1921–22 Ottawa Senators season

The 1921–22 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 37th season of play, fifth season in the NHL, and they were coming off back-to-back Stanley Cup Championship seasons, winning in 1920 and 1921. The Senators would finish in first place in the standings, but lost in the playoff to the Toronto St. Pats.
==Regular Season==
Punch Broadbent would emerge as the offensive leader for the Senators, leading the NHL in goals (32) and points (46). He would score in an NHL record 16 straight games. Teammate Cy Denneny would finish in 2nd in NHL scoring with 39 points, and 3rd in goals at 27.
On February 1, former Senators player Sprague Cleghorn, now on the Montreal Canadiens, would cut Senators players Eddie Gerard and Cy Denneny, while take a charge at Frank Nighbor. All 3 players would miss 2 games due to the injuries they occurred, while Cleghorn was given a match penalty and fined $15 by the league.
Clint Benedict would once again have a great season, winning an NHL best 14 games, while leading the league with a 3.34 GAA.
On February 11, 1922, the Senators and the Toronto St. Pats would make NHL history, as the teams played to a 4–4 draw, the first time in NHL history that a game ended in a tie.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record	Pts
1 	December 17	Ottawa Senators 	3–2 	Hamilton Tigers 	1–0–0 	2
2 	December 21	Toronto St. Pats 	5–4 	Ottawa Senators 	1–1–0 	2
3 	December 24	Montreal Canadiens	0–10 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1–0 	4
4 	December 28	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens	3–1–0 	6
5 	December 31	Hamilton Tigers 	0–4 	Ottawa Senators 	4–1–0 	8
6 	January 4 	Ottawa Senators 	2–3 	Toronto St. Pats 	4–2–0 	8
7 	January 7 	Ottawa Senators 	4–2 	Montreal Canadiens	5–2–0 	10
8 	January 11 	Toronto St. Pats 	2–7 	Ottawa Senators 	6–2–0 	12
9 	January 14 	Ottawa Senators 	5–2 	Toronto St. Pats 	7–2–0 	14
10	January 18 	Montreal Canadiens	6–10 	Ottawa Senators 	8–2–0 	16
11	January 21 	Ottawa Senators 	6–7 	Hamilton Tigers 	8–3–0 	16
12	January 25 	Hamilton Tigers 	2–4 	Ottawa Senators 	9–3–0 	18
13	January 28 	Ottawa Senators 	2–1 	Toronto St. Pats 	10–3–0	20
14	February 1 	Montreal Canadiens	2–4 	Ottawa Senators 	11–3–0	22
15	February 4 	Hamilton Tigers 	6–10 	Ottawa Senators 	12–3–0	24
16	February 8 	Ottawa Senators 	1–9 	Hamilton Tigers 	12–4–0	24
17	February 11	Toronto St. Pats 	4–4 	Ottawa Senators 	12–4–1	25
18	February 15	Ottawa Senators 	6–6 	Montreal Canadiens	12–4–2	26
19	February 18	Ottawa Senators 	4–2 	Hamilton Tigers 	13–4–2	28
20	February 22	Montreal Canadiens	3–4 	Ottawa Senators 	14–4–2	30
21	February 25	Ottawa Senators 	5–7 	Toronto St. Pats 	14–5–2	30
22	March 1 	Toronto St. Pats 	3–2 	Ottawa Senators 	14–6–2	30
23	March 4 	Ottawa Senators 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens	14–7–2	30
24	March 8 	Hamilton Tigers 	7–2 	Ottawa Senators 	14–8–2	30
==Playoffs==
===Toronto St. Pats 5, Ottawa Senators 4===
The Senators would once again play for the O'Brien Cup, where they would face the St. Pats in a 2 game total goal series. The Senators would find themselves behind 5–4 after the first game, then the teams would play to a 0–0 tie in the second game, which eliminated the Senators, and ended their quest for their third straight Stanley Cup.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score	Home 	Record
1	March 11	Ottawa Senators 	4–5 	Toronto St. Pats	0–1–0
2	March 13	Toronto St. Pats	0–0 	Ottawa Senators 	0–1–1
==Playing Stats==
===Scoring Leaders===
Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Punch Broadbent	24	32	14	46 	24
Cy Denneny 	22	27	12	39 	18
Buck Boucher 	23	12	8 	20 	10
Frank Nighbor 	20	8 	8 	16 	2
Eddie Gerard 	21	7 	9 	16 	16
===Goaltending===
Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L	T	GA	SO	GAA
Clint Benedict	24	1510	14	8	2	84	2 	3.34
==Roster==
*Bell, Billy (C)
*Benedict, Clint (G)
*Boucher, Frank (C)
*Boucher, Georges (D)
*Broadbent, Punch (R)
*Bruce, Morley (D)
*Clancy, King (D)
*Denneny, Cy (L)
*Gerard, Eddie (L)
*Graham, Leth (L)
*Nighbor, Frank (C)
Source: NHL.com
==Game Ads==
21-22NHLOttawaGameAd.jpg|Regular Season
21-22NHLPOOttawaGameAd.jpg|Playoffs
==See Also==
* 1921–22 NHL season
==References==
*SHRP Sports
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
Category:Ottawa Senators (original) seasons
Category:1921–22 in ice hockey
Category:1921–22 in Canadian ice hockey by team