1973–74 New York Islanders season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1973–74 1973 New York Islanders East 8th 19–41–18 13–17–9 6–24–9 182 247 Bill Torrey Al Arbour Ed Westfall Billy HarrisBert MarshallRalph Stewart Nassau Coliseum Ralph Stewart (23) Denis Potvin (37) Denis Potvin (54) Garry Howatt (204) Billy Smith and Gerry Desjardins (9) Chico Resch (3.00) The 1973–74 New York Islanders season was the second season for the New York Islanders franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Islanders finished in eighth place in the East Division with a 19–41–18 record and did not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight year. 2 Regular season Final standings NYI Record vs. opponents NYI Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#003087 5px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 5px solid; 1973–74 regular season1973-74 New York Islanders Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1974_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 24, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 10, 1973||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 13, 1973||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 14, 1973||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||0–2–1 |- |4||T||October 16, 1973||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||0–2–2 |- |5||L||October 20, 1973||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||0–3–2 |- |6||T||October 21, 1973||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||0–3–3 |- |7||T||October 25, 1973||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||0–3–4 |- |8||W||October 27, 1973||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||1–3–4 |- |9||L||October 28, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||1–4–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |10||T||November 1, 1973||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||1–4–5 |- |11||W||November 3, 1973||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||2–4–5 |- |12||T||November 7, 1973||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||2–4–6 |- |13||T||November 10, 1973||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||2–4–7 |- |14||L||November 11, 1973||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||2–5–7 |- |15||L||November 14, 1973||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||2–6–7 |- |16||L||November 17, 1973||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||2–7–7 |- |17||L||November 20, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||2–8–7 |- |18||W||November 22, 1973||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||3–8–7 |- |19||L||November 24, 1973||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||3–9–7 |- |20||W||November 27, 1973||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||4–9–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |21||L||December 1, 1973||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||4–10–7 |- |22||L||December 2, 1973||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||4–11–7 |- |23||L||December 4, 1973||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||4–12–7 |- |24||L||December 6, 1973||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||4–13–7 |- |25||L||December 8, 1973||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||4–14–7 |- |26||W||December 11, 1973||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||5–14–7 |- |27||L||December 13, 1973||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||5–15–7 |- |28||T||December 15, 1973||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||5–15–8 |- |29||L||December 16, 1973||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||5–16–8 |- |30||T||December 18, 1973||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||5–16–9 |- |31||W||December 22, 1973||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||6–16–9 |- |32||T||December 23, 1973||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||6–16–10 |- |33||L||December 26, 1973||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||6–17–10 |- |34||T||December 28, 1973||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||6–17–11 |- |35||W||December 29, 1973||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||7–17–11 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |36||L||January 2, 1974||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||7–18–11 |- |37||W||January 3, 1974||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||8–18–11 |- |38||L||January 5, 1974||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||8–19–11 |- |39||L||January 8, 1974||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||8–20–11 |- |40||L||January 10, 1974||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||8–21–11 |- |41||W||January 12, 1974||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||9–21–11 |- |42||W||January 15, 1974||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||10–21–11 |- |43||T||January 19, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||10–21–12 |- |44||W||January 22, 1974||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||11–21–12 |- |45||L||January 26, 1974||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1973–74) ||11–22–12 |- |46||W||January 27, 1974||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||12–22–12 |- |47||W||January 31, 1974||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||13–22–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |48||T||February 2, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||13–22–13 |- |49||L||February 3, 1974||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||13–23–13 |- |50||W||February 5, 1974||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||14–23–13 |- |51||L||February 6, 1974||0–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||14–24–13 |- |52||L||February 9, 1974||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||14–25–13 |- |53||L||February 12, 1974||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||14–26–13 |- |54||T||February 14, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||14–26–14 |- |55||L||February 16, 1974||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) ||14–27–14 |- |56||W||February 19, 1974||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||15–27–14 |- |57||L||February 24, 1974||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||15–28–14 |- |58||T||February 26, 1974||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||15–28–15 |- |59||L||February 28, 1974||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||15–29–15 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |60||L||March 2, 1974||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||15–30–15 |- |61||L||March 3, 1974||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||15–31–15 |- |62||L||March 5, 1974||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||15–32–15 |- |63||L||March 9, 1974||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) ||15–33–15 |- |64||L||March 10, 1974||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1973–74) ||15–34–15 |- |65||L||March 12, 1974||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||15–35–15 |- |66||L||March 14, 1974||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74) ||15–36–15 |- |67||L||March 16, 1974||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1973–74) ||15–37–15 |- |68||L||March 17, 1974||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) ||15–38–15 |- |69||W||March 19, 1974||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1973–74) ||16–38–15 |- |70||T||March 20, 1974||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||16–38–16 |- |71||T||March 23, 1974||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) ||16–38–17 |- |72||W||March 24, 1974||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) ||17–38–17 |- |73||T||March 27, 1974||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) ||17–38–18 |- |74||L||March 28, 1974||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) ||17–39–18 |- |75||L||March 30, 1974||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) ||17–40–18 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#003087 2px solid; border-bottom:#FC4C02 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |76||W||April 2, 1974||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) ||18–40–18 |- |77||L||April 4, 1974||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) ||18–41–18 |- |78||W||April 6, 1974||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) ||19–41–18 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Denis Potvin D 77 17 37 54 175−16603 Billy Harris Billy Harris (ice hockey b. 1952) RW 78 23 27 50 34−11403 Ralph Stewart Ralph Stewart (ice hockey) C 67 23 20 43 6−7252 Ed Westfall D/RW 68 19 23 42 28−5600 Bob Nystrom RW 77 21 20 41 118−17305 Craig Cameron Craig Cameron (hockey) RW 78 15 14 29 28−15202 Jean Potvin D 78 5 23 28 100−26200 Lorne Henning C 60 12 15 27 6−7201 Germain Gagnon LW 62 8 14 22 86000 Brian Spencer LW 54 5 16 21 65−16000 Garry Howatt LW 78 6 11 17 204−13000 Dave Lewis Dave Lewis (ice hockey) D 66 2 15 17 58−7111 Andre St. Laurent C 42 5 9 14 181000 Ernie Hicke LW 55 6 7 13 26−19201 Billy MacMillan RW 55 4 9 13 16−6000 Dave Hudson C 63 2 10 12 7−6000 Gerry Hart D 70 1 10 11 61−17001 Bert Marshall D 69 1 7 8 845000 Doug Rombough C 12 3 1 4 81200 Bob Cook ice hockey RW 22 2 1 3 43000 Tom Miller Tom Miller (ice hockey) C 19 2 1 3 4−3010 Gerry Desjardins G 36 0 0 0 00000 Bryan Lefley D/LW 7 0 0 0 00000 Brian Marchinko C 6 0 0 0 00000 Neil Nicholson Neil Nicholson (ice hockey) D 8 0 0 0 02000 Glenn Resch G 2 0 0 0 00000 Billy Smith Billy Smith (ice hockey) G 46 0 0 0 110000 Vic Teal RW 1 0 0 0 01000Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Gerry Desjardins 1945 36 9 17 6 101 3.12 0 Billy Smith Billy Smith (ice hockey) 2615 46 9 23 12 134 3.07 0 Glenn Resch 120 2 1 1 0 6 3.00 0 Team: 4680 78 19 41 18 241 3.09 0hockey-reference.com 2009-07-27 1973-74 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/NYI/1974.html Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals       MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; Draft picks The 1973 NHL amateur draft was held on May 15, 1973, at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal.National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p.162, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 0-920445-98-5 Pick # Player PositionNationality College/junior/club team 1 Denis Potvin Defence Canada Ottawa 67's (OHA) 33 Dave Lewis Defence Canada Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) 49 Andre St. Laurent Centre Canada Montreal Junior Canadiens (QMJHL) 65 Ron Kennedy Right wing Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 81 Keith Smith Defence Canada Brown University (ECAC) 97 Don Cutts Goaltender Canada Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NCAA) 110 Denis Andersen Defence Canada New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) 113 Mike Kennedy Right wing Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHA) 126 Denis Desgagnes Centre Canada Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) 129 Bob Lorimer Defence Canada Michigan Technological University (NCAA) Reference: 1973 NHL Amateur Draft hockeydraftcentral.com https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1973/73main.htm January 13, 2014 See also 1973–74 NHL season References 1973-74 Category:1973–74 NHL season by team Category:1973 in sports in New York (state) Category:1974 in sports in New York (state)