1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 37-30-11 - 85 points
Finishing 2nd in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 5-6
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Minnesota North Stars 4-2
Semi-Finals - Lost to Montreal Canadiens 4-1
Coach: Fred Shero (37-30-11)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Statistics
1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers Roster

The Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 37 wins and 30 losses and 11 ties for 85 points, finishing second in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.

The Flyers netted 296 goals and yielded 256. Rick MacLeish scored 50 goals for Philadelphia, while Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke, Bill Flett and Gary Dornhoefer each tallied 30 or more also. Bobby Clarke contributed 67 assists. Doug Favell topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.83 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Fred Shero coached the team. The 1972-73 Philadelphia Flyers lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 296
Regular Season Goals Against: 256

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 7, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at St. Louis Blues 4 T 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-1 OT
October 12, 1972 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 7 W 1-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-1
October 14, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5 L 1-0-0 0-1-1 1-1-1
October 15, 1972 California Golden Seals 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 L 1-1-0 0-1-1 1-2-1
October 18, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3 W 1-1-0 1-1-1 2-2-1
October 20, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at California Golden Seals 3 T 1-1-0 1-1-2 2-2-2 OT
October 25, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New York Rangers 6 L 1-1-0 1-2-2 2-3-2
October 26, 1972 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 2-1-0 1-2-2 3-3-2
October 28, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 2-1-0 1-3-2 3-4-2
October 29, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 3-1-0 1-3-2 4-4-2
November 2, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 4-1-0 1-3-2 5-4-2
November 4, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 5-1-0 1-3-2 6-4-2
November 5, 1972 New York Rangers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 L 5-2-0 1-3-2 6-5-2
November 8, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 5-2-0 1-4-2 6-6-2
November 9, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 6-2-0 1-4-2 7-6-2
November 11, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 W 7-2-0 1-4-2 8-6-2
November 12, 1972 California Golden Seals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 8 W 8-2-0 1-4-2 9-6-2
November 15, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 7 L 8-2-0 1-5-2 9-7-2
November 16, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 8-2-0 1-6-2 9-8-2
November 19, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Atlanta Flames 3 L 8-2-0 1-7-2 9-9-2
November 22, 1972 New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 9-2-0 1-7-2 10-9-2
November 25, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 9-2-0 1-8-2 10-10-2
November 26, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 6 L 9-2-0 1-9-2 10-11-2
November 30, 1972 Atlanta Flames 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 T 9-2-1 1-9-2 10-11-3 OT
December 2, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 9-2-1 1-9-3 10-11-4 OT
December 3, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 10-2-1 1-9-3 11-11-4
December 7, 1972 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 W 11-2-1 1-9-3 12-11-4
December 9, 1972 Boston Bruins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 11-3-1 1-9-3 12-12-4
December 10, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 12-3-1 1-9-3 13-12-4
December 13, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Minnesota North Stars 7 L 12-3-1 1-10-3 13-13-4
December 14, 1972 St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 13-3-1 1-10-3 14-13-4
December 16, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 1 W 13-3-1 2-10-3 15-13-4
December 17, 1972 Boston Bruins 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 13-4-1 2-10-3 15-14-4
December 20, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 L 13-4-1 2-11-3 15-15-4
December 21, 1972 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 W 14-4-1 2-11-3 16-15-4
December 23, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at St. Louis Blues 6 L 14-4-1 2-12-3 16-16-4
December 27, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at California Golden Seals 2 T 14-4-1 2-12-4 16-16-5 OT
December 29, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 4 T 14-4-1 2-12-5 16-16-6 OT
December 30, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 L 14-4-1 2-13-5 16-17-6
January 3, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Flames 1 W 14-4-1 3-13-5 17-17-6
January 7, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Buffalo Sabres 2 L 14-4-1 3-14-5 17-18-6
January 11, 1973 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 L 14-5-1 3-14-5 17-19-6
January 13, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 14-5-1 4-14-5 18-19-6
January 14, 1973 New York Rangers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 L 14-6-1 4-14-5 18-20-6
January 18, 1973 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 W 15-6-1 4-14-5 19-20-6
January 20, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 6 L 15-6-1 4-15-5 19-21-6
January 21, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 W 15-6-1 5-15-5 20-21-6
January 23, 1973 Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 T 15-6-2 5-15-5 20-21-7 OT
January 25, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6 W 16-6-2 5-15-5 21-21-7
January 27, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 W 16-6-2 6-15-5 22-21-7
January 28, 1973 California Golden Seals 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 17-6-2 6-15-5 23-21-7
February 1, 1973 Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 18-6-2 6-15-5 24-21-7
February 3, 1973 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 T 18-6-3 6-15-5 24-21-8 OT
February 4, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 2 T 18-6-3 6-15-6 24-21-9 OT
February 7, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 L 18-6-3 6-16-6 24-22-9
February 9, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 10 at Vancouver Canucks 5 W 18-6-3 7-16-6 25-22-9
February 11, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 L 18-6-3 7-17-6 25-23-9
February 13, 1973 New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 8 W 19-6-3 7-17-6 26-23-9
February 15, 1973 Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 L 19-7-3 7-17-6 26-24-9
February 17, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Montreal Canadiens 6 W 19-7-3 8-17-6 27-24-9
February 18, 1973 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 20-7-3 8-17-6 28-24-9
February 20, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at St. Louis Blues 3 W 20-7-3 9-17-6 29-24-9
February 25, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 7 at California Golden Seals 0 W 20-7-3 10-17-6 30-24-9
February 28, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6 L 20-7-3 10-18-6 30-25-9
March 1, 1973 Los Angeles Kings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 L 20-8-3 10-18-6 30-26-9
March 4, 1973 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 10 W 21-8-3 10-18-6 31-26-9
March 7, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Rangers 2 T 21-8-3 10-18-7 31-26-10 OT
March 10, 1973 Atlanta Flames 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 22-8-3 10-18-7 32-26-10
March 11, 1973 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 W 23-8-3 10-18-7 33-26-10
March 14, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 23-8-3 10-19-7 33-27-10
March 18, 1973 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 T 23-8-4 10-19-7 33-27-11 OT
March 22, 1973 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 9 W 24-8-4 10-19-7 34-27-11
March 24, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 3 L 24-8-4 10-20-7 34-28-11
March 25, 1973 St. Louis Blues 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 W 25-8-4 10-20-7 35-28-11
March 28, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 L 25-8-4 10-21-7 35-29-11
March 29, 1973 Atlanta Flames 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 26-8-4 10-21-7 36-29-11
March 31, 1973 New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 10 W 27-8-4 10-21-7 37-29-11
April 1, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 L 27-8-4 10-22-7 37-30-11
April 4, 1973 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
April 5, 1973 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
April 7, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Minnesota North Stars 5 L 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-2-0
April 8, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Minnesota North Stars 0 W 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
April 10, 1973 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 OT
April 12, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Minnesota North Stars 1 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
April 14, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 W 2-1-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 OT
April 17, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 L 2-1-0 3-2-0 5-3-0 OT
April 19, 1973 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 L 2-2-0 3-2-0 5-4-0
April 22, 1973 Montreal Canadiens 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 L 2-3-0 3-2-0 5-5-0
April 24, 1973 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 L 2-3-0 3-3-0 5-6-0


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