1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season

The 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season, the club's 64th season, led to the Canadiens winning their 18th Stanley Cup in club history.

1972–73 Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup champions
East Division champions
Division1st East
1972–73 record52–10–13
Goals for329
Goals against184
Team information
General managerSam Pollock
CoachScotty Bowman
CaptainHenri Richard
Alternate captainsYvan Cournoyer
Frank Mahovlich
ArenaMontreal Forum
Team leaders
GoalsJacques Lemaire (44)
AssistsFrank Mahovlich (55)
PointsJacques Lemaire (95)
Penalty minutesGuy Lapointe (117)
WinsKen Dryden (38)
Goals against averageKen Dryden (2.24)

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

East Division[2]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Montreal Canadiens78521016329184+145120
2Boston Bruins7851225330235+95107
3New York Rangers7847238297208+89102
4Buffalo Sabres78372714257219+3888
5Detroit Red Wings78372912265243+2286
6Toronto Maple Leafs78274110247279−3264
7Vancouver Canucks7822479233339−10653
8New York Islanders7812606170347−17730

Schedule and results

Regular season schedule
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 7, 19723–0Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)1–0–0
2TOctober 11, 19722–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)1–0–1
3WOctober 12, 19723–0Atlanta Flames (1972–73)2–0–1
4WOctober 14, 19726–1New York Rangers (1972–73)3–0–1
5TOctober 18, 19724–4@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)3–0–2
6WOctober 21, 19725–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)4–0–2
7TOctober 22, 19721–1@ New York Rangers (1972–73)4–0–3
8WOctober 24, 19724–3@ New York Islanders (1972–73)5–0–3
9WOctober 26, 19727–0St. Louis Blues (1972–73)6–0–3
10TOctober 28, 19723–3Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)6–0–4
11WOctober 29, 19722–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)7–0–4
12WNovember 1, 19727–1@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)8–0–4
13WNovember 2, 19726–1@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)9–0–4
14LNovember 4, 19722–4Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)9–1–4
15WNovember 8, 19725–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)10–1–4
16WNovember 11, 19725–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)11–1–4
17WNovember 12, 19725–3@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)12–1–4
18WNovember 14, 19727–2@ New York Islanders (1972–73)13–1–4
19WNovember 16, 19726–5Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)14–1–4
20LNovember 18, 19723–5Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)14–2–4
21TNovember 22, 19723–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)14–2–5
22WNovember 24, 19729–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)15–2–5
23LNovember 26, 19722–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)15–3–5
24TNovember 29, 19723–3Boston Bruins (1972–73)15–3–6
25TDecember 2, 19724–4Atlanta Flames (1972–73)15–3–7
26LDecember 3, 19722–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)15–4–7
27WDecember 6, 19726–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)16–4–7
28WDecember 9, 19722–1California Golden Seals (1972–73)17–4–7
29LDecember 10, 19722–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)17–5–7
30TDecember 13, 19722–2@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)17–5–8
31WDecember 15, 19724–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)18–5–8
32WDecember 16, 19723–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)19–5–8
33WDecember 20, 19724–2New York Islanders (1972–73)20–5–8
34WDecember 23, 19726–3Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)21–5–8
35WDecember 26, 19724–1@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)22–5–8
36LDecember 27, 19722–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)22–6–8
37TDecember 30, 19721–1Atlanta Flames (1972–73)22–6–9
38WJanuary 3, 19738–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)23–6–9
39WJanuary 6, 19735–0California Golden Seals (1972–73)24–6–9
40TJanuary 8, 19733–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)24–6–10
41WJanuary 10, 19736–0@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)25–6–10
42TJanuary 12, 19733–3@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)25–6–11
43WJanuary 14, 19733–0@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)26–6–11
44WJanuary 17, 19736–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)27–6–11
45WJanuary 18, 19735–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)28–6–11
46WJanuary 20, 19736–3Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)29–6–11
47WJanuary 21, 19733–2@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)30–6–11
48WJanuary 24, 19736–1New York Islanders (1972–73)31–6–11
49WJanuary 27, 19734–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)32–6–11
50LJanuary 28, 19732–4Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)32–7–11
51TFebruary 1, 19733–3@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73)32–7–12
52WFebruary 3, 19737–1@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)33–7–12
53WFebruary 4, 19736–1@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)34–7–12
54WFebruary 7, 19735–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)35–7–12
55WFebruary 10, 19732–1Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)36–7–12
56TFebruary 11, 19732–2@ New York Rangers (1972–73)36–7–13
57WFebruary 14, 19736–3New York Rangers (1972–73)37–7–13
58LFebruary 17, 19736–7Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)37–8–13
59WFebruary 18, 19732–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)38–8–13
60WFebruary 21, 19734–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)39–8–13
61TFebruary 22, 19733–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)39–8–14
62WFebruary 24, 19737–3Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)40–8–14
63WFebruary 28, 19735–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)41–8–14
64WMarch 3, 19735–1Boston Bruins (1972–73)42–8–14
65WMarch 4, 19734–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)43–8–14
66WMarch 6, 19733–2@ New York Islanders (1972–73)44–8–14
67WMarch 7, 19734–1Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)45–8–14
68WMarch 10, 19732–0Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)46–8–14
69LMarch 11, 19733–5@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)46–9–14
70WMarch 14, 19735–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)47–9–14
71TMarch 17, 19733–3Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)47–9–15
72TMarch 18, 19734–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)47–9–16
73WMarch 21, 19733–2Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)48–9–16
74WMarch 24, 197311–4St. Louis Blues (1972–73)49–9–16
75LMarch 25, 19735–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)49–10–16
76WMarch 28, 19734–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)50–10–16
77WMarch 31, 19735–1New York Rangers (1972–73)51–10–16
78WApril 1, 19735–3@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)52–10–16

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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 29Chicago3Montreal 8
May 1Chicago1Montreal 4
May 3Montreal4Chicago 7
May 6Montreal 4Chicago0
May 8Chicago8Montreal7
May 10Montreal 6Chicago4

Montreal wins the series 4–2.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Jacques LemaireC774451951659905
Frank MahovlichLW783855935142825
Yvan CournoyerRW674039791850604
Pete MahovlichC612138594921343
Guy LafleurRW692827555116907
Guy LapointeD7619355411751302
Marc TardifLW762525504818304
Rejean HouleW721335483624301
Chuck LefleyLW652125462235117
Henri RichardC71835432134002
Serge SavardD74732395870210
Claude LaroseRW731123343029000
Jim RobertsD/RW771418322833013
Murray WilsonLW52189271614003
Bob MurdochD69222245539002
Jacques LaperriereD57716233478200
Steve ShuttLW508816245102
Pierre BouchardD410776911000
Larry RobinsonD36246203001
Ken DrydenG5404420000
Chuck ArnasonRW191122−1100
Dave GardnerC511200100
Randy RotaC/LW211202001
Dale HogansonD2502224000
Wayne ThomasG1001120000
Yvon LambertLW100000000
Michel PlasseG1700040000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Ken Dryden316554337131192.266
Michel Plasse932171123402.580
Wayne Thomas58310810232.371
Team:4680785210161822.337

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Yvan CournoyerRW171510252303
Frank MahovlichLW17914236100
Jacques LemaireC17713202301
Guy LapointeD17671320201
Pete MahovlichC17491322210
Marc TardifLW1466126202
Serge SavardD17381122000
Henri RichardC17641014002
Rejean HouleW173690000
Guy LafleurRW173589201
Chuck LefleyLW173586000
Claude LaroseRW173476000
Murray WilsonLW162466001
Larry RobinsonD111459001
Pierre BouchardD1713413000
Jacques LaperriereD101342000
Bob MurdochD1303310000
Jim RobertsD/RW1702222000
Ken DrydenG170002000
Steve ShuttLW10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Ken Dryden103917125502.891
Team:103917125502.891

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Note:
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

Montreal Canadiens 1973 Stanley Cup champions

Players

† left off cup, but included on the team picture.

Coaching and administrative staff

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)
14Steve Shutt CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
16Michel Larocque CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
18Dave Gardner CanadaToronto Marlboros (OMJHL)
114John Van Boxmeer CanadaGuelph CMC's (SOJHL)
346Ed Gilbert CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OMJHL)
462Dave Elenbaas CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
566Bill Nyrop United StatesUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)
694D'Arcy Ryan CanadaYale University (ECAC)
7110Yves Archambault CanadaSorel Eperviers (QMJHL)
8126Graham Parsons CanadaRed Deer Rustlers (AJHL)
9142Eddie Bumbacco CanadaUniversity of Notre Dame (WCHA)
10151Fred Riggall CanadaDartmouth College (ECAC)
11152Ron LeBlanc CanadaUniversite de Moncton (CIAU)

See also

References

  1. http://habsgoalies.blogspot.com/2007/06/wayne-thomas-1972-74.html
  2. "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  3. "1972–73 Montreal Canadiens Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  4. "1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  5. National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 222, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5.
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