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1972-73 NHL Season Summary

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1972-73 NHL:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Montreal Canadiens* 78 52 10 16 120 .769 329 184 1.70 -0.05
Boston Bruins* 78 51 22 5 107 .686 330 235 0.96 -0.05
New York Rangers* 78 47 23 8 102 .654 297 208 1.07 -0.02
Buffalo Sabres* 78 37 27 14 88 .564 257 219 0.44 0.05
Detroit Red Wings 78 37 29 12 86 .551 265 243 0.22 -0.07
Toronto Maple Leafs 78 27 41 10 64 .410 247 279 -0.43 -0.02
Vancouver Canucks 78 22 47 9 53 .340 233 339 -1.31 0.05
New York Islanders 78 12 60 6 30 .192 170 347 -2.15 0.12
West Division                    
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 42 27 9 93 .596 284 225 0.76 0.06
Philadelphia Flyers* 78 37 30 11 85 .545 296 256 0.43 0.02
Minnesota North Stars* 78 37 30 11 85 .545 254 230 0.23 -0.03
St. Louis Blues* 78 32 34 12 76 .487 233 251 -0.35 0.02
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 73 .468 257 265 -0.16 -0.06
Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 73 .468 232 245 -0.22 -0.05
Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 65 .417 191 239 -0.62 -0.01
California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 48 .308 213 323 -1.37 0.04

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Semi-Finals (4-1): Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers  
Semi-Finals (4-1): Montreal Canadiens over Philadelphia Flyers  
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2): Philadelphia Flyers over Minnesota North Stars  
Quarter-Finals (4-1): Chicago Black Hawks over St. Louis Blues  
Quarter-Finals (4-1): New York Rangers over Boston Bruins  
Quarter-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS TG/G PP PPO PP% PPA PPOA PK% SH SHA
1 Montreal Canadiens* 78 52 10 16 120 .769 329 184 1.70 -0.05 6.58 52 239 21.76 37 235 84.26 9 4
2 Boston Bruins* 78 51 22 5 107 .686 330 235 0.96 -0.05 7.24 67 241 27.80 43 275 84.36 15 5
3 New York Rangers* 78 47 23 8 102 .654 297 208 1.07 -0.02 6.47 54 238 22.69 39 250 84.40 5 5
4 Chicago Black Hawks* 78 42 27 9 93 .596 284 225 0.76 0.06 6.53 52 244 21.31 51 255 80.00 10 4
5 Buffalo Sabres* 78 37 27 14 88 .564 257 219 0.44 0.05 6.10 52 270 19.26 35 241 85.48 5 5
6 Detroit Red Wings 78 37 29 12 86 .551 265 243 0.22 -0.07 6.51 53 268 19.78 40 261 84.67 4 8
7 Minnesota North Stars* 78 37 30 11 85 .545 254 230 0.23 -0.03 6.21 37 237 15.61 59 265 77.74 1 7
8 Philadelphia Flyers* 78 37 30 11 85 .545 296 256 0.43 0.02 7.08 74 257 28.79 68 360 81.11 10 4
9 St. Louis Blues* 78 32 34 12 76 .487 233 251 -0.35 0.02 6.21 37 251 14.74 51 272 81.25 6 1
10 Los Angeles Kings 78 31 36 11 73 .468 232 245 -0.22 -0.05 6.12 52 295 17.63 31 229 86.46 4 10
11 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 32 37 9 73 .468 257 265 -0.16 -0.06 6.69 52 301 17.28 49 264 81.44 10 7
12 Atlanta Flames 78 25 38 15 65 .417 191 239 -0.62 -0.01 5.51 38 265 14.34 48 266 81.95 4 5
13 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 27 41 10 64 .410 247 279 -0.43 -0.02 6.74 44 274 16.06 51 239 78.66 3 8
14 Vancouver Canucks 78 22 47 9 53 .340 233 339 -1.31 0.05 7.33 47 282 16.67 59 255 76.86 4 6
15 California Golden Seals 78 16 46 16 48 .308 213 323 -1.37 0.04 6.87 41 250 16.40 56 242 76.86 4 4
16 New York Islanders 78 12 60 6 30 .192 170 347 -2.15 0.12 6.63 28 258 10.85 63 261 75.86 2 13
League Average 78 34 34 11 78 .500 256 256 -0.05 0.00 6.55 49 261 18.71 49 261 81.29 6 6

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy: Phil Esposito
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Lowell MacDonald
Calder Memorial Trophy: Steve Vickers
Conn Smythe Trophy: Yvan Cournoyer
Hart Memorial Trophy: Bobby Clarke
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Gilbert Perreault
Ted Lindsay Award: Bobby Clarke
Vezina Trophy: Ken Dryden

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 55
2. Mickey Redmond-DET 52
3. Rick MacLeish-PHI 50
4. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 44
5. Bill Flett-PHI 43

Assists

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 75
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 72
3. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 67
4. Pit Martin-CBH 61
5. Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 60

Points

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 130
2. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 104
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 101
4. Rick MacLeish-PHI 100
5. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 95

Goals Created

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 50.0
2. Rick MacLeish-PHI 41.6
3. Mickey Redmond-DET 40.1
4. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 39.1
5. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 39.0

Plus/Minus

1. Jacques Laperriere*-MTL 78
2. Serge Savard*-MTL 70
3. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 59
4. Bobby Orr*-BOS 56
5. Guy Lapointe*-MTL 51

Penalties in Minutes

1. Dave Schultz-PHI 259
2. Bob Kelly-PHI 238
3. Steve Durbano-STL 231
4. Andre Dupont-TOT 215
5. Don Saleski-PHI 205

Even Strength Goals

1. Mickey Redmond-DET 37
2. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 35
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 34
4. Bobby Schmautz-VAN 33
5. Jim Pappin-CBH 32

Power Play Goals

1. Rick MacLeish-PHI 21
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 19
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 16
4. Mickey Redmond-DET 15
5. Mike Corrigan-LAK 14
  Bob Berry-LAK 14

Short-Handed Goals

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 5
2. Pete Mahovlich-MTL 4
3. Bill Flett-PHI 3
  Ron Schock-PIT 3
  Garnet Bailey-TOT 3
  Don Luce-BUF 3

Game-Winning Goals

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 11
2. John Bucyk*-BOS 10
3. Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 7
  Mickey Redmond-DET 7
  Walt Tkaczuk-NYR 7
  Chuck Lefley-MTL 7
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 7
  Dennis Hull-CBH 7

Shots

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 411
2. Mickey Redmond-DET 363
3. Garry Unger-STL 342
4. Darryl Sittler*-TOR 331
5. Rick Martin-BUF 299

Shooting Percentage

1. John Bucyk*-BOS 23.8
2. Steve Vickers-NYR 22.9
3. Jim Pappin-CBH 22.5
4. Cliff Koroll-CBH 21.9
5. Dennis Hextall-MNS 21.4

Goals Per Game

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.71
2. Mickey Redmond-DET 0.68
3. Rick MacLeish-PHI 0.64
4. Bill Flett-PHI 0.62
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.60

Assists Per Game

1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.14
2. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.98
3. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.96
4. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 0.86
5. Brad Park*-NYR 0.83

Points Per Game

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.67
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.60
3. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.46
4. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 1.33
5. Rick MacLeish-PHI 1.28

Goals Created Per Game

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.64
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 0.56
3. Rick MacLeish-PHI 0.53
4. Mickey Redmond-DET 0.53
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.52

Adjusted Assists

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 74
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 71
3. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 66
4. Pit Martin-CBH 60
5. Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 59

Adjusted Goals Created

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 49.6
2. Rick MacLeish-PHI 40.1
3. Mickey Redmond-DET 38.7
4. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 37.6
5. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 37.1

Total Goals On-Ice For

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 174
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 173
3. Guy Lapointe*-MTL 164
4. Bill White-CBH 151
5. Jim McKenny-TOR 148

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 67
2. Fred Stanfield-BOS 63
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 57
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 55
5. John Bucyk*-BOS 53

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1. Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN 153
2. Barry Wilkins-VAN 149
3. Jim McKenny-TOR 145
4. Rick Smith-CGS 141
5. Bob Stewart-CGS 139

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1. Charlie Burns-MNS 42
2. Lew Morrison-ATF 41
3. Ed Van Impe-PHI 40
  Bob Plager-STL 40
5. Barry Wilkins-VAN 36
  Bob Nevin-MNS 36

Games Played

1. Gilles Meloche-CGS 59
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 56
3. Ken Dryden*-MTL 54
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 53
5. Roy Edwards-DET 52

Wins

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 33
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 32
3. Roy Edwards-DET 27
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 26
5. Eddie Johnston-BOS 24

Losses

1. Gerry Desjardins-NYI 35
2. Gilles Meloche-CGS 32
3. Billy Smith*-NYI 24
  Ron Low-TOR 24
5. Phil Myre-ATF 23

Ties plus OT/SO Losses

1. Gilles Meloche-CGS 14
2. Ken Dryden*-MTL 13
3. Dan Bouchard-ATF 10
  Rogie Vachon-LAK 10
5. Wayne Stephenson-STL 7
  Tony Esposito*-CBH 7
  Roy Edwards-DET 7
  Dave Dryden-BUF 7
  Roger Crozier-BUF 7

Goals Against

1. Gilles Meloche-CGS 235
2. Gerry Desjardins-NYI 195
3. Dunc Wilson-VAN 159
4. Ron Low-TOR 152
5. Rogie Vachon-LAK 148

Goals Against Average

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 2.26
2. Gilles Villemure-NYR 2.29
3. Tony Esposito*-CBH 2.52
4. Roy Edwards-DET 2.63
5. Dave Dryden-BUF 2.65

Shutouts

1. Roy Edwards-DET 6
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 6
3. Cesare Maniago-MNS 5
  Eddie Johnston-BOS 5
5. Tony Esposito*-CBH 4
  Rogie Vachon-LAK 4
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 4

Minutes

1. Gilles Meloche-CGS 3473
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 3340
3. Ken Dryden*-MTL 3165
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 3120
5. Roy Edwards-DET 3012
    

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Ken Dryden
D: Guy Lapointe
D: Bobby Orr
C: Phil Esposito
LW: Frank Mahovlich
RW: Mickey Redmond
 2nd Team
G: Tony Esposito
D: Brad Park
D: Bill White
C: Bobby Clarke
LW: Dennis Hull
RW: Yvan Cournoyer