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1971-72 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Boston Bruins

Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Orr (37 G, 80 A, 117 P)
Vezina Trophy: Tony Esposito (31-10-6, 1.77 GAA) & Gary Smith (14-5-6, 2.42 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Ken Dryden (39-8-15, 2.24 GAA)

Goals Leader: Phil Esposito (66)
Assists Leader: Bobby Orr (80)
Points Leader: Phil Esposito (133)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Boston Bruins* 78 54 13 11 119 .763 330 204 1.50 -0.12
New York Rangers* 78 48 17 13 109 .699 317 192 1.49 -0.11
Montreal Canadiens* 78 46 16 16 108 .692 307 205 1.21 -0.09
Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 33 31 14 80 .513 209 208 0.01 0.00
Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 76 .487 261 262 -0.01 0.00
Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 51 .327 203 289 -1.02 0.08
Vancouver Canucks 78 20 50 8 48 .308 203 297 -1.12 0.09
West Division                    
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 46 17 15 107 .686 256 166 1.07 -0.08
Minnesota North Stars* 78 37 29 12 86 .551 212 191 0.25 -0.02
St. Louis Blues* 78 28 39 11 67 .429 208 247 -0.46 0.04
Pittsburgh Penguins* 78 26 38 14 66 .423 220 258 -0.45 0.04
Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 66 .423 200 236 -0.43 0.03
California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 60 .385 216 288 -0.86 0.07
Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 49 .314 206 305 -1.18 0.09

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Boston Bruins* 78 54 13 11 119 .763 330 204 1.50 -0.12 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 -0.11 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 -0.09 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 -0.08 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 -0.02 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 0.00 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 0.00 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 0.04 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 0.03 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 0.04 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 0.07 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 0.08 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 0.09 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 0.09 6.41 48 261 18.39 72 310 76.77 4 9
League Average 78 32 32 13 78 .500 239 239 0.00 0.00 6.13 52 269 19.38 52 269 80.62 8 8

League Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 66
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 50
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 50
4. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 47
5. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 46
Assists
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 80
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 67
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 63
4. Fred Stanfield-BOS 56
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 56
Points
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 133
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 117
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 109
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 106
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 97
Goals Created
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 53.8
2. Vic Hadfield-NYR 42.5
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 42.2
4. Bobby Orr*-BOS 41.7
5. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 39.5
Plus/Minus
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 86
2. Brad Park*-NYR 62
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 61
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 60
5. Phil Esposito*-BOS 55
Penalties in Minutes
1. Bryan Watson-PIT 212
2. Keith Magnuson-CBH 201
3. Gary Dornhoefer-PHI 183
4. Barclay Plager-STL 176
5. Rick Foley-PHI 168
Even Strength Goals
1. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 40
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 39
3. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 37
4. Phil Esposito*-BOS 36
5. Mickey Redmond-DET 32
Power Play Goals
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 28
2. Vic Hadfield-NYR 23
3. Rick Martin-BUF 19
4. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 18
5. Garry Unger-STL 14
  Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 14
Short-Handed Goals
1. Derek Sanderson-BOS 7
2. Terry Crisp-STL 6
3. Jimmy Roberts-TOT 5
4. Jim Johnson-TOT 4
  Bobby Orr*-BOS 4
  Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 4
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 4
  Bill Fairbairn-NYR 4
Game-Winning Goals
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 16
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 9
3. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 8
4. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 7
  John Bucyk*-BOS 7
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 7
  Gary Sabourin-STL 7
  Pit Martin-CBH 7
  Ron Ellis-TOR 7
Shots
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 426
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 353
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 336
4. Garry Unger-STL 321
5. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 295
Shooting Percentage
1. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 25.1
2. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 22.6
3. Vic Hadfield-NYR 20.7
4. Paul Henderson-TOR 19.9
5. Jim Pappin-CBH 18.6
Goals Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.87
2. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 0.73
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.64
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.64
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 0.64
Assists Per Game
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.05
2. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 1.00
3. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.88
4. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 0.74
5. Fred Stanfield-BOS 0.72
  Vic Hadfield-NYR 0.72
Points Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.75
2. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 1.73
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.54
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 1.36
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 1.33
Goals Created Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.71
2. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 0.67
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 0.55
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 0.54
5. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 0.52
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 209
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 186
3. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 167
4. Brad Park*-NYR 159
5. Vic Hadfield-NYR 156
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 71
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 69
3. John Bucyk*-BOS 65
4. John McKenzie-BOS 61
5. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 54
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Gilles Marotte-LAK 152
2. Carol Vadnais-TOT 145
3. Harry Howell*-LAK 139
4. Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN 137
5. John Schella-VAN 127
  Paul Shmyr-CGS 127
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Ron Ward-VAN 43
2. Terry Crisp-STL 41
  John Schella-VAN 41
4. Don Luce-BUF 40
  Barclay Plager-STL 40
  Danny Lawson-BUF 40
Games Played
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 64
2. Roger Crozier-BUF 63
3. Gilles Meloche-CGS 56
4. Doug Favell-PHI 54
5. Dunc Wilson-VAN 53
Wins
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 39
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 31
3. Eddie Johnston-BOS 27
  Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 27
5. Gilles Villemure-NYR 24
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 24
Losses
1. Roger Crozier-BUF 34
2. Dunc Wilson-VAN 30
3. Gilles Meloche-CGS 25
  Doug Favell-PHI 25
5. Gary Edwards-LAK 23
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 15
2. Roger Crozier-BUF 14
3. Gilles Meloche-CGS 13
4. Bernie Parent*-TOR 9
  Doug Favell-PHI 9
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 9
Goals Against
1. Roger Crozier-BUF 214
2. Dunc Wilson-VAN 173
  Gilles Meloche-CGS 173
4. Gary Edwards-LAK 150
5. Ken Dryden*-MTL 142
Goals Against Average
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 1.77
2. Gilles Villemure-NYR 2.09
3. Gump Worsley*-MNS 2.12
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 2.24
5. Gary Smith-CBH 2.42
Shutouts
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 9
2. Ken Dryden*-MTL 8
3. Gary Smith-CBH 5
  Doug Favell-PHI 5
5. Gilles Meloche-CGS 4
  Al Smith-DET 4
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 3800
2. Roger Crozier-BUF 3654
3. Gilles Meloche-CGS 3121
4. Doug Favell-PHI 2993
5. Dunc Wilson-VAN 2870
Offensive Point Shares
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 14.3
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 12.0
3. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 11.1
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 10.5
5. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 9.7
Defensive Point Shares
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 8.3
2. Keith Magnuson-CBH 7.7
3. Pat Stapleton-CBH 7.2
4. Bill White-CBH 7.1
5. Doug Jarrett-CBH 7.1
Goalie Point Shares
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 14.9
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 13.0
3. Bernie Parent*-TOR 9.3
4. Doug Favell-PHI 9.1
5. Gilles Villemure-NYR 8.9
Point Shares
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 20.3
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 16.7
3. Ken Dryden*-MTL 14.9
4. Brad Park*-NYR 13.8
5. Jean Ratelle*-NYR 13.6

NHL All-Star Team

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*