1972–73 NHL season

National Hockey League season August 2023 1972–73 NHL season National Hockey League Ice hockey October 7, 1972 – May 10, 1973 Draft 1972 NHL Draft List of first overall NHL draft picks Billy Harris New York Islanders Regular season 16 78 CBC, CTV, SRC (Canada)NBC (United States) Montreal Canadiens Bobby Clarke (Flyers) Hart Memorial Trophy Phil Esposito (Bruins) Art Ross Trophy Playoffs 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup 1973 Stanley Cup Final Montreal Canadiens Chicago Black Hawks Yvan Cournoyer (Canadiens) Conn Smythe Trophy 1973–74 1971–72 NHL The 1972–73 NHL season was the 56th season of the National Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. Two new teams, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames (who relocated to Calgary in 1980 and are now known as the Calgary Flames), made their debuts. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup by beating the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two in the Stanley Cup Final. Pre-season Prior to the start of the season, the 1972 Summit Series took place. It was the first ever meeting between Soviet Union and NHL calibre Canadian ice hockey players. Canada expected to easily beat the Soviets, but were shocked to find themselves with a losing record of one win, two losses, and a tie after four games in Canada. In game four, which Canada lost 5–3, Vancouver fans echoed the rest of Canada's thoughts of Team Canada's poor performance by booing them off the ice. The final four games were played in the Soviet Union. Canada lost game five, but won the last three for a final record of four wins, three losses, and a tie. For the first time since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926, the National Hockey League had serious competition. A new professional hockey league, the World Hockey Association, made its season debut with 12 new teams, half of which were based in cities with existing NHL teams. Unlike the Western Hockey League, though, the new World Hockey Association would not challenge for the Stanley Cup. In response to the new league, the NHL hastily added two new teams in an unplanned expansion, the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames, in an attempt to exclude the WHA from newly constructed arenas in those markets. The 1972 NHL expansion draft was held on June 6 to fill the rosters of the two new teams. In February 1972, the Miami Screaming Eagles of the WHA signed Bernie Parent to a contract,Dunell Milt February 22, 1972 Hockey's first 'Super Series' will be played in the courtrooms https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IZkuAAAAIBAJ&pg=7036,1693949&dq=world+hockey+association&hl=en Montreal Gazette 31 October 29, 2013 and when Bobby Hull was signed on June 27, 1972, to play with the Winnipeg Jets, the Chicago Black Hawks sued, claiming a violation of the reserve clause in NHL contracts. Others soon followed Hull to the WHA, including, J. C. Tremblay, Ted Green, Gerry Cheevers and Johnny McKenzie. In the expansion draft, the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames made their picks and eleven Islander players skipped off to the WHA. The California Golden Seals, chafing under the unorthodox ownership of the unpopular Charlie Finley, were also a victim of the WHA, losing eight key players. The 1972 NHL amateur draft was held on June 8 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. Billy Harris was selected first overall by the Islanders. Arena changes The expansion Atlanta Flames moved into the Omni Coliseum. The expansion New York Islanders moved into Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Regular season The Montreal Canadiens took over first place in the East Division and the league from the Boston Bruins while for the third consecutive season the Chicago Black Hawks dominated the West Division. Final standings start break end Playoffs No teams in the playoffs swept their opponents, the last time this would happen until 1991, and no playoff series went to a decisive game, the last time this has happened to date. In addition, the Chicago Black Hawks reached the Stanley Cup Final without a captain, the last time this would happen until 2014. Playoff bracket The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). In the quarterfinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The semifinals were then inter-divisional matchups, with winner of each #1 vs. #4 series playing the winner of the #2 vs. #3 series in the other division. The winners of the semifinals then advanced to the Stanley Cup Final. Quarterfinals Semifinals Stanley Cup Final E1 Montreal 4 E4 Buffalo 2 W2 Philadelphia 4 W3 Minnesota 2 W1 Chicago 4 W4 St. Louis 1 E2 Boston 1 E3 NY Rangers 4 E1 Montreal 4 W2 Philadelphia 1 W1 Chicago 4 E3 NY Rangers 1 E1 Montreal 4 W1 Chicago 2 Quarterfinals (E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (E4) Buffalo Sabres The Montreal Canadiens finished first in the league with 120 points. The Buffalo Sabres finished fourth with 88 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was the Buffalo Sabres' first playoff appearance in their third season since entering the league in the 1970–71 NHL season. Montreal won the five-game regular season series earning six of ten points. Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Montreal Forum April 4 1 1–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1973/04/04/1972030111#game=1972030111,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Craig Ramsay (1) – 03:13 17:01 – Jacques Lemaire (1) No scoring 04:27 – pp – Yvan Cournoyer (1) Dave Dryden 34 saves / 36 shots Ken Dryden 31 saves / 32 shots April 5 1 3–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1973/04/05/1972030112#game=1972030112,game_state=final Gilbert Perreault (1) – 01:06Richard Martin (1) – pp – 16:48 No scoring No scoring 04:48 – Serge Savard (1)06:07 – Yvan Cournoyer (2)10:39 – Marc Tardif (1)16:21 – pp – Guy Lapointe (1)17:29 – Jacques Lemaire (2) Jim Schoenfeld (1) – 17:45 03:10 – Yvan Cournoyer (3)15:31 – Yvan Cournoyer (4) Dave Dryden 28 saves / 35 shots Ken Dryden 20 saves / 23 shots April 7 2 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1973/04/07/1972030113#game=1972030113,game_state=final No scoring Guy Lafleur (1) – pp – 16:56 01:13 – Larry Mickey (1) Peter Mahovlich (1) – pp – 08:44Murray Wilson (1) – 09:00 00:54 – pp – Rene Robert (1) Frank Mahovlich (1) – 12:15Henri Richard (1) – en – 19:12 Roger Crozier 22 saves / 26 shots Ken Dryden 42 saves / 44 shots April 8 2 1–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1973/04/08/1972030114#game=1972030114,game_state=final No scoring Yvan Cournoyer (5) – 18:37 11:13 – Jim Schoenfeld (2)14:29 – pp – Gilbert Perreault (2) No scoring 01:28 – Rene Robert (2)19:19 – Don Luce (1)19:41 – Gilbert Perreault (3) No scoring Roger Crozier 23 saves / 24 shots Ken Dryden 45 saves / 50 shots April 10 1 3–2 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/buf-vs-mtl/1973/04/10/1972030115#game=1972030115,game_state=final No scoring 16:22 – Frank Mahovlich (2) Richard Martin (2) – 12:03Rene Robert (3) – 13:11 No scoring No scoring 12:46 – Guy Lapointe (2) Rene Robert (4) – 09:18 No scoring Roger Crozier 38 saves / 40 shots Ken Dryden 31 saves / 34 shots April 12 2 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-buf/1973/04/12/1972030116#game=1972030116,game_state=final No scoring Serge Savard (2) – 01:32Murray Wilson (2) – 07:33Guy Lafleur (2) – 08:53Guy Lapointe (3) – 16:03 No scoring No scoring 11:41 – Rene Robert (5)19:48 – pp – Richard Martin (3) No scoring Roger Crozier 20 saves / 24 shots Ken Dryden 42 saves / 44 shots Montreal won series 4–2 (E2) Boston Bruins vs. (E3) New York Rangers The Boston Bruins finished second in the East Division with 107 points. The New York Rangers finished third in the East Division with 102 points. This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams with Boston winning six of the eight previous series. They last met in the previous year's Stanley Cup Final which Boston won in six games. The teams split this year's six-game regular season series. New York Rangers Boston Bruins Madison Square Garden Boston Garden April 4 1 6–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1973/04/04/1972030121#game=1972030121,game_state=final Brad Park (1) – pp – 15:59 14:21 – Doug Roberts (1) Bruce MacGregor (1) – 07:25Brad Park (2) – 08:53Walt Tkaczuk (1) – 11:48Walt Tkaczuk (2) – 15:55 No scoring Derek Sanderson (1) – 11:17 03:11 – Pete Stemkowski (1) Eddie Giacomin 22 saves / 24 shots Jacques Plante 25 saves / 31 shots April 5 1 4–2 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1973/04/05/1972030122#game=1972030122,game_state=final Steve Vickers (1) – 13:20 07:55 – Wayne Cashman (1) Ted Irvine (1) – pp – 09:47Pete Stemkowski (2) – pp – 13:29 16:34 – Doug Roberts (2) Walt Tkaczuk (3) – pp – 05:37 No scoring Eddie Giacomin 18 saves / 20 shots Gilles Villemure 10 saves / 10 shots Jacques Plante 28 saves / 32 shots April 7 2 4–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1973/04/07/1972030123#game=1972030123,game_state=final 18:35 – Pete Stemkowski (3) Gregg Sheppard (1) – sh – 06:53 No scoring Fred Stanfield (1) – 03:13 06:12 – Jean Ratelle (1) Gregg Sheppard (2) – 10:39Mike Walton (1) – en – 19:08 Eddie Giacomin 23 saves / 26 shots Eddie Johnston 35 saves / 37 shots April 8 2 0–4 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/bos-vs-nyr/1973/04/08/1972030124#game=1972030124,game_state=final 02:35 – Rod Gilbert (1)16:30 – Pete Stemkowski (4) No scoring 11:22 – Bobby Rousseau (1)19:15 – Steve Vickers (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Eddie Giacomin 33 saves / 33 shots Eddie Johnston 21 saves / 25 shots April 10 1 6–3 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-bos/1973/04/10/1972030125#game=1972030125,game_state=final Steve Vickers (3) – 00:38Steve Vickers (4) – 14:34Bruce MacGregor (2) – 16:33 01:54 – Bobby Orr (1)12:45 – pp – Ken Hodge (1) Walt Tkaczuk (4) – 18:59 No scoring Rod Gilbert (2) – 04:10Steve Vickers (5) – 17:51 07:10 – Don Marcotte (1) Eddie Giacomin 28 saves / 31 shots Eddie Johnston 22 saves / 25 shotsRoss Brooks 8 saves / 11 shots New York won series 4–1 (W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (W4) St. Louis Blues The Chicago Black Hawks finished first in the West Division with 93 points. The St. Louis Blues finished fourth in the West Division with 76 points. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's six-game regular season series. St. Louis Blues Chicago Blackhawks St. Louis Arena Chicago Stadium April 4 1 1–7 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/1973/04/04/1972030131#game=1972030131,game_state=final No scoring 15:02 – Dick Redmond (1)15:20 – Dick Redmond (2) No scoring 02:13 – Dick Redmond (3)09:38 – Jim Pappin (1)10:32 – Pit Martin (1) Phil Roberto (1) – 19:07 12:33 – pp – Pit Martin (2)16:24 – pp – Pit Martin (3) Wayne Stephenson 32 saves / 39 shots Tony Esposito 28 saves / 29 shots April 5 1 0–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/1973/04/05/1972030132#game=1972030132,game_state=final No scoring 14:06 – Lou Angotti (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jacques Caron 25 saves / 26 shots Tony Esposito 29 saves / 29 shots April 7 2 5–2 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/1973/04/07/1972030133#game=1972030133,game_state=final 05:52 – pp – Ab DeMarco Jr. (1)10:26 – Pierre Plante (1) Dennis Hull (1) – pp – 02:29Ralph Backstrom (1) – 11:26Jim Pappin (2) – 13:51 No scoring Ralph Backstrom (2) – 03:10 No scoring Jim Pappin (3) – pp – 07:31 Jacques Caron 35 saves / 40 shots Tony Esposito 28 saves / 30 shots April 8 2 3–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-stl/1973/04/08/1972030134#game=1972030134,game_state=final 16:48 – Pierre Plante (2) Ralph Backstrom (3) – 06:33Cliff Koroll (1) – 11:11 14:03 – Phil Roberto (2)15:31 – Fran Huck (1)18:29 – Gary Sabourin (1) No scoring 16:56 – Garry Unger (1) Chico Maki (1) – 14:21 Wayne Stephenson 37 saves / 40 shots Gary Smith 34 saves / 39 shots April 10 1 1–6 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/stl-vs-chi/1973/04/10/1972030135#game=1972030135,game_state=final No scoring 01:14 – Jim Pappin (4)14:52 – Stan Mikita (1) Fran Huck (2) – pp – 04:20 00:30 – Cliff Koroll (2)11:37 – Chico Maki (2) No scoring 15:32 – sh – Ralph Backstrom (4)17:41 – Lou Angotti (2) Wayne Stephenson 17 saves / 21 shots Jacques Caron 9 saves / 11 shots Tony Esposito 12 saves / 13 shots Chicago won series 4–1 (W2) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (W3) Minnesota North Stars The Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars finished tied for second in the West Division each with 85 points (Philadelphia won the tiebreaker in season series 3–2). This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Philadelphia won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Minnesota North Stars Philadelphia Flyers Met Center The Spectrum April 4 1 3–0 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-phi/1973/04/04/1972030141#game=1972030141,game_state=final No scoring No scoring Dennis Hextall (1) – 09:21Dennis O'Brien (1) – 19:45 No scoring Jude Drouin (1) – 09:17 No scoring Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 33 shots Doug Favell 25 saves / 28 shots April 5 1 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-phi/1973/04/05/1972030142#game=1972030142,game_state=final No scoring 05:48 – Don Saleski (1) No scoring 01:08 – sh – Bill Flett (1)08:37 – Bill Barber (1)18:46 – Terry Crisp (1) Dean Prentice (1) – pp – 04:14 No scoring Gilles Gilbert 36 saves / 40 shots Doug Favell 31 saves / 32 shots April 7 2 0–5 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mns/1973/04/07/1972030143#game=1972030143,game_state=final 09:35 – Dennis Hextall (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring 00:54 – pp – Barry Gibbs (1)09:36 – Lou Nanne (1)09:54 – Danny Grant (1)15:27 – Danny Grant (2) No scoring Cesare Maniago 33 saves / 33 shots Doug Favell 27 saves / 31 shots Michel Belhumeur 8 saves / 9 shots April 8 2 3–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mns/1973/04/08/1972030144#game=1972030144,game_state=final No scoring Bobby Clarke (1) – pp – 18:57 No scoring No scoring No scoring Bill Barber (2) – 14:16Ross Lonsberry (1) – 16:00 Cesare Maniago 29 saves / 32 shots Doug Favell 31 saves / 31 shots April 10 1 2–3 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-phi/1973/04/10/1972030145#game=1972030145,game_state=final Danny Grant (3) – 10:48 11:24 – pp – Rick MacLeish (1) No scoring 02:17 – pp – Rick MacLeish (2) Bill Goldsworthy (1) – 13:00 No scoring No scoring 08:35 – Gary Dornhoefer (1) Cesare Maniago 24 saves / 27 shots Doug Favell 30 saves / 32 shots April 12 2 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mns/1973/04/12/1972030146#game=1972030146,game_state=final 13:40 – pp – Bill Goldsworthy (2) No scoring No scoring Terry Crisp (2) – pp – 04:10Ross Lonsberry (2) – 16:42Dave Schultz (1) – 18:01 No scoring Ross Lonsberry (3) – en – 19:48 Cesare Maniago 19 saves / 22 shots Doug Favell 37 saves / 38 shots Philadelphia won series 4–2 Semifinals (E1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (W2) Philadelphia Flyers This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. The teams split this year's five-game regular season series. Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens The Spectrum Montreal Forum April 14 1 5–4 1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1973/04/14/1972030211#game=1972030211,game_state=final Bill Barber (3) – 14:20 04:48 – Yvan Cournoyer (6) Simon Nolet (1) – 03:16 17:28 – pp – Guy Lapointe (4) Simon Nolet (2) – 10:18Gary Dornhoefer (2) – 12:04 08:58 – Guy Lapointe (5)15:25 – Jacques Lemaire (3) Rick MacLeish (3) – 02:56 No scoring Doug Favell 41 saves / 45 shots Ken Dryden 32 saves / 37 shots April 17 1 3–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1973/04/17/1972030212#game=1972030212,game_state=final Andre Dupont (1) – 05:50Gary Dornhoefer (3) – pp – 08:12 19:13 – pp – Guy Lafleur (3) Bill Flett (2) – 00:36 00:25 – Henri Richard (2) No scoring 11:50 – Yvan Cournoyer (7) No scoring 06:45 – Larry Robinson (1) Doug Favell 32 saves / 36 shots Ken Dryden 36 saves / 39 shots April 19 2 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-phi/1973/04/19/1972030213#game=1972030213,game_state=final No scoring Rejean Houle (1) – 06:34Henri Richard (3) – 18:19 10:09 – Terry Crisp (3) No scoring No scoring No scoring Doug Favell 24 saves / 26 shots Ken Dryden 25 saves / 26 shots April 22 2 4–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-phi/1973/04/22/1972030214#game=1972030214,game_state=final 04:08 – pp – Bobby Clarke (2) No scoring No scoring Rejean Houle (2) – 07:38Marc Tardif (2) – pp – 14:07Yvan Cournoyer (8) – pp – 16:01 No scoring Frank Mahovlich (3) – en – 19:27 Doug Favell 23 saves / 26 shots Ken Dryden 31 saves / 32 shots April 24 1 3–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/phi-vs-mtl/1973/04/24/1972030215#game=1972030215,game_state=final Ross Lonsberry (4) – 08:57 15:29 – Marc Tardif (3) Simon Nolet (3) – 06:18 00:23 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (4) Bill Flett (3) – 05:30 05:44 – Frank Mahovlich (4)12:07 – Henri Richard (4)13:42 – Yvan Cournoyer (9) Doug Favell 29 saves / 34 shots Ken Dryden 17 saves / 20 shots Montreal won series 4–1 (W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (E3) New York Rangers This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Chicago winning three of the four previous series. They last met in the previous year's Stanley Cup semifinals which New York won in a four-game sweep. The teams split this year's five-game regular season series. New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks Madison Square Garden Chicago Stadium April 12 1 4–1 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-chi/1973/04/12/1972030221#game=1972030221,game_state=final Bobby Rousseau (2) – 14:09 12:37 – Pit Martin (4) No scoring No scoring Vic Hadfield (1) – 04:04Walt Tkaczuk (5) – 17:45Walt Tkaczuk (6) – en – 19:35 No scoring Eddie Giacomin 21 saves / 22 shots Tony Esposito 21 saves / 24 shots April 15 1 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-chi/1973/04/15/1972030222#game=1972030222,game_state=final Rod Gilbert (3) – 18:54 05:32 – Pat Stapleton (1)07:55 – pp – Pat Stapleton (2)11:20 – Dennis Hull (2) Jean Ratelle (2) – pp – 05:31Bill Fairbairn (1) – 08:22Rod Gilbert (4) – 17:26 12:02 – pp – Dennis Hull (3)14:40 – Dick Redmond (4) No scoring No scoring Eddie Giacomin 5 saves / 8 shots Gilles Villemure 19 saves / 21 shots Tony Esposito 28 saves / 32 shots April 17 2 2–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-nyr/1973/04/17/1972030223#game=1972030223,game_state=final No scoring Jim Pappin (5) – 08:20 14:51 – Walt Tkaczuk (7) No scoring No scoring Stan Mikita (2) – 06:16 Eddie Giacomin 26 saves / 28 shots Tony Esposito 37 saves / 38 shots April 19 2 3–1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-nyr/1973/04/19/1972030224#game=1972030224,game_state=final No scoring No scoring No scoring Dennis Hull (4) – pp – 11:20 02:16 – Vic Hadfield (2) Pit Martin (5) – 14:11Dennis Hull (5) – 16:56 Eddie Giacomin 18 saves / 21 shots Tony Esposito 38 saves / 39 shots April 24 1 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyr-vs-chi/1973/04/24/1972030225#game=1972030225,game_state=final No scoring 19:20 – pp – Stan Mikita (3) Rod Gilbert (5) – 19:19 14:07 – Dennis Hull (6) No scoring 04:47 – Stan Mikita08:15 – Cliff Koroll (3) Eddie Giacomin 21 saves / 25 shots Tony Esposito 28 saves / 29 shots Chicago won series 4–1 Stanley Cup Final 1973 Stanley Cup Final It was the 16th playoff meeting between these two teams. Montreal lead 10–5 in their previous meetings. This was a rematch of the 1971 Stanley Cup Final, which Montreal won in seven games. Chicago won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. Chicago Blackhawks Montreal Canadiens Chicago Stadium Montreal Forum April 29 1 3–8 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mtl/1973/04/29/1972030311#game=1972030311,game_state=final Pit Martin (6) – 00:35Ralph Backstrom (5) – 01:02Pit Martin (7) – 12:07 02:28 – Jacques Laperriere (1)08:07 – Marc Tardif (7) No scoring 03:01 – Chuck Lefley (1)16:23 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (5) No scoring 08:38 – pp – Jacques Lemaire (6)12:36 – sh – Peter Mahovlich (2)13:34 – Frank Mahovlich (5)14:35 – Chuck Lefley (2) Tony Esposito 25 saves / 33 shots Gary Smith 5 saves / 5 shots Ken Dryden 27 saves / 30 shots May 1 1 1–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mtl/1973/05/01/1972030312#game=1972030312,game_state=final No scoring 05:36 – Pierre Bouchard (1) Cliff Koroll (4) – 07:28 12:08 – Yvan Cournoyer (10) No scoring 05:01 – pp – Yvan Cournoyer (11)19:26 – en – Frank Mahovlich (6) Tony Esposito 26 saves / 29 shots Ken Dryden 18 saves / 19 shots May 3 2 4–7 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-chi/1973/05/03/1972030313#game=1972030313,game_state=final 01:59 – pp – Dennis Hull (7)11:44 – pp – J.P. Bordeleau (1)13:20 – sh – Bill White (1)14:20 – sh – Stan Mikita (5) No scoring 02:08 – pp – John Marks (1) Frank Mahovlich (7) – 10:25 19:29 – en – Dennis Hull (8)19:49 – en – Jim Pappin (6) Yvan Cournoyer (12) – 01:20Guy Lapointe (6) – 07:15Jacques Lemaire (7) – 08:01 Tony Esposito 29 saves / 33 shots Ken Dryden 30 saves / 35 shots May 6 2 4–0 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-chi/1973/05/06/1972030314#game=1972030314,game_state=final No scoring Marc Tardif (5) – 01:08 No scoring Yvan Cournoyer (13) – 14:13Chuck Lefley (3) – 15:43 No scoring Claude Larose (1) – 03:45 Tony Esposito 26 saves / 30 shots Ken Dryden 19 saves / 19 shots May 8 1 8–7 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/chi-vs-mtl/1973/05/08/1972030315#game=1972030315,game_state=final Dennis Hull (9) – 09:34Stan Mikita (6) – 11:24 02:47 – Frank Mahovlich (8)14:52 – pp – Peter Mahovlich (3) Dave Kryskow (1) – 03:10Stan Mikita (7) – 06:21Jim Pappin (7) – 11:24Len Frig (1) – pp – 16:21Jim Pappin (8) – 19:03 00:37 – Claude Larose (2)04:23 – Claude Larose (3)07:09 – Yvan Cournoyer (14) Lou Angotti (3) – 04:06 01:15 – Serge Savard (3)11:43 – Henri Richard (5) Tony Esposito 24 saves / 31 shots Ken Dryden 21 saves / 29 shots May 10 2 6–4 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mtl-vs-chi/1973/05/10/1972030316#game=1972030316,game_state=final 10:35 – Pit Martin (8)11:31 – pp – Pit Martin (9) Henri Richard (6) – 19:48 08:32 – Dave Kryskow (2)17:05 – pp – Pit Martin (10) Peter Mahovlich (4) – 05:05Rejean Houle (3) – 06:37Frank Mahovlich (9) – pp – 10:54 No scoring Yvan Cournoyer (15) – 08:13Marc Tardif (6) – pp – 12:42 Tony Esposito 27 saves / 33 shots Ken Dryden 23 saves / 27 shots Montreal won series 4–2 Awards 1973 NHL awardsPrince of Wales Trophy:(East Division champion, regular season) Montreal CanadiensClarence S. Campbell Bowl:(West Division champion, regular season) Chicago Black HawksArt Ross Trophy:(Top scorer, regular season) Phil Esposito, Boston BruinsBill Masterton Memorial Trophy:(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) Lowell MacDonald, Pittsburgh PenguinsCalder Memorial Trophy:(Top first-year player) Steve Vickers, New York RangersConn Smythe Trophy:(Most valuable player, playoffs) Yvan Cournoyer, Montreal CanadiensHart Memorial Trophy:(Most valuable player, regular season) Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersJames Norris Memorial Trophy:(Best defenceman) Bobby Orr, Boston BruinsLady Byng Memorial Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo SabresLester B. Pearson Award:(Outstanding player, regular season) Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersVezina Trophy:(Goaltender(s) of team with best goaltending record) Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens All-Star teams First team   Position   Second teamKen Dryden, Montreal Canadiens GTony Esposito, Chicago Black HawksBobby Orr, Boston Bruins DBrad Park, New York RangersGuy Lapointe, Montreal Canadiens DBill White, Chicago Black HawksPhil Esposito, Boston Bruins CBobby Clarke, Philadelphia FlyersMickey Redmond, Detroit Red Wings RWYvan Cournoyer, Montreal CanadiensFrank Mahovlich, Montreal Canadiens LWDennis Hull, Chicago Black Hawks Player statistics Scoring leaders Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Phil Esposito Boston Bruins 78 55 75 130 87 Bobby Clarke Philadelphia Flyers 78 37 67 104 80 Bobby Orr Boston Bruins 63 29 72 101 99 Rick MacLeish Philadelphia Flyers 78 50 50 100 69 Jacques Lemaire Montreal Canadiens 77 44 51 95 16 Jean Ratelle New York Rangers 78 41 53 94 12 Mickey Redmond Detroit Red Wings 76 52 41 93 24 Johnny Bucyk Boston Bruins 78 40 53 93 12 Frank Mahovlich Montreal Canadiens 78 38 55 93 51 Jim Pappin Chicago Black Hawks 76 41 51 92 82 Source: NHL.Dinger 2011 150 Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts Player Team GP MIN GA GAA W L T SOKen Dryden Montreal Canadiens 54 3165 119 2.26 33 7 13 6Gilles Villemure New York Rangers 34 2040 78 2.29 20 12 2 3Tony Esposito Chicago Black Hawks 56 3340 140 2.51 32 17 7 4Roy Edwards Detroit Red Wings 52 3012 132 2.63 27 17 7 6Dave Dryden Buffalo Sabres 37 2018 89 2.65 14 13 7 3Roger Crozier Buffalo Sabres 49 2633 121 2.76 23 13 7 3Doug Favell Philadelphia Flyers 44 2419 114 2.83 20 15 4 3Rogie Vachon Los Angeles Kings 53 3120 148 2.85 22 20 10 4Cesare Maniago Minnesota North Stars 47 2736 132 2.89 21 18 6 5Jim Rutherford Pittsburgh Penguins 49 2660 129 2.91 20 22 5 3 Other statistics Plus-minus leader: Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens Coaches East Boston Bruins: Tom Johnson and Bep Guidolin Buffalo Sabres: Joe Crozier Detroit Red Wings: Johnny Wilson Montreal Canadiens: Scotty Bowman New York Islanders: Phil Goyette and Earl Ingarfield New York Rangers: Emile Francis Toronto Maple Leafs: John McLellan Vancouver Canucks: Vic Stasiuk West Atlanta Flames: Bernie Geoffrion California Golden Seals: Garry Young and Fred Glover Chicago Black Hawks: Billy Reay Los Angeles Kings: Bob Pulford Minnesota North Stars: Jack Gordon Philadelphia Flyers: Fred Shero Pittsburgh Penguins: Red Kelly St. Louis Blues: Al Arbour and Jean-Guy Talbot Debuts The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1972–73 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): Dan Bouchard, Atlanta Flames Jacques Richard, Atlanta Flames Jim Schoenfeld, Buffalo Sabres Phil Russell, Chicago Black Hawks Robbie Ftorek, Detroit Red Wings Steve Shutt, Montreal Canadiens Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens Bob Nystrom, New York Islanders Billy Harris, New York Islanders Steve Vickers, New York Rangers Bill Barber, Philadelphia Flyers Jimmy Watson, Philadelphia Flyers Tom Bladon, Philadelphia Flyers Denis Herron, Pittsburgh Penguins Connie Madigan, St. Louis Blues Don Lever, Vancouver Canucks Last games The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1972–73 (listed with their last team): Jacques Plante, Boston Bruins Pat Stapleton, Chicago Black Hawks Ralph Backstrom, Chicago Black Hawks Harry Howell, Los Angeles Kings Ron Stewart, New York Islanders Ken Schinkel, Pittsburgh Penguins Connie Madigan, St. Louis BLues Bob Baun, Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Balon, Vancouver Canucks NOTE: Plante, Stapleton, Backstrom, Howell and Balon would finish their major professional careers in the World Hockey Association. Broadcasting Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games. HNIC also produced Wednesday night regular season game telecasts for CTV. This was the first season under the U.S. rights agreement with NBC, airing weekend afternoon regular season games and playoff games. See also List of Stanley Cup champions 1972 NHL amateur draft 1972 NHL expansion draft 1972–73 NHL transactions 26th National Hockey League All-Star Game National Hockey League All-Star Game 1972 Summit Series World Hockey Association List of WHA seasons Lester Patrick Trophy 1972 in sports 1973 in sports References Total Hockey Diamond, Dan Total Sports 2000 Kingston, New York 1-892129-85-X Dinger Ralph 2011 The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012 Dan Diamond & Associates 978-1-894801-22-5 Toronto, ON registration https://archive.org/details/nationalhockeyle0000unse_u6g5 Dryden Steve Century of hockey McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Toronto, ON 2000 0-7710-4179-9 Fischler Stan Fischler Shirley Hughes Morgan Romain Joseph Duplacey James 2003 The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League Publications International Inc. 0-7853-9624-1 Lincolnwood, Illinois Fischler 2003 Notes External links Hockey Database NHL.com 1972 Category:1972–73 in Canadian ice hockey by league Category:1972–73 in American ice hockey by league