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 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

All dates in 1927

Quarter-finals

Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1	Montreal Maroons	1
March 31	Montreal Maroons	0	Montreal Canadiens	1	(OT)

Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1

Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
March 29	Boston Bruins	6	Chicago Black Hawks	1	Played in New York
March 31	Chicago Black Hawks	4	Boston Bruins	4

Boston wins total-goals series 10 goals to 5

Semi-finals

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 2	Ottawa Senators	4	Montreal Canadiens	0
April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1	Ottawa Senators	1

Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1

New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 2	New York Rangers	0	Boston Bruins	0
April 4	Boston Bruins	3	New York Rangers	1

Boston wins total-goals series 3–1

Stanley Cup Final

Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals

Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators

Date	Away	Score	Home	Score	Notes
April 7	Ottawa Senators	0	Boston Bruins	0	(OT)
April 9	Ottawa Senators	3	Boston Bruins	1
April 11	Boston Bruins	1	Ottawa Senators	1	(OT)
April 13	Boston Bruins	1	Ottawa Senators	3

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

• 1926–27 NHL season