1927–28 Ottawa Senators season

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1927–28 Ottawa Senators
Division3rd Canadian
1927–28 record20–14–10
Home record13–4–5
Road record7–10–5
Goals for78
Goals against57
Team information
General managerDave Gill
CoachDave Gill
CaptainBuck Boucher
ArenaOttawa Auditorium
Team leaders
GoalsFrank Finnigan (20)
AssistsKing Clancy (7)
PointsFrank Finnigan (25)
Penalty minutesAlex Smith (90)
WinsAlec Connell (20)
Goals against averageAlec Connell (1.24)

The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs to try to win their second-straight Stanley Cup; however, they were eliminated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total-goals series, losing by a combined score of 3–1.

Regular season

The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.

The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20-year-old Hec Kilrea would have a 23 point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.

In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.

Final standings

Canadian Division GP W L T GF GA PTS
Montreal Canadiens 44 26 11 7 116 48 59
Montreal Maroons 44 24 14 6 96 77 54
Ottawa Senators 44 20 14 10 78 57 50
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 18 18 8 89 88 44
New York Americans 44 11 27 6 63 128 28

Record vs. opponents

1927-28 NHL Records
Team BOS CHI DET MON MTM NYA NYR OTT PIT TOR
Boston — 4–0–2 4–2 0–2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1–3 3–1 1–2–3 1–2–1
Chicago 0–4–2 — 2–3–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–4
Detroit 2–4 3–2–1 — 2–2 3–1 2–0–2 2–3–1 0–3–1 3–2–1 2–2
M. Canadiens 2–0–2 4–0 2–2 — 2–2–2 4–2 4–0 3–2–1 2–1–1 3–2–1
M. Maroons 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2–2 — 4–1–1 2–1–1 3–2–1 2–2 5–0–1
N.Y. Americans 1–3 3–1 0–2–2 2–4 1–4–1 — 0–3–1 1–5 2–1–1 1–4–1
N.Y. Rangers 1–2–3 4–2 3–2–1 0–4 1–2–1 3–0–1 — 2–0–2 3–2–1 2–2
Ottawa 1–3 4–0 3–0–1 2–3–1 2–3–1 5–1 0–2–2 — 2–1–1 1–1–4
Pittsburgh 2–1–3 5–1 2–3–1 1–2–1 2–2 1–2–1 2–3–1 1–2–1 — 3–1
Toronto 2–1–1 4–0 2–2 2–3–1 0–5–1 4–1–1 2–2 1–1–4 1–3 —

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 15, 1927 1–2 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 0–1–0
2 L November 17, 1927 2–3 @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 0–2–0
3 W November 19, 1927 3–1 Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 1–2–0
4 W November 22, 1927 2–1 @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 2–2–0
5 W November 23, 1927 2–0 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 3–2–0
6 L November 26, 1927 0–1 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 3–3–0
7 L November 29, 1927 1–2 New York Rangers (1927–28) 3–4–0
8 W December 3, 1927 3–2 Boston Bruins (1927–28) 4–4–0
9 T December 6, 1927 0–0 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 4–4–1
10 T December 10, 1927 0–0 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 4–4–2
11 L December 13, 1927 1–2 OT @ New York Americans (1927–28) 4–5–2
12 W December 15, 1927 4–1 New York Americans (1927–28) 5–5–2
13 W December 17, 1927 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 6–5–2
14 L December 20, 1927 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 6–6–2
15 T December 24, 1927 1–1 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 6–6–3
16 T December 27, 1927 0–0 OT Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 6–6–4
17 W December 31, 1927 6–2 Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 7–6–4
18 W January 7, 1928 4–1 New York Americans (1927–28) 8–6–4
19 L January 10, 1928 0–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 8–7–4
20 L January 14, 1928 2–4 Boston Bruins (1927–28) 8–8–4
21 T January 17, 1928 1–1 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 8–8–5
22 L January 19, 1928 1–3 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 8–9–5
23 L January 21, 1928 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 8–10–5
24 W January 24, 1928 2–0 @ New York Americans (1927–28) 9–10–5
25 W January 26, 1928 9–6 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 10–10–5
26 W January 28, 1928 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 11–10–5
27 W January 31, 1928 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 12–10–5
28 W February 2, 1928 1–0 OT Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 13–10–5
29 T February 7, 1928 0–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1927–28) 13–10–6
30 T February 9, 1928 0–0 OT New York Rangers (1927–28) 13–10–7
31 T February 16, 1928 0–0 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 13–10–8
32 W February 18, 1928 1–0 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 14–10–8
33 W February 22, 1928 3–2 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 15–10–8
34 T February 23, 1928 0–0 OT @ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 15–10–9
35 W February 25, 1928 2–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 16–10–9
36 L February 28, 1928 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 16–11–9
37 W March 3, 1928 3–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 17–11–9
38 L March 6, 1928 0–1 @ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 17–12–9
39 W March 10, 1928 3–1 Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 18–12–9
40 T March 13, 1928 1–1 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 18–12–10
41 W March 15, 1928 5–2 @ New York Americans (1927–28) 19–12–10
42 L March 17, 1928 1–3 @ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 19–13–10
43 W March 22, 1928 5–0 New York Americans (1927–28) 20–13–10
44 L March 24, 1928 0–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1927–28) 20–14–10

Playoffs

Playoffs

The Senators played the Montreal Maroons in a first round two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the series by three goals to one.

# Date Visitor Score Home Record
1 March 27 Montreal Maroons 1–0 Ottawa Senators 0–1
2 March 29 Ottawa Senators 1–2 Montreal Maroons 0–2

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Frank Finnigan RW 38 20 5 25 34
Hec Kilrea LW 43 19 4 23 66
King Clancy D 39 8 7 15 73
Alex Smith D 44 9 4 13 90
Frank Nighbor C 42 8 5 13 46
Georges Boucher D 43 7 5 12 78
Punch Broadbent RW 43 3 2 5 62
Cy Denneny LW 44 3 0 3 12
Len Grosvenor C/RW 43 1 2 3 18
Al Shields D 7 0 1 1 2
Gene Chouinard D 8 0 0 0 0
Alec Connell G 44 0 0 0 0
Sam Godin RW 24 0 0 0 0
Milt Halliday LW 13 0 0 0 2
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 2760 44 20 14 10 57 1.24 15
Team: 2760 44 20 14 10 57 1.24 15

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Hec Kilrea LW 2 1 0 1 0
Frank Finnigan RW 2 0 1 1 6
Georges Boucher D 2 0 0 0 4
Punch Broadbent RW 2 0 0 0 0
King Clancy D 2 0 0 0 6
Alec Connell G 2 0 0 0 0
Cy Denneny LW 2 0 0 0 0
Len Grosvenor C/RW 2 0 0 0 2
Frank Nighbor C 2 0 0 0 2
Al Shields D 2 0 0 0 0
Alex Smith D 2 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Alec Connell 120 2 0 2 3 1.50 0
Team: 120 2 0 2 3 1.50 0

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Note:
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;

Transactions

Prior to the season, the Sens would trade Hooley Smith to the Montreal Maroons in exchange for former Senators player Punch Broadbent and $22,500, and would sell defenceman Edwin Gorman to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Roster

Player Position Birth Date Place of Birth
Boucher, Georges D Aug 19, 1896 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Broadbent, Punch RW Jul 13, 1892 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Chouinard, Gene D Jan 5, 1902 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Clancy, King D Feb 25, 1903 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Connell, Alec G Feb 8, 1902 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Denneny, Cy LW Dec 23, 1891 Farrow's Point, ON, CAN
Finnigan, Frank RW Jul 9, 1903 Shawville, QC, CAN
Godin, Sam RW Sep 20, 1909 Rockland, ON, CAN
Grosvenor, Len C Jul 21, 1905 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Halliday, Milt LW Sep 21, 1906 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Kilrea, Hec LW Jun 11, 1907 Blackburn, ON, CAN
Nighbor, Frank C Jan 26, 1893 Pembroke, ON, CAN
Shields, Al D May 10, 1907 Ottawa, ON, CAN
Smith, Alex D Apr 2, 1902 Liverpool, GBR

Source: "Players 1927–28 Ottawa Senators". Retrieved 2008-09-12. [dead link]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1927-28 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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