1927 Stanley Cup playoffs

The 1927 Stanley Cup playoffs were held from March 29 to April 13, 1927 to determine the championship of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Stanley Cup. In the first Stanley Cup Final with two NHL teams, the Ottawa Senators defeated the Boston Bruins 2–0–2 in a best-of-five series.
== Playoff format==
With the collapse of the Western Hockey League, the Stanley Cup became the championship trophy of the NHL. The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup. The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals.
The division winners received a bye to the second round. The second-place and third-place finishers played a two-game, total-goals series to advance to the second round. The second-place Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins both advanced to the second round. The Canadiens lost to the first-place Ottawa Senators, while the Bruins upset the first-place New York Rangers to set up the Final. Ties were not broken using overtime. After two ties in the Final, NHL president Calder capped the Final at four games and neither team won three games of the best-of-final. Ottawa won two to Boston's none and the series ended on April 13 with Ottawa the winner.
== Playoff bracket==
	Quarter-finals 	Quarter-finals 	Quarter-finals 			Semi-finals	Semi-finals 	Semi-finals			Stanley Cup Final	Stanley Cup Final	Stanley Cup Final
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			C1 	Ottawa Senators 	5G 			 	 	
	Canadian Division	Canadian Division 	Canadian Division			C1 	Ottawa Senators 	5G 			 	 	
	Canadian Division	Canadian Division 	Canadian Division			C2 	Montreal Canadiens	1G 			 	 	
	C2 	Montreal Canadiens 	2G 			C2 	Montreal Canadiens	1G 			 	 	
	C2 	Montreal Canadiens 	2G 			 	 	 			 	 	
	C3 	Montreal Maroons 	1G 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			C1 	Ottawa Senators 	2
	 	 	 			 	 	 			A2 	Boston Bruins 	0
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			 	 	 			 	 	
	 	 	 			A1 	New York Rangers 	1G 			 	 	
	American Division	American Division 	American Division			A1 	New York Rangers 	1G 			 	 	
	American Division	American Division 	American Division			A2 	Boston Bruins 	3G 			 	 	
	A2 	Boston Bruins 	10G 			A2 	Boston Bruins 	3G 			 	 	
	A2 	Boston Bruins 	10G 			 	 	 			 	 	
	A3 	Chicago Black Hawks	5G 			 	 	 			 	 	
All dates in 1927
== Quarter-finals==
Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
March 29	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Montreal Maroons 	1 	
March 31	Montreal Maroons 	0 	Montreal Canadiens	1 	(OT)
Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2–1
Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
March 29	Boston Bruins 	6 	Chicago Black Hawks	1 	Played in New York
March 31	Chicago Black Hawks	4 	Boston Bruins 	4 	
Boston wins total-goals series 10 goals to 5
== Semi-finals==
Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 2	Ottawa Senators 	4 	Montreal Canadiens	0 	
April 4	Montreal Canadiens	1 	Ottawa Senators 	1 	
Ottawa wins total-goals series 5–1
New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 2	New York Rangers	0 	Boston Bruins 	0 	
April 4	Boston Bruins 	3 	New York Rangers	1 	
Boston wins total-goals series 3–1
== Stanley Cup Final==
Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup FinalBoston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators
Date 	Away 	Score	Home 	Score	Notes
April 7 	Ottawa Senators	0 	Boston Bruins 	0 	(OT)
April 9 	Ottawa Senators	3 	Boston Bruins 	1 	
April 11	Boston Bruins 	1 	Ottawa Senators	1 	(OT)
April 13	Boston Bruins 	1 	Ottawa Senators	3 	
Ottawa wins best-of-five series 2–0–2
== Playoff scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player 	Team 	GP	G	A	Pts
Harry Oliver 	Boston Bruins	8 	4	2	6
Percy Galbraith	Boston Bruins	8 	3	3	6
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