1927 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1927 Stanley Cup playoffs were held from March 29 to April 13, 1927, to determine the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup. In the first Stanley Cup Finals with two NHL teams, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 2–0–2 in a best-of-five series.

Playoff format

With the collapse of the Western Hockey League, the Stanley Cup became the championship trophy of the NHL. The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup. The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals.

The division winners received a bye to the second round. The second-place and third-place finishers played a two-game, total-goals series to advance to the second round. The second-place Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins both advanced to the second round. The Canadiens lost to the first-place Ottawa Senators, while the Bruins upset the first-place New York Rangers to set up the Final. Ties were not broken using overtime. After two ties in the Final, NHL president Frank Calder capped the Final at four games and neither team won three games of the best-of-final. Ottawa won two to Boston's none and the series ended on April 13 with Ottawa the winner.

Playoff bracket
First roundSemifinalsFinal
Canadian DivisionC1Ottawa5G
C2Mtl Canadiens2GC2Mtl Canadiens1G
C3Mtl Maroons1GC1Ottawa2
A2Boston0
American DivisionA1NY Rangers1G
A2Boston10GA2Boston3G
A3Chicago5G

Quarterfinals

(C2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons
March 29 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 Montreal Maroons Montreal Forum Recap  
Aurele Joliat (1) – 19:57 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 12:15 – Babe Siebert (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Clint Benedict
March 31 Montreal Maroons 0–1 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 12:05 – Howie Morenz (1)
Clint Benedict Goalie stats 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.

March 29 Boston Bruins 6–1 Chicago Black Hawks Madison Square Garden III Recap  
Frank Fredrickson (1) – 03:24
Sprague Cleghorn (1) – 14:36
Jimmy Herberts (1) – 16:57		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 09:43 – Gord Fraser (1)
Frank Fredrickson (2) – 08:26
Harry Oliver (1) – 14:55
Eddie Shore (1) – 16:55		 Third period No scoring
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Hugh Lehman
March 31 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 Boston Bruins Boston Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
George Hay (1) – 16:00
Dick Irvin (1) – 18:00		 Second period 05:00 – Percy Galbraith (1)
10:00 – Billy Coutu (1)
15:00 – Percy Galbraith (2)
Cully Wilson (1) – 07:00
Dick Irvin (2) – 10:00		 Third period 04:00 – Percy Galbraith (3)
Hugh Lehman Goalie stats Hal Winkler
Boston won series on total goals 10–5

Semifinals

(C1) Ottawa Senators vs. (C2) Montreal Canadiens
April 2 Ottawa Senators 4–0 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Cy Denneny (1) – 09:45
Hec Kilrea (1) – 10:10
Hooley Smith (1) – 17:40		 First period No scoring
Frank Nighbor (1) – 11:40 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Alec Connell Goalie stats George Hainsworth
April 4 Montreal Canadiens 1–1 Ottawa Senators Ottawa Auditorium Recap  
Sylvio Mantha (1) – 11:40 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 12:58 – Frank Finnigan (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
George Hainsworth Goalie stats Alec Connell
Ottawa won series on total goals 5–1

(A1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Boston Bruins
April 2 New York Rangers 0–0 Boston Bruins Boston Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Lorne Chabot Goalie stats Hal Winkler
April 4 Boston Bruins 3–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden III Recap  
No scoring First period 04:51 – Bill Cook (1)
Jimmy Herberts (2) – 07:42
Lionel Hitchman (1) – 17:33
Harry Oliver (2) – 18:37		 Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Lorne Chabot
Boston won series on total goals 3–1

Stanley Cup Finals
Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals
April 7 Ottawa Senators 0–0 OT Boston Bruins Boston Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period No scoring
Alec Connell Goalie stats Hal Winkler
April 9 Ottawa Senators 3–1 Boston Bruins Boston Arena Recap  
King Clancy (1) – 06:37
Frank Finnigan (2) – 11:23		 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Cy Denneny (2) – 19:55 Third period 16:45 – Harry Oliver (3)
Alec Connell Goalie stats Hal Winkler
April 11 Boston Bruins 1–1 OT Ottawa Senators Ottawa Auditorium Recap  
Jimmy Herberts (3) – 07:00 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 15:00 – Cy Denneny (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period No scoring
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Alec Connell
April 13 Boston Bruins 1–3 Ottawa Senators Ottawa Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:00 – Frank Finnigan (3)
07:30 – Cy Denneny (4)
Harry Oliver (4) – 17:50 Third period 11:00 – Cy Denneny (5)
Hal Winkler Goalie stats Alec Connell
Ottawa won series 2–0–2

Playoff scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts
Harry OliverBoston Bruins8426
Percy GalbraithBoston Bruins8336

See also

References
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