1926–27 Montreal Maroons season

The 1926–27 Montreal Maroons season was the 3rd season of the Maroons franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maroons finished 3rd in the Canadian Division and after winning the Stanley Cup in 1925–26, they were not able to defend their title, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens 2 goals to 1.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===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 	0–1 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	0–1–0
2 	W 	November 18, 1926 	2–0 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	1–1–0
3 	W 	November 20, 1926 	2–1 OT 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	2–1–0
4 	W 	November 23, 1926 	2–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	3–1–0
5 	L 	November 25, 1926 	1–4 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	3–2–0
6 	L 	November 27, 1926 	0–1 OT 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	3–3–0
7 	L 	November 30, 1926 	0–4 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	3–4–0
8 	L 	December 4, 1926 	3–5 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	3–5–0
9 	L 	December 7, 1926 	2–3 OT 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	3–6–0
10 	T 	December 11, 1926 	2–2 OT 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	3–6–1
11 	W 	December 14, 1926 	3–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	4–6–1
12 	T 	December 18, 1926 	0–0 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	4–6–2
13 	L 	December 23, 1926 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	4–7–2
14 	L 	December 29, 1926 	4–5 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	4–8–2
15 	W 	December 30, 1926 	2–0 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	5–8–2
16 	W 	January 1, 1927 	3–0 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	6–8–2
17 	L 	January 6, 1927 	3–4 OT 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	6–9–2
18 	W 	January 8, 1927 	3–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	7–9–2
19 	L 	January 11, 1927 	2–3 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	7–10–2
20 	L 	January 15, 1927 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	7–11–2
21 	W 	January 18, 1927 	2–1 OT 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	8–11–2
22 	L 	January 20, 1927 	1–3 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	8–12–2
23 	L 	January 22, 1927 	0–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	8–13–2
24 	W 	January 25, 1927 	2–1 OT 	Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	9–13–2
25 	W 	January 27, 1927 	5–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	10–13–2
26 	T 	January 29, 1927 	0–0 OT 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	10–13–3
27 	W 	February 3, 1927 	3–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 	11–13–3
28 	L 	February 5, 1927 	0–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	11–14–3
29 	W 	February 8, 1927 	3–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	12–14–3
30 	W 	February 10, 1927 	1–0 	@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	13–14–3
31 	L 	February 12, 1927 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1926–27) 	13–15–3
32 	W 	February 15, 1927 	2–1 	@ New York Americans (1926–27) 	14–15–3
33 	W 	February 17, 1927 	4–1 	@ New York Rangers (1926–27) 	15–15–3
34 	W 	February 19, 1927 	2–1 OT 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27)	16–15–3
35 	L 	February 22, 1927 	0–3 	Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 	16–16–3
36 	W 	February 24, 1927 	2–0 	@ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 	17–16–3
37 	W 	February 26, 1927 	2–1 OT 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27)	18–16–3
38 	T 	March 5, 1927 	0–0 OT 	New York Rangers (1926–27) 	18–16–4
39 	L 	March 8, 1927 	0–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	18–17–4
40 	W 	March 10, 1927 	1–0 	@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	19–17–4
41 	L 	March 12, 1927 	0–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 	19–18–4
42 	W 	March 17, 1927 	2–1 	New York Americans (1926–27) 	20–18–4
43 	L 	March 19, 1927 	0–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 	20–19–4
44 	L 	March 26, 1927 	2–3 	Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 	20–20–4
==Playoffs==
===Montreal Canadiens 2 Goals, Montreal Maroons 1 Goal===
The Maroons faced off in a two-game total goals series, a "Battle of Montreal", against the Montreal Canadiens. The first game finished in a 1–1 tie. The second game went to overtime in a scoreless tie, before the Canadiens scored to win the series, 2–1 on goals.
#	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	Record
1	March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1-1 	Montreal Maroons 	1-1
2	March 31	Montreal Maroons 	0-1 (OT)	Montreal Canadiens	1-2
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
# 	Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A	Pts	PIM
5 	 	C 	43	17	4	21 	133
12	 	C 	43	15	1	16 	45
4 	 	RW 	42	9 	5	14 	88
9 	 	LW 	25	8 	4	12 	30
2 	 	D 	43	6 	5	11 	42
6 	 	LW/D	42	5 	3	8 	116
8 	 	D 	44	4 	4	8 	108
3 	 	C/D 	43	3 	3	6 	112
10	 	RW 	44	2 	3	5 	12
11	 	LW 	22	1 	1	2 	8
7 	 	C 	28	1 	0	1 	6
14	 	D 	34	0 	1	1 	14
11	 	RW 	2 	0 	0	0 	0
14	 	LW/D	8 	0 	0	0 	0
9 	 	D 	13	0 	0	0 	2
15	 	G 	1 	0 	0	0 	0
1 	 	G 	43	0 	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	2748	43	20	19	4	65	1.42	13
 	60 	1 	0 	1 	0	3 	3.00	0
Team: 	2808	44	20	20	4	68	1.45	13
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
# 	Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
6 	 	LW/D	2 	1	0	1 	2
4 	 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
10	 	RW 	2 	0	0	0 	2
14	 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	0
8 	 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	4
2 	 	D 	2 	0	0	0 	4
3 	 	C/D 	2 	0	0	0 	2
9 	 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
12	 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	0
11	 	LW 	2 	0	0	0 	0
5 	 	C 	2 	0	0	0 	4
1 	 	G 	2 	0	0	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA 	SO
 	132	2 	0	1	1	2 	0.91	0
Team: 	132	2 	0	1	1	2 	0.91	0
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; 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==
*The Maroons did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
*Purchase Russell Oatman from the Detroit Cougars on January 7, 1927.
==Trivia==
*Maroons who had a hat trick this season include:
**Russell Oatman during the 5-3 win over the Toronto St. Patricks on January 27, 1927.
==Game Ads==
26-27MtlMarprog.jpg
26-27NHLMonMarGameAd.jpg
26-27NHLMtlMarTriptoOttawa.jpg|Trip to Ottawa
26-27NHLMonCanQFGameAd.jpg|Quarter Final
==See Also==
*1926–27 NHL season
Category:Montreal Maroons seasons
Category:1926 in hockey
Category:1927 in hockey