# 1927–28 New York Americans season

The 1927–28 New York Americans season was the American's third season of play. The team finished in last place in the Canadian Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 116 | 48 | 496 | 59 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 77 | 549 | 54 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 483 | 50 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 89 | 88 | 436 | 44 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 128 | 563 | 28 |
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.

### Game log

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

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

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Normie Himes | 44 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 22 |
| Lionel Conacher | 35 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 82 |
| Billy Burch | 32 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 34 |
| Leo Reise | 43 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 62 |
| Red Green | 40 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 67 |
| Billy Boucher | 43 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 58 |
| Alex McKinnon | 43 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 71 |
| Clarence Boucher | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 129 |
| Joe Simpson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Marty Barry | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edmond Bouchard | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Jake Forbes | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Miller | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rothschild | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Joe Miller | 1721 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 77 | 2.68 | 5 |
| Jake Forbes | 980 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 51 | 3.12 | 2 |
| Normie Himes | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 2720 | 44 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 128 | 2.82 | 7 |