League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-1 New England Whalers over Winnipeg Jets   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 29 Winnipeg Jets 2 New England Whalers 7
Game 2 May 2 New England Whalers 7 Winnipeg Jets 4
Game 3 May 3 New England Whalers 3 Winnipeg Jets 4
Game 4 May 5 Winnipeg Jets 2 New England Whalers 4
Game 5 May 6 Winnipeg Jets 6 New England Whalers 9
 
Division Finals 4-0 Winnipeg Jets over Houston Aeros   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 20 Houston Aeros 1 Winnipeg Jets 5
Game 2 April 22 Houston Aeros 0 Winnipeg Jets 2
Game 3 April 24 Winnipeg Jets 4 Houston Aeros 2
Game 4 April 26 Winnipeg Jets 3 Houston Aeros 0
Division Finals 4-1 New England Whalers over Cleveland Crusaders   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 18 Cleveland Crusaders 2 New England Whalers 3
Game 2 April 19 Cleveland Crusaders 2 New England Whalers 3
Game 3 April 21 New England Whalers 5 Cleveland Crusaders 4
Game 4 April 22 New England Whalers 2 Cleveland Crusaders 5
Game 5 April 26 Cleveland Crusaders 1 New England Whalers 3
 
Division Semi-Finals 4-1 Winnipeg Jets over Minnesota Fighting Saints   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 6 Minnesota Fighting Saints 1 Winnipeg Jets 3
Game 2 April 8 Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 Winnipeg Jets 5
Game 3 April 10 Winnipeg Jets 4 Minnesota Fighting Saints 6
Game 4 April 11 Winnipeg Jets 3 Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 (OT)
Game 5 April 15 Minnesota Fighting Saints 5 Winnipeg Jets 8
Division Semi-Finals 4-2 Houston Aeros over Los Angeles Sharks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 5 Los Angeles Sharks 2 Houston Aeros 7
Game 2 April 7 Los Angeles Sharks 4 Houston Aeros 2
Game 3 April 11 Houston Aeros 2 Los Angeles Sharks 3
Game 4 April 13 Houston Aeros 3 Los Angeles Sharks 2 (OT)
Game 5 April 15 Los Angeles Sharks 3 Houston Aeros 6
Game 6 April 17 Houston Aeros 3 Los Angeles Sharks 2
Division Semi-Finals 4-1 New England Whalers over Ottawa Nationals   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 7 Ottawa Nationals 3 New England Whalers 6
Game 2 April 8 Ottawa Nationals 3 New England Whalers 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 10 New England Whalers 2 Ottawa Nationals 4
Game 4 April 12 New England Whalers 7 Ottawa Nationals 3
Game 5 April 14 Ottawa Nationals 4 New England Whalers 5 (OT)
Division Semi-Finals 4-0 Cleveland Crusaders over Philadelphia Blazers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 Philadelphia Blazers 2 Cleveland Crusaders 3 (OT)
Game 2 April 7 Philadelphia Blazers 1 Cleveland Crusaders 7
Game 3 April 8 Cleveland Crusaders 3 Philadelphia Blazers 1
Game 4 April 11 Cleveland Crusaders 6 Philadelphia Blazers 2
 
Preliminary Round 1-0 Minnesota Fighting Saints over Alberta Oilers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 Alberta Oilers 2

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1New England Whalers15123020.800704921
2Winnipeg Jets1495010.64355496
3Cleveland Crusaders954010.556332211
4Houston Aeros1046010.4002630-4
5Minnesota Fighting Saints624001.3332025-5
6Los Angeles Sharks624001.3331623-7
7Ottawa Nationals514002.2001724-7
8Alberta Oilers101000.00024-2
9Philadelphia Blazers404001.000619-13
League Average7.83.93.90.00.60.6.50027.227.20

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1973-04-04CLCBuchanan, RonCLC3-2PHB19:44
1973-04-08NEWSelby, BritNEW4-3OTN13:37
1973-04-11MFSBeaudin, NormWNJ3-2MFS13:12
1973-04-13LASHall, MurrayHSA3-2LAS13:38
1973-04-14NEWByers, MikeNEW5-4OTN13:47

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals

1. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 13
2. Larry Pleau • NEW 12
Tom Webster • NEW 12
4. Bobby Hull* • WNJ 9
Tim Sheehy • NEW 9
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Assists

1. Jim Dorey • NEW 16
Bobby Hull* • WNJ 16
3. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 15
4. Tim Sheehy • NEW 14
Tom Webster • NEW 14
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Points

1. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 28
2. Tom Webster • NEW 26
3. Bobby Hull* • WNJ 25
4. Tim Sheehy • NEW 23
5. Jim Dorey • NEW 19
Larry Pleau • NEW 19
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Penalties in Minutes

1. Jim Dorey • NEW 41
2. Gerry Pinder • CLC 30
3. Skip Krake • CLC 27
4. Ted Green • NEW 25
5. Rick Ley • NEW 24
Larry Lund • HSA 24
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Goals Per Game

1. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 0.93
2. Gary Jarrett • CLC 0.89
3. Larry Pleau • NEW 0.80
Tom Webster • NEW 0.80
5. Ron Buchanan • CLC 0.78
6. Bobby Hull* • WNJ 0.64
7. Tim Sheehy • NEW 0.60
8. Mike Byers • NEW 0.50
9. Christian Bordeleau • WNJ 0.42
10. Tommy Williams • NEW 0.40
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Assists Per Game

1. Bobby Hull* • WNJ 1.14
2. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 1.07
3. Jim Dorey • NEW 1.07
4. Tom Martin • OTN 1.00
Mike McMahon • MFS 1.00
Gerry Pinder • CLC 1.00
7. Tim Sheehy • NEW 0.93
Tom Webster • NEW 0.93
9. Poul Popiel • HSA 0.90
10. Paul Andrea • CLC 0.89
Jim Wiste • CLC 0.89
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Points Per Game

1. Norm Beaudin • WNJ 2.00
2. Bobby Hull* • WNJ 1.79
3. Tom Webster • NEW 1.73
4. Tim Sheehy • NEW 1.53
5. Jim Dorey • NEW 1.27
Larry Pleau • NEW 1.27
7. Terry Caffery • NEW 1.25
8. Gary Jarrett • CLC 1.22
Gerry Pinder • CLC 1.22
Jim Wiste • CLC 1.22
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Games Played (Goalie)

1. Al Smith • NEW 15
2. Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 9
3. Joe Daley • WNJ 7
Wayne Rutledge • HSA 7
Ernie Wakely • WNJ 7
6. Russ Gillow • LAS 5
7. Les Binkley • OTN 4
Jack McCartan • MFS 4
9. Yves Archambault • PHB 3
George Gardner • LAS 3
Don McLeod • HSA 3
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Goals Against

1. Al Smith • NEW 49
2. Joe Daley • WNJ 25
3. Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 22
Ernie Wakely • WNJ 22
5. Wayne Rutledge • HSA 20
6. Les Binkley • OTN 17
7. Jack McCartan • MFS 14
8. Russ Gillow • LAS 12
9. George Gardner • LAS 11
Yves Archambault • PHB 11
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Shutouts

1. Ernie Wakely • WNJ 2
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