1926–27 Montreal Maroons season explained

League:NHL
Season:1926–27
Year:1926
Team:Montreal Maroons
Record:20–20–4
Divisionrank:3rd
Goalsfor:71
Goalsagainst:68

The 1926–27 Montreal Maroons season was the hockey team's third year of operation. After winning the Stanley Cup in 1925–26, the club was not able to defend the championship, losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Montreal Canadiens.

Regular season

Game log

NumberResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LNovember 16, 19260–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 0–1–0
2WNovember 18, 19262–0 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 1–1–0
3WNovember 20, 19262–1 OTMontreal Canadiens (1926–27) 2–1–0
4WNovember 23, 19262–1 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 3–1–0
5LNovember 25, 19261–4 New York Americans (1926–27) 3–2–0
6LNovember 27, 19260–1 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 3–3–0
7LNovember 30, 19260–4 Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 3–4–0
8LDecember 4, 19263–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 3–5–0
9LDecember 7, 19262–3 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 3–6–0
10TDecember 11, 19262–2 OT@ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 3–6–1
11WDecember 14, 19263–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 4–6–1
12TDecember 18, 19260–0 OTOttawa Senators (1926–27) 4–6–2
13LDecember 23, 19261–2 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 4–7–2
14LDecember 29, 19264–5 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 4–8–2
15WDecember 30, 19262–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 5–8–2
16WJanuary 1, 19273–0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 6–8–2
17LJanuary 6, 19273–4 OTNew York Americans (1926–27) 6–9–2
18WJanuary 8, 19273–0 @ Boston Bruins (1926–27) 7–9–2
19LJanuary 11, 19272–3 New York Rangers (1926–27) 7–10–2
20LJanuary 15, 19270–1 Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 7–11–2
21WJanuary 18, 19272–1 OT@ New York Americans (1926–27) 8–11–2
22LJanuary 20, 19271–3 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 8–12–2
23LJanuary 22, 19270–1 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 8–13–2
24WJanuary 25, 19272–1 OTDetroit Cougars (1926–27) 9–13–2
25WJanuary 27, 19275–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 10–13–2
26TJanuary 29, 19270–0 OTOttawa Senators (1926–27) 10–13–3
27WFebruary 3, 19273–0 Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 11–13–3
28LFebruary 5, 19270–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 11–14–3
29WFebruary 8, 19273–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 12–14–3
30WFebruary 10, 19271–0 @ Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 13–14–3
31LFebruary 12, 19272–3 Boston Bruins (1926–27) 13–15–3
32WFebruary 15, 19272–1 @ New York Americans (1926–27) 14–15–3
33WFebruary 17, 19274–1 @ New York Rangers (1926–27) 15–15–3
34WFebruary 19, 19272–1 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 16–15–3
35LFebruary 22, 19270–3 Pittsburgh Pirates (1926–27) 16–16–3
36WFebruary 24, 19272–0 @ Detroit Cougars (1926–27) 17–16–3
37WFebruary 26, 19272–1 OT@ Chicago Black Hawks (1926–27) 18–16–3
38TMarch 5, 19270–0 OTNew York Rangers (1926–27) 18–16–4
39LMarch 8, 19270–1 Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 18–17–4
40WMarch 10, 19271–0 @ Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 19–17–4
41LMarch 12, 19270–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1926–27) 19–18–4
42WMarch 17, 19272–1 New York Americans (1926–27) 20–18–4
43LMarch 19, 19270–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1926–27) 20–19–4
44LMarch 26, 19272–3 Ottawa Senators (1926–27) 20–20–4

Playoffs

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.

Player stats

Regular season

Scoring
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
C 43 17 4 21 133
C 43 15 1 16 45
RW 42 9 5 14 88
LW 25 8 4 12 30
D 43 6 5 11 42
LW/D 42 5 3 8 116
D 44 4 4 8 108
C/D 43 3 3 6 112
RW 44 2 3 5 12
LW 22 1 1 2 8
C 28 1 0 1 6
D 34 0 1 1 14
G 43 0 0 0 0
LW/D 8 0 0 0 0
D 13 0 0 0 2
RW 2 0 0 0 0
G 1 0 0 0 0
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
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
PlayerPosGPGAPtsPIM
LW/D 2 1 0 1 2
G 2 0 0 0 0
RW 2 0 0 0 0
RW 2 0 0 0 2
D 2 0 0 0 0
D 2 0 0 0 4
D 2 0 0 0 4
C/D 2 0 0 0 2
LW 2 0 0 0 0
C 2 0 0 0 0
LW 2 0 0 0 0
C 2 0 0 0 4
Goaltending
PlayerMINGPWLTGAGAASO
132 2 0 1 1 2 0.91 0
Team: 132 2 0 1 1 2 0.91 0
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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;

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-28 . 1926-27 Montreal Maroons Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com.