The 8th-seeded ’29-’30 Ottawa Senators came out in Game 1 and outplayed the top-seeded ’26-’27 Ottawa Senators. They took a 1-0 lead thanks to a Hec Kilrea goal in the second period. The ’26-’27 Senators tied it halfway through the third thanks to Hooley Smith. Then, the next goal wasn’t until double overtime when Alex Smith won it for the ’29-’30 Senators. The ’26-’27 Senators responded with two goals in the opening period of Game 2. They eventually took Game 2 by a final of 4-1 as defenseman Alex Smith and Cy Denneny both tallied two goals and one assist. In Game 3, the ’26-’27 Senators took a 2-1 lead after the first period and that was all they needed to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 was tied 2-2 after two periods, but then Frank Finnigan and Jack Adams scored for the ’26-’27 Senators in the third to seal a 4-2 win. Denneny then exploded for a hat trick in the first period of Game 5 as he led the top seed to a series-clinching 4-2 win.

GAME 1:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’29-’30 OTS – 2   ’26-’27 OTS – 1   (2OT)     (1-0 ’29-’30 OTS)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Alec Connell (’29-’30 OTS) – W   1.00 GAA   .977 SV% (43 SV’s)

2nd Star: G – Alec Connell (’26-’27 OTS) – OTL   2.00 GAA   .961 SV% (49 SV’s)

3rd Star: LW – Hec Kilrea (’29-’30 OTS) – 1 G   0 A   1 P   +1   12 S

GAME 2:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’26-’27 OTS – 4   ’29-’30 OTS – 1     (1-1)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: D – Alex Smith (’26-’27 OTS) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   +3   4 S

2nd Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’26-’27 OTS) – 2 G   1 A   3 P   +3   14 S

3rd Star: C – Hooley Smith (’26-’27 OTS) – 0 G   2 A   2 P   +2   5 S   2 PIM

GAME 3:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’26-’27 OTS – 2   ’29-’30 OTS – 1     (2-1 ’26-’27 OTS)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Alec Connell (’26-’27 OTS) – W   1.00 GAA   .971 SV% (34 SV’s)

2nd Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’26-’27 OTS) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   Even   1 S   2 PIM

3rd Star: G – Alec Connell (’29-’30 OTS) – L   2.00 GAA   .941 SV% (32 SV’s)

GAME 4:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’26-’27 OTS – 4   ’29-’30 OTS – 2     (3-1 ’26-’27 OTS)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: G – Alec Connell (’26-’27 OTS) – W   2.00 GAA   .955 SV% (42 SV’s)

2nd Star: LW – Hec Kilrea (’26-’27 OTS) – 1 G   1 A   2 P   +3   5 S

3rd Star: C – Jack Adams (’26-’27 OTS) – 1 G   0 A   1 P   +1   2 S

GAME 5:

GAME SUMMARY:  ’26-’27 OTS – 4   ’29-’30 OTS – 2     (4-1 ’26-’27 OTS)

STARS OF THE GAME:

1st Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’26-’27 OTS) – 3 G   1 A   4 P   +2   8 S

2nd Star: G – Alec Connell (’26-’27 OTS) – W   2.00 GAA   .951 SV% (39 SV’s)

3rd Star: D – King Clancy (’26-’27 OTS) – 0 G   3 A   3 P   +2   6 S

Up next is the 4-5 matchup between the ’19-’20 Ottawa Senators and the ’21-’22 Ottawa Senators!