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.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’29-’30 Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
’26-’27 Senators | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’29-’30 Senators | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
’26-’27 Senators | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
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
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’26-’27 Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
’29-’30 Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
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)
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’26-’27 Senators | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
’29-’30 Senators | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
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
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’29-’30 Senators | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
’26-’27 Senators | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 |
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!