# 1926–27 Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) season

The 1926–27 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the second season of the Pirates ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. The Pirates did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

American Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| New York Rangers | 44 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 95 | 72 | 56 |
| Boston Bruins | 44 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 97 | 89 | 45 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 44 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 115 | 116 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 79 | 108 | 33 |
| Detroit Cougars | 44 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 76 | 105 | 28 |
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

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

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

| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Hib Milks | LW/C | 44 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 18 |
| Harold Darragh | LW | 42 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 4 |
| Ty Arbour | LW | 41 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| Johnny McKinnon | D | 44 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 21 |
| Tex White | RW | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| Herb Drury | D/RW | 42 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 48 |
| Charlie Langlois | RW/D | 36 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 36 |
| Duke McCurry | LW | 33 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Baldy Cotton | LW | 37 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| Rodger Smith | D | 36 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Mickey McGuire | LW | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Odie Cleghorn | RW/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Conacher | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Roy Worters | G | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Roy Worters | 2711 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 108 | 2.39 | 4 |
| Team: | 2711 | 44 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 108 | 2.39 | 4 |
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;