1926–27 Ottawa Senators season

The 1926–27 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 10th season of play in the NHL, 42nd overall. The Senators finished 1st in the Canadian Division and defeated the Boston Bruins in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals 2 games to 1 (with 2 ties) to win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in seven years, and 11th overall, including the pre-NHL years.
==Regular Season==
The league expanded by 3 teams, as the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers would all join the league to make it a 10 team league. The NHL also divided the 10 teams into 2 divisions, and the Senators found themselves in the Canadian Division. This was also the first season that the Stanley Cup was awarded to the champion of the NHL.
Prior to the start of the season, the Senators relieved head coach Alex Currie from his duties as General Manager Dave Gill would step behind the bench and become the head coach. The Senators would then go on to win 30 games and earn 64 points, both the highest in the NHL and capture the Prince of Wales Trophy, win the Canadian Division title, and earn a bye in the opening round of the playoffs. Also, Buck Boucher would take over the team captaincy from Cy Denneny.
Denneny would go on to lead the club once again offensively, scoring 17 goals and 23 points, while Hooley Smith would have a team record 125 penalty minutes. Alec Connell would lead the NHL in wins (30) and be among the league leaders in GAA (1.49) and shutouts (13).
===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
2 	W 	November 20, 1926 	2–1 OT 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	2–0–0
3 	T 	November 25, 1926 	2–2 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	2–0–1
4 	W 	November 27, 1926 	1–0 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	3–0–1
5 	W 	November 30, 1926 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	4–0–1
6 	W 	December 4, 1926 	4–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	5–0–1
7 	W 	December 7, 1926 	3–2 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	6–0–1
8 	W 	December 9, 1926 	3–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	7–0–1
9 	W 	December 11, 1926 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	8–0–1
10 	W 	December 14, 1926 	2–0 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	9–0–1
11 	L 	December 16, 1926 	0–5 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	9–1–1
12 	T 	December 18, 1926 	0–0 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	9–1–2
13 	W 	December 23, 1926 	1–0 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	10–1–2
14 	W 	December 28, 1926 	3–2 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	11–1–2
15 	W 	January 1, 1927 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	12–1–2
16 	L 	January 4, 1927 	1–2 OT 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	12–2–2
17 	W 	January 8, 1927 	2–0 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	13–2–2
18 	W 	January 11, 1927 	4–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	14–2–2
19 	W 	January 13, 1927 	3–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	15–2–2
20 	W 	January 15, 1927 	5–4 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	16–2–2
21 	L 	January 18, 1927 	1–6 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	16–3–2
22 	W 	January 22, 1927 	1–0 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	17–3–2
23 	L 	January 25, 1927 	1–6 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	17–4–2
24 	W 	January 27, 1927 	3–1 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	18–4–2
25 	T 	January 29, 1927 	0–0 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	18–4–3
26 	L 	February 1, 1927 	2–4 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	18–5–3
27 	W 	February 5, 1927 	2–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	19–5–3
28 	L 	February 9, 1927 	3–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	19–6–3
29 	W 	February 12, 1927 	1–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	20–6–3
30 	T 	February 15, 1927 	2–2 OT 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	20–6–4
31 	W 	February 17, 1927 	2–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	21–6–4
32 	W 	February 19, 1927 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	22–6–4
33 	W 	February 22, 1927 	2–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	23–6–4
34 	W 	February 24, 1927 	1–0 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	24–6–4
35 	L 	February 26, 1927 	2–3 OT 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	24–7–4
36 	W 	March 3, 1927 	2–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	25–7–4
37 	L 	March 5, 1927 	1–2 OT 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	25–8–4
38 	L 	March 10, 1927 	0–1 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	25–9–4
39 	W 	March 12, 1927 	4–3 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	26–9–4
40 	L 	March 15, 1927 	1–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	26–10–4
41 	W 	March 17, 1927 	1–0 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	27–10–4
42 	W 	March 19, 1927 	2–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	28–10–4
43 	W 	March 24, 1927 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	29–10–4
44 	W 	March 26, 1927 	3–2 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	30–10–4
==Playoffs==
The Montreal Canadiens defeated their cross town rivals, the Montreal Maroons and faced the Senators in a 2 game total goal series. Ottawa won it by a score of 5–1, and matched up against the Boston Bruins in the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals.
===Ottawa Senators 5 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 1 Goal===
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 2	Ottawa Senators 	4–0 	Montreal Canadiens	1–0
2	April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1–1 	Ottawa Senators 	1–0–1
===Ottawa Senators 2, Boston Bruins 0 (2 ties)===
Led by Cy Denneny and Alec Connell, the Senators won a tough 4 game series over the Bruins, winning the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in 7 years.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 7 	Ottawa Senators	0–0 	Boston Bruins 	0–0–1
2	April 9 	Ottawa Senators	3–1 	Boston Bruins 	1–0–1
3	April 11	Boston Bruins 	1–1 	Ottawa Senators	1–0–2
4	April 13	Boston Bruins 	1–3 	Ottawa Senators	2–0–2
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Cy Denneny 	42	17	6 	23 	16
King Clancy 	43	9 	10	19 	78
Hec Kilrea 	42	11	7 	18 	48
Frank Finnigan 	36	15	1 	16 	52
Hooley Smith 	43	9 	6 	15 	125
Frank Nighbor 	38	6 	6 	12 	26
Georges Boucher	40	8 	3 	11 	115
Jack Adams 	40	5 	1 	6 	66
Alex Smith 	42	4 	1 	5 	58
Milt Halliday 	38	1 	0 	1 	2
Ed Gorman 	41	1 	0 	1 	17
Stan Jackson 	8 	0 	0 	0 	2
Alec Connell 	44	0 	0 	0 	2
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
Alec Connell	2782	44	30	10	4	69	1.49	13
Team: 	2782	44	30	10	4	69	1.49	13
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Cy Denneny 	6 	5	0	5 	0
Frank Finnigan 	6 	3	0	3 	0
King Clancy 	6 	1	1	2 	14
Hec Kilrea 	6 	1	1	2 	4
Frank Nighbor 	6 	1	1	2 	0
Hooley Smith 	6 	1	0	1 	16
Jack Adams 	6 	0	0	0 	0
Georges Boucher	6 	0	0	0 	43
Ed Gorman 	6 	0	0	0 	0
Milt Halliday 	6 	0	0	0 	0
Alex Smith 	6 	0	0	0 	8
Alec Connell 	6 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player 	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SO
Alec Connell	400	6 	3	0	3	4 	0.60	2
Team: 	400	6 	3	0	3	4 	0.60	2
==Awards and Records==
*O'Brien Cup (NHL Playoff Champions): Ottawa Senators
*Prince of Wales Trophy (NHL Regular Season Champions): Ottawa Senators
==Ottawa Senators 1927 Stanley Cup Champions==
==Transactions==
==Gallery==
26-27NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg
Ottawa Hockey Club Champions 1927.jpg|Team photograph. Trophies won: Stanley Cup, O'Brien Cup, Prince of Wales Trophy.
==See Also==
*1926–27 NHL season
*List of Stanley Cup champions
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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Category:1926–27 in ice hockey
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