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47-23-8 (102 points), Finished 3rd in NHL East Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary
Scored 297 goals, Allowed 208 goals, SRS: 1.07 (3rd of 16)
Coached by Emile Francis (47-23-8)
Playoffs:
Lost Semi-Finals (4-1) to Chicago Black Hawks
Won Quarter-Finals (4-1) over Boston Bruins
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1972-73 Statistics ▪ Games
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 7, 1972 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | L | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun, Oct 8, 1972 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | L 2 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 11, 1972 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 14, 1972 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun, Oct 15, 1972 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Wed, Oct 18, 1972 | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 21, 1972 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 22, 1972 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T 1 | |||
| 9 | Wed, Oct 25, 1972 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Sun, Oct 29, 1972 | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 1, 1972 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 4, 1972 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Sun, Nov 5, 1972 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 8, 1972 | Vancouver Canucks | W | 5 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 11, 1972 | California Golden Seals | W | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | W 3 | |||
| 16 | Sun, Nov 12, 1972 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | W 4 | |||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 15, 1972 | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | W 5 | |||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 18, 1972 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | W 6 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Nov 19, 1972 | Pittsburgh Penguins | L | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 20 | Tue, Nov 21, 1972 | @ | Atlanta Flames | W | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Thu, Nov 23, 1972 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Nov 26, 1972 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 7 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 23 | Tue, Nov 28, 1972 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | L | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Nov 29, 1972 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | T | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | T 1 | ||
| 25 | Fri, Dec 1, 1972 | @ | California Golden Seals | T | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | T 2 | ||
| 26 | Sun, Dec 3, 1972 | Atlanta Flames | W | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 6, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 9, 1972 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Sun, Dec 10, 1972 | New York Islanders | W | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 13, 1972 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 31 | Thu, Dec 14, 1972 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 16, 1972 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 17, 1972 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 9 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Wed, Dec 20, 1972 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 35 | Thu, Dec 21, 1972 | Atlanta Flames | L | 2 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 36 | Sun, Dec 24, 1972 | Detroit Red Wings | W | 5 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 37 | Wed, Dec 27, 1972 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Dec 31, 1972 | St. Louis Blues | W | 6 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Wed, Jan 3, 1973 | Los Angeles Kings | W | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 40 | Sat, Jan 6, 1973 | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 3 | L 1 | |||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 7, 1973 | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 3 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 42 | Thu, Jan 11, 1973 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | W | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 13, 1973 | @ | St. Louis Blues | W | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 14, 1973 | @ | Philadelphia Flyers | W | 5 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 45 | Wed, Jan 17, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | T | 4 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 4 | T 1 | ||
| 46 | Fri, Jan 19, 1973 | @ | California Golden Seals | W | 6 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 47 | Sat, Jan 20, 1973 | @ | Vancouver Canucks | W | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 48 | Wed, Jan 24, 1973 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 4 | W 3 | |||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 27, 1973 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 50 | Sun, Jan 28, 1973 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 5 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 4 | W 5 | |||
| 51 | Wed, Jan 31, 1973 | California Golden Seals | W | 3 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 4 | W 6 | |||
| 52 | Sat, Feb 3, 1973 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 7 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 4 | W 7 | ||
| 53 | Sun, Feb 4, 1973 | Atlanta Flames | W | 6 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 4 | W 8 | |||
| 54 | Wed, Feb 7, 1973 | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 4 | W 9 | |||
| 55 | Sat, Feb 10, 1973 | @ | New York Islanders | W | 6 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 4 | W 10 | ||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 11, 1973 | Montreal Canadiens | T | 2 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 5 | T 1 | |||
| 57 | Wed, Feb 14, 1973 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 3 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 15, 1973 | @ | Buffalo Sabres | L | 1 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 18, 1973 | New York Islanders | W | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Wed, Feb 21, 1973 | @ | Los Angeles Kings | W | 4 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Feb 23, 1973 | @ | California Golden Seals | L | 3 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Sun, Feb 25, 1973 | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 5 | 41 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 63 | Wed, Feb 28, 1973 | Chicago Black Hawks | T | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 6 | T 1 | |||
| 64 | Sat, Mar 3, 1973 | @ | Detroit Red Wings | W | 6 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 65 | Sun, Mar 4, 1973 | Vancouver Canucks | L | 3 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 66 | Wed, Mar 7, 1973 | Philadelphia Flyers | T | 2 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 7 | T 1 | |||
| 67 | Sat, Mar 10, 1973 | @ | Pittsburgh Penguins | W | 5 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 68 | Sun, Mar 11, 1973 | Toronto Maple Leafs | W | 4 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 69 | Wed, Mar 14, 1973 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 2 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Mar 17, 1973 | @ | Toronto Maple Leafs | L | 5 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 71 | Sun, Mar 18, 1973 | St. Louis Blues | W | 3 | 1 | 45 | 19 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 20, 1973 | @ | Minnesota North Stars | W | 6 | 1 | 46 | 19 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 73 | Thu, Mar 22, 1973 | @ | Atlanta Flames | W | 4 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 74 | Sat, Mar 24, 1973 | @ | Boston Bruins | L | 0 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Sun, Mar 25, 1973 | Minnesota North Stars | L | 1 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 7 | L 2 | |||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 28, 1973 | Boston Bruins | L | 3 | 6 | 47 | 22 | 7 | L 3 | |||
| 77 | Sat, Mar 31, 1973 | @ | Montreal Canadiens | L | 1 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 1, 1973 | Detroit Red Wings | T | 3 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 8 | T 1 |
| GP | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 4, 1973 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Apr 5, 1973 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Apr 7, 1973 | Boston Bruins | L | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Sun, Apr 8, 1973 | Boston Bruins | W | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Tue, Apr 10, 1973 | @ | Boston Bruins | W | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Apr 12, 1973 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | W | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Apr 15, 1973 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Apr 17, 1973 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | L 2 | |||
| 9 | Thu, Apr 19, 1973 | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | L 3 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Apr 24, 1973 | @ | Chicago Black Hawks | L | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | L 4 |