1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

1926–27 Montreal Canadiens
Division2nd Canadian
1926–27 record28–14–2
Goals for99
Goals against67
Team information
General managerLeo Dandurand
CoachCecil Hart
CaptainSylvio Mantha
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsHowie Morenz (25)
AssistsHowie Morenz (7)
PointsHowie Morenz (32)
WinsGeorge Hainsworth (28)
Goals against averageGeorge Hainsworth (1.47)

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team rebounded from its last place finish to place second in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the rival Maroons in a two-game series before losing to the eventual Stanley Cup winner Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals.

Regular season

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The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.

The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926, against Ottawa, lost 2–1.[1] The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.

Final standings

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Canadian Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Ottawa Senators 44 30 10 4 86 69 64
Montreal Canadiens 44 28 14 2 99 67 58
Montreal Maroons 44 20 20 4 71 68 44
New York Americans 44 17 25 2 82 91 36
Toronto St. Patricks 44 15 24 5 79 94 35

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

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Regular season results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L November 16, 1926 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 0–1–0
2 L November 18, 1926 1–2 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 0–2–0
3 L November 20, 1926 1–2 OT @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 0–3–0
4 W November 23, 1926 2–0 New York Americans (1926–27) 1–3–0
5 L November 27, 1926 0–2 New York Rangers (1926–27) 1–4–0
6 W December 2, 1926 2–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 2–4–0
7 L December 4, 1926 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 2–5–0
8 W December 7, 1926 3–2 OT Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 3–5–0
9 W December 9, 1926 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 4–5–0
10 L December 11, 1926 0–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 4–6–0
11 T December 16, 1926 2–2 OT Boston Bruins (1926–27) 4–6–1
12 W December 18, 1926 2–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 5–6–1
13 W December 22, 1926 3–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 6–6–1
14 W December 23, 1926 3–2 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 7–6–1
15 W December 30, 1926 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 8–6–1
16 L January 1, 1927 1–2 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–7–1
17 L January 4, 1927 3–6 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 8–8–1
18 L January 6, 1927 0–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 8–9–1
19 L January 8, 1927 0–2 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–10–1
20 W January 13, 1927 3–1 New York Americans (1926–27) 9–10–1
21 W January 15, 1927 1–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 10–10–1
22 W January 18, 1927 5–3 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 11–10–1
23 W January 22, 1927 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 12–10–1
24 L January 27, 1927 2–3 New York Rangers (1926–27) 12–11–1
25 W January 30, 1927 2–1 OT @ New York Americans (1926–27) 13–11–1
26 W February 1, 1927 1–0 OT @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 14–11–1
27 W February 5, 1927 1–0 Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 15–11–1
28 L February 11, 1927 1–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 15–12–1
29 W February 12, 1927 4–1 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 16–12–1
30 T February 15, 1927 1–1 OT Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 16–12–2
31 W February 19, 1927 3–0 New York Americans (1926–27) 17–12–2
32 L February 22, 1927 1–2 OT @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 17–13–2
33 W February 24, 1927 3–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 18–13–2
34 W February 26, 1927 2–0 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 19–13–2
35 W March 1, 1927 3–0 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 20–13–2
36 W March 3, 1927 7–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 21–13–2
37 W March 5, 1927 2–1 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 22–13–2
38 W March 8, 1927 1–0 @ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 23–13–2
39 W March 10, 1927 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 24–13–2
40 W March 15, 1927 4–1 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 25–13–2
41 W March 19, 1927 5–0 Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 26–13–2
42 W March 22, 1927 1–0 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 27–13–2
43 W March 24, 1927 6–3 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 28–13–2
44 L March 26, 1927 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 28–14–2

Playoffs

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In a "Battle of Montreal" quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.

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

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

Player statistics

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Regular season

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Howie Morenz C 44 25 7 32 49
Aurel Joliat LW 43 14 4 18 79
Pit Lepine C 44 16 1 17 20
Art Gagne RW 44 14 3 17 42
Sylvio Mantha D 43 10 5 15 77
Carson Cooper RW 14 9 3 12 16
Herb Gardiner D 44 6 6 12 26
Albert Leduc D 43 5 2 7 62
Gizzy Hart LW 40 3 3 6 8
Billy Boucher RW 21 4 0 4 14
Wildor Larochelle RW 41 0 1 1 6
Art Gauthier C 13 0 0 0 0
George Hainsworth G 44 0 0 0 0
Leo Lafrance LW 4 0 0 0 0
Amby Moran D 12 0 0 0 10
Pete Palangio LW 6 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth 2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14
Team: 2732 44 28 14 2 67 1.47 14

Playoffs

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Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM
Aurel Joliat LW 4 1 0 1 10
Sylvio Mantha D 4 1 0 1 0
Howie Morenz C 4 1 0 1 4
Carson Cooper RW 3 0 0 0 0
Art Gagne RW 4 0 0 0 0
Herb Gardiner D 4 0 0 0 10
Art Gauthier C 1 0 0 0 0
George Hainsworth G 4 0 0 0 0
Gizzy Hart LW 4 0 0 0 0
Wildor Larochelle RW 4 0 0 0 0
Albert Leduc D 4 0 0 0 2
Pit Lepine C 4 0 0 0 4
Pete Palangio LW 4 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
George Hainsworth 252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1
Team: 252 4 1 1 6 1.43 1

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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;

Awards

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Transactions

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See also

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References

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  • Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc. National Hockey League. pp. 7–24.
  • Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens. Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X.
  1. ^ Mouton, p. 72
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1926-27 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
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