1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season

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.

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

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|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

|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

|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

|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

|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:

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 C 43 33 18 51 66 LW 44 28 11 39 105 RW 44 20 10 30 75 D 43 4 11 15 61 D 42 8 5 13 73 LW/C 32 6 2 8 24 D 44 4 3 7 26 C 20 4 1 5 6 LW 44 3 2 5 4 RW 40 3 1 4 30 LW 15 1 0 1 2 W 16 0 1 1 0 D 11 0 0 0 10 G 44 0 0 0 0 RW/D 32 0 0 0 14 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 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 RW 2 1 1 2 4 D 2 1 0 1 5 D 2 0 1 1 4 G 2 0 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 0 LW 2 0 0 0 4 RW/D 2 0 0 0 0 RW 2 0 0 0 0 C 1 0 0 0 0 D 2 0 0 0 6 C 2 0 0 0 12 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 128 2 0 1 3 1.41 0 Team: 128 2 0 1 3 1.41 0

Awards and records Hart Memorial Trophy – Howie Morenz

See also 1927–28 NHL season

References Notes

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