1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 32-37-9 - 73 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Red Kelly (17-19-6)
Coach: Ken Schinkel (15-18-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 32-37-9 - 73 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's West Division
Coach: Red Kelly (17-19-6)
Coach: Ken Schinkel (15-18-3)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Results
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 32 wins and 37 losses and 9 ties for 73 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's West Division.
The Penguins netted 257 goals and yielded 265. Al McDonough scored 35 goals for Pittsburgh, and Lowell MacDonald tallied 30 or more also. Syl Apps recorded 56 assists. Jim Rutherford topped the squad with 20 wins and a team-best 2.91 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Red Kelly and Ken Schinkel coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 77 | 29 | 56 | 85 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 186 | 15.6 |
| Al McDonough | R | 78 | 35 | 41 | 76 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 285 | 12.3 |
| Lowell MacDonald | L | 78 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 244 | 13.9 |
| Bryan Hextall | C | 78 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 113 | -23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 169 | 12.4 |
| Greg Polis | L | 78 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 36 | -32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 221 | 11.8 |
| Ron Schock | C | 78 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 23 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 9.1 |
| Eddie Shack | L | 74 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 84 | -10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 192 | 13.0 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 66 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 16 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 192 | 10.9 |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 78 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 88 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 9.7 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 78 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 42 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 2.3 |
| Nick Harbaruk | R | 78 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 47 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 10.4 |
| Ken Schinkel | R | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 13.9 |
| Duane Rupp | D | 78 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 62 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 5.3 |
| Jack Lynch | D | 47 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 1.3 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 69 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 179 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2.1 |
| Rick Kessell | C | 67 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Jean-Guy Lagace | D | 31 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 3.0 |
| Steve Cardwell | L | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 |
| Jim Shires | L | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Robin Burns | L | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.0 |
| Jim Wiley | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Cam Newton | G | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Herron | G | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Brown | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Lalonde | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jim Rutherford | G | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1342 | 257 | 420 | 677 | 860 | -71 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 2501 | 10.3 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 49 | 2660 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 129 | 2.91 | 0 | ||
| Denis Herron | 18 | 967 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 3.41 | 0 | ||
| Cam Newton | 11 | 533 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3.94 | 0 | ||
| Andy Brown | 9 | 520 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4.73 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 87 | 4680 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 260 | 3.33 | 0 |
