1921–22 Ottawa Senators season
1921–22 Ottawa Senators | |
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1921–22 record | 14–8–2 |
Home record | 9–3–1 |
Road record | 5–5–1 |
Goals for | 106 |
Goals against | 84 |
Team information | |
General manager | Tommy Gorman |
Coach | Pete Green |
Captain | Eddie Gerard |
Arena | The Arena |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Punch Broadbent (32) |
Assists | Punch Broadbent (14) |
Points | Punch Broadbent (46) |
Penalty minutes | Punch Broadbent (24) |
Wins | Clint Benedict (14) |
Goals against average | Clint Benedict (3.34) |
The 1921–22 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 37th season of play, fifth season in the NHL, and they were coming off back-to-back Stanley Cup Championship seasons, winning in 1920 and 1921. The Senators would finish in first place in the standings, but lost in the playoff to the Toronto St. Pats.
Regular season
Punch Broadbent would emerge as the offensive leader for the Senators, leading the NHL in goals (32) and points (46). He would score in an NHL record 16 straight games. Teammate Cy Denneny would finish in 2nd in NHL scoring with 39 points, and 3rd in goals at 27.
On February 1, former Senators player Sprague Cleghorn, now on the Montreal Canadiens, would cut Senators players Eddie Gerard and Cy Denneny, while take a charge at Frank Nighbor. All 3 players would miss 2 games due to the injuries they occurred, while Cleghorn was given a match penalty and fined $15 by the league.
Clint Benedict would once again have a great season, winning an NHL best 14 games, while leading the league with a 3.34 GAA.
On February 11, 1922, the Senators and the Toronto St. Pats would make NHL history, as the teams played to a 4–4 draw, the first time in NHL history that a game ended in a tie.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | |
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Ottawa Senators | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 106 | 84 |
Toronto St. Patricks | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 98 | 97 |
Montreal Canadiens | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 88 | 94 |
Hamilton Tigers | 24 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 88 | 105 |
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Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game log
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
1 | December 17 | Ottawa Senators | 3–2 | Hamilton Tigers | 1–0–0 | 2 |
2 | December 21 | Toronto St. Pats | 5–4 | Ottawa Senators | 1–1–0 | 2 |
3 | December 24 | Montreal Canadiens | 0–10 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1–0 | 4 |
4 | December 28 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–1–0 | 6 |
5 | December 31 | Hamilton Tigers | 0–4 | Ottawa Senators | 4–1–0 | 8 |
6 | January 4 | Ottawa Senators | 2–3 | Toronto St. Pats | 4–2–0 | 8 |
7 | January 7 | Ottawa Senators | 4–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 5–2–0 | 10 |
8 | January 11 | Toronto St. Pats | 2–7 | Ottawa Senators | 6–2–0 | 12 |
9 | January 14 | Ottawa Senators | 5–2 | Toronto St. Pats | 7–2–0 | 14 |
10 | January 18 | Montreal Canadiens | 6–10 | Ottawa Senators | 8–2–0 | 16 |
11 | January 21 | Ottawa Senators | 6–7 | Hamilton Tigers | 8–3–0 | 16 |
12 | January 25 | Hamilton Tigers | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators | 9–3–0 | 18 |
13 | January 28 | Ottawa Senators | 2–1 | Toronto St. Pats | 10–3–0 | 20 |
14 | February 1 | Montreal Canadiens | 2–4 | Ottawa Senators | 11–3–0 | 22 |
15 | February 4 | Hamilton Tigers | 6–10 | Ottawa Senators | 12–3–0 | 24 |
16 | February 8 | Ottawa Senators | 1–9 | Hamilton Tigers | 12–4–0 | 24 |
17 | February 11 | Toronto St. Pats | 4–4 | Ottawa Senators | 12–4–1 | 25 |
18 | February 15 | Ottawa Senators | 6–6 | Montreal Canadiens | 12–4–2 | 26 |
19 | February 18 | Ottawa Senators | 4–2 | Hamilton Tigers | 13–4–2 | 28 |
20 | February 22 | Montreal Canadiens | 3–4 | Ottawa Senators | 14–4–2 | 30 |
21 | February 25 | Ottawa Senators | 5–7 | Toronto St. Pats | 14–5–2 | 30 |
22 | March 1 | Toronto St. Pats | 3–2 | Ottawa Senators | 14–6–2 | 30 |
23 | March 4 | Ottawa Senators | 1–2 | Montreal Canadiens | 14–7–2 | 30 |
24 | March 8 | Hamilton Tigers | 7–2 | Ottawa Senators | 14–8–2 | 30 |
Playoffs
The Senators would once again play for the O'Brien Cup, where they would face the St. Pats in a 2 game total goal series. The Senators would find themselves behind 5–4 after the first game, then the teams would play to a 0–0 tie in the second game, which eliminated the Senators, and ended their quest for their third straight Stanley Cup.
- Toronto St. Pats 5, Ottawa Senators 4
# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
1 | March 11 | Ottawa Senators | 4–5 | Toronto St. Pats | 0–1–0 |
2 | March 13 | Toronto St. Pats | 0–0 | Ottawa Senators | 0–1–1 |
Playing stats
Scoring leaders
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Punch Broadbent | 24 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 24 |
Cy Denneny | 22 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 18 |
Buck Boucher | 23 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 10 |
Frank Nighbor | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
Eddie Gerard | 21 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 |
Goaltending
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA |
Clint Benedict | 24 | 1510 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 3.34 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- 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;
Roster
- Bell, Billy (C)
- Benedict, Clint (G)
- Boucher, Frank (C)
- Boucher, Georges (D)
- Broadbent, Punch (R)
- Bruce, Morley (D)
- Clancy, King (D)
- Denneny, Cy (L)
- Gerard, Eddie (L)
- Graham, Leth (L)
- Nighbor, Frank (C)
Source: NHL.com[2]
See also
References
- SHRP Sports
- The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1921-22 Ottawa Senators". NHL.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17. [dead link]