1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions | |
East Division champions | |
Division | 1st East |
1972–73 record | 52–10–13 |
Goals for | 329 |
Goals against | 184 |
Team information | |
General manager | Sam Pollock |
Coach | Scotty Bowman |
Captain | Henri Richard |
Alternate captains | Yvan Cournoyer Frank Mahovlich |
Arena | Montreal Forum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jacques Lemaire (44) |
Assists | Frank Mahovlich (55) |
Points | Jacques Lemaire (95) |
Penalty minutes | Guy Lapointe (117) |
Wins | Ken Dryden (38) |
Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.24) |
The 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season, the club's 64th season, led to the Canadiens winning their 18th Stanley Cup in club history.
Regular season[]
Rookie goalie Wayne Thomas left his mark in Canadiens history by becoming only the second goaltender in over 50 seasons to record a shutout (3–0) in his NHL debut against Vancouver on January 14, 1973.[1]
Final standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 329 | 184 | +145 | 120 |
2 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 330 | 235 | +95 | 107 |
3 | New York Rangers | 78 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 297 | 208 | +89 | 102 |
4 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 37 | 27 | 14 | 257 | 219 | +38 | 88 |
5 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 265 | 243 | +22 | 86 |
6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 247 | 279 | −32 | 64 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 233 | 339 | −106 | 53 |
8 | New York Islanders | 78 | 12 | 60 | 6 | 170 | 347 | −177 | 30 |
Schedule and results[]
Regular season schedule | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | W | October 7, 1972 | 3–0 | Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 1–0–0 |
2 | T | October 11, 1972 | 2–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 1–0–1 |
3 | W | October 12, 1972 | 3–0 | Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 2–0–1 |
4 | W | October 14, 1972 | 6–1 | New York Rangers (1972–73) | 3–0–1 |
5 | T | October 18, 1972 | 4–4 | @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 3–0–2 |
6 | W | October 21, 1972 | 5–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 4–0–2 |
7 | T | October 22, 1972 | 1–1 | @ New York Rangers (1972–73) | 4–0–3 |
8 | W | October 24, 1972 | 4–3 | @ New York Islanders (1972–73) | 5–0–3 |
9 | W | October 26, 1972 | 7–0 | St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 6–0–3 |
10 | T | October 28, 1972 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 6–0–4 |
11 | W | October 29, 1972 | 2–1 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 7–0–4 |
12 | W | November 1, 1972 | 7–1 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 8–0–4 |
13 | W | November 2, 1972 | 6–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 9–0–4 |
14 | L | November 4, 1972 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 9–1–4 |
15 | W | November 8, 1972 | 5–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 10–1–4 |
16 | W | November 11, 1972 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 11–1–4 |
17 | W | November 12, 1972 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 12–1–4 |
18 | W | November 14, 1972 | 7–2 | @ New York Islanders (1972–73) | 13–1–4 |
19 | W | November 16, 1972 | 6–5 | Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 14–1–4 |
20 | L | November 18, 1972 | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 14–2–4 |
21 | T | November 22, 1972 | 3–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 14–2–5 |
22 | W | November 24, 1972 | 9–1 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 15–2–5 |
23 | L | November 26, 1972 | 2–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 15–3–5 |
24 | T | November 29, 1972 | 3–3 | Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 15–3–6 |
25 | T | December 2, 1972 | 4–4 | Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 15–3–7 |
26 | L | December 3, 1972 | 2–5 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 15–4–7 |
27 | W | December 6, 1972 | 6–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 16–4–7 |
28 | W | December 9, 1972 | 2–1 | California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 17–4–7 |
29 | L | December 10, 1972 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 17–5–7 |
30 | T | December 13, 1972 | 2–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 17–5–8 |
31 | W | December 15, 1972 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 18–5–8 |
32 | W | December 16, 1972 | 3–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 19–5–8 |
33 | W | December 20, 1972 | 4–2 | New York Islanders (1972–73) | 20–5–8 |
34 | W | December 23, 1972 | 6–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 21–5–8 |
35 | W | December 26, 1972 | 4–1 | @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 22–5–8 |
36 | L | December 27, 1972 | 2–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 22–6–8 |
37 | T | December 30, 1972 | 1–1 | Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 22–6–9 |
38 | W | January 3, 1973 | 8–4 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 23–6–9 |
39 | W | January 6, 1973 | 5–0 | California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 24–6–9 |
40 | T | January 8, 1973 | 3–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 24–6–10 |
41 | W | January 10, 1973 | 6–0 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) | 25–6–10 |
42 | T | January 12, 1973 | 3–3 | @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 25–6–11 |
43 | W | January 14, 1973 | 3–0 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 26–6–11 |
44 | W | January 17, 1973 | 6–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 27–6–11 |
45 | W | January 18, 1973 | 5–2 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 28–6–11 |
46 | W | January 20, 1973 | 6–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 29–6–11 |
47 | W | January 21, 1973 | 3–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) | 30–6–11 |
48 | W | January 24, 1973 | 6–1 | New York Islanders (1972–73) | 31–6–11 |
49 | W | January 27, 1973 | 4–2 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 32–6–11 |
50 | L | January 28, 1973 | 2–4 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 32–7–11 |
51 | T | February 1, 1973 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 32–7–12 |
52 | W | February 3, 1973 | 7–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 33–7–12 |
53 | W | February 4, 1973 | 6–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1972–73) | 34–7–12 |
54 | W | February 7, 1973 | 5–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) | 35–7–12 |
55 | W | February 10, 1973 | 2–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 36–7–12 |
56 | T | February 11, 1973 | 2–2 | @ New York Rangers (1972–73) | 36–7–13 |
57 | W | February 14, 1973 | 6–3 | New York Rangers (1972–73) | 37–7–13 |
58 | L | February 17, 1973 | 6–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 37–8–13 |
59 | W | February 18, 1973 | 2–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 38–8–13 |
60 | W | February 21, 1973 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 39–8–13 |
61 | T | February 22, 1973 | 3–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 39–8–14 |
62 | W | February 24, 1973 | 7–3 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 40–8–14 |
63 | W | February 28, 1973 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) | 41–8–14 |
64 | W | March 3, 1973 | 5–1 | Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 42–8–14 |
65 | W | March 4, 1973 | 4–2 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 43–8–14 |
66 | W | March 6, 1973 | 3–2 | @ New York Islanders (1972–73) | 44–8–14 |
67 | W | March 7, 1973 | 4–1 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) | 45–8–14 |
68 | W | March 10, 1973 | 2–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 46–8–14 |
69 | L | March 11, 1973 | 3–5 | @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 46–9–14 |
70 | W | March 14, 1973 | 5–3 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) | 47–9–14 |
71 | T | March 17, 1973 | 3–3 | Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) | 47–9–15 |
72 | T | March 18, 1973 | 4–4 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) | 47–9–16 |
73 | W | March 21, 1973 | 3–2 | Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) | 48–9–16 |
74 | W | March 24, 1973 | 11–4 | St. Louis Blues (1972–73) | 49–9–16 |
75 | L | March 25, 1973 | 5–6 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 49–10–16 |
76 | W | March 28, 1973 | 4–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) | 50–10–16 |
77 | W | March 31, 1973 | 5–1 | New York Rangers (1972–73) | 51–10–16 |
78 | W | April 1, 1973 | 5–3 | @ Boston Bruins (1972–73) | 52–10–16 |
Playoffs[]
The Canadiens met the Buffalo Sabres making their playoff debut in the first round, defeating the Sabres four games to two. In the second round, the Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers who had beaten the Minnesota North Stars, winning the series four games to one to advance to the finals against the Chicago Black Hawks.
Finals[]
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Date | Visitors | Score | Home | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 29 | Chicago | 3 | Montreal | 8 | |
May 1 | Chicago | 1 | Montreal | 4 | |
May 3 | Montreal | 4 | Chicago | 7 | |
May 6 | Montreal | 4 | Chicago | 0 | |
May 8 | Chicago | 8 | Montreal | 7 | |
May 10 | Montreal | 6 | Chicago | 4 |
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
Player statistics[]
Regular season[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Lemaire | C | 77 | 44 | 51 | 95 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 78 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 51 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 67 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 61 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 49 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 69 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 76 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 117 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 76 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Rejean Houle | W | 72 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 65 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Henri Richard | C | 71 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Serge Savard | D | 74 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 58 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 73 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Roberts | D/RW | 77 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Murray Wilson | LW | 52 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 69 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Robinson | D | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ken Dryden | G | 54 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chuck Arnason | RW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Gardner | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Randy Rota | C/LW | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dale Hoganson | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yvon Lambert | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Plasse | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 3165 | 54 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 119 | 2.26 | 6 |
Michel Plasse | 932 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 2.58 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | 583 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2.37 | 1 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 182 | 2.33 | 7 |
Playoffs[]
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yvan Cournoyer | RW | 17 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Frank Mahovlich | LW | 17 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Lemaire | C | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Marc Tardif | LW | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Serge Savard | D | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henri Richard | C | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rejean Houle | W | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guy Lafleur | RW | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Chuck Lefley | LW | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Claude Larose | RW | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Murray Wilson | LW | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Larry Robinson | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Roberts | D/RW | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Dryden | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Shutt | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 1039 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 2.89 | 1 |
Team: | 1039 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 2.89 | 1 |
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records[]
- Prince of Wales Trophy.
- Guy Lapointe, runner up, Norris Trophy.[5]
- Yvan Cournoyer won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Transactions[]
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Montreal Canadiens 1973 Stanley Cup champions[]
Players
- Centres
- 6 Jim Roberts
- 10 Guy Lafleur
- 11 Marc Tardif
- 12 Yvan Cournoyer (A. Capt.)
- 15 Claude Larose
- 17 Murray Wilson
- 22 Steve Shutt
- 24 Chuck Lefley
- 27 Frank Mahovlich (A. Capt.)
- 2 Jacques Laperriere
- 3 Dale Hoganson†
- 5 Guy Lapointe
- 18 Serge Savard
- 19 Larry Robinson
- 23 Bob Murdoch
- 26 Pierre Bouchard
- Goaltenders
- 1 Michel Plasse
- 29 Ken Dryden
- 30 Wayne Thomas†
† left off cup, but included on the team picture.
Coaching and administrative staff
- Jacques Courtois (president), Jean Beliveau (vice president)
- Peter Bronfman (chairman/owner), Sam Pollock (vice president/general manager)
- Edward Bronfman (executive director/owner), William Scotty Bowman (head coach)
- Bob Williams (trainer), Eddie Palchak (ass't trainer)
- Floyd Curry&, Ron Caron, (ass't general managers)&
Stanley Cup engraving
Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Hockey Hall of Fame's Residential Cup.
On the second model of the Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 Bob Murdoch's name was spelled BOB MURDOCK with a "K" instead of a "H". His name was correct on the original engraving in 1973.
Draft picks[]
Montreal's draft picks at the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Steve Shutt | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
1 | 6 | Michel Larocque | ![]() |
Ottawa 67's (OMJHL) |
1 | 8 | Dave Gardner | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OMJHL) |
1 | 14 | John Van Boxmeer | ![]() |
Guelph CMC's (SOJHL) |
3 | 46 | Ed Gilbert | ![]() |
Hamilton Red Wings (OMJHL) |
4 | 62 | Dave Elenbaas | ![]() |
Cornell University (ECAC) |
5 | 66 | Bill Nyrop | ![]() |
University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
6 | 94 | D'Arcy Ryan | ![]() |
Yale University (ECAC) |
7 | 110 | Yves Archambault | ![]() |
Sorel Eperviers (QMJHL) |
8 | 126 | Graham Parsons | ![]() |
Red Deer Rustlers (AJHL) |
9 | 142 | Eddie Bumbacco | ![]() |
University of Notre Dame (WCHA) |
10 | 151 | Fred Riggall | ![]() |
Dartmouth College (ECAC) |
11 | 152 | Ron LeBlanc | ![]() |
Universite de Moncton (CIAU) |
See also[]
- 1972–73 NHL season
- List of Stanley Cup champions
References[]
- ^ http://habsgoalies.blogspot.com/2007/06/wayne-thomas-1972-74.html
- ^ "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ^ "1972–73 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ "1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
- Stanley Cup championship seasons
- Montreal Canadiens seasons
- 1972–73 NHL season by team
- 1972–73 in Canadian ice hockey by team
- 1972 in Quebec
- 1973 in Quebec