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 Walton • MFS 10
2. Murray Hall • HSA 9
Mark Howe* • HSA 9
Frank Hughes • HSA 9
Larry Lund • HSA 9
Rosaire Paiement • CHC 9
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Assists
1. Ralph Backstrom • CHC 14
Gordie Howe* • HSA 14
Larry Lund • HSA 14
Poul Popiel • HSA 14
5. Pat Stapleton • CHC 13
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Points
1. Larry Lund • HSA 23
2. Ralph Backstrom • CHC 19
Mark Howe* • HSA 19
4. Mike Walton • MFS 18
5. André Hinse • HSA 17
Gordie Howe* • HSA 17
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Penalties in Minutes
1. Darryl Maggs • CHC 71
2. Gord Gallant • MFS 67
3. Ted Taylor • HSA 60
4. Larry Lund • HSA 56
5. Larry Mavety • CHC 46
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Goals Per Game
1. Tom Webster • NEW 1.67
2. Mike Walton • MFS 0.91
3. Murray Hall • HSA 0.64
Mark Howe* • HSA 0.64
Frank Hughes • HSA 0.64
Larry Lund • HSA 0.64
7. Tom Martin • TRT 0.58
Dick Sentes • TRT 0.58
9. André Hinse • HSA 0.57
10. Wayne Connelly • MFS 0.55
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Assists Per Game
1. Pat Stapleton • CHC 1.08
2. Gordie Howe* • HSA 1.08
3. Wayne Carleton • TRT 1.00
Jim Dorey • NEW 1.00
Larry Lund • HSA 1.00
Poul Popiel • HSA 1.00
7. Ralph Backstrom • CHC 0.78
8. Mike Walton • MFS 0.73
9. Mark Howe* • HSA 0.71
Rick Ley • NEW 0.71
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Points Per Game
1. Larry Lund • HSA 1.64
2. Mike Walton • MFS 1.64
3. Mark Howe* • HSA 1.36
4. Gordie Howe* • HSA 1.31
5. André Hinse • HSA 1.21
6. Wayne Connelly • MFS 1.18
7. Wayne Carleton • TRT 1.17
8. Gord Labossiere • HSA 1.14
9. Pat Stapleton • CHC 1.08
10. Murray Hall • HSA 1.07
Poul Popiel • HSA 1.07
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Games Played (Goalie)
1. Don McLeod • HSA 14
2. Andre Gill • CHC 11
3. Gilles Gratton • TRT 10
Cam Newton • CHC 10
5. John Garrett • MFS 7
Al Smith • NEW 7
7. Les Binkley • TRT 5
Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 5
Mike Curran • MFS 5
10. Jack Norris • EDO 3
Chris Worthy • EDO 3
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Goals Against
1. Andre Gill • CHC 38
2. Don McLeod • HSA 35
3. Cam Newton • CHC 34
4. Gilles Gratton • TRT 25
John Garrett • MFS 25
6. Al Smith • NEW 21
7. Gerry Cheevers* • CLC 18
Les Binkley • TRT 18
9. Frank Blum • WNJ 15
10. Mike Curran • MFS 14
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Shutouts
1. Gilles Gratton • TRT 1
Al Smith • NEW 1
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