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1927-28 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
American Division         
Boston Bruins* 44 20 13 11 51 .580 77 70 0.10
New York Rangers* 44 19 16 9 47 .534 94 79 0.26
Pittsburgh Pirates* 44 19 17 8 46 .523 67 76 -0.22
Detroit Cougars 44 19 19 6 44 .500 88 79 0.14
Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 34 3 17 .193 68 134 -1.36
Canadian Division         
Montreal Canadiens* 44 26 11 7 59 .670 116 48 1.40
Montreal Maroons* 44 24 14 6 54 .614 96 77 0.42
Ottawa Senators* 44 20 14 10 50 .568 78 57 0.46
Toronto Maple Leafs 44 18 18 8 44 .500 89 88 0.06
New York Americans 44 11 27 6 28 .318 63 128 -1.26

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (3-2):New York Rangers over Montreal Maroons 
 
Semi-Finals (Total goals: 5-2):New York Rangers over Boston Bruins 
Semi-Finals (Total goals: 3-2):Montreal Maroons over Montreal Canadiens 
 
Quarter-Finals (Total goals: 6-4):New York Rangers over Pittsburgh Pirates 
Quarter-Finals (Total goals: 3-1):Montreal Maroons over Ottawa Senators 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 44 26 11 7 59 .670 116 48 1.40 3.73
2 Montreal Maroons* 44 24 14 6 54 .614 96 77 0.42 3.93
3 Boston Bruins* 44 20 13 11 51 .580 77 70 0.10 3.34
4 Ottawa Senators* 44 20 14 10 50 .568 78 57 0.46 3.07
5 New York Rangers* 44 19 16 9 47 .534 94 79 0.26 3.93
6 Pittsburgh Pirates* 44 19 17 8 46 .523 67 76 -0.22 3.25
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 44 18 18 8 44 .500 89 88 0.06 4.02
8 Detroit Cougars 44 19 19 6 44 .500 88 79 0.14 3.80
9 New York Americans 44 11 27 6 28 .318 63 128 -1.26 4.34
10 Chicago Black Hawks 44 7 34 3 17 .193 68 134 -1.36 4.59
League Average 44 18 18 7 44 .500 84 84 0.00 3.80

League Awards

Hart Memorial Trophy:Howie Morenz
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Frank Boucher
Vezina Trophy:George Hainsworth

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL33
2.Aurel Joliat*-MTL28
3.Nels Stewart*-MTM27
4.Frank Boucher*-NYR23
5.George Hay*-DTC22

Goals Per Game

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL0.77
2.Nels Stewart*-MTM0.66
3.Aurel Joliat*-MTL0.64
4.Bill Carson-TOR0.62
5.Frank Finnigan-OTS0.53

Assists

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL18
2.Bun Cook*-NYR14
3.George Hay*-DTC13
4.Frank Boucher*-NYR12
5.Aurel Joliat*-MTL11
 Sylvio Mantha*-MTL11

Assists Per Game

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL0.42

Points

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL51
2.Aurel Joliat*-MTL39
3.George Hay*-DTC35
 Frank Boucher*-NYR35
5.Nels Stewart*-MTM34

Points Per Game

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL1.19
2.Aurel Joliat*-MTL0.89
3.George Hay*-DTC0.83
4.Nels Stewart*-MTM0.83
5.Frank Boucher*-NYR0.80

Goals Created

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL32.3
2.Aurel Joliat*-MTL23.6
3.Frank Boucher*-NYR23.5
4.George Hay*-DTC22.7
5.Bun Cook*-NYR21.0

Goals Created Per Game

1.Howie Morenz*-MTL0.75
2.George Hay*-DTC0.54
3.Aurel Joliat*-MTL0.54
4.Frank Boucher*-NYR0.53
5.Nels Stewart*-MTM0.50

Penalties in Minutes

1.Eddie Shore*-BOS165
2.Ching Johnson*-NYR146
3.Clarence Boucher-NYA129
4.Babe Siebert*-MTM109
5.Aurel Joliat*-MTL105

Games Played (Goalie)

1.George Hainsworth*-MTL44
 Hap Holmes*-DTC44
 Alec Connell*-OTS44
 Lorne Chabot-NYR44
 Roy Worters*-PTP44
 Clint Benedict*-MTM44
 Hal Winkler-BOS44

Wins (Goalie)

1.George Hainsworth*-MTL26
2.Clint Benedict*-MTM24
3.Alec Connell*-OTS20
 Hal Winkler-BOS20
5.Hap Holmes*-DTC19
 Lorne Chabot-NYR19
 Roy Worters*-PTP19

Losses (Goalie)

1.Charlie Gardiner*-CBH32
2.Hap Holmes*-DTC19
3.John Ross Roach-TOR18
4.Roy Worters*-PTP17
5.Joe Miller-NYA16
 Lorne Chabot-NYR16

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Hal Winkler-BOS11
2.Alec Connell*-OTS10
3.Lorne Chabot-NYR9
4.Roy Worters*-PTP8
5.John Ross Roach-TOR7
 George Hainsworth*-MTL7

Points (Goalie)

1.George Hainsworth*-MTL59
2.Clint Benedict*-MTM54
3.Hal Winkler-BOS51
4.Alec Connell*-OTS50
5.Lorne Chabot-NYR47

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.George Hainsworth*-MTL.670
2.Clint Benedict*-MTM.614
3.Hal Winkler-BOS.580
4.Alec Connell*-OTS.568
5.Lorne Chabot-NYR.534

Shutouts

1.Alec Connell*-OTS15
 Hal Winkler-BOS15
3.George Hainsworth*-MTL13
4.Hap Holmes*-DTC11
 Lorne Chabot-NYR11
 Roy Worters*-PTP11

Goals Against

1.Charlie Gardiner*-CBH114
2.John Ross Roach-TOR88
3.Hap Holmes*-DTC79
 Lorne Chabot-NYR79
5.Joe Miller-NYA77

Goals Against Average

1.George Hainsworth*-MTL1.05
2.Alec Connell*-OTS1.24
3.Hal Winkler-BOS1.51
4.Roy Worters*-PTP1.66
5.Clint Benedict*-MTM1.70