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1973-74 NHL Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS
East Division         
Boston Bruins* 78 52 17 9 113 .724 349 221 1.55
Montreal Canadiens* 78 45 24 9 99 .635 293 240 0.65
New York Rangers* 78 40 24 14 94 .603 300 251 0.58
Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 35 27 16 86 .551 274 230 0.54
Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 76 .487 242 250 -0.11
Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 68 .436 255 319 -0.75
Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 59 .378 224 296 -0.87
New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 56 .359 182 247 -0.78
West Division         
Philadelphia Flyers* 78 50 16 12 112 .718 273 164 1.30
Chicago Black Hawks* 78 41 14 23 105 .673 272 164 1.28
Los Angeles Kings* 78 33 33 12 78 .500 233 231 0.03
Atlanta Flames* 78 30 34 14 74 .474 214 238 -0.28
Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 65 .417 242 273 -0.37
St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 64 .410 206 248 -0.52
Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 63 .404 235 275 -0.49
California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 36 .231 195 342 -1.77

League Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals (4-2):Philadelphia Flyers over Boston Bruins 
 
Semi-Finals (4-3):Philadelphia Flyers over New York Rangers 
Semi-Finals (4-2):Boston Bruins over Chicago Black Hawks 
 
Quarter-Finals (4-1):Chicago Black Hawks over Los Angeles Kings 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Philadelphia Flyers over Atlanta Flames 
Quarter-Finals (4-2):New York Rangers over Montreal Canadiens 
Quarter-Finals (4-0):Boston Bruins over Toronto Maple Leafs 

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Click column headers to sort
Rk Team GP W L T PTS PTS% GF GA SRS TG/G PPG PPO PP% PPGA PPOA PK% SHG SHGA
1 Boston Bruins* 78 52 17 9 113 .724 349 221 1.55 7.31 65 225 28.89 48 258 81.40 12 2
2 Philadelphia Flyers* 78 50 16 12 112 .718 273 164 1.30 5.60 60 269 22.30 49 422 88.39 20 6
3 Chicago Black Hawks* 78 41 14 23 105 .673 272 164 1.28 5.59 55 255 21.57 26 208 87.50 8 5
4 Montreal Canadiens* 78 45 24 9 99 .635 293 240 0.65 6.83 51 254 20.08 51 217 76.50 12 7
5 New York Rangers* 78 40 24 14 94 .603 300 251 0.58 7.06 66 222 29.73 45 239 81.17 9 2
6 Toronto Maple Leafs* 78 35 27 16 86 .551 274 230 0.54 6.46 51 280 18.21 49 266 81.58 5 7
7 Los Angeles Kings* 78 33 33 12 78 .500 233 231 0.03 5.95 43 284 15.14 48 246 80.49 4 9
8 Buffalo Sabres 78 32 34 12 76 .487 242 250 -0.11 6.31 48 256 18.75 42 237 82.28 5 12
9 Atlanta Flames* 78 30 34 14 74 .474 214 238 -0.28 5.79 44 264 16.67 46 223 79.37 1 6
10 Detroit Red Wings 78 29 39 10 68 .436 255 319 -0.75 7.36 59 274 21.53 49 238 79.41 8 13
11 Pittsburgh Penguins 78 28 41 9 65 .417 242 273 -0.37 6.60 47 276 17.03 47 245 80.82 12 4
12 St. Louis Blues 78 26 40 12 64 .410 206 248 -0.52 5.82 39 275 14.18 56 313 82.11 4 9
13 Minnesota North Stars 78 23 38 17 63 .404 235 275 -0.49 6.54 37 207 17.87 51 254 79.92 5 5
14 Vancouver Canucks 78 24 43 11 59 .378 224 296 -0.87 6.67 55 279 19.71 70 269 73.98 4 8
15 New York Islanders 78 19 41 18 56 .359 182 247 -0.78 5.50 32 230 13.91 63 262 75.95 7 13
16 California Golden Seals 78 13 55 10 36 .231 195 342 -1.77 6.88 34 268 12.69 46 221 79.19 6 14
League Average 78 33 33 13 78 .500 249 249 0.00 6.39 49 257 19.09 49 257 80.91 8 8

League Awards

Art Ross Trophy:Phil Esposito
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:Henri Richard
Calder Memorial Trophy:Denis Potvin
Conn Smythe Trophy:Bernie Parent
Hart Memorial Trophy:Phil Esposito
James Norris Memorial Trophy:Bobby Orr
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:John Bucyk
Lester B. Pearson Award:Phil Esposito
Vezina Trophy:Tony Esposito
Bernie Parent

League Leaders

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Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS68
2.Rick Martin-BUF52
3.Mickey Redmond-DET51
4.Ken Hodge-BOS50
5.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS48

Goals Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.87
2.Mickey Redmond-DET0.67
3.Rick Martin-BUF0.67
4.Ken Hodge-BOS0.66
5.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS0.65

Assists

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS90
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS77
3.Dennis Hextall-MNS62
4.Syl Apps-PIT61
5.Andre Boudrias-VAN59
 Wayne Cashman-BOS59

Assists Per Game

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.22
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.99
3.Syl Apps-PIT0.81
4.Dennis Hextall-MNS0.79
5.Andre Boudrias-VAN0.76
 Wayne Cashman-BOS0.76

Points

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS145
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS122
3.Ken Hodge-BOS105
4.Wayne Cashman-BOS89
5.Bobby Clarke*-PHI87

Points Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS1.86
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS1.65
3.Ken Hodge-BOS1.38
4.Wayne Cashman-BOS1.14
5.Syl Apps-PIT1.13

Goals Created

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS57.6
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS43.5
3.Ken Hodge-BOS41.8
4.Rick Martin-BUF36.9
5.Mickey Redmond-DET33.6

Goals Created Per Game

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS0.74
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS0.59
3.Ken Hodge-BOS0.55
4.Rick Martin-BUF0.47
5.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL0.46

Total Goals For

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS229
2.Phil Esposito*-BOS201
3.Carol Vadnais-BOS175
4.Ken Hodge-BOS174
5.Brad Park*-NYR168

Power Play Goals For

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS65
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS62
3.Ken Hodge-BOS60
4.Brad Park*-NYR57
 Carol Vadnais-BOS57

Total Goals Against

1.Barry Gibbs-MNS144
2.Barry Wilkins-VAN142
3.Denis Potvin*-NYI141
4.Tom Reid-MNS134
5.Bob Dailey-VAN133

Power Play Goals Against

1.Chris Evans-2Tm43
 Bert Marshall-NYI43
3.Denis Potvin*-NYI40
4.Rey Comeau-ATF38
5.Barclay Plager-STL37
 Craig Ramsay-BUF37
 Ed Westfall-NYI37
 Barry Wilkins-VAN37

Plus/Minus

1.Bobby Orr*-BOS84
2.Al Sims-BOS64
3.Barry Ashbee-PHI52
4.Phil Esposito*-BOS51
 Bill White-CBH51

Penalties in Minutes

1.Dave Schultz-PHI348
2.Steve Durbano-2Tm284
3.Bryan Watson-3Tm255
4.Andre Dupont-PHI216
5.Garry Howatt-NYI204

Even Strength Goals

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS50
2.Rick Martin-BUF44
3.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS35
 Ken Hodge-BOS35
5.Lowell MacDonald-PIT34

Power Play Goals

1.Mickey Redmond-DET21
2.Rod Gilbert*-NYR16
3.Ken Hodge-BOS15
4.Phil Esposito*-BOS14
5.Rick MacLeish-PHI13

Short-Handed Goals

1.Bobby Clarke*-PHI5
 Ralph Stewart-NYI5
3.Phil Esposito*-BOS4
 Rick MacLeish-PHI4
 Pete Mahovlich-MTL4
 Jean Pronovost-PIT4
 Syl Apps-PIT4

Game-Winning Goals

1.Ken Hodge-BOS11
2.John Bucyk*-BOS9
 Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL9
 Phil Esposito*-BOS9
 Mickey Redmond-DET9

Shots on Goal

1.Phil Esposito*-BOS393
2.Bobby Orr*-BOS384
3.Garry Unger-STL327
4.Bill Goldsworthy-MNS321
5.Rick Martin-BUF320

Shooting Percentage

1.John Bucyk*-BOS22.3
2.Rod Gilbert*-NYR21.4
3.Yvan Cournoyer*-MTL21.4
4.Dave Schultz-PHI21.1
5.Steve Vickers-NYR20.2

Games Played (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI73
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH70
3.Gary Smith-VAN66
4.Rogie Vachon-LAK65
5.Ed Giacomin*-NYR56

Wins (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI47
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH34
 Gilles Gilbert-BOS34
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR30
5.Rogie Vachon-LAK28

Losses (Goalie)

1.Gilles Meloche-CGS33
 Gary Smith-VAN33
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK26
4.Jim Rutherford-2Tm23
 Billy Smith*-NYI23

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1.Tony Esposito*-CBH21
2.Bernie Parent*-PHI12
 Billy Smith*-NYI12
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR10
 Cesare Maniago-MNS10
 Rogie Vachon-LAK10

Points (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI106
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH89
3.Gilles Gilbert-BOS76
4.Ed Giacomin*-NYR70
5.Rogie Vachon-LAK66

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI.736
2.Gilles Gilbert-BOS.704
3.Tony Esposito*-CBH.645
4.Michel Larocque-MTL.640
5.Wayne Thomas-MTL.637

Shutouts

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI12
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH10
3.Gilles Gilbert-BOS6
4.Dan Bouchard-ATF5
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR5
 Rogie Vachon-LAK5

Goals Against

1.Gary Smith-VAN208
2.Gilles Meloche-CGS198
3.Rogie Vachon-LAK175
4.Jim Rutherford-2Tm168
 Ed Giacomin*-NYR168

Goals Against Average

1.Bernie Parent*-PHI1.89
2.Tony Esposito*-CBH2.04
3.Doug Favell-TOR2.71
4.Wayne Thomas-MTL2.76
5.Dan Bouchard-ATF2.77
      

All-Star Teams

1st Team
G: Bernie Parent
D: Bobby Orr
D: Brad Park
C: Phil Esposito
LW: Rick Martin
RW: Ken Hodge
 2nd Team
G: Tony Esposito
D: Barry Ashbee
D: Bill White
C: Bobby Clarke
LW: Wayne Cashman
RW: Mickey Redmond