Stanley Cup playoffs 1928

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Stanley Cup playoffs 1928
Period March 27, 1928 to April 14, 1928
Stanley Cup winner New York Rangers (1st title)
finalist Montreal Maroons
Top scorer Canada 1921Canada Frank Boucher (NY Rangers)
Gates 37 (2.8 per game)
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup in 1928 began on March 27, 1928 and ended on April 14, 1928 with the New York Rangers' 3-2 win over the Montreal Maroons . The Rangers won their first title in the second year after their founding and became the second US team to win the Stanley Cup after the Seattle Metropolitans (1917). In addition, they had the best goal scorer and top scorer of the playoffs in their ranks in the person of Frank Boucher , while they had to contest the final exclusively on opposing ice, as a circus had booked the local Madison Square Garden . The Maroons, on the other hand, were in the second final of their franchise history after winning their first Stanley Cup in 1926.

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The three best teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. In the quarter-finals, the respective second and third faced each other within each division, before the winner from this pairing competed in the semi-finals against the division winner for a place in the final. In the final, the two best teams from both divisions met each other and determined the Stanley Cup winner in a best-of-five series. In the quarter and semi-final series, only two games were played, whereby only the goal difference to advance was taken into account, so that draws were also possible.

In series with only two games, each team hosted a home game. In the final, the higher-ranked team was supposed to play three of a maximum of five games in front of a home crowd, but the Rangers' Madison Square Garden was occupied by a circus, so the entire final took place in Montreal.

Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) . This rule did not apply to the quarter and semi-finals, which could end in a draw and only went into overtime if the goal difference at the end of the second game did not produce a winner.

Qualified teams

Canadian Division
American Division

Playoff tree

  Quarter finals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final
                           
   
        
  C1  Canadiens de Montréal  0 2  
    C2  Montreal Maroons 1 3  
C2  Montreal Maroons 2 3
 
  C3  Ottawa Senators 0 1  
    C2  Montreal Maroons 2
  A2  New York Rangers 3
            
        
A1  Boston Bruins 0 2
    A2  New York Rangers 1 5  
A2  New York Rangers 1 6
 
  A3  Pittsburgh Pirates 1 4  

Quarter finals

(C2) Montreal Maroons - (C3) Ottawa Senators

27 Mar 1928 Ottawa Senators
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 1 		Montreal Maroons
Joe Lamb (29:05) 		Ottawa Auditorium , Ottawa , Ontario
29 Mar 1928 Montreal Maroons
Babe Siebert (10:00)
Hooley Smith (25:00) 		2: 1
(1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
Status: 2: 0
Goal difference: 3: 1 		Ottawa Senators
Hec Kilrea (42:00) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec

(A2) New York Rangers - (A3) Pittsburgh Pirates

27 Mar 1928 New York Rangers
Frank Boucher (4:13)
Bun Cook (14:36)
Alex Gray (18:34)
Ching Johnson (24:21) 		4: 0
(3: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		Pittsburgh Pirates
 Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
29 Mar 1928 New York Rangers
Taffy Abel (3:03)
Murray Murdoch (50:40) 		2: 4
(1: 1, 0: 1, 1: 2)
Match report
Score: 1: 1
Goal difference: 6: 4 		Pittsburgh Pirates
Marty Burke (14:04)
Rodger Smith (27:40)
Rodger Smith (53:47)
Harold Cotton (58:57) 		Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

Semifinals

(C1) Canadiens de Montréal - (C2) Montreal Maroons

31 Mar 1928 Montreal Maroons
Jimmy Ward (33:55)
Hooley Smith (35:00) 		2: 2
(0: 1, 2: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 0: 0 		Canadiens de Montréal
Albert Leduc (10:10)
Art Gagné (23:55) 		Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 3, 1928 Canadiens de Montréal
 0: 1 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1)
Match report
Score: 0: 1
Goal difference: 2: 3 		Montreal Maroons
Russell Oatman (68:22) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

(A1) Boston Bruins - (A2) New York Rangers

31 Mar 1928 New York Rangers
Frank Boucher (41:48) 		1: 1
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 0: 0 		Boston Bruins
Harry Oliver (43:00) 		Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York
0Apr 3, 1928 Boston Bruins
Harry Oliver (59:30) 		1: 4
(0: 1, 0: 3, 1: 0)
Match report
Status: 0: 1
Goal difference: 2: 5 		New York Rangers
Bill Cook (19:30)
Murray Murdoch (31:23)
Bun Cook (36:18)
Frank Boucher (37:32) 		Boston Arena , Boston , Massachusetts

Stanley Cup Final

(C2) Montreal Maroons - (A2) New York Rangers

0Apr 5, 1928 Montreal Maroons
Red Dutton (30:48)
Merlyn Phillips (45:56) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 1: 0 		New York Rangers
 Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec
0Apr 7, 1928 Montreal Maroons
Nels Stewart (58:51) 		1: 2 n.V.
(0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1)
Match report
as of: 1: 1 		New York Rangers
Bill Cook (40:30)
Frank Boucher (67:05) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 10, 1928 Montreal Maroons
Nels Stewart (34:35)
Babe Siebert (52:47) 		2: 0
(0: 0, 1: 0, 1: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 1 		New York Rangers
 Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 12, 1928 Montreal Maroons
 0: 1
(0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0)
Match report
as of: 2: 2 		New York Rangers
Frank Boucher (33:13) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec
Apr 14, 1928 Montreal Maroons
Merlyn Phillips (55:00) 		1: 2
(0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1)
Match report
as of: 2: 3 		New York Rangers
Frank Boucher (5:32)
Frank Boucher (43:35) 		Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec

Stanley Cup winner

Stanley Cup winner New York Rangers
New York Rangers logo

Goalkeepers: Lorne Chabot , Joe Miller , Lester Patrick Note.

Defenders: Taffy Abel , Léo Bourgeault , Patsy Callighen , Ching Johnson

Attackers: Frank Boucher , Billy Boyd , Bill Cook  ( C ), Bun Cook , Alex Gray , Murray Murdoch , Paul Thompson

Head Coach & General Manager: Lester Patrick

NotePatrick, actually head coach and active as a defender in his active career, played more than half of the second game of the final series as a goalkeeper due to an injury to Lorne Chabot, see p. Lester Patrick # The Years in New York (1926–1960) .

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Frank Boucher NY Rangers 9 7th 3 10 2
Bill Cook NY Rangers 9 2 3 5 26th
Nels Stewart Montreal Mar. 9 2 2 4th 13
Bun Cook NY Rangers 9 2 1 3 10
Merlyn Phillips Montreal Mar. 9 2 1 3 11
Murray Murdoch NY Rangers 9 2 1 3 12
Babe Siebert Montreal Mar. 9 2 1 3 26th
Hooley Smith Montreal Mar. 9 2 1 3 23
Rodger Smith Pittsburgh 2 2 0 2 0
Harry Oliver Boston 2 2 0 2 4th

Best goalkeeper

The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the conceded goal category as well as the leaders in shutouts and wins.

Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 120 minutes are recorded.

player team GP Min W. L. T GA SO ATM
Clint Benedict Montreal Mar. 9 555: 27 5 3 1 8th 4th 0.86
Joe Miller NY Rangers 3 180: 00 2 1 0 3 1 1.00
Lorne Chabot NY Rangers 6th 367: 05 2 2 1 8th 1 1.31

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