb GardinerD44661226
Albert LeducD4352762
Gizzy HartLW403368
Billy BoucherRW2140414
Wildor LarochelleRW410116
Art GauthierC130000
George HainsworthG440000
Leo LafranceLW40000
Amby MoranD1200010
Pete PalangioLW60000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth27324428142671.4714
Team:27324428142671.4714

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Aurel JoliatLW410110
Sylvio ManthaD41010
Howie MorenzC41014
Carson CooperRW30000
Art GagneRW40000
Herb GardinerD400010
Art GauthierC10000
George HainsworthG40000
Gizzy HartLW40000
Wildor LarochelleRW40000
Albert LeducD40002
Pit LepineC40004
Pete PalangioLW40000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth25241161.431
Team:25241161.431

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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

Transactions

See also

References
  • Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 7–24.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.
  1. Mouton, p. 72
  2. Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.
  3. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. "1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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