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Goals

1.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL11
2.Guy Lafleur*-MTL10
3.Phil Esposito*-NYR8
4.Jean Ratelle*-BOS7
 Don Murdoch-NYR7
 Don Maloney-NYR7
 Ron Greschner-NYR7
8.Mike Bossy*-NYI6
 Bob Gainey*-MTL6
 Larry Robinson*-MTL6

Goals Per Game

1.Darryl Sittler*-TOR0.83
2.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.69
3.Jean Ratelle*-BOS0.64
4.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.62
 Reggie Leach-PHI0.62
6.Mike Bossy*-NYI0.60
7.Peter McNab-BOS0.45
 Don Marcotte-BOS0.45
9.Phil Esposito*-NYR0.44
10.Ron Greschner-NYR0.39
 Don Maloney-NYR0.39
 Don Murdoch-NYR0.39

Assists

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL13
 Don Maloney-NYR13
3.Phil Esposito*-NYR12
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL12
5.Mike McEwen-NYR11
6.Bob Gainey*-MTL10
7.Carol Vadnais-NYR9
 Larry Robinson*-MTL9
9.Rick Middleton-BOS8
10.Pat Hickey-NYR7
 Mike Milbury-BOS7
 Denis Potvin*-NYI7
 Serge Savard*-MTL7
 Steve Shutt*-MTL7
 Walt Tkaczuk-NYR7

Assists Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL0.81
2.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL0.75
 Ken Linseman-PHI0.75
4.Rick Middleton-BOS0.73
5.Don Maloney-NYR0.72
6.Rejean Houle-MTL0.71
7.Denis Potvin*-NYI0.70
8.Phil Esposito*-NYR0.67
9.Mike Milbury-BOS0.64
 Steve Shutt*-MTL0.64

Points

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL23
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL23
3.Phil Esposito*-NYR20
 Don Maloney-NYR20
5.Bob Gainey*-MTL16
6.Larry Robinson*-MTL15
7.Mike McEwen-NYR13
 Jean Ratelle*-BOS13
9.Ron Greschner-NYR12
 Rick Middleton-BOS12
 Don Murdoch-NYR12

Points Per Game

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL1.44
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL1.44
3.Jean Ratelle*-BOS1.18
4.Phil Esposito*-NYR1.11
 Don Maloney-NYR1.11
6.Denis Potvin*-NYI1.10
7.Rick Middleton-BOS1.09
8.Bob Gainey*-MTL1.00
 Steve Shutt*-MTL1.00
10.Larry Robinson*-MTL0.94

Penalties in Minutes

1.Tiger Williams-TOR48
2.Dave Maloney-NYR45
3.Doug Risebrough-MTL32
4.Colin Campbell-PIT30
5.Willi Plett-ATF29
 Mario Marois-NYR29
7.Ian Turnbull-TOR27
8.Darcy Rota-ATF26
9.Terry O'Reilly-BOS25
 Pat Price-NYI25

Even Strength Goals

1.Guy Lafleur*-MTL8
2.Don Maloney-NYR7
3.Phil Esposito*-NYR6
 Bob Gainey*-MTL6
5.Larry Robinson*-MTL5
 Jean Ratelle*-BOS5
 Peter McNab-BOS5
 Don Marcotte-BOS5
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL5
10.Denis Potvin*-NYI4
 Don Murdoch-NYR4
 Orest Kindrachuk-PIT4
 Stan Jonathan-BOS4
 Eddie Johnstone-NYR4
 Thomas Gradin-VAN4
 Ron Duguay-NYR4
 Mike Bossy*-NYI4
 Steve Vickers-NYR4

Power Play Goals

1.Jacques Lemaire*-MTL6
2.Ron Greschner-NYR4
3.Reggie Leach-PHI3
 Don Murdoch-NYR3
5.Jean Ratelle*-BOS2
 Rick Middleton-BOS2
 Mike McEwen-NYR2
 Yvon Lambert-MTL2
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL2
 Phil Esposito*-NYR2
 Mike Bossy*-NYI2
 Darryl Sittler*-TOR2

Short-Handed Goals

1.Walt Tkaczuk-NYR1
 Dick Redmond-BOS1
 Walt McKechnie-TOR1
 Dave Maloney-NYR1
 Eddie Johnstone-NYR1
 Lorne Henning-NYI1
 Anders Hedberg-NYR1
 Ron Greschner-NYR1
 Ron Duguay-NYR1

Game-Winning Goals

1.Ron Greschner-NYR3
2.Phil Esposito*-NYR2
 Guy Lafleur*-MTL2
 Reggie Leach-PHI2
 Jacques Lemaire*-MTL2
 Jean Ratelle*-BOS2
7.Bob Nystrom-NYI1
 Don Murdoch-NYR1
 Mike Milbury-BOS1
 Rick Middleton-BOS1
 Walt McKechnie-TOR1
 Brad Park*-BOS1
 Denis Potvin*-NYI1
 Jacques Richard-BUF1
 Doug Risebrough-MTL1
 Larry Robinson*-MTL1
 Serge Savard*-MTL1
 Mario Tremblay-MTL1
 Bryan Trottier*-NYI1
 Mike McEwen-NYR1
 Don Maloney-NYR1
 Dan Maloney-TOR1
 Mike Bossy*-NYI1
 Wayne Cashman-BOS1
 Cam Connor-MTL1
 George Ferguson-PIT1
 Bob Gainey*-MTL1
 Billy Harris-NYI1
 Anders Hedberg-NYR1
 Eddie Johnstone-NYR1
 Orest Kindrachuk-PIT1
 Yvon Lambert-MTL1
 Pierre Larouche-MTL1
 Don Lever-VAN1
 Ken Linseman-PHI1
 Steve Vickers-NYR1

Games Played (Goalie)

1.John Davidson-NYR18
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL16
3.Denis Herron-PIT7
4.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS6
5.Billy Smith*-NYI5
 Glenn Resch-NYI5
 Mike Palmateer-TOR5
 Robbie Moore-PHI5
 Gilles Gilbert-BOS5
10.Tony Esposito*-CBH4
 Wayne Stephenson-PHI4

Wins (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL12
2.John Davidson-NYR11
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS4
 Billy Smith*-NYI4
5.Robbie Moore-PHI3
 Gilles Gilbert-BOS3
7.Denis Herron-PIT2
 Mike Palmateer-TOR2
 Glenn Resch-NYI2
10.Bob Sauve-BUF1
 Gary Bromley-VAN1

Losses (Goalie)

1.John Davidson-NYR7
2.Denis Herron-PIT5
3.Ken Dryden*-MTL4
 Tony Esposito*-CBH4
5.Wayne Stephenson-PHI3
 Glenn Resch-NYI3
 Mike Palmateer-TOR3
8.Robbie Moore-PHI2
 Mario Lessard-LAK2
 Gilles Gilbert-BOS2
 Gerry Cheevers*-BOS2
 Gary Bromley-VAN2
 Dan Bouchard-ATF2
 Bob Sauve-BUF2

Points (Goalie)

1.Ken Dryden*-MTL24
2.John Davidson-NYR22
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS8
 Billy Smith*-NYI8
5.Gilles Gilbert-BOS6
 Robbie Moore-PHI6
7.Denis Herron-PIT4
 Mike Palmateer-TOR4
 Glenn Resch-NYI4
10.Bob Sauve-BUF2
 Gary Bromley-VAN2

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Billy Smith*-NYI.800
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL.750
3.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS.667
4.John Davidson-NYR.611
5.Gilles Gilbert-BOS.600
 Robbie Moore-PHI.600
7.Glenn Resch-NYI.400
 Mike Palmateer-TOR.400
9.Denis Herron-PIT.286

Shutouts

1.John Davidson-NYR1
 Glenn Resch-NYI1
 Billy Smith*-NYI1

Goals Against

1.John Davidson-NYR42
2.Ken Dryden*-MTL41
3.Denis Herron-PIT24
4.Robbie Moore-PHI18
5.Mike Palmateer-TOR17
6.Wayne Stephenson-PHI16
 Gilles Gilbert-BOS16
8.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS15
9.Gary Bromley-VAN14
 Tony Esposito*-CBH14

Goals Against Average

1.Billy Smith*-NYI1.90
2.Glenn Resch-NYI2.20
3.John Davidson-NYR2.28
4.Ken Dryden*-MTL2.48
5.Gerry Cheevers*-BOS2.50
6.Gilles Gilbert-BOS3.06
7.Denis Herron-PIT3.42
8.Mike Palmateer-TOR3.42
9.Robbie Moore-PHI4.03