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1971-72 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 54 13 11 119 .763 330 204 1.50
New York Rangers* 78 48 17 13 109 .699 317 192 1.49
Montreal Canadiens* 78 46 16 16 108 .692 307 205 1.21
Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 33 31 14 80 .513 209 208 0.01
Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 76 .487 261 262 -0.01
Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 51 .327 203 289 -1.02
Vancouver Canucks 78 20 50 8 48 .308 203 297 -1.12
West Division         
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 46 17 15 107 .686 256 166 1.07
Minnesota North Stars* 78 37 29 12 86 .551 212 191 0.25
St. Louis Blues* 78 28 39 11 67 .429 208 247 -0.46
Pittsburgh Penguins* 78 26 38 14 66 .423 220 258 -0.45
Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 66 .423 200 236 -0.43
California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 60 .385 216 288 -0.86
Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 49 .314 206 305 -1.18

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Boston Bruins over New York Rangers 
 
Semi-Finals (4-0):New York Rangers over Chicago Black Hawks 
Semi-Finals (4-0):Boston Bruins over St. Louis Blues 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-3):St. Louis Blues over Minnesota North Stars 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Chicago Black Hawks over Pittsburgh Penguins 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs 

Team Statistics

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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 54 13 11 119 .763 330 204 1.50 6.85 74 256 28.91 51 290 82.41 18 2
2 New York Rangers* 78 48 17 13 109 .699 317 192 1.49 6.53 60 257 23.35 44 282 84.40 14 10
3 Montreal Canadiens* 78 46 16 16 108 .692 307 205 1.21 6.56 72 266 27.07 41 245 83.27 14 4
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 78 46 17 15 107 .686 256 166 1.07 5.41 43 255 16.86 35 240 85.42 7 10
5 Minnesota North Stars* 78 37 29 12 86 .551 212 191 0.25 5.17 53 262 20.23 49 277 82.31 4 6
6 Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 33 31 14 80 .513 209 208 0.01 5.35 48 252 19.05 60 266 77.44 4 7
7 Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 76 .487 261 262 -0.01 6.71 58 280 20.71 45 261 82.76 6 9
8 St. Louis Blues* 78 28 39 11 67 .429 208 247 -0.46 5.83 38 270 14.07 65 280 76.79 13 11
9 Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 66 .423 200 236 -0.43 5.59 52 268 19.40 53 324 83.64 6 10
10 Pittsburgh Penguins* 78 26 38 14 66 .423 220 258 -0.45 6.13 46 286 16.08 55 246 77.64 5 7
11 California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 60 .385 216 288 -0.86 6.46 44 278 15.83 55 259 78.76 5 6
12 Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 51 .327 203 289 -1.02 6.31 57 308 18.51 56 281 80.07 1 7
13 Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 49 .314 206 305 -1.18 6.55 38 272 13.97 50 210 76.19 4 7
14 Vancouver Canucks 78 20 50 8 48 .308 203 297 -1.12 6.41 48 261 18.39 72 310 76.77 4 9
League Average 78 32 32 13 78 .500 239 239 0.00 6.13 52 269 19.38 52 269 80.62 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Phil Esposito
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Bobby Clarke
Calder Memorial Trophy:Ken Dryden
Conn Smythe Trophy:Bobby Orr
Hart Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:Jean Ratelle
Lester B. Pearson Award:Jean Ratelle
Vezina Trophy:Tony Esposito
Gary Smith

League Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS66
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH50
 Vic Hadfield-NYR50
4.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL47
5.Jean Ratelle*-NYR46

Goals Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.87
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.73
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.64
4.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.64
 Vic Hadfield-NYR0.64

Assists

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS80
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS67
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR63
4.Fred Stanfield-BOS56
 Vic Hadfield-NYR56

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.05
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR1.00
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.88
4.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.74
5.Fred Stanfield-BOS0.72
 Vic Hadfield-NYR0.72

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS133
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS117
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR109
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR106
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR97

Points Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.75
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR1.73
3.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.54
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR1.36
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR1.33

Goals Created

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS52.7
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS42.1
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR41.8
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR41.7
5.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL38.9

Goals Created Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.69
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.66
3.Bobby Orr*-BOS0.55
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR0.53
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.52

Total Goals For

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS209
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS186
3.J.C. Tremblay-MTL167
4.Brad Park*-NYR159
5.Vic Hadfield-NYR156

Power Play Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS71
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS69
3.John Bucyk*-BOS65
4.John McKenzie-BOS61
5.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL54

Total Goals Against

1.Gilles Marotte-LAK152
2.Carol Vadnais-2Tm145
3.Harry Howell*-LAK139
4.Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN137
5.John Schella-VAN127
 Paul Shmyr-CGS127

Power Play Goals Against

1.Ron Ward-VAN43
2.John Schella-VAN41
 Terry Crisp-STL41
4.Barclay Plager-STL40
 Don Luce-BUF40
 Danny Lawson-BUF40

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS86
2.Brad Park*-NYR62
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR61
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR60
5.Phil Esposito*-BOS55

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bryan Watson-PIT212
2.Keith Magnuson-CBH201
3.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI183
4.Barclay Plager-STL176
5.Rick Foley-PHI168

Even Strength Goals

1.Jean Ratelle*-NYR40
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH39
3.Rod Gilbert*-NYR37
4.Phil Esposito*-BOS36
5.Mickey Redmond-DET32

Power Play Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS28
2.Vic Hadfield-NYR23
3.Rick Martin-BUF19
4.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL18
5.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL14
 Garry Unger-STL14

Short-Handed Goals

1.Derek Sanderson-BOS7
2.Terry Crisp-STL6
3.Jimmy Roberts-2Tm5
4.Bobby Orr*-BOS4
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL4
 Pete Mahovlich-MTL4
 Bill Fairbairn-NYR4
 Jim Johnson-2Tm4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS16
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH9
3.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS8
4.Gary Sabourin-STL7
 Pit Martin-CBH7
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL7
 Vic Hadfield-NYR7
 Ron Ellis-TOR7
 John Bucyk*-BOS7

Shots on Goal

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS426
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS353
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH336
4.Garry Unger-STL321
5.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS295

Shooting Percentage

1.Jean Ratelle*-NYR25.1
2.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL22.6
3.Vic Hadfield-NYR20.7
4.Paul Henderson-TOR19.9
5.Jim Pappin-CBH18.6

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL64
2.Roger Crozier-BUF63
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS56
4.Doug Favell-PHI54
5.Dunc Wilson-VAN53

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL39
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH31
3.Eddie Johnston-BOS27
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS27
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR24
 Gilles Villemure-NYR24

Losses (Goalie)

1.Roger Crozier-BUF34
2.Dunc Wilson-VAN30
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS25
 Doug Favell-PHI25
5.Gary Edwards-LAK23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL15
2.Roger Crozier-BUF14
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS13
4.Bernie Parent*-TOR9
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR9
 Doug Favell-PHI9

Points (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL93
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH68
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS62
4.Eddie Johnston-BOS57
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR57

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.775
2.Eddie Johnston-BOS.750
 Ken Dryden*-MTL.750
4.Gilles Villemure-NYR.743
5.Tony Esposito*-CBH.723

Shutouts

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH9
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL8
3.Doug Favell-PHI5
 Gary Smith-CBH5
5.Gilles Meloche-CGS4
 Al Smith-DET4

Goals Against

1.Roger Crozier-BUF214
2.Gilles Meloche-CGS173
 Dunc Wilson-VAN173
4.Gary Edwards-LAK150
5.Ken Dryden*-MTL142

Goals Against Average

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH1.77
2.Gilles Villemure-NYR2.09
3.Gump Worsley*-MNS2.12
4.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.24
5.Gary Smith-CBH2.42
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Tony Esposito
D: Bobby Orr
D: Brad Park
C: Phil Esposito
LW: Bobby Hull
RW: Rod Gilbert
 2nd Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Pat Stapleton
D: Bill White
C: Jean Ratelle
LW: Vic Hadfield
RW: Yvan Cournoyer