1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 19th season, and 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens finished 1st in the Canadian Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Maroons 3 goals to 2.
==Regular Season==
Howie Morenz, the NHL's top drawing card, dominated the scoring race and was runaway winner of the Hart Trophy. He scored 33 goals and led the league in assists as well. The Canadiens, who were running away with the Canadian Division at mid-season, slumped after an injury to Pit Lepine but managed to hold onto first place at season's end.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	November 15, 1927 	6–1 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	1–0–0
2 	T 	November 19, 1927 	1–1 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	1–0–1
3 	W 	November 22, 1927 	4–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	2–0–1
4 	L 	November 27, 1927 	0–2 	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	2–1–1
5 	W 	November 30, 1927 	5–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	3–1–1
6 	W 	December 3, 1927 	4–0 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	4–1–1
7 	T 	December 6, 1927 	1–1 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	4–1–2
8 	W 	December 8, 1927 	2–1 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	5–1–2
9 	W 	December 11, 1927 	2–0 	@ New York Rangers (1927–28) 	6–1–2
10 	W 	December 13, 1927 	6–1 	Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	7–1–2
11 	W 	December 15, 1927 	2–1 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	8–1–2
12 	W 	December 17, 1927 	5–1 	Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	9–1–2
13 	W 	December 22, 1927 	5–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 	10–1–2
14 	T 	December 24, 1927 	2–2 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	10–1–3
15 	T 	December 27, 1927 	0–0 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	10–1–4
16 	W 	December 31, 1927 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1927–28) 	11–1–4
17 	W 	January 4, 1928 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28)	12–1–4
18 	W 	January 5, 1928 	2–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	13–1–4
19 	W 	January 7, 1928 	9–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	14–1–4
20 	W 	January 10, 1928 	3–0 	Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	15–1–4
21 	W 	January 15, 1928 	3–1 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	16–1–4
22 	W 	January 17, 1928 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	17–1–4
23 	L 	January 21, 1928 	0–1 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	17–2–4
24 	W 	January 24, 1928 	10–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28) 	18–2–4
25 	L 	January 28, 1928 	1–2 	Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	18–3–4
26 	L 	January 31, 1928 	1–2 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	18–4–4
27 	L 	February 2, 1928 	3–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	18–5–4
28 	T 	February 4, 1928 	0–0 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	18–5–5
29 	W 	February 7, 1928 	2–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	19–5–5
30 	T 	February 11, 1928 	1–1 OT 	Boston Bruins (1927–28) 	19–5–6
31 	L 	February 14, 1928 	0–1 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	19–6–6
32 	L 	February 18, 1928 	0–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	19–7–6
33 	T 	February 21, 1928 	0–0 OT 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28) 	19–7–7
34 	L 	February 26, 1928 	0–1 	@ New York Americans (1927–28) 	19–8–7
35 	W 	February 28, 1928 	2–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	20–8–7
36 	L 	March 3, 1928 	2–3 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	20–9–7
37 	W 	March 6, 1928 	2–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28) 	21–9–7
38 	W 	March 8, 1928 	4–3 	New York Rangers (1927–28) 	22–9–7
39 	W 	March 10, 1928 	3–0 	@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28) 	23–9–7
40 	W 	March 13, 1928 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1927–28) 	24–9–7
41 	L 	March 15, 1928 	0–1 	Detroit Cougars (1927–28) 	24–10–7
42 	L 	March 17, 1928 	3–5 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28)	24–11–7
43 	W 	March 20, 1928 	5–0 	New York Americans (1927–28) 	25–11–7
44 	W 	March 24, 1928 	4–0 	Ottawa Senators (1927–28) 	26–11–7
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Maroons 3 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 2 Goals===
The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Montreal Maroons in the Semi-finals. In a two-game, total goals series, the series was tied going into sudden-death overtime before Russell Oatman scored the winner at 8:20 to win the series 3–2 (2–2, 1–0) for the Maroons.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	C 	43	33	18	51 	66
 	LW 	44	28	11	39 	105
 	RW 	44	20	10	30 	75
 	D 	43	4 	11	15 	61
 	D 	42	8 	5 	13 	73
 	LW/C	32	6 	2 	8 	24
 	D 	44	4 	3 	7 	26
 	C 	20	4 	1 	5 	6
 	LW 	44	3 	2 	5 	4
 	RW 	40	3 	1 	4 	30
 	LW 	15	1 	0 	1 	2
 	W 	16	0 	1 	1 	0
 	D 	11	0 	0 	0 	10
 	RW/D	32	0 	0 	0 	14
 	G 	44	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2730	44	26	11	7	48	1.05	13
Team: 	2730	44	26	11	7	48	1.05	13
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	RW 	2 	1	1	2 	4
 	D 	2 	1	0	1 	5
 	D 	2 	0	1	1 	4
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	4
 	RW/D	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	6
 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	12
 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	128	2 	0	1	3 	1.41	0
Team: 	128	2 	0	1	3 	1.41	0
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; 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 
==Awards and Records==
*O'Brien Trophy: Montreal Canadiens, winners of the Canadian Division
*Hart Memorial Trophy: Howie Morenz
*NHL Scoring Leader: Howie Morenz
==Transactions==
==Roster==
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Source:
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==Game Ads==
27-28NHLMonCanGameAd.jpg
==See Also==
*1927–28 NHL season
==References==
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Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons
Category:1927 in hockey
Category:1928 in hockey