
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
Team Record: 52-10-16 - 120 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 12-5
Won Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Scotty Bowman (52-10-16)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Results
The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 52 wins and 10 losses and 16 ties for 120 points, finishing first in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.
The Canadiens surrendered 184 goals, fewest in the league. Montreal potted 329 goals. Jacques Lemaire scored 44 goals for the team, while Yvan Cournoyer and Frank Mahovlich netted 30 or more also. Frank Mahovlich accounted for 55 assists. Ken Dryden earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.26 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.
Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1972-73 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Lemaire | C | 77 | 44 | 51 | 95 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 294 | 15.0 |
Frank Mahovlich | L | 78 | 38 | 55 | 93 | 51 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 242 | 15.7 |
Yvan Cournoyer | R | 67 | 40 | 39 | 79 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 194 | 20.6 |
Pete Mahovlich | C | 61 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 49 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 173 | 12.1 |
Guy Lafleur | R | 69 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 176 | 15.9 |
Guy Lapointe | D | 76 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 117 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 196 | 9.7 |
Marc Tardif | L | 76 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 152 | 16.4 |
Rejean Houle | L | 72 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 11.1 |
Chuck Lefley | C | 65 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 22 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 99 | 21.2 |
Henri Richard | C | 71 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 6.0 |
Serge Savard | D | 74 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 58 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6.6 |
Claude Larose | R | 73 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 8.3 |
Jimmy Roberts | D | 77 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 13.5 |
Murray Wilson | L | 52 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 26.5 |
Bob Murdoch | D | 69 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 3.7 |
Jacques Laperriere | D | 57 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 8.0 |
Steve Shutt | L | 50 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 14.5 |
Pierre Bouchard | D | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 |
Larry Robinson | D | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5.6 |
Ken Dryden | G | 54 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Randy Rota | L | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 |
Chuck Arnason | R | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 |
Dave Gardner | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
Dale Hoganson | D | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 |
Wayne Thomas | G | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Michel Plasse | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Yvon Lambert | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Totals | 1374 | 329 | 514 | 843 | 775 | 637 | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 52 | 16 | 2496 | 13.2 |
Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 54 | 3165 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 119 | 2.26 | 0 | ||
Michel Plasse | 17 | 932 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2.58 | 0 | ||
Wayne Thomas | 10 | 583 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2.37 | 0 | ||
Totals | 81 | 4680 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 182 | 2.33 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Lemaire | C | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Frank Mahovlich | L | 17 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Yvan Cournoyer | R | 17 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Pete Mahovlich | C | 17 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Guy Lafleur | R | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Guy Lapointe | D | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Marc Tardif | L | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Rejean Houle | L | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Chuck Lefley | C | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Henri Richard | C | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Serge Savard | D | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Claude Larose | R | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jimmy Roberts | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Murray Wilson | L | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Bob Murdoch | D | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Jacques Laperriere | D | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Steve Shutt | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pierre Bouchard | D | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Larry Robinson | D | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Ken Dryden | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 303 | 73 | 110 | 183 | 179 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Dryden | 17 | 1039 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2.89 | 0 | ||
Totals | 17 | 1039 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2.89 | 0 |