1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1926–27 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 18th season, and tenth in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens finished 2nd in the Canadian Division and lost in the Semi-finals to the Ottawa Senators 5 goals to 1.
==Regular Season==
The Canadiens, last place finishers in 1925–26, signed three players from the Western Hockey League. The team solved its goal-tending woes by signing George Hainsworth from Saskatoon, whom Georges Vezina had designated to be his successor. They further strengthened their team by signing Herb Gardiner from Calgary for defence and adding Art Gagne from Edmonton to the forwards.
The Canadiens moved into the Montreal Forum permanently this season. The club's first game was on November 18, 1926 against Ottawa, lost 2–1.Mouton, p. 72 The Canadiens won eleven games in a row from February 24 until March 24. The surge enabled the Canadiens to finish second in the Canadian Division to Ottawa.
===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 	L 	November 16, 1926 	1–4 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	0–1–0
2 	L 	November 18, 1926 	1–2 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	0–2–0
3 	L 	November 20, 1926 	1–2 OT 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	0–3–0
4 	W 	November 23, 1926 	2–0 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	1–3–0
5 	L 	November 27, 1926 	0–2 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	1–4–0
6 	W 	December 2, 1926 	2–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	2–4–0
7 	L 	December 4, 1926 	1–4 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	2–5–0
8 	W 	December 7, 1926 	3–2 OT 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	3–5–0
9 	W 	December 9, 1926 	5–2 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	4–5–0
10 	L 	December 11, 1926 	0–3 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	4–6–0
11 	T 	December 16, 1926 	2–2 OT 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	4–6–1
12 	W 	December 18, 1926 	2–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	5–6–1
13 	W 	December 22, 1926 	3–1 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	6–6–1
14 	W 	December 23, 1926 	3–2 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	7–6–1
15 	W 	December 30, 1926 	1–0 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	8–6–1
16 	L 	January 1, 1927 	1–2 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	8–7–1
17 	L 	January 4, 1927 	3–6 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	8–8–1
18 	L 	January 6, 1927 	0–1 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	8–9–1
19 	L 	January 8, 1927 	0–2 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	8–10–1
20 	W 	January 13, 1927 	3–1 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	9–10–1
21 	W 	January 15, 1927 	1–0 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	10–10–1
22 	W 	January 18, 1927 	5–3 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	11–10–1
23 	W 	January 22, 1927 	4–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	12–10–1
24 	L 	January 27, 1927 	2–3 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	12–11–1
25 	W 	January 30, 1927 	2–1 OT 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	13–11–1
26 	W 	February 1, 1927 	1–0 OT 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	14–11–1
27 	W 	February 5, 1927 	1–0 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	15–11–1
28 	L 	February 11, 1927 	1–6 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	15–12–1
29 	W 	February 12, 1927 	4–1 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	16–12–1
30 	T 	February 15, 1927 	1–1 OT 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	16–12–2
31 	W 	February 19, 1927 	3–0 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	17–12–2
32 	L 	February 22, 1927 	1–2 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	17–13–2
33 	W 	February 24, 1927 	3–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	18–13–2
34 	W 	February 26, 1927 	2–0 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	19–13–2
35 	W 	March 1, 1927 	3–0 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	20–13–2
36 	W 	March 3, 1927 	7–1 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	21–13–2
37 	W 	March 5, 1927 	2–1 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	22–13–2
38 	W 	March 8, 1927 	1–0 	@ Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	23–13–2
39 	W 	March 10, 1927 	4–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	24–13–2
40 	W 	March 15, 1927 	4–1 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	25–13–2
41 	W 	March 19, 1927 	5–0 	Montreal Maroons (1926–27) 	26–13–2
42 	W 	March 22, 1927 	1–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	27–13–2
43 	W 	March 24, 1927 	6–3 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	28–13–2
44 	L 	March 26, 1927 	1–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	28–14–2
==Playoffs==
In a "Battle of Montreal" Quarter-final, the Canadiens defeated the Maroons in a close two-game total-goals series 2–1. The Canadiens next took on the first place Ottawa Senators in the Semi-finals. The eventual Stanley Cup champions defeated the Canadiens 5–1 in a two-game total-goals series.
===Montreal Canadiens 2 Goals, Montreal Maroons 1 Goal===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Montreal Maroons 	1 	
March 31	Montreal Maroons 	0 	Montreal Canadiens	1 	(OT)
===Ottawa Senators 5 Goals, Montreal Canadiens 1 Goal===
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 2	Ottawa Senators 	4 	Montreal Canadiens	0 	
April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Ottawa Senators 	1 	
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
 	C 	44	25	7	32 	49
 	LW 	43	14	4	18 	79
 	C 	44	16	1	17 	20
 	RW 	44	14	3	17 	42
 	D 	43	10	5	15 	77
 	RW 	14	9 	3	12 	16
 	D 	44	6 	6	12 	26
 	D 	43	5 	2	7 	62
 	LW 	40	3 	3	6 	8
 	RW 	21	4 	0	4 	14
 	RW 	41	0 	1	1 	6
 	LW 	4 	0 	0	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0 	0	0 	0
 	D 	12	0 	0	0 	10
 	C 	13	0 	0	0 	0
 	G 	44	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14
Team: 	2732	44	28	14	2	67	1.47	14
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
 	LW 	4 	1	0	1 	10
 	D 	4 	1	0	1 	0
 	C 	4 	1	0	1 	4
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	10
 	LW 	4 	0	0	0 	0
 	RW 	4 	0	0	0 	0
 	D 	4 	0	0	0 	2
 	C 	4 	0	0	0 	4
 	LW 	4 	0	0	0 	0
 	G 	4 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO
 	252	4 	1	1	6 	1.43	1
Team: 	252	4 	1	1	6 	1.43	1
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==
*Hart Memorial Trophy: Herb Gardiner
*Vezina Trophy: George Hainsworth
==Transactions==
* January 17, 1927 - Billy Boucher traded to Boston Bruins for Carson Cooper with both teams holding right of recall.
* December 12, 1926 - Gizzy Hart traded to Montreal by Detroit for cash.
==Roster==
;Goaltenders
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;Defense
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Source:
* Mouton, p. 156
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==Game Ads==
26-27NHLMonCanGameAd.jpg|Opening Home Game
26-27NHLMonCanQFGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final
26-27NHLMonCanSFGameAd.jpg|Semi Final
==See Also==
*1926–27 NHL season
==References==
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Category:Montreal Canadiens seasons
Category:1927 in hockey