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Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS66
2.Vic Hadfield-NYR50
 Bobby Hull*-CBH50
4.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL47
5.Jean Ratelle*-NYR46
6.Rick Martin-BUF44
7.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL43
 Rod Gilbert*-NYR43
9.Mickey Redmond-DET42
10.Paul Henderson-TOR38
11.Bobby Orr*-BOS37
12.Garry Unger-STL36
13.Pete Mahovlich-MTL35
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI35
15.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL32
 John Bucyk*-BOS32
17.Marc Tardif-MTL31
 Bill Goldsworthy-MNS31
 Nick Libett-DET31
20.Greg Polis-PIT30
 Dennis Hull-CBH30
 Jean Pronovost-PIT30

Goals Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.87
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.73
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.64
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR0.64
 Bobby Hull*-CBH0.64
6.Rick Martin-BUF0.60
7.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.59
8.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.57
9.Mickey Redmond-DET0.54
10.Paul Henderson-TOR0.52
11.Bobby Orr*-BOS0.49
12.Pete Mahovlich-MTL0.47
13.Garry Unger-STL0.46
14.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.45
15.Jean Pronovost-PIT0.44
16.Jim Pappin-CBH0.42
17.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.42
18.Marc Tardif-MTL0.41
19.John Bucyk*-BOS0.41
20.Nick Libett-DET0.40

Assists

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS80
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS67
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR63
4.Fred Stanfield-BOS56
 Vic Hadfield-NYR56
6.Rod Gilbert*-NYR54
7.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL53
8.Pit Martin-CBH51
 J.C. Tremblay-MTL51
 John Bucyk*-BOS51
11.Norm Ullman*-TOR50
12.Brad Park*-NYR49
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL49
 Marcel Dionne*-DET49
15.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF48
16.John McKenzie-BOS47
17.Bobby Clarke*-PHI46
18.Alex Delvecchio*-DET45
19.Syl Apps-PIT44
20.Jude Drouin-MNS43
 Bobby Hull*-CBH43

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.05
2.Jean Ratelle*-NYR1.00
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.88
4.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.74
5.Vic Hadfield-NYR0.72
 Fred Stanfield-BOS0.72
7.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.70
8.Jude Drouin-MNS0.68
9.J.C. Tremblay-MTL0.67
10.Ken Hodge-BOS0.67
11.John Bucyk*-BOS0.65
 Pit Martin-CBH0.65
13.Brad Park*-NYR0.65
14.Norm Ullman*-TOR0.65
15.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.64
16.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.63
17.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.63
18.Syl Apps-PIT0.61
19.John McKenzie-BOS0.61
20.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.60

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS133
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS117
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR109
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR106
5.Rod Gilbert*-NYR97
6.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL96
7.Bobby Hull*-CBH93
8.John Bucyk*-BOS83
 Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL83
10.Bobby Clarke*-PHI81
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL81
12.Fred Stanfield-BOS79
13.Marcel Dionne*-DET77
14.Pit Martin-CBH75
15.Rick Martin-BUF74
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF74
17.Norm Ullman*-TOR73
 Brad Park*-NYR73
19.Mickey Redmond-DET71
20.Garry Unger-STL70

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
6.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL1.26
7.Bobby Hull*-CBH1.19
8.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL1.14
9.John Bucyk*-BOS1.06
10.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL1.05
11.Bobby Clarke*-PHI1.04
12.Rick Martin-BUF1.01
13.Fred Stanfield-BOS1.01
14.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.99
15.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.97
16.Brad Park*-NYR0.97
17.Pit Martin-CBH0.96
18.Norm Ullman*-TOR0.95
19.Ken Hodge-BOS0.93
20.Mickey Redmond-DET0.91

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
6.Bobby Hull*-CBH38.1
7.Rod Gilbert*-NYR37.6
8.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL35.3
9.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL32.1
10.Bobby Clarke*-PHI32.0
11.Rick Martin-BUF31.7
12.John Bucyk*-BOS31.0
13.Mickey Redmond-DET29.8
14.Garry Unger-STL29.1
15.Marcel Dionne*-DET28.9
16.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF28.5
17.Pete Mahovlich-MTL28.0
18.Fred Stanfield-BOS28.0
19.Pit Martin-CBH27.6
20.Dennis Hull-CBH26.9

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
6.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.51
7.Bobby Hull*-CBH0.49
8.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.48
9.Rick Martin-BUF0.43
10.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.42
11.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.41
12.John Bucyk*-BOS0.40
13.Mickey Redmond-DET0.38
14.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.37
15.Pete Mahovlich-MTL0.37
16.Garry Unger-STL0.37
17.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.37
18.Fred Stanfield-BOS0.36
19.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.36
20.Brad Park*-NYR0.36

Total Goals For

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS209
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS186
3.J.C. Tremblay-MTL167
4.Brad Park*-NYR159
5.Vic Hadfield-NYR156
6.Pat Stapleton-CBH150
7.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL149
8.Rod Gilbert*-NYR147
9.Jean Ratelle*-NYR140
10.Gary Bergman-DET133
11.Jim Neilson-NYR131
12.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL129
13.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL128
14.Rod Seiling-NYR127
15.Bobby Hull*-CBH126
16.Guy Lapointe*-MTL123
 John Bucyk*-BOS123
18.Carol Vadnais-2Tm122
19.John McKenzie-BOS121
20.Dallas Smith-BOS119

Power Play Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS71
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS69
3.John Bucyk*-BOS65
4.John McKenzie-BOS61
5.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL54
6.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL51
 J.C. Tremblay-MTL51
8.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF50
9.Rick Martin-BUF49
10.Fred Stanfield-BOS48
11.Bobby Rousseau-NYR46
12.Vic Hadfield-NYR45
13.Marcel Dionne*-DET44
14.Brad Park*-NYR42
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL42
 Rod Gilbert*-NYR42
17.Pat Stapleton-CBH41
 Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN41
19.Jean Ratelle*-NYR39
20.Guy Lapointe*-MTL38

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
7.Ron Stackhouse-2Tm125
8.Arnie Brown-DET122
9.Al Hamilton-BUF119
10.Barclay Plager-STL118
11.Gary Bergman-DET111
12.Paul Curtis-LAK109
13.Dallas Smith-BOS107
14.Doug Barrie-2Tm105
15.Jacques Laperriere*-MTL104
 Dave Burrows-PIT104
17.Real Lemieux-LAK103
18.Dick Redmond-CGS102
19.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF100
20.Larry Hillman-2Tm99
 Bob Pulford*-LAK99

Power Play Goals Against

1.Ron Ward-VAN43
2.John Schella-VAN41
 Terry Crisp-STL41
4.Danny Lawson-BUF40
 Don Luce-BUF40
 Barclay Plager-STL40
7.Ed Westfall-BOS39
 Derek Sanderson-BOS39
9.Charlie Burns-MNS38
10.Ron Schock-PIT37
11.Barry Wilkins-VAN35
 Ted Hampson-MNS35
 Carol Vadnais-2Tm35
14.Gilles Marotte-LAK34
15.Jacques Laperriere*-MTL33
16.Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN32
17.Rick Ley-TOR31
 Bob Baun-TOR31
 Bob Pulford*-LAK31
20.Bobby Orr*-BOS29

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS86
2.Brad Park*-NYR62
3.Jean Ratelle*-NYR61
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR60
5.Phil Esposito*-BOS55
6.Bobby Hull*-CBH54
7.Rod Seiling-NYR53
8.Keith Magnuson-CBH52
 J.C. Tremblay-MTL52
10.Rod Gilbert*-NYR51
11.Chico Maki-CBH44
 Pit Martin-CBH44
13.Bill White-CBH42
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL42
 Wayne Cashman-BOS42
16.Pat Stapleton-CBH41
 Dale Rolfe-NYR41
 Ken Hodge-BOS41
19.Doug Jarrett-CBH39
20.Jim Neilson-NYR38

Penalties in Minutes

1.Bryan Watson-PIT212
2.Keith Magnuson-CBH201
3.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI183
4.Barclay Plager-STL176
5.Rick Foley-PHI168
6.John Schella-VAN166
7.Bob Kelly-PHI157
8.Paul Shmyr-CGS156
9.Andre Dupont-STL147
10.Carol Vadnais-2Tm143
11.Vic Hadfield-NYR142
12.Gary Bergman-DET138
13.Dallas Smith-BOS132
14.Brad Park*-NYR130
15.Barry Gibbs-MNS128
16.John McKenzie-BOS126
 Bryan Hextall-PIT126
18.Rick Ley-TOR124
19.Mike Corrigan-2Tm120
20.Rosaire Paiement-VAN117

Even Strength Goals

1.Jean Ratelle*-NYR40
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH39
3.Rod Gilbert*-NYR37
4.Phil Esposito*-BOS36
5.Mickey Redmond-DET32
6.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL29
7.Vic Hadfield-NYR27
8.Jean Pronovost-PIT26
9.Paul Henderson-TOR25
 Bill Goldsworthy-MNS25
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL25
 Rick Martin-BUF25
 Jim Pappin-CBH25
14.Pete Mahovlich-MTL24
 Gary Sabourin-STL24
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL24
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL24
 Juha Widing-LAK24
19.Bobby Clarke*-PHI23
20.Greg Polis-PIT22
 Bobby Orr*-BOS22
 Nick Libett-DET22
 Wayne Cashman-BOS22
 Marc Tardif-MTL22
 Mike Walton-BOS22

Power Play Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS28
2.Vic Hadfield-NYR23
3.Rick Martin-BUF19
4.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL18
5.Garry Unger-STL14
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL14
7.John Bucyk*-BOS13
8.Paul Henderson-TOR12
9.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF11
 Bobby Orr*-BOS11
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI11
 Dale Tallon-VAN11
13.Mickey Redmond-DET10
 Tim Ecclestone-DET10
 John McKenzie-BOS10
16.Norm Ullman*-TOR9
 Alex Delvecchio*-DET9
 Marc Tardif-MTL9
19.Bobby Hull*-CBH8
 Eddie Shack-2Tm8
 Wayne Connelly-2Tm8
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL8
 Jim Johnson-2Tm8
 Brad Park*-NYR8
 Greg Polis-PIT8
 Dennis Hull-CBH8

Short-Handed Goals

1.Derek Sanderson-BOS7
2.Terry Crisp-STL6
3.Jimmy Roberts-2Tm5
4.Bill Fairbairn-NYR4
 Pete Mahovlich-MTL4
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL4
 Jim Johnson-2Tm4
 Bobby Orr*-BOS4
9.Bobby Hull*-CBH3
 Gary Dornhoefer-PHI3
 Orland Kurtenbach-VAN3
 Claude Larose-MTL3
 Nick Libett-DET3
 Bruce MacGregor-NYR3
15.Phil Esposito*-BOS2
 Red Berenson-DET2
 Dave Keon*-TOR2
 Ivan Boldirev-2Tm2
 Ron Schock-PIT2
 Ed Westfall-BOS2
 Brad Park*-NYR2
 Barclay Plager-STL2
 Walt Tkaczuk-NYR2
 Ted Hampson-MNS2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS16
2.Bobby Hull*-CBH9
3.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS8
4.Vic Hadfield-NYR7
 Ron Ellis-TOR7
 John Bucyk*-BOS7
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL7
 Gary Sabourin-STL7
 Pit Martin-CBH7
10.Jean Ratelle*-NYR6
 Bill Fairbairn-NYR6
 Cliff Koroll-CBH6
 Bobby Rousseau-NYR6
 Pete Mahovlich-MTL6
 Stan Mikita*-CBH6
 Lou Nanne-MNS6
17.Andre Boudrias-VAN5
 Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL5
 Alex Delvecchio*-DET5
 Jude Drouin-MNS5
 Paul Henderson-TOR5
 Bryan Hextall-PIT5
 Al Karlander-DET5
 Dave Keon*-TOR5
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL5
 Nick Libett-DET5
 Bruce MacGregor-NYR5
 Rick Martin-BUF5
 Ed Westfall-BOS5
 Simon Nolet-PHI5
 Jim Pappin-CBH5
 Mickey Redmond-DET5

Shots on Goal

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS426
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS353
3.Bobby Hull*-CBH336
4.Garry Unger-STL321
5.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS295
6.Mickey Redmond-DET271
7.Dennis Hull-CBH270
8.Marcel Dionne*-DET268
9.Rick Martin-BUF266
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL266
11.Dave Keon*-TOR265
12.Brad Park*-NYR263
13.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL261
14.Dick Redmond-CGS254
15.Vic Hadfield-NYR242
16.Dale Tallon-VAN240
17.Rod Gilbert*-NYR238
18.Gary Sabourin-STL236
 Mike Walton-BOS236
20.Walt Tkaczuk-NYR231

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
6.John Bucyk*-BOS18.4
7.Rod Gilbert*-NYR18.1
8.Leon Rochefort-DET17.5
9.Dave Balon-2Tm17.3
10.Pete Mahovlich-MTL16.9
11.Bob Berry-LAK16.7
12.John McKenzie-BOS16.5
 Rick Martin-BUF16.5
14.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL16.5
15.Gerry Pinder-CGS16.4
16.Alex Delvecchio*-DET16.3
17.Cliff Koroll-CBH16.2
18.Al Karlander-DET16.1
19.Bill Fairbairn-NYR15.8
20.Bob Nevin-MNS15.6

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL64
2.Roger Crozier-BUF63
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS56
4.Doug Favell-PHI54
5.Dunc Wilson-VAN53
6.Tony Esposito*-CBH48
7.Bernie Parent*-TOR47
8.Gary Edwards-LAK44
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR44
10.Al Smith-DET43
 Cesare Maniago-MNS43
12.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS41
13.Jim Rutherford-PIT40
14.Eddie Johnston-BOS38
15.Gilles Villemure-NYR37
16.Gump Worsley*-MNS34
 Jacques Plante*-TOR34
18.Les Binkley-PIT31
19.Ernie Wakely-STL30
20.Rogie Vachon-2Tm29
 Joe Daley-DET29

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL39
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH31
3.Eddie Johnston-BOS27
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS27
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR24
 Gilles Villemure-NYR24
7.Cesare Maniago-MNS20
8.Doug Favell-PHI18
 Al Smith-DET18
10.Jim Rutherford-PIT17
 Bernie Parent*-TOR17
12.Jacques Plante*-TOR16
 Gump Worsley*-MNS16
 Gilles Meloche-CGS16
 Dunc Wilson-VAN16
16.Gary Smith-CBH14
 Jacques Caron-STL14
18.Roger Crozier-BUF13
 Gary Edwards-LAK13
20.Joe Daley-DET11

Losses (Goalie)

1.Roger Crozier-BUF34
2.Dunc Wilson-VAN30
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS25
 Doug Favell-PHI25
5.Gary Edwards-LAK23
6.Al Smith-DET20
7.Rogie Vachon-2Tm19
8.Bernie Parent*-TOR18
 Ernie Wakely-STL18
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS17
11.Jim Rutherford-PIT15
 Les Binkley-PIT15
13.George Gardner-VAN14
14.Jacques Plante*-TOR13
15.Gump Worsley*-MNS10
 Joe Daley-DET10
 Tony Esposito*-CBH10
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR10
19.Dave Dryden-BUF9
20.Eddie Johnston-BOS8
 Jacques Caron-STL8
 Ken Dryden*-MTL8
 Roy Edwards-PIT8
 Bruce Gamble-PHI8

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL15
2.Roger Crozier-BUF14
3.Gilles Meloche-CGS13
4.Bernie Parent*-TOR9
 Doug Favell-PHI9
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR9
7.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS8
8.Gump Worsley*-MNS7
9.Tony Esposito*-CBH6
 Gary Smith-CBH6
11.Gary Edwards-LAK5
 Dave Dryden-BUF5
 Joe Daley-DET5
 Jacques Caron-STL5
 Les Binkley-PIT5
 Gary Kurt-CGS5
 Jim Rutherford-PIT5
 Jacques Plante*-TOR5
19.Jim McLeod-STL4
 Cesare Maniago-MNS4
 Gilles Villemure-NYR4
 Roy Edwards-PIT4
 Al Smith-DET4

Points (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL93
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH68
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS62
4.Eddie Johnston-BOS57
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR57
6.Gilles Villemure-NYR52
7.Gilles Meloche-CGS45
 Doug Favell-PHI45
9.Cesare Maniago-MNS44
10.Bernie Parent*-TOR43
11.Al Smith-DET40
 Roger Crozier-BUF40
13.Gump Worsley*-MNS39
 Jim Rutherford-PIT39
15.Jacques Plante*-TOR37
16.Dunc Wilson-VAN35
17.Gary Smith-CBH34
18.Jacques Caron-STL33
19.Gary Edwards-LAK31
20.Joe Daley-DET27

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
6.Gary Smith-CBH.680
7.Ed Giacomin*-NYR.663
8.Jacques Caron-STL.611
9.Gump Worsley*-MNS.591
10.Jacques Plante*-TOR.544
11.Cesare Maniago-MNS.537
12.Jim Rutherford-PIT.527
13.Joe Daley-DET.519
14.Bernie Parent*-TOR.489
15.Al Smith-DET.476
16.Doug Favell-PHI.433
17.Gilles Meloche-CGS.417
18.Gary Edwards-LAK.378
19.Dunc Wilson-VAN.357
20.Les Binkley-PIT.352

Shutouts

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH9
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL8
3.Doug Favell-PHI5
 Gary Smith-CBH5
5.Gilles Meloche-CGS4
 Al Smith-DET4
7.Gilles Villemure-NYR3
 Cesare Maniago-MNS3
 Bernie Parent*-TOR3
10.Bruce Gamble-PHI2
 Gary Edwards-LAK2
 Roger Crozier-BUF2
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS2
 Eddie Johnston-BOS2
 Gump Worsley*-MNS2
 Jacques Plante*-TOR2
17.Ernie Wakely-STL1
 Dunc Wilson-VAN1
 Jim Rutherford-PIT1
 Jacques Caron-STL1
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR1

Goals Against

1.Roger Crozier-BUF214
2.Gilles Meloche-CGS173
 Dunc Wilson-VAN173
4.Gary Edwards-LAK150
5.Ken Dryden*-MTL142
6.Doug Favell-PHI140
7.Al Smith-DET135
8.Bernie Parent*-TOR116
 Jim Rutherford-PIT116
10.Ed Giacomin*-NYR115
11.Cesare Maniago-MNS112
12.Rogie Vachon-2Tm111
13.Eddie Johnston-BOS102
14.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS101
15.Les Binkley-PIT98
16.Ernie Wakely-STL92
17.Jacques Plante*-TOR86
 George Gardner-VAN86
19.Joe Daley-DET85
20.Tony Esposito*-CBH82

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
6.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS2.50
7.Jacques Caron-STL2.52
8.Bernie Parent*-TOR2.56
9.Jacques Plante*-TOR2.63
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS2.65
11.Ed Giacomin*-NYR2.70
12.Eddie Johnston-BOS2.71
13.Doug Favell-PHI2.81
14.Joe Daley-DET3.15
15.Jim Rutherford-PIT3.22
16.Al Smith-DET3.24
17.Gilles Meloche-CGS3.33
18.Ernie Wakely-STL3.42
19.Roger Crozier-BUF3.51
20.Les Binkley-PIT3.51