1919–20 Ottawa Senators season

The 1919–20 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 35th season of play and third season in the NHL. It was a very successful season, as they set an NHL record for wins (19), points (38), and won both halves of the season, therefore the Sens automatically were awarded the O'Brien Cup and the right to play in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Senators defeated Seattle to win their eighth Stanley Cup title.
==Regular Season==
The Quebec Bulldogs team was relaunched and added to the league and the schedule changed from 18 games to 24. Also, the Toronto Arenas would get new ownership and be renamed the Toronto St. Pats.
Frank Nighbor led the Sens offensively with 26 goals, good for 3rd in the NHL, and his 33 points ranked him 4th. Clint Benedict would set an NHL record with 5 shutouts, and he led the league in both wins (19) and GAA (2.66).
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record	Pts
1 	December 23	Toronto St. Pats 	0–3 	Ottawa Senators 	1–0–0 	2
2 	December 27	Montreal Canadiens	0–2 	Ottawa Senators 	2–0–0 	4
3 	January 1 	Ottawa Senators 	3–2 	Quebec Bulldogs 	3–0–0 	6
4 	January 3 	Ottawa Senators 	3–4 	Toronto St. Pats 	3–1–0 	6
5 	January 7 	Montreal Canadiens	3–4 	Ottawa Senators 	4–1–0 	8
6 	January 10 	Quebec Bulldogs 	1–7 	Ottawa Senators 	5–1–0 	10
7 	January 14 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	Quebec Bulldogs 	6–1–0 	12
8 	January 17 	Ottawa Senators 	2–3 	Montreal Canadiens	6–2–0 	12
9 	January 21 	Quebec Bulldogs 	1–12 	Ottawa Senators 	7–2–0 	14
10	January 24 	Ottawa Senators 	3–5 	Toronto St. Pats 	7–3–0 	14
11	January 28 	Toronto St. Pats 	0–7 	Ottawa Senators 	8–3–0 	16
12	January 31 	Montreal Canadiens	3–11 	Ottawa Senators 	9–3–0 	18
13	February 4 	Ottawa Senators 	5–0 	Quebec Bulldogs 	10–3–0	20
14	February 7 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–3 	Ottawa Senators 	10–4–0	20
15	February 11	Montreal Canadiens	3–4 	Ottawa Senators 	11–4–0	22
16	February 14	Ottawa Senators 	3–2 	Montreal Canadiens	12–4–0	24
17	February 18	Quebec Bulldogs 	3–9 	Ottawa Senators 	13–4–0	26
18	February 21	Ottawa Senators 	5–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	14–4–0	28
19	February 25	Montreal Canadiens	3–6 	Ottawa Senators 	15–4–0	30
20	February 28	Ottawa Senators 	1–0 	Toronto St. Pats 	16–4–0	32
21	March 3 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–7 	Ottawa Senators 	17–4–0	34
22	March 6 	Ottawa Senators 	4–3 	Montreal Canadiens	18–4–0	36
23	March 8 	Quebec Bulldogs 	6–11 	Ottawa Senators 	19–4–0	38
24	March 10 	Ottawa Senators 	4–10 	Quebec Bulldogs 	19–5–0	38
==Playoffs==
Ottawa won both halves of the schedule, and no NHL playoffs were played.
===Stanley Cup Finals===
The Senators would face the Seattle Metropolitans for the Stanley Cup, with all games scheduled to be played in Ottawa. However an unseasonably warm spring in the Ottawa area led to some problems with the ice at Dey's Arena, and the final two games were moved to Toronto's Arena Gardens, which had artificial ice equipment.
Despite playing in a neutral arena, the Senators would hold on, and win the series 3 games to 2 over Seattle, including a convincing 6–1 victory in the deciding game, to win the Stanley Cup for the first time as a member of the NHL.
;Ottawa Senators 3, Seattle Metropolitans 2
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 22	Seattle Metropolitans	2–3 	Ottawa Senators	1–0
2	March 24	Seattle Metropolitans	0–3 	Ottawa Senators	2–0
3	March 27	Seattle Metropolitans	3–1 	Ottawa Senators	2–1
4	March 30	Seattle Metropolitans	5–2 	Ottawa Senators	2–2
5	April 1 	Seattle Metropolitans	1–6 	Ottawa Senators	3–2
* Game 4 and Game 5 played at Arena Gardens in Toronto, Ontario.
==Player Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
Frank Nighbor 	23	26	7	33 	18
Jack Darragh 	22	22	5	27 	22
Punch Broadbent 	20	19	4	23 	39
Sprague Cleghorn	21	16	5	21 	62
Cy Denneny 	22	16	2	18 	21
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Jack Darragh 	1 	2 	0 	0	0	0 	0 	0.00
Clint Benedict	24	1443	19	5	0	64	5 	2.66
==Awards and Records==
*O'Brien Trophy: Ottawa Senators
==Transactions==
==Ottawa Senators 1920 Stanley Cup Champions==
==See Also==
*1919–20 NHL season
*List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1919–20 in ice hockey
Category:1919–20 in Canadian ice hockey by team