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 Final 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 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

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Stanley Cup Final
                           
       
  C1  Ottawa Senators 5G  
Canadian Division
    C2  Montreal Canadiens 1G  
C2  Montreal Canadiens 2G
  C3  Montreal Maroons 1G  
    C1  Ottawa Senators 2
  A2  Boston Bruins 0
         
       
A1  New York Rangers 1G
American Division
    A2  Boston Bruins 3G  
A2  Boston Bruins 10G
  A3  Chicago Black Hawks 5G  

All dates in 1927

Quarter-finals

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

Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
March 29Boston Bruins6Chicago Black Hawks1Played in New York
March 31Chicago Black Hawks4Boston Bruins4

Boston wins total-goals series 10 goals to 5

Semi-finals

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

New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 2New York Rangers0Boston Bruins0
April 4Boston Bruins3New York Rangers1

Boston wins total-goals series 3–1

Stanley Cup Final

Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators

Date Away Score Home Score Notes
April 7Ottawa Senators0Boston Bruins0(OT)
April 9Ottawa Senators3Boston Bruins1
April 11Boston Bruins1Ottawa Senators1 (OT)
April 13Boston Bruins1Ottawa Senators3

Ottawa wins best-of-five series 2–0–2

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts
Harry Oliver Boston Bruins 8 4 2 6
Percy Galbraith Boston Bruins 8 3 3 6

See also

References

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