1927–28 Ottawa Senators season explained

The 1927–28 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 11th season in the NHL, 43rd overall. Ottawa qualified for the playoffs to try to win their second-straight Stanley Cup; however, they were eliminated by the Montreal Maroons in a two-game total-goals series, losing by a combined score of 3–1.

Regular season

The Senators were playing in by far the smallest market in the league, and were having problems financially due to escalating expenses. Part of the problem for the Senators was they had problems drawing fans against the expansion US teams, and as a result, they would play two "home" games in Detroit, collecting the bulk of the gate receipts.

The Senators would be led offensively by Frank Finnigan, who scored 20 goals and 25 points, both team highs, while 20-year-old Hec Kilrea would have a 23-point season. King Clancy would be the anchor of the Ottawa defense, and put up 15 points, along with 73 PIM. Cy Denneny would struggle all year long though, collecting only three goals, while the return of Punch Broadbent proved to be disastrous, as he only collected five points.

In goal, Alec Connell would have another strong season, earning 20 wins, having an NHL best 15 shutouts, and a 1.24 GAA. Connell would set an NHL record for longest shutout streak, as he did not allow a goal in 464 minutes and 29 seconds, recording six shutouts during the streak.

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

1927–28 Ottawa Senators (20–14–10)
November: 3–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 1 November 15 2–1 Ottawa OT N/A Ottawa Auditorium 0–1–0 0 2 November 17 Ottawa 2–3 Connell N/A 0–2–0 0 3 November 19 1–3 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 1–2–0 2 4 November 22 Ottawa 2–1 Connell N/A 2–2–0 4 5 November 23 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A 3–2–0 6 6 November 26 Ottawa 0–1 Connell N/A 3–3–0 6 7 November 29 2–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 3–4–0 6
December: 4–2–4 (home: 4–0–3; road: 0–2–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 8 December 3 2–3 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–4–0 8 9 December 6 0–0 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 4–4–1 9 10 December 10 Ottawa 0–0 OT Connell N/A 4–4–2 10 11 December 13 Ottawa 1–2 OT Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 4–5–2 10 12 December 15 1–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 5–5–2 12 13 December 17 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 6–5–2 14 14 December 20 Ottawa 0–1 Connell N/A 6–6–2 14 15 December 24 1–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 6–6–3 15 16 December 27 0–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 6–6–4 16 17 December 31 2–6 Ottawa Connell N/A Detroit Olympia 7–6–4 18
January: 5–4–1 (home: 3–1–0; road: 2–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 18 January 7 1–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 8–6–4 20 19 January 10 Ottawa 0–3 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 8–7–4 20 20 January 14 4–2 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 8–8–4 20 21 January 17 Ottawa 1–1 OT Connell N/A Montreal Forum 8–8–5 21 22 January 19 Ottawa 1–3 Connell N/A 8–9–5 21 23 January 21 Ottawa 1–2 Connell N/A Mutual Street Arena 8–10–5 21 24 January 24 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 9–10–5 23 25 January 26 6–9 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 10–10–5 25 26 January 28 Ottawa 2–1 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 11–10–5 27 27 January 31 0–4 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 12–10–5 29
February: 4–1–4 (home: 2–1–2; road: 2–0–2) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 28 February 2 0–1 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 13–10–5 31 29 February 7 Ottawa 0–0 OT Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 13–10–6 32 30 February 9 0–0 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 13–10–7 33 31 February 16 0–0 Ottawa OT Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 13–10–8 34 32 February 18 0–1 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 14–10–8 36 33 February 22 Ottawa 3–2 Connell N/A Chicago Coliseum 15–10–8 38 34 February 23 Ottawa 0–0 OT Connell N/A Detroit Olympia 15–10–9 39 35 February 25 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A Duquesne Garden 16–10–9 41 36 February 28 2–0 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 16–11–9 41
March: 4–3–1 (home: 3–0–0; road: 1–3–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Arena Record Pts 37 March 3 1–3 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 17–11–9 43 38 March 6 Ottawa 2–0 Connell N/A Boston Arena 17–12–9 43 39 March 10 1–3 Ottawa Connell N/A Detroit Olympia 18–12–9 45 40 March 13 Ottawa 1–1 Connell N/A Mutual Street Arena 18–12–10 46 41 March 15 Ottawa 5–2 Connell N/A Madison Square Garden 19–12–10 48 42 March 17 Ottawa 1–3 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 19–13–10 48 43 March 22 0–5 Ottawa Connell N/A Ottawa Auditorium 20–13–10 50 44 March 24 Ottawa 0–4 Connell N/A Montreal Forum 20–14–10 50
Legend:

Playoffs

Montreal Maroons 3, Ottawa Senators 1

The Senators played the Montreal Maroons in a first round two-game, total-goals series. The Maroons won the series by three goals to one.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	RW	38	20	5	25	34
	LW	43	19	4	23	66
	D	39	8	7	15	73
	D	44	9	4	13	90
	C	42	8	5	13	46
	D	43	7	5	12	78
	RW	43	3	2	5	62
	LW	44	3	0	3	12
	C/RW	43	1	2	3	18
	D	7	0	1	1	2
	D	8	0	0	0	0
	G	44	0	0	0	0
	RW	24	0	0	0	0
	LW	13	0	0	0	2

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15
Team:	2760	44	20	14	10	57	1.24	15

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
	LW	2	1	0	1	0
	RW	2	0	1	1	6
	D	2	0	0	0	4
	RW	2	0	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	6
	G	2	0	0	0	0
	LW	2	0	0	0	0
	C/RW	2	0	0	0	2
	C	2	0	0	0	2
	D	2	0	0	0	0
	D	2	0	0	0	4

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
	120	2	0	2	3	1.50	0
Team:	120	2	0	2	3	1.50	0

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Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1927–28 season.^[2]

Trades

October 7, 1927	To Ottawa Senators Punch Broadbent $22,500	To Montreal Maroons Hooley Smith
October 26, 1927	To Ottawa Senators Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Edwin Gorman
February 1, 1927	To Ottawa Senators Cash	To London Panthers (Can-Pro) Stan Jackson

Free agents signed

October 24, 1927	From Ottawa Rideaus (OCHL) Len Grosvenor
December 19, 1927	From Quebec Castors (Can-Am) Gene Chouinard
January 24, 1928	From Rockland Hockey Club (OVHL) Sammy Godin
March 3, 1928	From New Haven Eagles (Can-Am) Allan Shields

See also

• 1927–28 NHL season

References

• SHRP Sports
• The Internet Hockey Database
• National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007

Notes and References

1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1927-28 Ottawa Senators Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Hockey Transactions Search Results.