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1971 NHL Playoff Summary

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1971 NHL Playoffs:

League Playoffs

Glossary ▪ Click series name to show/hide game results
Stanley Cup Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks  
 
Semi-Finals (4-3): Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers  
Semi-Finals (4-2): Montreal Canadiens over Minnesota North Stars  
 
Quarter-Finals (4-2): Minnesota North Stars over St. Louis Blues  
Quarter-Finals (4-0): Chicago Black Hawks over Philadelphia Flyers  
Quarter-Finals (4-2): New York Rangers over Toronto Maple Leafs  
Quarter-Finals (4-3): Montreal Canadiens over Boston Bruins  

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 20 12 8 0 .600 75 63 12
2 Chicago Black Hawks 18 11 7 0 .611 59 42 17
3 New York Rangers 13 7 6 0 .538 30 36 -6
4 Minnesota North Stars 12 6 6 0 .500 35 42 -7
5 Boston Bruins 7 3 4 0 .429 26 28 -2
6 St. Louis Blues 6 2 4 0 .333 15 16 -1
7 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 2 4 0 .333 15 16 -1
8 Philadelphia Flyers 4 0 4 0 .000 8 20 -12
League Average 10.8 5.4 5.4 0.0 .500 32.9 32.9 0

Playoff Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate Statistic Requirements

Goals

1. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 14
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 11
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 10
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 10
  Jim Pappin-CBH 10

Assists

1. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 16
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 14
  Pat Stapleton-CBH 14
  J.C. Tremblay-MTL 14
5. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 13
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 13

Points

1. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 27
2. Bobby Hull*-CBH 25
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 22
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 22
5. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 19

Penalties in Minutes

1. Keith Magnuson-CBH 63
2. Barry Gibbs-MNS 47
3. Vic Hadfield-NYR 46
4. Pete Mahovlich-MTL 43
5. Brad Park*-NYR 42

Even Strength Goals

1. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 11
2. Jim Pappin-CBH 8
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 8
  Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 8
5. Vic Hadfield-NYR 7

Power Play Goals

1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 6
2. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 4
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 3
  Cliff Koroll-CBH 3
  Danny Grant-MNS 3

Short-Handed Goals

1. Ed Westfall-BOS 1
  Garry Unger-STL 1
  Ron Stewart-NYR 1
  Pat Stapleton-CBH 1
  Bobby Orr*-BOS 1
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 1

Game-Winning Goals

1. Bobby Hull*-CBH 4
2. J.C. Tremblay-MTL 3
3. Paul Henderson-TOR 2
  Guy Lapointe*-MTL 2
  Lou Nanne-MNS 2
  Pete Stemkowski-NYR 2

Goals Per Game

1. Paul Henderson-TOR 0.83
2. Bobby Orr*-BOS 0.71
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 0.70
4. Vic Hadfield-NYR 0.67
5. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.61

Assists Per Game

1. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.00
  Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.00
3. Jean Beliveau*-MTL 0.80
4. Bobby Hull*-CBH 0.78
  Pat Stapleton-CBH 0.78

Points Per Game

1. Bobby Orr*-BOS 1.71
2. Phil Esposito*-BOS 1.43
3. Bobby Hull*-CBH 1.39
4. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 1.35
5. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 1.10
  Jean Beliveau*-MTL 1.10

Wins

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 12
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 11
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 7
4. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 3
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 3
  Gump Worsley*-MNS 3

Losses

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 8
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 7
3. Cesare Maniago-MNS 5
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 5
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 3
  Glenn Hall*-STL 3

Goals Against

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 61
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 42
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 28
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 28
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 21

Goals Against Average

1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 2.19
2. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 2.21
3. Ken Dryden*-MTL 3.00
4. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 3.50
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 3.50

Shutouts

1. Tony Esposito*-CBH 2
2. Ernie Wakely-STL 1

Minutes

1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 1221
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 1151
3. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 759
4. Cesare Maniago-MNS 480
5. Gerry Cheevers*-BOS 360