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 Finals 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

First round

Semifinals

Final

Canadian Division

C1

Ottawa

5G

C2

Mtl Canadiens

2G

C2

Mtl Canadiens

1G

C3

Mtl Maroons

1G

C1

Ottawa

2

A2

Boston

0

American Division

A1

NY Rangers

1G

A2

Boston

10G

A2

Boston

3G

A3

Chicago

5G

Quarterfinals

(C2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons

March 29	Montreal Canadiens		1–1		Montreal Maroons	Montreal Forum	Recap
Aurele Joliat (1) – 19:57		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			12:15 – Babe Siebert (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
George Hainsworth		Goalie stats			Clint Benedict

March 31	Montreal Maroons		0–1	OT	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			12:05 – Howie Morenz (1)
Clint Benedict		Goalie stats			George Hainsworth

Montreal Canadiens won series on total goals 2–1

(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks

Game one of this series was played in New York.

March 29	Boston Bruins		6–1		Chicago Black Hawks	Madison Square Garden III	Recap
Frank Fredrickson (1) – 03:24 Sprague Cleghorn (1) – 14:36 Jimmy Herberts (1) – 16:57		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			09:43 – Gord Fraser (1)
Frank Fredrickson (2) – 08:26 Harry Oliver (1) – 14:55 Eddie Shore (1) – 16:55		Third period			No scoring
Hal Winkler		Goalie stats			Hugh Lehman

March 31	Chicago Black Hawks		4–4		Boston Bruins	Boston Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
George Hay (1) – 16:00 Dick Irvin (1) – 18:00		Second period			05:00 – Percy Galbraith (1) 10:00 – Billy Coutu (1) 15:00 – Percy Galbraith (2)
Cully Wilson (1) – 07:00 Dick Irvin (2) – 10:00		Third period			04:00 – Percy Galbraith (3)
Hugh Lehman		Goalie stats			Hal Winkler

Boston won series on total goals 10–5

Semifinals

(C1) Ottawa Senators vs. (C2) Montreal Canadiens

April 2	Ottawa Senators		4–0		Montreal Canadiens	Montreal Forum	Recap
Cy Denneny (1) – 09:45 Hec Kilrea (1) – 10:10 Hooley Smith (1) – 17:40		First period			No scoring
Frank Nighbor (1) – 11:40		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Alec Connell		Goalie stats			George Hainsworth

April 4	Montreal Canadiens		1–1		Ottawa Senators	Ottawa Auditorium	Recap
Sylvio Mantha (1) – 11:40		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			12:58 – Frank Finnigan (1)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
George Hainsworth		Goalie stats			Alec Connell

Ottawa won series on total goals 5–1

(A1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Boston Bruins

April 2	New York Rangers		0–0		Boston Bruins	Boston Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Lorne Chabot		Goalie stats			Hal Winkler

April 4	Boston Bruins		3–1		New York Rangers	Madison Square Garden III	Recap
No scoring		First period			04:51 – Bill Cook (1)
Jimmy Herberts (2) – 07:42 Lionel Hitchman (1) – 17:33 Harry Oliver (2) – 18:37		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Hal Winkler		Goalie stats			Lorne Chabot

Boston won series on total goals 3–1

Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals

April 7	Ottawa Senators		0–0	OT	Boston Bruins	Boston Arena	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			No scoring
Alec Connell		Goalie stats			Hal Winkler

April 9	Ottawa Senators		3–1		Boston Bruins	Boston Arena	Recap
King Clancy (1) – 06:37 Frank Finnigan (2) – 11:23		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
Cy Denneny (2) – 19:55		Third period			16:45 – Harry Oliver (3)
Alec Connell		Goalie stats			Hal Winkler

April 11	Boston Bruins		1–1	OT	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa Auditorium	Recap
Jimmy Herberts (3) – 07:00		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			15:00 – Cy Denneny (3)
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			No scoring
Hal Winkler		Goalie stats			Alec Connell

April 13	Boston Bruins		1–3		Ottawa Senators	Ottawa Auditorium	Recap
No scoring		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			05:00 – Frank Finnigan (3) 07:30 – Cy Denneny (4)
Harry Oliver (4) – 17:50		Third period			11:00 – Cy Denneny (5)
Hal Winkler		Goalie stats			Alec Connell

Ottawa won 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