# 1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the third season of the Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 77 | 70 | 558 | 51 |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 94 | 79 | 462 | 47 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 67 | 76 | 395 | 46 |
| Detroit Cougars | 44 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 88 | 79 | 395 | 44 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 68 | 134 | 375 | 17 |

### Game log

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

## Playoffs

They made it into the playoffs. They went against the Rangers in the first round and lost 6 goals to 4, or 4–6

## Player stats
### Regular season
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Hib Milks | LW/C | 44 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 32 |
| Harold Darragh | LW | 44 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 16 |
| Baldy Cotton | LW | 42 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 40 |
| Herb Drury | D/RW | 44 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 44 |
| Bert McCaffrey | RW/D | 35 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Duke McCurry | LW | 44 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 60 |
| Tex White | RW | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 54 |
| Johnny McKinnon | D | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 |
| Marty Burke | D | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
| Rodger Smith | D | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| Ty Arbour | LW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odie Cleghorn | RW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Charlie Langlois | RW/D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mickey McGuire | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rothschild | LW | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Roy Worters | 2740 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 1.66 | 11 |
| Team: | 2740 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 1.66 | 11 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Rodger Smith | D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baldy Cotton | LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Marty Burke | D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Darragh | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Herb Drury | D/RW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Duke McCurry | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny McKinnon | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hib Milks | LW/C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tex White | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Worters | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
| Roy Worters | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals  MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts;