League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-0 Houston Aeros over Chicago Cougars   View Matchup »
Game 1 May 12 Houston Aeros 3 Chicago Cougars 2
Game 2 May 15 Houston Aeros 6 Chicago Cougars 1
Game 3 May 17 Chicago Cougars 4 Houston Aeros 7
Game 4 May 19 Chicago Cougars 2 Houston Aeros 6
 
Division Finals 4-2 Houston Aeros over Minnesota Fighting Saints   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 18 Minnesota Fighting Saints 5 Houston Aeros 4 (OT)
Game 2 April 20 Minnesota Fighting Saints 2 Houston Aeros 5
Game 3 April 21 Houston Aeros 1 Minnesota Fighting Saints 4
Game 4 April 28 Houston Aeros 4 Minnesota Fighting Saints 1
Game 5 April 29 Minnesota Fighting Saints 4 Houston Aeros 9
Game 6 May 1 Houston Aeros 3 Minnesota Fighting Saints 1
Division Finals 4-3 Chicago Cougars over Toronto Toros   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 19 Chicago Cougars 4 Toronto Toros 6
Game 2 April 22 Chicago Cougars 4 Toronto Toros 3
Game 3 April 28 Toronto Toros 2 Chicago Cougars 3
Game 4 April 30 Toronto Toros 7 Chicago Cougars 6
Game 5 May 1 Chicago Cougars 3 Toronto Toros 5
Game 6 May 4 Toronto Toros 2 Chicago Cougars 9
Game 7 May 6 Chicago Cougars 5 Toronto Toros 2
 
Division Semi-Finals 4-0 Houston Aeros over Winnipeg Jets   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 8 Houston Aeros 5 Winnipeg Jets 2
Game 2 April 10 Houston Aeros 3 Winnipeg Jets 2
Game 3 April 13 Winnipeg Jets 1 Houston Aeros 10
Game 4 April 14 Winnipeg Jets 4 Houston Aeros 5
Division Semi-Finals 4-1 Minnesota Fighting Saints over Edmonton Oilers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 6 Edmonton Oilers 1 Minnesota Fighting Saints 2
Game 2 April 7 Edmonton Oilers 5 Minnesota Fighting Saints 8
Game 3 April 10 Minnesota Fighting Saints 6 Edmonton Oilers 2
Game 4 April 12 Minnesota Fighting Saints 1 Edmonton Oilers 2
Game 5 April 14 Edmonton Oilers 4 Minnesota Fighting Saints 5
Division Semi-Finals 4-1 Toronto Toros over Cleveland Crusaders   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 7 Cleveland Crusaders 0 Toronto Toros 4
Game 2 April 9 Cleveland Crusaders 3 Toronto Toros 4
Game 3 April 12 Toronto Toros 4 Cleveland Crusaders 2
Game 4 April 13 Toronto Toros 2 Cleveland Crusaders 3 (OT)
Game 5 April 15 Cleveland Crusaders 1 Toronto Toros 4
Division Semi-Finals 4-3 Chicago Cougars over New England Whalers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 6 Chicago Cougars 4 New England Whalers 6
Game 2 April 7 Chicago Cougars 3 New England Whalers 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 9 New England Whalers 6 Chicago Cougars 8
Game 4 April 10 New England Whalers 1 Chicago Cougars 2 (OT)
Game 5 April 12 Chicago Cougars 4 New England Whalers 2
Game 6 April 14 New England Whalers 2 Chicago Cougars 0
Game 7 April 16 Chicago Cougars 3 New England Whalers 2

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Houston Aeros14122001.857713536
2Chicago Cougars18810011.4446772-5
3Toronto Toros1275001.58345432
4Minnesota Fighting Saints1165010.5453940-1
5New England Whalers734011.4292324-1
6Edmonton Oilers514000.2001422-8
7Cleveland Crusaders514010.200918-9
8Winnipeg Jets404000.000923-14
League Average9.54.84.80.00.70.7.50034.634.60

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1974-04-07NEWFrench, JohnNEW4-3CHC12:51
1974-04-10CHCBackstrom, RalphCHC2-1NEW118:45
1974-04-13CLCMuloin, WayneCLC3-2TRT14:17
1974-04-18HSAWalton, MikeMFS5-4HSA11:40

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Mike WaltonMFS 10
2. Murray HallHSA 9
Mark Howe* • HSA 9
Frank HughesHSA 9
Larry LundHSA 9
Rosaire PaiementCHC 9
Assists
1. Ralph BackstromCHC 14
Gordie Howe* • HSA 14
Larry LundHSA 14
Poul PopielHSA 14
5. Pat StapletonCHC 13
Points
1. Larry LundHSA 23
2. Ralph BackstromCHC 19
Mark Howe* • HSA 19
4. Mike WaltonMFS 18
5. André HinseHSA 17
Gordie Howe* • HSA 17
Penalties in Minutes
1. Darryl MaggsCHC 71
2. Gord GallantMFS 67
3. Ted TaylorHSA 60
4. Larry LundHSA 56
5. Larry MavetyCHC 46
Goals Per Game
1. Tom WebsterNEW 1.67
2. Mike WaltonMFS 0.91
3. Murray HallHSA 0.64
Mark Howe* • HSA 0.64
Frank HughesHSA 0.64
Larry LundHSA 0.64
7. Tom MartinTRT 0.58
Dick SentesTRT 0.58
9. André HinseHSA 0.57
10. Wayne ConnellyMFS 0.55
Assists Per Game
1. Pat StapletonCHC 1.08
2. Gordie Howe* • HSA 1.08
3. Wayne CarletonTRT 1.00
Jim DoreyNEW 1.00
Larry LundHSA 1.00
Poul PopielHSA 1.00
7. Ralph BackstromCHC 0.78
8. Mike WaltonMFS 0.73
9. Mark Howe* • HSA 0.71
Rick LeyNEW 0.71
Points Per Game
1. Larry LundHSA 1.64
2. Mike WaltonMFS 1.64
3. Mark Howe* • HSA 1.36
4. Gordie Howe* • HSA 1.31
5. André HinseHSA 1.21
6. Wayne ConnellyMFS 1.18
7. Wayne CarletonTRT 1.17
8. Gord LabossiereHSA 1.14
9. Pat StapletonCHC 1.08
10. Murray HallHSA 1.07
Poul PopielHSA 1.07
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Don McLeodHSA 14
2. Andre GillCHC 11
3. Gilles GrattonTRT 10
Cam NewtonCHC 10
5. John GarrettMFS 7
Al SmithNEW 7
7. Les BinkleyTRT 5
Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 5
Mike CurranMFS 5
10. Jack NorrisEDO 3
Chris WorthyEDO 3
Goals Against
1. Andre GillCHC 38
2. Don McLeodHSA 35
3. Cam NewtonCHC 34
4. Gilles GrattonTRT 25
John GarrettMFS 25
6. Al SmithNEW 21
7. Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 18
Les BinkleyTRT 18
9. Frank BlumWNJ 15
10. Mike CurranMFS 14
Shutouts
1. Gilles GrattonTRT 1
Al SmithNEW 1