The 1927–28 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 19th season , and 11th in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team improved from its second-place finish to place first in the Canadian Division and qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens lost in a playoff rematch against the rival Maroons in a two-game total-goals series 3–2.
Regular season
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Howie Morenz , the NHL's top drawing card, dominated the scoring race and was runaway winner of the Hart Trophy. He scored 33 goals and led the league in assists as well. The Canadiens, who were running away with the Canadian Division at mid-season, slumped after an injury to Pit Lepine but managed to hold on to first place at season's end.
Final standings
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[1]
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. Canadian Division
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Vs. American Division
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Schedule and results
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Regular season results
No.
R
Date
Score
Opponent
Record
1
W
November 15, 1927
6–1
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
1–0–0
2
T
November 19, 1927
1–1 OT
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
1–0–1
3
W
November 22, 1927
4–0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
2–0–1
4
L
November 27, 1927
0–2
@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
2–1–1
5
W
November 30, 1927
5–2
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
3–1–1
6
W
December 3, 1927
4–0
New York Americans (1927–28 )
4–1–1
7
T
December 6, 1927
1–1 OT
@ Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
4–1–2
8
W
December 8, 1927
2–1 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
5–1–2
9
W
December 11, 1927
2–0
@ New York Rangers (1927–28 )
6–1–2
10
W
December 13, 1927
6–1
Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
7–1–2
11
W
December 15, 1927
2–1
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
8–1–2
12
W
December 17, 1927
5–1
Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
9–1–2
13
W
December 22, 1927
5–2
Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
10–1–2
14
T
December 24, 1927
2–2 OT
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
10–1–3
15
T
December 27, 1927
0–0 OT
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
10–1–4
16
W
December 31, 1927
1–0
New York Rangers (1927–28 )
11–1–4
17
W
January 4, 1928
3–1
@ Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
12–1–4
18
W
January 5, 1928
2–1
@ Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
13–1–4
19
W
January 7, 1928
9–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
14–1–4
20
W
January 10, 1928
3–0
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
15–1–4
21
W
January 15, 1928
3–1
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
16–1–4
22
W
January 17, 1928
3–1
@ Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
17–1–4
23
L
January 21, 1928
0–1
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
17–2–4
24
W
January 24, 1928
10–0
Chicago Black Hawks (1927–28 )
18–2–4
25
L
January 28, 1928
1–2
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
18–3–4
26
L
January 31, 1928
1–2
Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
18–4–4
27
L
February 2, 1928
3–4
Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
18–5–4
28
T
February 4, 1928
0–0 OT
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
18–5–5
29
W
February 7, 1928
2–1
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
19–5–5
30
T
February 11, 1928
1–1 OT
Boston Bruins (1927–28 )
19–5–6
31
L
February 14, 1928
0–1
New York Americans (1927–28 )
19–6–6
32
L
February 18, 1928
0–1
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
19–7–6
33
T
February 21, 1928
0–0 OT
Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
19–7–7
34
L
February 26, 1928
0–1
@ New York Americans (1927–28 )
19–8–7
35
W
February 28, 1928
2–0
@ Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
20–8–7
36
L
March 3, 1928
2–3 OT
Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
20–9–7
37
W
March 6, 1928
2–1
@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1927–28 )
21–9–7
38
W
March 8, 1928
4–3
New York Rangers (1927–28 )
22–9–7
39
W
March 10, 1928
3–0
@ Montreal Maroons (1927–28 )
23–9–7
40
W
March 13, 1928
4–1
@ New York Rangers (1927–28 )
24–9–7
41
L
March 15, 1928
0–1
Detroit Cougars (1927–28 )
24–10–7
42
L
March 17, 1928
3–5
@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1927–28 )
24–11–7
43
W
March 20, 1928
5–0
New York Americans (1927–28 )
25–11–7
44
W
March 24, 1928
4–0
Ottawa Senators (1927–28 )
26–11–7
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Playoffs
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The Canadiens received a first-round bye and met the Maroons in the semi-finals. In a two-game, total goals series, the series was tied going into sudden-death overtime before Russell Oatman scored the winner at 8:20 to win the series 3–2 ( 2–2, 1–0) for the Maroons.
Player statistics
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Regular season
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Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
George Hainsworth
2730
44
26
11
7
48
1.05
13
Team:
2730
44
26
11
7
48
1.05
13
Playoffs
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Scoring
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
George Hainsworth
128
2
0
1
3
1.41
0
Team:
128
2
0
1
3
1.41
0
[4]
Awards and records
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Transactions
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See also
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References
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Notes
Bibliography
Coleman, Charles L. (1969). The Trail of the Stanley Cup, vol.2 1927–1946 inc . National Hockey League. pp. 32–49.
Mouton, Claude (1987). The Montreal Canadiens . Toronto, Ontario: Key Porter Books. ISBN 1-55013-051-X .