1922–23 Ottawa Senators season
| 1922–23 Ottawa Senators | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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O'Brien Trophy winners
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| 1922–23 record | 14–9–1 |
| Home record | 11–0–1 |
| Road record | 3–9–0 |
| Goals for | 77 |
| Goals against | 54 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Tommy Gorman |
| Coach | Pete Green |
| Captain | Eddie Gerard |
| Arena | The Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Cy Denneny (21) |
| Assists | Cy Denneny (10) |
| Points | Cy Denneny (31) |
| Penalties in minutes | Buck Boucher (44) |
| Wins | Clint Benedict (14) |
| Goals against average | Clint Benedict (2.18) |
The 1922–23 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 38th season of play and sixth season in the NHL. They were coming off a disappointing playoff run in 1922, as they lost to the Toronto St. Pats in the NHL finals in a close, hard fought series. The Senators would finish first in the standings, defeat Montreal in the playoffs, defeat Vancouver in the Stanley Cup semi-finals and defeat Edmonton to win their tenth Stanley Cup title.
Cy Denneny would once again have a strong season, scoring a team high 21 goals, and finishing 2nd in the NHL with 31 points. On February 7, Denneny would score his 143rd career goal, surpassing Joe Malone as the all-time goal scoring leader in a 3–0 Senators win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Defenceman Buck Boucher would get a career high 24 points (15 goals-9 assists), and would lead the club with 44 PIM.
Clint Benedict would once again have a very solid season, leading the league with 14 wins, 4 shutouts and a 2.18 GAA.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
In the NHL finals, the Senators would face the Montreal Canadiens in a two-game total-goals series to determine the O'Brien Cup winner, and the Sens would prevail by a close 3–2 score in the series, and go on to face the Vancouver Maroons, the host team from the PCHA.
The Maroons lost to the Edmonton Eskimos in the WCHL Finals, so they would have to face Ottawa, with the winner of this series playing Edmonton for the Stanley Cup. The series was played at Denman Arena in Vancouver, and the Senators would shut out the Maroons in the opening game. Vancouver stormed back with a big 4–1 win in game two, however, Ottawa, despite numerous injuries, would use their grit, and win the series in four games, and earn a berth in the finals against Edmonton.
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