1927 Stanley Cup playoffs

Playoff seeds

The NHL adopted a new league alignment for the 1926–27 season, dividing into two divisions. The top three teams in each division qualified for the playoffs.

;Canadian Division

1. Ottawa Senators – 64 points
2. Montreal Canadiens – 58 points
3. Montreal Maroons – 44 points

;American Division

1. New York Rangers – 56 points
2. Boston Bruins – 48 points
3. Chicago Black Hawks – 41 points

Playoff bracket

In the first round, the second-place team in each division played against the third-place team from their division. Each division winner received a first round bye, then met the first round winner from their division in the second round. The two divisional playoff winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the first two rounds, teams competed in a two-game total-goals series. The Stanley Cup Finals was instead competed in a best-of-three format, with ties allowed for a maximum of five games.

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Quarterfinals

(C2) Montreal Canadiens vs. (C3) Montreal Maroons

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =Aurele Joliat (1) – 19:57 |1-2-1 =12:15 – Babe Siebert (1) |1-2-2 =No scoring |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =Clint Benedict |goalie1-2 =George Hainsworth

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =No scoring |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =No scoring |2-4-1 =No scoring |2-4-2 =12:05 – Howie Morenz (1) |goalie2-1 =Clint Benedict |goalie2-2 =George Hainsworth

(A2) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Chicago Black Hawks

Game one of this series was played in New York.

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =Frank Fredrickson (1) – 03:24 Sprague Cleghorn (1) – 14:36 Jimmy Herberts (1) – 16:57 |1-2-1 =09:43 – Gord Fraser (1) |1-2-2 =No scoring |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =Frank Fredrickson (2) – 08:26 Harry Oliver (1) – 14:55 Eddie Shore (1) – 16:55 |goalie1-1 =Hugh Lehman |goalie1-2 =Hal Winkler

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =George Hay (1) – 16:00 Dick Irvin (1) – 18:00 |2-2-2 =05:00 – Percy Galbraith (1) 10:00 – Billy Coutu (1) 15:00 – Percy Galbraith (2) |2-3-1 =Cully Wilson (1) – 07:00 Dick Irvin (2) – 10:00 |2-3-2 =04:00 – Percy Galbraith (3) |goalie2-1 =Hugh Lehman |goalie2-2 =Hal Winkler

Semifinals

(C1) Ottawa Senators vs. (C2) Montreal Canadiens

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =Cy Denneny (1) – 09:45 Hec Kilrea (1) – 10:10 Hooley Smith (1) – 17:40 |1-2-1 =No scoring |1-2-2 =Frank Nighbor (1) – 11:40 |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =George Hainsworth |goalie1-2 =Alec Connell

|2-1-1 =Sylvio Mantha (1) – 11:40 |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =No scoring |2-2-2 =12:58 – Frank Finnigan (1) |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =No scoring |goalie2-1 =George Hainsworth |goalie2-2 =Alec Connell

(A1) New York Rangers vs. (A2) Boston Bruins

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =No scoring |1-2-1 =No scoring |1-2-2 =No scoring |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =Hal Winkler |goalie1-2 =Lorne Chabot

|2-1-1 =No scoring |2-1-2 =04:51 – Bill Cook (1) |2-2-1 =Jimmy Herberts (2) – 07:42 Lionel Hitchman (1) – 17:33 Harry Oliver (2) – 18:37 |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =No scoring |2-3-2 =No scoring |goalie2-1 =Hal Winkler |goalie2-2 =Lorne Chabot

Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1927 Stanley Cup Finals

The Stanley Cup Finals was originally intended to be a best-of-three series, but a game could end as a tie after one overtime period. After the first game was declared a tie, NHL president Frank Calder ruled that the series would go no more than five games. If the teams were still tied after five games, the teams would share the championship.

|1-1-1 =No scoring |1-1-2 =No scoring |1-2-1 =No scoring |1-2-2 =No scoring |1-3-1 =No scoring |1-3-2 =No scoring |1-4-1 =No scoring |1-4-2 =No scoring |goalie1-1 =Alec Connell |goalie1-2 =Hal Winkler

|2-1-1 =King Clancy (1) – 06:37 Frank Finnigan (2) – 11:23 |2-1-2 =No scoring |2-2-1 =No scoring |2-2-2 =No scoring |2-3-1 =Cy Denneny (2) – 19:55 |2-3-2 =16:45 – Harry Oliver (3) |goalie2-1 =Alec Connell |goalie2-2 =Hal Winkler

|3-1-1 =No scoring |3-1-2 =Jimmy Herberts (3) – 07:00 |3-2-1 =15:00 – Cy Denneny (3) |3-2-2 =No scoring |3-3-1 =No scoring |3-3-2 =No scoring |3-4-1 =No scoring |3-4-2 =No scoring |goalie3-1 =Alec Connell |goalie3-2 =Hal Winkler

|4-1-1 =No scoring |4-1-2 =No scoring |4-2-1 =05:00 – Frank Finnigan (3) 07:30 – Cy Denneny (4) |4-2-2 =No scoring |4-3-1 =11:00 – Cy Denneny (5) |4-3-2 =Harry Oliver (4) – 17:50 |goalie4-1 =Alec Connell |goalie4-2 =Hal Winkler

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

References

References

1. (April 8, 1927). "Only Five Games In Any Event If Teams Are Tied". [[Ottawa Citizen]].