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1973-74 NHL Season Summary

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League Champion: Philadelphia Flyers

Hart Memorial Trophy: Phil Esposito (68 G, 77 A, 145 P)
Vezina Trophy: Tony Esposito (34-14-21, 2.04 GAA) & Bernie Parent (47-13-12, 1.89 GAA)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Denis Potvin (17 G, 37 A, 54 P)

Goals Leader: Phil Esposito (68)
Assists Leader: Bobby Orr (90)
Points Leader: Phil Esposito (145)

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS SOS
East Division                    
Boston Bruins* 78 52 17 9 113 .724 349 221 1.55 -0.09
Montreal Canadiens* 78 45 24 9 99 .635 293 240 0.65 -0.03
New York Rangers* 78 40 24 14 94 .603 300 251 0.58 -0.05
Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 35 27 16 86 .551 274 230 0.54 -0.03
Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 76 .487 242 250 -0.11 -0.01
Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 68 .436 255 319 -0.75 0.07
Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 59 .378 224 296 -0.87 0.05
New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 56 .359 182 247 -0.78 0.05
West Division                    
Philadelphia Flyers* 78 50 16 12 112 .718 273 164 1.30 -0.10
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 41 14 23 105 .673 272 164 1.28 -0.11
Los Angeles Kings* 78 33 33 12 78 .500 233 231 0.03 0.00
Atlanta Flames* 78 30 34 14 74 .474 214 238 -0.28 0.03
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 65 .417 242 273 -0.37 0.03
St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 64 .410 206 248 -0.52 0.02
Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 63 .404 235 275 -0.49 0.03
California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 36 .231 195 342 -1.77 0.12

League Playoff Series

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-2): Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Philadelphia Flyers over New York Rangers  
Semi-Finals (4-2): Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1): Chicago Black Hawks over Los Angeles Kings  
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Philadelphia Flyers over Atlanta Flames  
Quarter-Finals (4-2): New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens  
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs  

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 Boston Bruins* 78 52 17 9 113 .724 349 221 1.55 -0.09 7.31 65 225 28.89 48 258 81.40 12 2
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 78 50 16 12 112 .718 273 164 1.30 -0.10 5.60 60 269 22.30 49 422 88.39 20 6
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 78 41 14 23 105 .673 272 164 1.28 -0.11 5.59 55 255 21.57 26 208 87.50 8 5
4 Montreal Canadiens* 78 45 24 9 99 .635 293 240 0.65 -0.03 6.83 51 254 20.08 51 217 76.50 12 7
5 New York Rangers* 78 40 24 14 94 .603 300 251 0.58 -0.05 7.06 66 222 29.73 45 239 81.17 9 2
6 Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 35 27 16 86 .551 274 230 0.54 -0.03 6.46 51 280 18.21 49 266 81.58 5 7
7 Los Angeles Kings* 78 33 33 12 78 .500 233 231 0.03 0.00 5.95 43 284 15.14 48 246 80.49 4 9
8 Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 76 .487 242 250 -0.11 -0.01 6.31 48 256 18.75 42 237 82.28 5 12
9 Atlanta Flames* 78 30 34 14 74 .474 214 238 -0.28 0.03 5.79 44 264 16.67 46 223 79.37 1 6
10 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 68 .436 255 319 -0.75 0.07 7.36 59 274 21.53 49 238 79.41 8 13
11 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 65 .417 242 273 -0.37 0.03 6.60 47 276 17.03 47 245 80.82 12 4
12 St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 64 .410 206 248 -0.52 0.02 5.82 39 275 14.18 56 313 82.11 4 9
13 Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 63 .404 235 275 -0.49 0.03 6.54 37 207 17.87 51 254 79.92 5 5
14 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 59 .378 224 296 -0.87 0.05 6.67 55 279 19.71 70 269 73.98 4 8
15 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 56 .359 182 247 -0.78 0.05 5.50 32 230 13.91 63 262 75.95 7 13
16 California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 36 .231 195 342 -1.77 0.12 6.88 34 268 12.69 46 221 79.19 6 14
League Average 78 33 33 13 78 .500 249 249 0.00 0.00 6.39 49 257 19.09 49 257 80.91 8 8

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 68
2. Rick Martin-BUF 52
3. Mickey Redmond-DET 51
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 50
5. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 48
Assists
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 90
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 77
3. Dennis Hextall-MNS 62
4. Syl Apps-PIT 61
5. Andre Boudrias-VAN 59
  Wayne Cashman-BOS 59
Points
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 145
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 122
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 105
4. Wayne Cashman-BOS 89
5. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 87
Goals Created
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 58.6
2. Ken Hodge-BOS 42.7
3. Bobby Orr*-BOS 42.4
4. Rick Martin-BUF 38.8
5. Mickey Redmond-DET 35.6
Plus/Minus
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 84
2. Al Sims-BOS 64
3. Barry Ashbee-PHI 52
4. Bill White-CBH 51
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 51
Penalties in Minutes
1. Dave Schultz-PHI 348
2. Steve Durbano-TOT 284
3. Bryan Watson-TOT 255
4. Andre Dupont-PHI 216
5. Garry Howatt-NYI 204
Even Strength Goals
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 50
2. Rick Martin-BUF 44
3. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 35
  Ken Hodge-BOS 35
5. Lowell MacDonald-PIT 34
Power Play Goals
1. Mickey Redmond-DET 21
2. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 16
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 15
4. Phil Esposito*-BOS 14
5. Rick MacLeish-PHI 13
Short-Handed Goals
1. Ralph Stewart-NYI 5
  Bobby Clarke*-PHI 5
3. Phil Esposito*-BOS 4
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 4
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 4
  Syl Apps-PIT 4
  Jean Pronovost-PIT 4
Game-Winning Goals
1. Ken Hodge-BOS 11
2. Mickey Redmond-DET 9
  John Bucyk*-BOS 9
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 9
  Phil Esposito*-BOS 9
Shots
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 393
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 384
3. Garry Unger-STL 327
4. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 321
5. Rick Martin-BUF 320
Shooting Percentage
1. John Bucyk*-BOS 22.3
2. Rod Gilbert*-NYR 21.4
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 21.4
4. Dave Schultz-PHI 21.1
5. Steve Vickers-NYR 20.2
Goals Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.87
2. Mickey Redmond-DET 0.67
3. Rick Martin-BUF 0.67
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 0.66
5. Bill Goldsworthy-MNS 0.65
Assists Per Game
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.22
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.99
3. Syl Apps-PIT 0.81
4. Dennis Hextall-MNS 0.79
5. Andre Boudrias-VAN 0.76
  Wayne Cashman-BOS 0.76
Points Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.86
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.65
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 1.38
4. Wayne Cashman-BOS 1.14
5. Syl Apps-PIT 1.13
Goals Created Per Game
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 0.75
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 0.57
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 0.56
4. Rick Martin-BUF 0.50
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.48
Total Goals On-Ice For
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 229
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 201
3. Carol Vadnais-BOS 175
4. Ken Hodge-BOS 174
5. Brad Park*-NYR 168
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 65
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 62
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 60
4. Carol Vadnais-BOS 57
  Brad Park*-NYR 57
Total Goals On-Ice Against
1. Barry Gibbs-MNS 144
2. Barry Wilkins-VAN 142
3. Denis Potvin*-NYI 141
4. Tom Reid-MNS 134
5. Bob Dailey-VAN 133
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against
1. Bert Marshall-NYI 43
  Chris Evans-TOT 43
3. Denis Potvin*-NYI 40
4. Rey Comeau-ATF 38
5. Craig Ramsay-BUF 37
  Barclay Plager-STL 37
  Barry Wilkins-VAN 37
  Ed Westfall-NYI 37
Games Played
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 73
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 70
3. Gary Smith-VAN 66
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 65
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 56
Wins
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 47
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 34
  Gilles Gilbert-BOS 34
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 30
5. Rogie Vachon-LAK 28
Losses
1. Gary Smith-VAN 33
  Gilles Meloche-CGS 33
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 26
4. Jim Rutherford-TOT 23
  Billy Smith*-NYI 23
Ties plus OT/SO Losses
1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 21
2. Billy Smith*-NYI 12
  Bernie Parent*-PHI 12
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 10
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 10
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 10
Goals Against
1. Gary Smith-VAN 208
2. Gilles Meloche-CGS 198
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 175
4. Jim Rutherford-TOT 168
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 168
Goals Against Average
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 1.89
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 2.04
3. Doug Favell-TOR 2.71
4. Wayne Thomas-MTL 2.76
5. Dan Bouchard-ATF 2.77
Shutouts
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 12
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 10
3. Gilles Gilbert-BOS 6
4. Rogie Vachon-LAK 5
  Dan Bouchard-ATF 5
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 5
Minutes
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 4314
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 4143
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 3751
4. Gary Smith-VAN 3632
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 3286
Offensive Point Shares
1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 15.0
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 11.7
3. Ken Hodge-BOS 10.1
4. Rick Martin-BUF 8.8
5. Mickey Redmond-DET 7.9
Defensive Point Shares
1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 7.7
2. Phil Russell-CBH 7.6
3. Bill White-CBH 7.5
4. Barry Ashbee-PHI 7.1
5. Al Sims-BOS 6.5
Goalie Point Shares
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 19.9
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 18.2
3. Rogie Vachon-LAK 12.3
4. Gilles Gilbert-BOS 9.8
5. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 9.4
Point Shares
1. Bernie Parent*-PHI 19.9
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 19.4
3. Tony Esposito*-CBH 18.2
4. Phil Esposito*-BOS 17.0
5. Rogie Vachon-LAK 12.3

NHL All-Star Team

1st Team
G: Bernie Parent*
D: Bobby Orr*
D: Brad Park*
C: Phil Esposito*
LW: Rick Martin
RW: Ken Hodge
 2nd Team
G: Tony Esposito*
D: Barry Ashbee
D: Bill White
C: Bobby Clarke*
LW: Wayne Cashman
RW: Mickey Redmond