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Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS55
2.Mickey Redmond-DET52
3.Rick MacLeish-PHI50
4.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL44
5.Bill Flett-PHI43
6.Garry Unger-STL41
 Jim Pappin-CBH41
 Jean Ratelle*-NYR41
9.John Bucyk*-BOS40
 Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL40
 Marcel Dionne*-DET40
 Rene Robert-BUF40
13.Dennis Hull-CBH39
14.Bobby Schmautz-VAN38
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL38
16.Mike Corrigan-LAK37
 Rick Martin-BUF37
 Dave Keon*-TOR37
 Ken Hodge-BOS37
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI37

Goals Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.71
2.Mickey Redmond-DET0.68
3.Rick MacLeish-PHI0.64
4.Bill Flett-PHI0.62
5.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.60
6.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.57
7.Jim Pappin-CBH0.54
8.Rene Robert-BUF0.53
9.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.53
 Garry Unger-STL0.53
11.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.52
12.John Bucyk*-BOS0.51
13.Ken Hodge-BOS0.51
14.Dennis Hull-CBH0.50
15.Bobby Schmautz-VAN0.49
16.Rick Martin-BUF0.49
17.Steve Vickers-NYR0.49
18.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.49
19.Dave Keon*-TOR0.49
20.Mike Corrigan-LAK0.47
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.47

Assists

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS75
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS72
3.Bobby Clarke*-PHI67
4.Pit Martin-CBH61
5.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF60
6.Rod Gilbert*-NYR59
7.Fred Stanfield-BOS58
8.Stan Mikita*-CBH56
 Syl Apps-PIT56
10.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL55
11.Juha Widing-LAK54
12.Jean Ratelle*-NYR53
 Alex Delvecchio*-DET53
 John Bucyk*-BOS53
15.Dennis Hextall-MNS52
16.Jim Pappin-CBH51
 Dennis Hull-CBH51
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL51
19.Marcel Dionne*-DET50
 Rick MacLeish-PHI50

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.14
2.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.98
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.96
4.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.86
5.Brad Park*-NYR0.83
6.Pit Martin-CBH0.78
7.Rod Gilbert*-NYR0.78
8.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.77
9.Fred Stanfield-BOS0.74
10.Syl Apps-PIT0.73
11.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.71
12.Juha Widing-LAK0.70
13.Alex Delvecchio*-DET0.69
14.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.68
 John Bucyk*-BOS0.68
16.Jim Pappin-CBH0.67
17.Dennis Hextall-MNS0.67
18.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.66
19.Dennis Hull-CBH0.65
20.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.65

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS130
2.Bobby Clarke*-PHI104
3.Bobby Orr*-BOS101
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI100
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL95
6.Jean Ratelle*-NYR94
7.Mickey Redmond-DET93
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL93
 John Bucyk*-BOS93
10.Jim Pappin-CBH92
11.Pit Martin-CBH90
 Dennis Hull-CBH90
 Marcel Dionne*-DET90
14.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF88
15.Syl Apps-PIT85
16.Rod Gilbert*-NYR84
17.Rene Robert-BUF83
 Stan Mikita*-CBH83
19.Dennis Hextall-MNS82
20.Ken Hodge-BOS81

Points Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.67
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.60
3.Stan Mikita*-CBH1.46
4.Bobby Clarke*-PHI1.33
5.Rick MacLeish-PHI1.28
6.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL1.23
7.Mickey Redmond-DET1.22
8.Jim Pappin-CBH1.21
9.Jean Ratelle*-NYR1.21
10.John Bucyk*-BOS1.19
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL1.19
12.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL1.18
13.Marcel Dionne*-DET1.17
14.Dennis Hull-CBH1.15
 Pit Martin-CBH1.15
16.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF1.13
17.Ken Hodge-BOS1.11
18.Rene Robert-BUF1.11
19.Rod Gilbert*-NYR1.11
20.Syl Apps-PIT1.10

Goals Created

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS49.6
2.Rick MacLeish-PHI40.6
3.Bobby Clarke*-PHI39.4
4.Mickey Redmond-DET38.7
5.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL38.3
6.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL36.6
7.Jean Ratelle*-NYR35.8
8.Bobby Orr*-BOS35.7
9.Jim Pappin-CBH35.7
10.John Bucyk*-BOS35.6
11.Marcel Dionne*-DET35.4
12.Dennis Hull-CBH34.7
13.Rene Robert-BUF33.8
14.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF33.2
15.Pit Martin-CBH32.7
16.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL32.5
17.Garry Unger-STL32.3
18.Syl Apps-PIT31.6
19.Ken Hodge-BOS31.5
20.Bill Flett-PHI31.2

Goals Created Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.64
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS0.57
3.Stan Mikita*-CBH0.53
4.Rick MacLeish-PHI0.52
5.Mickey Redmond-DET0.51
6.Bobby Clarke*-PHI0.51
7.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.50
8.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.48
9.Jim Pappin-CBH0.47
10.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL0.47
11.Marcel Dionne*-DET0.46
12.Jean Ratelle*-NYR0.46
13.John Bucyk*-BOS0.46
14.Bill Flett-PHI0.45
15.Rene Robert-BUF0.45
16.Dennis Hull-CBH0.44
17.Ken Hodge-BOS0.43
18.Gilbert Perreault*-BUF0.43
19.Pit Martin-CBH0.42
20.Garry Unger-STL0.41

Total Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS174
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS173
3.Guy Lapointe*-MTL164
4.Bill White-CBH151
5.Jim McKenny-TOR148
6.Serge Savard*-MTL147
7.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL145
8.Fred Stanfield-BOS142
9.Bobby Clarke*-PHI141
10.Ken Hodge-BOS136
11.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL134
12.John Bucyk*-BOS133
13.Dennis Hull-CBH130
14.Jacques Laperriere*-MTL129
15.Gary Bergman-DET127
16.Jim Pappin-CBH126
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF126
 Gilles Marotte-LAK126
19.Rod Seiling-NYR125
 Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN125

Power Play Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS67
2.Fred Stanfield-BOS63
3.Bobby Orr*-BOS57
4.Ken Hodge-BOS55
5.John Bucyk*-BOS53
6.Bobby Clarke*-PHI50
 Gilles Marotte-LAK50
8.Tom Bladon-PHI48
9.Mickey Redmond-DET47
10.Serge Bernier-LAK46
 Rick MacLeish-PHI46
 Marcel Dionne*-DET46
13.Rick Martin-BUF45
14.Rene Robert-BUF43
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF43
16.Bill Flett-PHI41
17.Bill White-CBH40
18.Alex Delvecchio*-DET39
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL39
20.Dave Keon*-TOR38
 Al McDonough-PIT38

Total Goals Against

1.Jocelyn Guevremont-VAN153
2.Barry Wilkins-VAN149
3.Jim McKenny-TOR145
4.Rick Smith-CGS141
5.Bob Stewart-CGS139
6.Bill Mikkelson-NYI137
7.Bob Plager-STL128
 Dale Tallon-VAN128
9.Walt McKechnie-CGS123
10.Ed Westfall-NYI121
 Gilles Marotte-LAK121
12.Mike Pelyk-TOR118
 Dave Burrows-PIT118
 Arnie Brown-2Tm118
15.Phil Esposito*-BOS117
16.Dennis Kearns-VAN116
17.Bill White-CBH115
18.Darryl Edestrand-PIT110
19.Ted Harris-MNS109
20.Craig Patrick*-CGS108

Power Play Goals Against

1.Charlie Burns-MNS42
2.Lew Morrison-ATF41
3.Bob Plager-STL40
 Ed Van Impe-PHI40
5.Barry Wilkins-VAN36
 Bob Nevin-MNS36
7.Jim McKenny-TOR34
 Bill White-CBH34
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI34
10.Ted Harris-MNS33
11.Walt McKechnie-CGS31
 Danny O'Shea-STL31
13.Bobby Orr*-BOS30
14.Barclay Plager-STL29
 Randy Manery-ATF29
 John Wright-VAN29
17.Rick Smith-CGS28
 Joe Watson-PHI28
 Bill Mikkelson-NYI28
 Marshall Johnston-CGS28
 Ed Westfall-NYI28

Plus/Minus

1.Jacques Laperriere*-MTL78
2.Serge Savard*-MTL70
3.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL59
4.Bobby Orr*-BOS56
5.Guy Lapointe*-MTL51
6.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL50
7.Rod Seiling-NYR43
8.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL42
9.Dale Rolfe-NYR41
10.Bob Murdoch-MTL39
11.Dallas Smith-BOS38
12.Lowell MacDonald-PIT37
 Gregg Sheppard-BOS37
14.Bill Fairbairn-NYR36
15.Steve Vickers-NYR35
 Walt Tkaczuk-NYR35
 Chuck Lefley-MTL35
18.Henri Richard*-MTL34
19.Jimmy Roberts-MTL33
20.Don Marcotte-BOS32
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI32

Penalties in Minutes

1.Dave Schultz-PHI259
2.Bob Kelly-PHI238
3.Steve Durbano-STL231
4.Andre Dupont-2Tm215
5.Don Saleski-PHI205
6.Bob Stewart-CGS181
7.Bryan Watson-PIT179
8.Jim Schoenfeld-BUF178
9.Larry Johnston-DET169
10.Gary Dornhoefer-PHI168
11.Gerry Hart-NYI158
12.Phil Russell-CBH156
13.Mike Corrigan-LAK146
14.Dennis Hextall-MNS140
 Keith Magnuson-CBH140
16.Bobby Schmautz-VAN137
17.Barry Wilkins-VAN133
18.Carol Vadnais-BOS127
19.Garry Unger-STL119
20.Mike Pelyk-TOR118

Even Strength Goals

1.Mickey Redmond-DET37
2.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL35
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL34
4.Bobby Schmautz-VAN33
5.Jim Pappin-CBH32
6.Rick Kehoe-TOR31
 Dennis Hull-CBH31
 Phil Esposito*-BOS31
 Rene Robert-BUF31
10.Jean Ratelle*-NYR30
 Marcel Dionne*-DET30
 John Bucyk*-BOS30
13.Danny Grant-MNS29
 Bill Flett-PHI29
15.Lowell MacDonald-PIT28
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL28
 Al McDonough-PIT28
 Steve Vickers-NYR28
19.Gerry Meehan-BUF27
 Rick MacLeish-PHI27
 Dave Keon*-TOR27
 Dennis Hextall-MNS27
 Gary Dornhoefer-PHI27
 Garry Unger-STL27

Power Play Goals

1.Rick MacLeish-PHI21
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS19
3.Ken Hodge-BOS16
4.Mickey Redmond-DET15
5.Mike Corrigan-LAK14
 Bob Berry-LAK14
7.Garry Unger-STL13
8.Rick Martin-BUF11
 Jim Lorentz-BUF11
 Bill Flett-PHI11
 Jean Ratelle*-NYR11
12.Marcel Dionne*-DET10
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI10
 John Bucyk*-BOS10
15.Keith McCreary-ATF9
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL9
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL9
 Vic Hadfield-NYR9
 Rene Robert-BUF9
20.Darryl Sittler*-TOR8
 Andre Boudrias-VAN8
 Frank Mahovlich*-MTL8
 Dave Keon*-TOR8
 Joey Johnston-CGS8
 Dennis Hull-CBH8
 Bill Goldsworthy-MNS8
 Alex Delvecchio*-DET8
 Greg Polis-PIT8
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF8
 Eddie Shack-PIT8

Short-Handed Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS5
2.Pete Mahovlich-MTL4
3.Ron Schock-PIT3
 Bill Flett-PHI3
 Don Luce-BUF3
 Garnet Bailey-2Tm3
7.Frank Mahovlich*-MTL2
 Chico Maki-CBH2
 Don Marcotte-BOS2
 Ralph Backstrom-2Tm2
 Bobby Clarke*-PHI2
 Syl Apps-PIT2
 Rick MacLeish-PHI2
 Dave Keon*-TOR2
 Nick Harbaruk-PIT2
 Bill Fairbairn-NYR2
 Chris Evans-STL2
 Jim Pappin-CBH2
 Danny O'Shea-STL2
 Derek Sanderson-BOS2
 Gregg Sheppard-BOS2

Game-Winning Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS11
2.John Bucyk*-BOS10
3.Walt Tkaczuk-NYR7
 Chuck Lefley-MTL7
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL7
 Dennis Hull-CBH7
 Gilbert Perreault*-BUF7
 Mickey Redmond-DET7
9.Bill Collins-DET6
 Mike Corrigan-LAK6
 Gerry Meehan-BUF6
 Rick MacLeish-PHI6
 Bobby Lalonde-VAN6
 Cliff Koroll-CBH6
 Dave Keon*-TOR6
 Danny Grant-MNS6
 Bill Flett-PHI6
 Marcel Dionne*-DET6
 Rene Robert-BUF6
 Ralph Backstrom-2Tm6

Shots on Goal

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS411
2.Mickey Redmond-DET363
3.Garry Unger-STL342
4.Darryl Sittler*-TOR331
5.Rick Martin-BUF299
6.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL294
7.Al McDonough-PIT285
8.Bill Flett-PHI283
9.Bobby Orr*-BOS282
 Marcel Dionne*-DET282
11.Rick MacLeish-PHI279
 Jude Drouin-MNS279
13.Dave Keon*-TOR277
14.Phil Roberto-STL275
15.Rene Robert-BUF265
16.Walt Tkaczuk-NYR264
17.Bobby Schmautz-VAN263
 Dennis Hull-CBH263
19.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS260
20.Serge Bernier-LAK255

Shooting Percentage

1.John Bucyk*-BOS23.8
2.Steve Vickers-NYR22.9
3.Jim Pappin-CBH22.5
4.Cliff Koroll-CBH21.9
5.Dennis Hextall-MNS21.4
6.Chuck Lefley-MTL21.2
7.Hilliard Graves-CGS21.1
8.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL20.6
9.Mike Corrigan-LAK20.6
10.Bob Berry-LAK20.5
11.Mike Walton-BOS19.5
12.Fran Huck-STL19.5
13.Butch Goring-LAK18.9
14.Ken Hodge-BOS18.8
15.Don Kozak-LAK17.9
16.Rick MacLeish-PHI17.9
17.Bill Fairbairn-NYR17.2
18.Wayne Cashman-BOS17.2
19.Paul Henderson-TOR17.1
20.Jean Ratelle*-NYR17.0

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Gilles Meloche-CGS59
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH56
3.Ken Dryden*-MTL54
4.Rogie Vachon-LAK53
5.Roy Edwards-DET52
6.Roger Crozier-BUF49
 Jim Rutherford-PIT49
8.Cesare Maniago-MNS47
9.Phil Myre-ATF46
10.Wayne Stephenson-STL45
 Eddie Johnston-BOS45
12.Gerry Desjardins-NYI44
 Doug Favell-PHI44
14.Ed Giacomin*-NYR43
 Dunc Wilson-VAN43
16.Ron Low-TOR42
17.Jacques Plante*-2Tm40
18.Dave Dryden-BUF37
 Billy Smith*-NYI37
20.Gilles Villemure-NYR34
 Dan Bouchard-ATF34

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL33
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH32
3.Roy Edwards-DET27
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR26
5.Eddie Johnston-BOS24
6.Roger Crozier-BUF23
7.Rogie Vachon-LAK22
8.Cesare Maniago-MNS21
9.Gilles Villemure-NYR20
 Doug Favell-PHI20
 Jim Rutherford-PIT20
12.Wayne Stephenson-STL18
13.Phil Myre-ATF16
14.Jacques Plante*-2Tm15
15.Dave Dryden-BUF14
16.Dunc Wilson-VAN13
17.Ron Low-TOR12
 Gilles Meloche-CGS12
19.Michel Plasse-MTL11
 Ross Brooks-BOS11

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gerry Desjardins-NYI35
2.Gilles Meloche-CGS32
3.Ron Low-TOR24
 Billy Smith*-NYI24
5.Phil Myre-ATF23
6.Jim Rutherford-PIT22
7.Dunc Wilson-VAN21
8.Rogie Vachon-LAK20
9.Cesare Maniago-MNS18
10.Eddie Johnston-BOS17
 Tony Esposito*-CBH17
 Roy Edwards-DET17
 Ed Dyck-VAN17
14.Gary Edwards-LAK16
15.Jacques Plante*-2Tm15
 Doug Favell-PHI15
 Wayne Stephenson-STL15
 Dan Bouchard-ATF15
19.Marv Edwards-CGS14
 Jacques Caron-STL14

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Gilles Meloche-CGS14
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL13
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK10
 Dan Bouchard-ATF10
5.Wayne Stephenson-STL7
 Roger Crozier-BUF7
 Tony Esposito*-CBH7
 Roy Edwards-DET7
 Dave Dryden-BUF7
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS6
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR6
 Jacques Plante*-2Tm6
13.Jim Rutherford-PIT5
 Phil Myre-ATF5
 Jacques Caron-STL5
 Dunc Wilson-VAN5
17.Doug Favell-PHI4
 Ron Low-TOR4
 Bobby Taylor-PHI4
 Andy Brown-2Tm4

Points (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL79
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH71
3.Roy Edwards-DET61
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR58
5.Rogie Vachon-LAK54
6.Roger Crozier-BUF53
7.Eddie Johnston-BOS49
8.Cesare Maniago-MNS48
9.Jim Rutherford-PIT45
10.Doug Favell-PHI44
11.Wayne Stephenson-STL43
12.Gilles Villemure-NYR42
13.Gilles Meloche-CGS38
14.Phil Myre-ATF37
15.Jacques Plante*-2Tm36
16.Dave Dryden-BUF35
17.Dunc Wilson-VAN31
18.Ron Low-TOR28
 Dan Bouchard-ATF28
20.Michel Plasse-MTL25
 Ross Brooks-BOS25

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL.745
2.Ed Giacomin*-NYR.674
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH.634
4.Gilles Villemure-NYR.618
5.Roger Crozier-BUF.616
6.Roy Edwards-DET.598
7.Eddie Johnston-BOS.583
8.Doug Favell-PHI.564
9.Wayne Stephenson-STL.537
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS.533
11.Rogie Vachon-LAK.519
12.Dave Dryden-BUF.515
13.Jacques Plante*-2Tm.500
14.Jim Rutherford-PIT.479
15.Phil Myre-ATF.420
16.Dan Bouchard-ATF.412
17.Dunc Wilson-VAN.397
18.Jacques Caron-STL.389
19.Gary Edwards-LAK.365
20.Ron Low-TOR.350

Shutouts

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL6
 Roy Edwards-DET6
3.Eddie Johnston-BOS5
 Cesare Maniago-MNS5
5.Rogie Vachon-LAK4
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR4
 Tony Esposito*-CBH4
8.Gilles Villemure-NYR3
 Roger Crozier-BUF3
 Doug Favell-PHI3
 Dave Dryden-BUF3
 Jacques Plante*-2Tm3
 Jim Rutherford-PIT3
14.Dan Bouchard-ATF2
 Phil Myre-ATF2
 Denis Herron-PIT2
 Gilles Gilbert-MNS2
18.John Adams-BOS1
 Dunc Wilson-VAN1
 Ross Brooks-BOS1
 Jacques Caron-STL1
 Wayne Stephenson-STL1
 Gilles Meloche-CGS1
 Ron Low-TOR1
 Marv Edwards-CGS1
 Gary Edwards-LAK1
 Ed Dyck-VAN1
 Denis DeJordy-DET1
 Wayne Thomas-MTL1

Goals Against

1.Gilles Meloche-CGS235
2.Gerry Desjardins-NYI195
3.Dunc Wilson-VAN159
4.Ron Low-TOR152
5.Rogie Vachon-LAK148
6.Billy Smith*-NYI147
7.Tony Esposito*-CBH140
8.Phil Myre-ATF138
9.Eddie Johnston-BOS137
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS132
 Roy Edwards-DET132
12.Jim Rutherford-PIT129
13.Wayne Stephenson-STL128
14.Ed Giacomin*-NYR125
15.Roger Crozier-BUF121
16.Ken Dryden*-MTL119
17.Doug Favell-PHI114
18.Jacques Plante*-2Tm103
19.Dan Bouchard-ATF100
20.Ed Dyck-VAN98

Goals Against Average

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.26
2.Gilles Villemure-NYR2.29
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH2.52
4.Roy Edwards-DET2.63
5.Dave Dryden-BUF2.65
6.Roger Crozier-BUF2.76
7.Jacques Plante*-2Tm2.81
8.Doug Favell-PHI2.83
9.Rogie Vachon-LAK2.85
10.Cesare Maniago-MNS2.89
11.Ed Giacomin*-NYR2.91
12.Jim Rutherford-PIT2.91
13.Phil Myre-ATF3.03
14.Wayne Stephenson-STL3.03
15.Dan Bouchard-ATF3.09
16.Eddie Johnston-BOS3.27
17.Jacques Caron-STL3.53
18.Gary Edwards-LAK3.62
19.Ron Low-TOR3.89
20.Dunc Wilson-VAN3.94