The legendary Cy Denneny scored the opening goal of the series as the top-seeded ’22-’23 Ottawa Senators took an early 1-0 lead in Game 1. The 7th-seeded ’27-’28 Ottawa Senators potted two goals in the second to take a 2-1 lead, but the top seed scored two in the third to take the opening game 3-2. Denneny then scored twice in Game 2 for the ’22-’23 Senators to pace the top seed in a 4-1 win and a 2-0 series lead. Defenseman Lionel Hitchman tallied three assists in the win. Denneny scored two goals in Game 3 as well as the top seed won 3-1. Defenseman George Boucher posted a goal and four assists in Game 4 as the top seed completed the sweep with a 6-2 win. Frank Nighbor scored two goals and Denneny posted a goal and two assists in the Game 4 win.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’27-’28 Senators | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
’22-’23 Senators | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’22-’23 OTS – 3 ’27-’28 OTS – 2 (1-0 ’22-’23 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Clint Benedict (’22-’23 OTS) – W 2.00 GAA .950 SV% (38 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Alec Connell (’27-’28 OTS) – L 3.00 GAA .942 SV% (49 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – George Boucher (’22-’23 OTS) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 16 S 4 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’27-’28 Senators | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
’22-’23 Senators | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’22-’23 OTS – 4 ’27-’28 OTS – 1 (2-0 ’22-’23 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’22-’23 OTS) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +1 11 S
2nd Star: D – Lionel Hitchman (’22-’23 OTS) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +2 0 S
3rd Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’22-’23 OTS) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’22-’23 Senators | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 3 |
’27-’28 Senators | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’22-’23 OTS – 3 ’27-’28 OTS – 1 (3-0 ’22-’23 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’22-’23 OTS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 6 S
2nd Star: G – Clint Benedict (’22-’23 OTS) – W 1.00 GAA .963 SV% (26 SV’s)
3rd Star: RW – Punch Broadbent (’22-’23 OTS) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 2 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | 2nd Overtime | Total | |
’22-’23 Senators | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 |
’27-’28 Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’22-’23 OTS – 6 ’27-’28 OTS – 2 (4-0 ’22-’23 OTS)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – George Boucher (’22-’23 OTS) – 1 G 4 A 5 P +4 10 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: LW – Cy Denneny (’22-’23 OTS) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +2 13 S
3rd Star: C – Frank Nighbor (’22-’23 OTS) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 4 S
Up next, to wrap up the 1st Round, is the 3-6 matchup between the ’20-’21 Ottawa Senators and the ’25-’26 Ottawa Senators!