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A new trophy, the Vezina Trophy , was awarded this year for the first time to the Goaltender who had the best goals against average in the league. REGULAR SEASON With the infusion of new teams, the NHL was split into the Canadian and American divisions (although interestingly the New York Americans were placed in the Canadian Division), along with an altered playoff format: the top team from each division would meet the winner of a total-goals series between the second and third place teams from their divisions. The winners of those total-goals series would meet in a best-of-five Stanley Cup Finals. During the season, the Toronto St. Patricks were bought by Conn Smythe and renamed the Toronto Maple Leafs . Final standings ''Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Leading Scorers ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' Leading Goaltenders ''Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average'' STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ''']] With the collapse of the Western Hockey League , the Stanley Cup became the new NHL champion trophy. The NHL teams now battled out amongst themselves for the coveted Cup. The new division alignment and the new playoff format also meant that an American team was guaranteed to be the first American NHL team to make the Cup Finals. ''All dates in 1927'' Quarterfinals Montreal Canadiens vs. Montreal Maroons ''Montreal Canadiens win total-goals series 2-1'' Boston Bruins vs. Chicago Black Hawks ''Boston wins total-goals series 8 goals to 5'' Semifinals Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens ''Ottawa wins total-goals series 5-1'' New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins ''Boston wins total-goals series 3-1'' Stanley Cup Finals The Stanley Cup finals were a best of three series. Oddly enough, it went four games due to two ties. At that time, if the game was tied after one-twenty Overtime period, the game went in the books as a tie. Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators ''Ottawa wins best-of-three series 2-0-2'' Playoff scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points'' NHL AWARDS SEE ALSO
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