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1973 NHL Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Montreal Canadiens

Conn Smythe Trophy: Yvan Cournoyer (15 G, 10 A, 25 P)

Goals Leader: Yvan Cournoyer (15)
Assists Leader: Dennis Hull (15) & Pat Stapleton (15)
Points Leader: Yvan Cournoyer (25)

League Playoff Series

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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

Rk Team GP W L T W-L% G GA DIFF
1 Montreal Canadiens 17 12 5 0 .706 73 52 21
2 Chicago Black Hawks 16 10 6 0 .625 60 53 7
3 New York Rangers 10 5 5 0 .500 33 26 7
4 Philadelphia Flyers 11 5 6 0 .455 27 31 -4
5 Buffalo Sabres 6 2 4 0 .333 16 21 -5
6 Minnesota North Stars 6 2 4 0 .333 12 14 -2
7 Boston Bruins 5 1 4 0 .200 11 22 -11
8 St. Louis Blues 5 1 4 0 .200 9 22 -13
League Average 9.5 4.8 4.8 0.0 .500 30.1 30.1 0

Playoff Leaders

Rate Statistic Requirements
Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 15
2. Pit Martin-CBH 10
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 9
  Dennis Hull-CBH 9
5. Jim Pappin-CBH 8
Assists
1. Pat Stapleton-CBH 15
  Dennis Hull-CBH 15
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 14
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 13
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 13
Points
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 25
2. Dennis Hull-CBH 24
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 23
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 20
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 20
Goals Created
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 11.3
2. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 9.0
3. Dennis Hull-CBH 9.0
4. Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 7.6
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 7.3
Penalties in Minutes
1. Dave Schultz-PHI 51
2. Phil Russell-CBH 49
3. Dennis O'Brien-MNS 38
4. Andre Dupont-PHI 29
5. Jim Pappin-CBH 24
Even Strength Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 12
2. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 8
3. Jim Pappin-CBH 7
4. Walt Tkaczuk-NYR 6
  Henri Richard*-MTL 6
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 6
  Pit Martin-CBH 6
Power Play Goals
1. Dennis Hull-CBH 4
  Pit Martin-CBH 4
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 3
  Jacques Lemaire*-MTL 3
5. Bobby Clarke*-PHI 2
  Guy Lafleur*-MTL 2
  Guy Lapointe*-MTL 2
  Rick MacLeish-PHI 2
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 2
  Rick Martin-BUF 2
  Marc Tardif-MTL 2
Short-Handed Goals
1. Ralph Backstrom-CBH 1
  Bill Flett-PHI 1
  Pete Mahovlich-MTL 1
  Gregg Sheppard-BOS 1
  Bill White-CBH 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 3
2. Marc Tardif-MTL 2
  Henri Richard*-MTL 2
  Dick Redmond-CBH 2
  Stan Mikita*-CBH 2
  Dennis Hextall-MNS 2
  Lou Angotti-CBH 2
Goals Per Game
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.88
2. Rene Robert-BUF 0.83
3. Walt Tkaczuk-NYR 0.70
4. Pit Martin-CBH 0.67
5. Dennis Hull-CBH 0.56
Assists Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 1.17
2. Pat Stapleton-CBH 0.94
  Dennis Hull-CBH 0.94
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.87
5. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 0.82
Points Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault*-BUF 1.67
2. Dennis Hull-CBH 1.50
3. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 1.47
4. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 1.35
5. Stan Mikita*-CBH 1.33
Goals Created Per Game
1. Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL 0.66
2. Dennis Hull-CBH 0.56
3. Frank Mahovlich*-MTL 0.53
4. Stan Mikita*-CBH 0.49
5. Pit Martin-CBH 0.47
Games Played
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 17
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 15
3. Doug Favell-PHI 11
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 10
5. Cesare Maniago-MNS 5
Wins
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 12
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 10
3. Doug Favell-PHI 5
  Ed Giacomin*-NYR 5
5. Roger Crozier-BUF 2
  Cesare Maniago-MNS 2
Losses
1. Doug Favell-PHI 6
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 5
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 5
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 4
5. Cesare Maniago-MNS 3
Goals Against
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 50
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 46
3. Doug Favell-PHI 29
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 23
5. Wayne Stephenson-STL 14
Goals Against Average
1. Cesare Maniago-MNS 1.75
2. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 2.56
3. Doug Favell-PHI 2.60
4. Ken Dryden*-MTL 2.89
5. Tony Esposito*-CBH 3.08
Shutouts
1. Cesare Maniago-MNS 2
2. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 1
  Doug Favell-PHI 1
  Tony Esposito*-CBH 1
  Ken Dryden*-MTL 1
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden*-MTL 1039
2. Tony Esposito*-CBH 895
3. Doug Favell-PHI 669
4. Ed Giacomin*-NYR 539
5. Cesare Maniago-MNS 309