1926–27 Ottawa Senators season


The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's tenth season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators would win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and eleventh overall including the pre-NHL years.

Pre-season

Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties. General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny.

Regular season

The league would expand by three teams, as the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers would all join the league to make it a ten-team league. The NHL also would divide the ten teams into two divisions, and the Senators were placed in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL.
The Senators would win 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and capture the Prince of Wales Trophy, win the Canadian Division title, and earn a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. Also,
Denneny would go on to lead the club once again offensively, scoring 17 goals and 23 points, while Hooley Smith would have a team record 125 penalty minutes. Alec Connell would lead the NHL in wins and be among the league leaders in GAA and shutouts.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.RDateScoreOpponentRecord
1WNovember 18, 19262–1@ Montreal Maroons 1–0–0
2WNovember 20, 19262–1 OTNew York Americans 2–0–0
3TNovember 25, 19262–2 OT@ Toronto St. Patricks 2–0–1
4WNovember 27, 19261–0 OTMontreal Maroons 3–0–1
5WNovember 30, 19262–1@ Boston Bruins 4–0–1
6WDecember 4, 19264–1Montreal Canadiens 5–0–1
7WDecember 7, 19263–2@ Chicago Black Hawks 6–0–1
8WDecember 9, 19263–1@ Detroit Cougars 7–0–1
9WDecember 11, 19262–1Toronto St. Patricks 8–0–1
10WDecember 14, 19262–0@ New York Americans 9–0–1
11LDecember 16, 19260–5Detroit Cougars 9–1–1
12TDecember 18, 19260–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons 9–1–2
13WDecember 23, 19261–0New York Rangers 10–1–2
14WDecember 28, 19263–2 OT@ New York Rangers 11–1–2
15WJanuary 1, 19272–1Montreal Canadiens 12–1–2
16LJanuary 4, 19271–2 OT@ Boston Bruins 12–2–2
17WJanuary 8, 19272–0@ Montreal Canadiens 13–2–2
18WJanuary 11, 19274–1Toronto St. Patricks 14–2–2
19WJanuary 13, 19273–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates 15–2–2
20WJanuary 15, 19275–4Boston Bruins 16–2–2
21LJanuary 18, 19271–6Pittsburgh Pirates 16–3–2
22WJanuary 22, 19271–0Montreal Maroons 17–3–2
23LJanuary 25, 19271–6@ New York Americans 17–4–2
24WJanuary 27, 19273–1Detroit Cougars 18–4–2
25TJanuary 29, 19270–0 OT@ Montreal Maroons 18–4–3
26LFebruary 1, 19272–4New York Americans 18–5–3
27WFebruary 5, 19272–1Chicago Black Hawks 19–5–3
28LFebruary 9, 19273–5@ Chicago Black Hawks 19–6–3
29WFebruary 12, 19271–0@ Toronto St. Patricks 20–6–3
30TFebruary 15, 19272–2 OTNew York Rangers 20–6–4
31WFebruary 17, 19272–1@ Detroit Cougars 21–6–4
32WFebruary 19, 19271–0Pittsburgh Pirates 22–6–4
33WFebruary 22, 19272–1 OTMontreal Canadiens 23–6–4
34WFebruary 24, 19271–0@ New York Rangers 24–6–4
35LFebruary 26, 19272–3 OT@ New York Americans 24–7–4
36WMarch 3, 19272–1@ Pittsburgh Pirates 25–7–4
37LMarch 5, 19271–2 OTChicago Black Hawks 25–8–4
38LMarch 10, 19270–1Montreal Maroons 25–9–4
39WMarch 12, 19274–3New York Americans 26–9–4
40LMarch 15, 19271–4@ Montreal Canadiens 26–10–4
41WMarch 17, 19271–0Boston Bruins 27–10–4
42WMarch 19, 19272–0@ Toronto St. Patricks 28–10–4
43WMarch 24, 19274–0Toronto St. Patricks 29–10–4
44WMarch 26, 19273–2@ Montreal Maroons 30–10–4

Playoffs

The Montreal Canadiens would defeat their cross town rivals, the Montreal Maroons and face the Senators in a two-game total-goal series, and Ottawa would win it by a score of 5–1, and match up against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final.
;Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 2Ottawa Senators4–0Montreal Canadiens1–0
2April 4Montreal Canadiens1–1Ottawa Senators1–0–1

Led by Cy Denneny and Alec Connell, the Senators would win a tough four game series over the Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years.
;Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 7Ottawa Senators0–0Boston Bruins0–0–1
2April 9Ottawa Senators3–1Boston Bruins1–0–1
3April 11Boston Bruins1–1Ottawa Senators1–0–2
4April 13Boston Bruins1–3Ottawa Senators2–0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Cy Denneny421762316
King Clancy439101978
Hec Kilrea421171848
Frank Finnigan361511652
Hooley Smith439615125
Frank Nighbor38661226
Georges Boucher408311115
Jack Adams4051666
Alex Smith4241558
Ed Gorman4110117
Milt Halliday381012
Alec Connell440002
Stan Jackson80002

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASASVSV%SO
Alec Connell27824430104691.4913
Team:27824430104691.4913

Playoffs

;Scoring
PlayerGPGAPtsPIM
Cy Denneny65050
Frank Finnigan63030
King Clancy611214
Hec Kilrea61124
Frank Nighbor61120
Hooley Smith610116
Jack Adams60000
Georges Boucher600043
Alec Connell60000
Ed Gorman60000
Milt Halliday60000
Alex Smith60008

;Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASASVSV%SO
Alec Connell400630340.602
Team:400630340.602

Awards and records

Ottawa Senators 1927 Stanley Cup champions