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1970-71 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
East Division         
Boston Bruins* 78 57 14 7 121 .776 399 207 2.29
New York Rangers* 78 49 18 11 109 .699 259 177 0.98
Montreal Canadiens* 78 42 23 13 97 .622 291 216 0.89
Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 37 33 8 82 .526 248 211 0.44
Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15 63 .404 217 291 -0.88
Vancouver Canucks 78 24 46 8 56 .359 229 296 -0.80
Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11 55 .353 209 308 -1.18
West Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 49 20 9 107 .686 277 184 1.11
St. Louis Blues* 78 34 25 19 87 .558 223 208 0.18
Philadelphia Flyers* 78 28 33 17 73 .468 207 225 -0.22
Minnesota North Stars* 78 28 34 16 72 .462 191 223 -0.38
Los Angeles Kings 78 25 40 13 63 .404 239 303 -0.76
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 21 37 20 62 .397 221 240 -0.23
California Golden Seals 78 20 53 5 45 .288 199 320 -1.44

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks 
 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Montreal Canadiens over Minnesota North Stars 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):Minnesota North Stars over St. Louis Blues 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Chicago Black Hawks over Philadelphia Flyers 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):New York Rangers over Toronto Maple Leafs 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins 

Team Statistics

Glossary / CSV / PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Boston Bruins* 78 57 14 7 121 .776 399 207 2.29 7.77 80 289 27.68 53 336 84.23 25 4
2 New York Rangers* 78 49 18 11 109 .699 259 177 0.98 5.59 60 234 25.64 41 253 83.79 5 3
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 78 49 20 9 107 .686 277 184 1.11 5.91 60 291 20.62 47 293 83.96 5 6
4 Montreal Canadiens* 78 42 23 13 97 .622 291 216 0.89 6.50 71 286 24.83 49 319 84.64 8 6
5 St. Louis Blues* 78 34 25 19 87 .558 223 208 0.18 5.53 56 312 17.95 49 285 82.81 9 8
6 Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 37 33 8 82 .526 248 211 0.44 5.88 53 290 18.28 46 283 83.75 14 6
7 Philadelphia Flyers* 78 28 33 17 73 .468 207 225 -0.22 5.54 42 272 15.44 50 305 83.61 3 8
8 Minnesota North Stars* 78 28 34 16 72 .462 191 223 -0.38 5.31 38 259 14.67 55 268 79.48 6 4
9 Los Angeles Kings 78 25 40 13 63 .404 239 303 -0.76 6.95 41 267 15.36 53 227 76.65 6 10
10 Buffalo Sabres 78 24 39 15 63 .404 217 291 -0.88 6.51 56 298 18.79 56 302 81.46 5 12
11 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 21 37 20 62 .397 221 240 -0.23 5.91 56 318 17.61 48 276 82.61 5 9
12 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 46 8 56 .359 229 296 -0.80 6.73 52 317 16.40 81 309 73.79 6 12
13 Detroit Red Wings 78 22 45 11 55 .353 209 308 -1.18 6.63 48 245 19.59 66 284 76.76 5 10
14 California Golden Seals 78 20 53 5 45 .288 199 320 -1.44 6.65 39 316 12.34 58 254 77.17 3 7
League Average 78 33 33 12 78 .500 244 244 0.00 6.24 54 285 18.83 54 285 81.17 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Phil Esposito
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Jean Ratelle
Calder Memorial Trophy:Gilbert Perreault
Conn Smythe Trophy:Ken Dryden
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:John Bucyk
Lester B. Pearson Award:Phil Esposito
Vezina Trophy:Ed Giacomin
Gilles Villemure

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS76
2.John Bucyk*-BOS51
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH44
4.Ken Hodge-BOS43
5.Dennis Hull-CBH40

Goals Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.97
2.John Bucyk*-BOS0.65
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.57
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.56
5.Ken Hodge-BOS0.55

Assists

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS102
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS76
3.John Bucyk*-BOS65
4.Ken Hodge-BOS62
5.Wayne Cashman-BOS58

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.31
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.97
3.John Bucyk*-BOS0.83
4.Ken Hodge-BOS0.79
5.Phil Goyette-BUF0.77

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS152
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS139
3.John Bucyk*-BOS116
4.Ken Hodge-BOS105
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH96

Points Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.95
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.78
3.John Bucyk*-BOS1.49
4.Ken Hodge-BOS1.35
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.23

Goals Created

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS59.8
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS47.7
3.John Bucyk*-BOS44.1
4.Ken Hodge-BOS39.2
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH36.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.77
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS0.61
3.John Bucyk*-BOS0.57
4.Ken Hodge-BOS0.50
5.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.47

Total Goals For

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS258
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS214
3.Pat Stapleton-CBH161
4.Dallas Smith-BOS154
 John Bucyk*-BOS154

Power Play Goals For

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS79
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS78
3.Fred Stanfield-BOS74
4.John Bucyk*-BOS70
5.J.C. Tremblay-MTL63

Total Goals Against

1.Ron Stackhouse-CGS140
2.Doug Roberts-CGS134
3.Gilles Marotte-LAK131
4.Gary Bergman-DET128
5.Dale Tallon-VAN124

Power Play Goals Against

1.Charlie Burns-MNS49
2.Gary Doak-VAN47
3.Andre Boudrias-VAN39
4.Bill Collins-2Tm37
5.Ted Hampson-2Tm36
 Pat Quinn-VAN36

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS124
2.Dallas Smith-BOS94
3.Ken Hodge-BOS71
 Phil Esposito*-BOS71
5.Wayne Cashman-BOS59

Penalties in Minutes

1.Keith Magnuson-CBH291
2.Dennis Hextall-CGS217
3.Jim Dorey-TOR198
4.Pete Mahovlich-MTL181
5.Tracy Pratt-BUF179

Even Strength Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS50
2.Ken Hodge-BOS39
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH33
4.Dennis Hull-CBH30
5.Bobby Orr*-BOS29
 John Bucyk*-BOS29
 Rosaire Paiement-VAN29

Power Play Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS25
2.John Bucyk*-BOS22
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL18
4.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF14
5.Pete Mahovlich-MTL12
 Danny Grant-MNS12

Short-Handed Goals

1.Dave Keon*-TOR8
2.Ed Westfall-BOS7
3.Don Marcotte-BOS6
 Derek Sanderson-BOS6
5.Ted Hampson-2Tm4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS16
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH11
3.Dave Keon*-TOR9
4.Dennis Hull-CBH7
 Ken Hodge-BOS7
 Bill Goldsworthy-MNS7
 Christian Bordeleau-STL7
 Dave Balon-NYR7

Shots on Goal

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS550
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS392
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH378
4.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS295
5.Danny Grant-MNS283

Shooting Percentage

1.John Bucyk*-BOS22.7
2.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI20.8
3.John McKenzie-BOS20.5
4.Dave Balon-NYR20.5
5.Chico Maki-CBH20.0

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Gary Smith-CGS71
2.Denis DeJordy-LAK60
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH57
4.Ernie Wakely-STL51
5.Bernie Parent*-2Tm48

Wins (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH35
2.Eddie Johnston-BOS30
3.Ed Giacomin*-NYR27
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS27
5.Jacques Plante*-TOR24

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gary Smith-CGS48
2.Denis DeJordy-LAK29
3.Dunc Wilson-VAN25
4.Al Smith-PIT22
5.Bruce Gamble-2Tm20
 Roger Crozier-BUF20

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Ernie Wakely-STL11
 Denis DeJordy-LAK11
3.Les Binkley-PIT10
4.Rogie Vachon-MTL9
 Al Smith-PIT9
 Bernie Parent*-2Tm9
 Doug Favell-PHI9

Points (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH76
2.Eddie Johnston-BOS62
3.Ed Giacomin*-NYR61
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS59
5.Rogie Vachon-MTL55

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Eddie Johnston-BOS.816
2.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.738
3.Gilles Villemure-NYR.706
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR.693
5.Tony Esposito*-CBH.691

Shutouts

1.Ed Giacomin*-NYR8
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH6
3.Cesare Maniago-MNS5
4.Eddie Johnston-BOS4
 Gilles Villemure-NYR4
 Jacques Plante*-TOR4

Goals Against

1.Gary Smith-CGS256
2.Denis DeJordy-LAK214
3.Roger Crozier-BUF135
4.Ernie Wakely-STL133
5.Al Smith-PIT128
 Dunc Wilson-VAN128
 Joe Daley-BUF128

Goals Against Average

1.Jacques Plante*-TOR1.88
2.Ed Giacomin*-NYR2.16
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH2.27
4.Gilles Villemure-NYR2.30
5.Glenn Hall*-STL2.42
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ed Giacomin
D: Bobby Orr
D: J.C. Tremblay
C: Phil Esposito
LW: John Bucyk
RW: Ken Hodge
 2nd Team
G: Jacques Plante
D: Brad Park
D: Pat Stapleton
C: Dave Keon
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Yvan Cournoyer