# 1928–29 New York Americans season

The 1928–29 New York Americans season was the fourth season of play of the Americans. After finishing out of the playoffs in the first three seasons, the team placed second in its division to make the playoffs for the first time. The team met the New York Rangers for a two-game total-goals series. The series was won by the Rangers, the only goal an over-time goal in the second game.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Canadian Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PIM | Pts |
| Montreal Canadiens | 44 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 71 | 43 | 465 | 59 |
| New York Americans | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 486 | 50 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 44 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 85 | 69 | 541 | 47 |
| Ottawa Senators | 44 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 54 | 67 | 461 | 41 |
| Montreal Maroons | 44 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 67 | 65 | 638 | 39 |
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 | T | November 15, 1928 | 0–0 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 0–0–1 |
| 2 | T | November 18, 1928 | 1–1 OT | New York Rangers (1928–29) | 0–0–2 |
| 3 | W | November 22, 1928 | 3–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 1–0–2 |
| 4 | W | November 24, 1928 | 4–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 2–0–2 |
| 5 | W | November 27, 1928 | 1–0 | Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 3–0–2 |
| 6 | L | December 1, 1928 | 0–3 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 3–1–2 |
| 7 | L | December 2, 1928 | 1–2 | @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) | 3–2–2 |
| 8 | L | December 6, 1928 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 3–3–2 |
| 9 | W | December 9, 1928 | 2–1 | Boston Bruins (1928–29) | 4–3–2 |
| 10 | W | December 11, 1928 | 3–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) | 5–3–2 |
| 11 | W | December 13, 1928 | 2–1 | Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 6–3–2 |
| 12 | W | December 16, 1928 | 1–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) | 7–3–2 |
| 13 | W | December 18, 1928 | 2–0 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) | 8–3–2 |
| 14 | L | December 20, 1928 | 0–1 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) | 8–4–2 |
| 15 | L | December 23, 1928 | 0–2 | Detroit Cougars (1928–29) | 8–5–2 |
| 16 | W | December 25, 1928 | 1–0 | @ New York Rangers (1928–29) | 9–5–2 |
| 17 | L | December 27, 1928 | 0–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) | 9–6–2 |
| 18 | T | December 29, 1928 | 2–2 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 9–6–3 |
| 19 | T | January 1, 1929 | 1–1 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 9–6–4 |
| 20 | T | January 6, 1929 | 0–0 OT | New York Rangers (1928–29) | 9–6–5 |
| 21 | W | January 10, 1929 | 2–0 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 10–6–5 |
| 22 | W | January 12, 1929 | 1–0 OT | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 11–6–5 |
| 23 | T | January 15, 1929 | 1–1 OT | Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 11–6–6 |
| 24 | T | January 17, 1929 | 0–0 OT | @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 11–6–7 |
| 25 | L | January 20, 1929 | 0–2 | Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) | 11–7–7 |
| 26 | W | January 24, 1929 | 2–0 | Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 12–7–7 |
| 27 | W | January 27, 1929 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Cougars (1928–29) | 13–7–7 |
| 28 | L | January 29, 1929 | 0–1 | Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 13–8–7 |
| 29 | L | January 31, 1929 | 1–2 | @ New York Rangers (1928–29) | 13–9–7 |
| 30 | L | February 3, 1929 | 1–3 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 13–10–7 |
| 31 | W | February 5, 1929 | 1–0 | @ Boston Bruins (1928–29) | 14–10–7 |
| 32 | W | February 7, 1929 | 1–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) | 15–10–7 |
| 33 | W | February 10, 1929 | 1–0 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1928–29) | 16–10–7 |
| 34 | T | February 14, 1929 | 1–1 OT | Detroit Cougars (1928–29) | 16–10–8 |
| 35 | T | February 16, 1929 | 1–1 OT | @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 16–10–9 |
| 36 | L | February 19, 1929 | 0–1 | Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 16–11–9 |
| 37 | W | February 21, 1929 | 4–2 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1928–29) | 17–11–9 |
| 38 | T | February 24, 1929 | 2–2 OT | Boston Bruins (1928–29) | 17–11–10 |
| 39 | T | February 28, 1929 | 0–0 OT | Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 17–11–11 |
| 40 | T | March 5, 1929 | 1–1 OT | @ Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 17–11–12 |
| 41 | W | March 9, 1929 | 3–2 | @ Montreal Maroons (1928–29) | 18–11–12 |
| 42 | W | March 12, 1929 | 2–1 | Ottawa Senators (1928–29) | 19–11–12 |
| 43 | L | March 14, 1929 | 0–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–29) | 19–12–12 |
| 44 | L | March 16, 1929 | 1–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1928–29) | 19–13–12 |

## Playoffs

The Americans qualified for the playoff for the first time in history. They lost in the first round by the Rangers 1 goal to 0, or 0–1.

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

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Billy Burch | 44 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 45 |
| Normie Himes | 44 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 25 |
| Johnny Sheppard | 43 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 38 |
| Harry Connor | 43 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 83 |
| Charley McVeigh | 44 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Lionel Conacher | 44 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 132 |
| Leo Reise | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 32 |
| Joe Simpson | 43 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Punch Broadbent | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 59 |
| Tex White | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Babe Dye | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Edmond Bouchard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jake Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Spring | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flat Walsh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Worters | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
| Roy Worters | 2390 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 1.15 | 13 |
| Flat Walsh | 260 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 3 |
| Jake Forbes | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Normie Himes | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Team: | 2770 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 1.15 | 16 |

### Playoffs
#### Scoring

| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Punch Broadbent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Burch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Conacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Harry Connor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Babe Dye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Normie Himes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley McVeigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Leo Reise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Sheppard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tex White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Worters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goaltending

| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| Roy Worters | 150 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | | | | 1 |
| Team: | 150 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.40 | | | | 1 |

## Awards and records

* Hart Trophy – Roy Worters