League Playoff Series

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League Playoff Series Table
Final 4-2 Montreal Canadiens over Chicago Black Hawks   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 29 Chicago Black Hawks 3 Montreal Canadiens 8
Game 2 May 1 Chicago Black Hawks 1 Montreal Canadiens 4
Game 3 May 3 Montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago Black Hawks 7
Game 4 May 6 Montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago Black Hawks 0
Game 5 May 8 Chicago Black Hawks 8 Montreal Canadiens 7
Game 6 May 10 Montreal Canadiens 6 Chicago Black Hawks 4
 
Semi-Finals 4-1 Chicago Black Hawks over New York Rangers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 12 New York Rangers 4 Chicago Black Hawks 1
Game 2 April 15 New York Rangers 4 Chicago Black Hawks 5
Game 3 April 17 Chicago Black Hawks 2 New York Rangers 1
Game 4 April 19 Chicago Black Hawks 3 New York Rangers 1
Game 5 April 24 New York Rangers 1 Chicago Black Hawks 4
Semi-Finals 4-1 Montreal Canadiens over Philadelphia Flyers   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 14 Philadelphia Flyers 5 Montreal Canadiens 4 (OT)
Game 2 April 17 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Montreal Canadiens 4 (OT)
Game 3 April 19 Montreal Canadiens 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Game 4 April 22 Montreal Canadiens 4 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Game 5 April 24 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Montreal Canadiens 5
 
Quarter-Finals 4-2 Philadelphia Flyers over Minnesota North Stars   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 Minnesota North Stars 3 Philadelphia Flyers 0
Game 2 April 5 Minnesota North Stars 1 Philadelphia Flyers 4
Game 3 April 7 Philadelphia Flyers 0 Minnesota North Stars 5
Game 4 April 8 Philadelphia Flyers 3 Minnesota North Stars 0
Game 5 April 10 Minnesota North Stars 2 Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT)
Game 6 April 12 Philadelphia Flyers 4 Minnesota North Stars 1
Quarter-Finals 4-1 Chicago Black Hawks over St. Louis Blues   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 St. Louis Blues 1 Chicago Black Hawks 7
Game 2 April 5 St. Louis Blues 0 Chicago Black Hawks 1
Game 3 April 7 Chicago Black Hawks 5 St. Louis Blues 2
Game 4 April 8 Chicago Black Hawks 3 St. Louis Blues 5
Game 5 April 10 St. Louis Blues 1 Chicago Black Hawks 6
Quarter-Finals 4-1 New York Rangers over Boston Bruins   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 New York Rangers 6 Boston Bruins 2
Game 2 April 5 New York Rangers 4 Boston Bruins 2
Game 3 April 7 Boston Bruins 4 New York Rangers 2
Game 4 April 8 Boston Bruins 0 New York Rangers 4
Game 5 April 10 New York Rangers 6 Boston Bruins 3
Quarter-Finals 4-2 Montreal Canadiens over Buffalo Sabres   View Matchup »
Game 1 April 4 Buffalo Sabres 1 Montreal Canadiens 2
Game 2 April 5 Buffalo Sabres 3 Montreal Canadiens 7
Game 3 April 7 Montreal Canadiens 5 Buffalo Sabres 2
Game 4 April 8 Montreal Canadiens 1 Buffalo Sabres 5
Game 5 April 10 Buffalo Sabres 3 Montreal Canadiens 2 (OT)
Game 6 April 12 Montreal Canadiens 4 Buffalo Sabres 2

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Table
Rk Team GP W L T OW OL W-L% G GA DIFF
1Montreal Canadiens17125012.706735221
2Chicago Black Hawks16106000.62560537
3New York Rangers1055000.50033267
4Philadelphia Flyers1156021.4552731-4
5Buffalo Sabres624010.3331621-5
6Minnesota North Stars624001.3331214-2
7Boston Bruins514000.2001122-11
8St. Louis Blues514000.200922-13
League Average9.54.84.80.01.01.0.50030.130.10

Overtime Goals

Overtime Goals Table
Date Location Name Team Final Score Opponent OTs OT Time Elapsed
1973-04-10MTLRobert, RenéBUF3-2MTL19:18
1973-04-10PHIDornhoefer, GaryPHI3-2MNS18:35
1973-04-14MTLMacLeish, RickPHI5-4MTL12:56
1973-04-17MTLRobinson, LarryMTL4-3PHI16:45

See All-time List of Playoff OT goals.

 

Playoff Leaders

Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 15
2. Pit MartinCBH 10
3. Dennis HullCBH 9
Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 9
5. Jim PappinCBH 8
Assists
1. Dennis HullCBH 15
Pat StapletonCBH 15
3. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 14
4. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 13
Stan Mikita* • CBH 13
Points
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 25
2. Dennis HullCBH 24
3. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 23
4. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 20
Stan Mikita* • CBH 20
Goals Created
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 11.3
2. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 9.0
3. Dennis HullCBH 9.0
4. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 7.6
5. Stan Mikita* • CBH 7.4
Plus/Minus
1. Pierre BouchardMTL 14
Guy Lapointe* • MTL 14
3. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 10
4. Chuck LefleyMTL 9
5. Dennis HullCBH 7
Pit MartinCBH 7
Marc TardifMTL 7
Penalties in Minutes
1. Dave SchultzPHI 51
2. Phil RussellCBH 49
3. Dennis O'BrienMNS 38
4. André DupontPHI 29
5. Jim PappinCBH 24
Serge Savard* • MTL 24
Even Strength Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 12
2. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 8
3. Jim PappinCBH 7
4. Pit MartinCBH 6
Henri Richard* • MTL 6
Walt TkaczukNYR 6
Power Play Goals
1. Dennis HullCBH 4
Pit MartinCBH 4
3. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 3
Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 3
5. Bobby Clarke* • PHI 2
Guy Lafleur* • MTL 2
Guy Lapointe* • MTL 2
Rick MacLeishPHI 2
Pete MahovlichMTL 2
Rick MartinBUF 2
Marc TardifMTL 2
Short-Handed Goals
1. Ralph BackstromCBH 1
Bill FlettPHI 1
Pete MahovlichMTL 1
Stan Mikita* • CBH 1
Gregg SheppardBOS 1
Bill WhiteCBH 1
Game-Winning Goals
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 3
2. Lou AngottiCBH 2
Dennis HextallMNS 2
Stan Mikita* • CBH 2
Dick RedmondCBH 2
Henri Richard* • MTL 2
Marc TardifMTL 2
Shots
1. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 71
2. Dennis HullCBH 69
3. Pete MahovlichMTL 63
4. Guy Lapointe* • MTL 54
5. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 49
Henri Richard* • MTL 49
Shooting Percentage
1. Pit MartinCBH 32.3
2. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 30.6
3. Steve VickersNYR 27.8
4. Rod Gilbert* • NYR 26.3
5. Marc TardifMTL 25.0
Hat Tricks
1. Pit MartinCBH 2
2. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 1
Dick RedmondCBH 1
Steve VickersNYR 1
Goals Per Game
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 0.88
2. René RobertBUF 0.83
3. Walt TkaczukNYR 0.70
4. Pit MartinCBH 0.67
5. Dennis HullCBH 0.56
6. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 0.53
7. Rod Gilbert* • NYR 0.50
Jim PappinCBH 0.50
Steve VickersNYR 0.50
10. Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.47
Assists Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.17
2. Dennis HullCBH 0.94
Pat StapletonCBH 0.94
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.87
5. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 0.82
6. Bill FairbairnNYR 0.80
7. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.76
8. Jean Ratelle* • NYR 0.70
9. Dale RolfeNYR 0.63
10. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 0.59
Points Per Game
1. Gilbert Perreault* • BUF 1.67
2. Dennis HullCBH 1.50
3. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 1.47
4. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 1.35
5. Stan Mikita* • CBH 1.33
6. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 1.18
7. Pit MartinCBH 1.07
8. Pat StapletonCBH 1.06
9. Jim PappinCBH 0.94
10. Marc TardifMTL 0.86
Goals Created Per Game
1. Yvan Cournoyer* • MTL 0.66
2. Dennis HullCBH 0.56
3. Frank Mahovlich* • MTL 0.53
4. Stan Mikita* • CBH 0.49
5. Pit MartinCBH 0.47
6. Jacques Lemaire* • MTL 0.45
7. Jim PappinCBH 0.39
8. Marc TardifMTL 0.36
9. Pat StapletonCBH 0.32
10. Guy Lapointe* • MTL 0.32
Games Played (Goalie)
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 17
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 15
3. Doug FavellPHI 11
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 10
5. Cesare ManiagoMNS 5
6. Roger CrozierBUF 4
7. Jacques CaronSTL 3
Eddie JohnstonBOS 3
Wayne StephensonSTL 3
10. Dave DrydenBUF 2
Jacques Plante* • BOS 2
Gary SmithCBH 2
Gilles VillemureNYR 2
Wins
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 12
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 10
3. Doug FavellPHI 5
Ed Giacomin* • NYR 5
5. Roger CrozierBUF 2
Cesare ManiagoMNS 2
7. Eddie JohnstonBOS 1
Wayne StephensonSTL 1
Losses
1. Doug FavellPHI 6
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 5
Tony Esposito* • CBH 5
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 4
5. Cesare ManiagoMNS 3
6. Jacques CaronSTL 2
Roger CrozierBUF 2
Dave DrydenBUF 2
Eddie JohnstonBOS 2
Jacques Plante* • BOS 2
Wayne StephensonSTL 2
Goals Against
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 50
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 46
3. Doug FavellPHI 29
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 23
5. Wayne StephensonSTL 14
6. Roger CrozierBUF 11
7. Jacques Plante* • BOS 10
8. Dave DrydenBUF 9
Eddie JohnstonBOS 9
Cesare ManiagoMNS 9
Shots Against
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 540
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 452
3. Doug FavellPHI 359
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 238
5. Cesare ManiagoMNS 147
6. Roger CrozierBUF 114
7. Wayne StephensonSTL 100
8. Eddie JohnstonBOS 87
9. Jacques CaronSTL 77
10. Dave DrydenBUF 71
Saves
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 490
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 406
3. Doug FavellPHI 330
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 215
5. Cesare ManiagoMNS 138
6. Roger CrozierBUF 103
7. Wayne StephensonSTL 86
8. Eddie JohnstonBOS 78
9. Jacques CaronSTL 69
10. Dave DrydenBUF 62
Save Percentage
1. Cesare ManiagoMNS .939
2. Doug FavellPHI .919
3. Ken Dryden* • MTL .907
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR .903
5. Tony Esposito* • CBH .898
Goals Against Average
1. Cesare ManiagoMNS 1.76
2. Gilles VillemureNYR 2.00
3. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 2.57
4. Doug FavellPHI 2.61
5. Roger CrozierBUF 2.67
6. Ken Dryden* • MTL 2.90
7. Tony Esposito* • CBH 3.09
8. Eddie JohnstonBOS 3.38
9. Jacques CaronSTL 3.43
10. Gilles GilbertMNS 4.00
Shutouts
1. Cesare ManiagoMNS 2
2. Ken Dryden* • MTL 1
Tony Esposito* • CBH 1
Doug FavellPHI 1
Ed Giacomin* • NYR 1
Minutes
1. Ken Dryden* • MTL 1036
2. Tony Esposito* • CBH 892
3. Doug FavellPHI 666
4. Ed Giacomin* • NYR 537
5. Cesare ManiagoMNS 306
6. Roger CrozierBUF 247
7. Eddie JohnstonBOS 160
Wayne StephensonSTL 160
9. Jacques CaronSTL 140
10. Jacques Plante* • BOS 120