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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.

1927–28 Montreal Canadiens
Canadian Division champions
Division1st Canadian
1927–28 record26–11–7
Home record12–7–3
Road record14–4–4
Goals for116
Goals against48
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (33)
AssistsHowie Morenz (18)
PointsHowie Morenz (51)
Penalty minutesAurele Joliat (103)
WinsGeorge Hainsworth (26)
Goals against averageGeorge Hainsworth (1.05)

Regular season

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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

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA PIM Pts
Montreal Canadiens44261171164849659
Montreal Maroons4424146967754954
Ottawa Senators44201410785748350
Toronto Maple Leafs4418188898843644
New York Americans44112766312856328

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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

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Schedule and results

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1927–28 regular season[3]
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WNovember 15, 19276–1@ New York Americans (1927–28)1–0–0
2TNovember 19, 19271–1 OTMontreal Maroons (1927–28)1–0–1
3WNovember 22, 19274–0Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)2–0–1
4LNovember 27, 19270–2@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)2–1–1
5WNovember 30, 19275–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)3–1–1
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
6WDecember 3, 19274–0New York Americans (1927–28)4–1–1
7TDecember 6, 19271–1 OT@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)4–1–2
8WDecember 8, 19272–1 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)5–1–2
9WDecember 11, 19272–0@ New York Rangers (1927–28)6–1–2
10WDecember 13, 19276–1Detroit Cougars (1927–28)7–1–2
11WDecember 15, 19272–1@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)8–1–2
12WDecember 17, 19275–1Boston Bruins (1927–28)9–1–2
13WDecember 22, 19275–2Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)10–1–2
14TDecember 24, 19272–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)10–1–3
15TDecember 27, 19270–0 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)10–1–4
16WDecember 31, 19271–0New York Rangers (1927–28)11–1–4
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
17WJanuary 4, 19283–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)12–1–4
18WJanuary 5, 19282–1@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28)13–1–4
19WJanuary 7, 19289–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)14–1–4
20WJanuary 10, 19283–0Ottawa Senators (1927–28)15–1–4
21WJanuary 15, 19283–1@ New York Americans (1927–28)16–1–4
22WJanuary 17, 19283–1@ Boston Bruins (1927–28)17–1–4
23LJanuary 21, 19280–1Montreal Maroons (1927–28)17–2–4
24WJanuary 24, 192810–0Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)18–2–4
25LJanuary 28, 19281–2Ottawa Senators (1927–28)18–3–4
26LJanuary 31, 19281–2Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)18–4–4
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
27LFebruary 2, 19283–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)18–5–4
28TFebruary 4, 19280–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)18–5–5
29WFebruary 7, 19282–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)19–5–5
30TFebruary 11, 19281–1 OTBoston Bruins (1927–28)19–5–6
31LFebruary 14, 19280–1New York Americans (1927–28)19–6–6
32LFebruary 18, 19280–1@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)19–7–6
33TFebruary 21, 19280–0 OTToronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)19–7–7
34LFebruary 26, 19280–1@ New York Americans (1927–28)19–8–7
35WFebruary 28, 19282–0@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28)20–8–7
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
36LMarch 3, 19282–3 OTMontreal Maroons (1927–28)20–9–7
37WMarch 6, 19282–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28)21–9–7
38WMarch 8, 19284–3New York Rangers (1927–28)22–9–7
39WMarch 10, 19283–0@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28)23–9–7
40WMarch 13, 19284–1@ New York Rangers (1927–28)24–9–7
41LMarch 15, 19280–1Detroit Cougars (1927–28)24–10–7
42LMarch 17, 19283–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)24–11–7
43WMarch 20, 19285–0New York Americans (1927–28)25–11–7
44WMarch 24, 19284–0Ottawa Senators (1927–28)26–11–7

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

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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

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Howie MorenzC4333185166
Aurel JoliatLW44281139105
Art GagneRW4420103075
Sylvio ManthaD434111561
Albert LeducD42851373
Leo GaudreaultLW/C3262824
Herb GardinerD4443726
Pit LepineC204156
Gizzy HartLW443254
Wildor LarochelleRW4031430
Leo LafranceLW151012
George PattersonW160110
Marty BurkeD1100010
George HainsworthG440000
Charlie LangloisRW/D3200014
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth27304426117481.0513
Team:27304426117481.0513

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Art GagneRW21124
Albert LeducD21015
Herb GardinerD20114
George HainsworthG20000
Gizzy HartLW20000
Aurel JoliatLW20004
Charlie LangloisRW/D20000
Wildor LarochelleRW20000
Pit LepineC10000
Sylvio ManthaD20006
Howie MorenzC200012
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth12820131.410
Team:12820131.410

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Note:
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Pos = Position;GP = Games played; 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

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See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "1927-28 Montreal Canadiens Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "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.
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