1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	5th West
1973–74 record	28-41-9
Goals for	242
Goals against	271
Team information
General manager	Jack Riley
Coach	Marc Boileau
Captain	Ron Schock
Alternate captains	Syl Apps Dave Burrows
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Lowell MacDonald (43)
Assists	Syl Apps, Jr. (61)
Points	Syl Apps Jr. (85)
Penalty minutes	Steve Durbano (138)
Wins	Andy Brown (13)
Goals against average	Gary Inness (3.26)

The 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 5th in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular Season

Final Standings

West Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	112
Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	105
Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	78
Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	74
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	65
St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	64
Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	63
California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	36

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 12, 1973	4–3	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	1–0–0
2	L	October 13, 1973	2–8	New York Rangers (1973–74)	1–1–0
3	W	October 17, 1973	4–2	@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	2–1–0
4	W	October 20, 1973	5–3	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	3–1–0
5	L	October 21, 1973	2–8	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	3–2–0
6	L	October 24, 1973	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	3–3–0
7	L	October 27, 1973	0–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	3–4–0
8	W	October 28, 1973	7–2	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	4–4–0
9	T	October 31, 1973	1–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	4–4–1
10	L	November 3, 1973	0–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	4–5–1
11	L	November 4, 1973	0–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	4–6–1
12	T	November 7, 1973	1–1	New York Islanders (1973–74)	4–6–2
13	T	November 10, 1973	4–4	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	4–6–3
14	W	November 13, 1973	5–2	Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	5–6–3
15	L	November 15, 1973	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	5–7–3
16	L	November 17, 1973	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	5–8–3
17	L	November 18, 1973	0–7	@ New York Rangers (1973–74)	5–9–3
18	W	November 21, 1973	5–4	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	6–9–3
19	W	November 22, 1973	4–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	7–9–3
20	L	November 24, 1973	2–5	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	7–10–3
21	L	November 28, 1973	3–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	7–11–3
22	T	December 1, 1973	2–2	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	7–11–4
23	L	December 2, 1973	1–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	7–12–4
24	L	December 5, 1973	1–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	7–13–4
25	L	December 7, 1973	3–4	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	7–14–4
26	L	December 8, 1973	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	7–15–4
27	W	December 12, 1973	9–1	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	8–15–4
28	L	December 15, 1973	0–2	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	8–16–4
29	W	December 16, 1973	2–1	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	9–16–4
30	L	December 20, 1973	5–6	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	9–17–4
31	L	December 22, 1973	1–4	New York Rangers (1973–74)	9–18–4
32	L	December 23, 1973	2–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	9–19–4
33	T	December 26, 1973	2–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	9–19–5
34	L	December 28, 1973	1–3	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	9–20–5
35	L	December 29, 1973	2–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	9–21–5
36	L	January 2, 1974	4–8	@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	9–22–5
37	L	January 3, 1974	1–6	@ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	9–23–5
38	W	January 5, 1974	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	10–23–5
39	L	January 9, 1974	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	10–24–5
40	W	January 12, 1974	5–2	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	11–24–5
41	L	January 13, 1974	3–5	Boston Bruins (1973–74)	11–25–5
42	L	January 16, 1974	0–2	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	11–26–5
43	W	January 18, 1974	6–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	12–26–5
44	W	January 20, 1974	5–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	13–26–5
45	W	January 23, 1974	4–1	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	14–26–5
46	L	January 26, 1974	0–2	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	14–27–5
47	L	January 27, 1974	5–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	14–28–5
48	L	January 30, 1974	2–4	New York Rangers (1973–74)	14–29–5
49	L	February 2, 1974	1–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	14–30–5
50	L	February 3, 1974	4–5	@ Boston Bruins (1973–74)	14–31–5
51	L	February 7, 1974	4–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	14–32–5
52	W	February 9, 1974	3–2	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	15–32–5
53	L	February 10, 1974	3–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	15–33–5
54	W	February 13, 1974	5–3	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	16–33–5
55	W	February 16, 1974	7–3	California Golden Seals (1973–74)	17–33–5
56	T	February 20, 1974	1–1	St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	17–33–6
57	L	February 23, 1974	2–6	Boston Bruins (1973–74)	17–34–6
58	W	February 24, 1974	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74)	18–34–6
59	W	February 27, 1974	4–1	Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	19–34–6
60	L	February 28, 1974	1–7	@ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	19–35–6
61	W	March 2, 1974	6–1	Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	20–35–6
62	W	March 5, 1974	2–1	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	21–35–6
63	T	March 7, 1974	2–2	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1973–74)	21–35–7
64	W	March 9, 1974	7–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	22–35–7
65	L	March 10, 1974	4–5	Montreal Canadiens (1973–74)	22–36–7
66	L	March 13, 1974	1–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74)	22–37–7
67	W	March 15, 1974	6–1	@ California Golden Seals (1973–74)	23–37–7
68	W	March 16, 1974	8–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74)	24–37–7
69	T	March 20, 1974	1–1	New York Islanders (1973–74)	24–37–8
70	L	March 23, 1974	1–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	24–38–8
71	W	March 24, 1974	8–0	Detroit Red Wings (1973–74)	25–38–8
72	T	March 27, 1974	3–3	Minnesota North Stars (1973–74)	25–38–9
73	L	March 30, 1974	3–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1973–74)	25–39–9
74	W	March 31, 1974	4–2	Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	26–39–9
75	L	April 2, 1974	2–3	@ New York Islanders (1973–74)	26–40–9
76	W	April 4, 1974	4–2	Buffalo Sabres (1973–74)	27–40–9
77	W	April 6, 1974	6–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74)	28–40–9
78	L	April 7, 1974	3–6	@ Atlanta Flames (1973–74)	28–41–9

Playoffs

• The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Syl Apps	75	24	61	85	37
Lowell MacDonald	78	43	39	82	14
Jean Pronovost	77	40	32	72	22
Ron Schock	77	14	29	43	22
Al McDonough	37	14	22	36	12
Greg Polis	41	14	13	27	32
Ron Lalonde	73	10	17	27	14
Wayne Bianchin	69	12	13	25	38
Bernie Lukowich	53	9	10	19	32
Bob McManama	47	5	14	19	18
Chuck Arnason	41	13	5	18	4
Bob Kelly	30	7	10	17	78
Ted Snell	55	4	12	16	8
Blaine Stoughton	34	5	6	11	8
Bryan Hextall	37	2	7	9	39
Jim Wiley	22	0	3	3	2
Hank Nowak	13	0	0	0	11

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM
Ab DeMarco	34	7	12	19	4
Ron Stackhouse	36	4	15	19	33
Steve Durbano	33	4	14	18	138
Dave Burrows	71	3	14	17	30
Nick Beverley	67	2	14	16	21
Bob Paradise	38	2	7	9	39
Jean-Guy Lagace	31	2	6	8	34
Jack Lynch	17	0	7	7	21
Bryan Watson	38	1	4	5	137
Yvon Labre	16	1	2	3	13
Larry Bignell	20	0	3	3	2
Ron Jones	25	0	3	3	15
Darryl Edestrand	3	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
Andy Brown	36	13	16	4	1	3.53
Jim Rutherford	26	7	12	4	0	3.44
Gary Inness	20	7	10	1	0	3.26
Denis Herron	5	1	3	0	0	4.15

Awards and Records

• The Penguins did not win any awards this season.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1973–74 season:

Trades

May 22, 1973	To Pittsburgh Penguins Hank Nowak	To Hershey Bears (AHL) cash
July 3, 1973	To Pittsburgh Penguins cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Eddie Shack
October 4, 1973	To Pittsburgh Penguins Bob Johnson	To St. Louis Blues Nick Harbaruk
October 25, 1973	To Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Beverley	To Boston Bruins Darryl Edestrand
January 4, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Chuck Arnason Bob Paradise	To Atlanta Flames Al McDonough
January 17, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ab DeMarco Steve Durbano Bob Kelly	To St. Louis Blues Greg Polis Bryan Watson 2nd round pick in 1974 Draft (Bob Hess)
January 18, 1974	To Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Stackhouse	To Detroit Red Wings Jack Lynch Jim Rutherford

Additions and Subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Gary Inness University of Toronto Varsity Blues (CIAU) free agency (1973–06) Ron Jones Boston Bruins Intra-league Draft (1973–06–12) Bob McManama Harvard Crimson (Ivy League) free agency (1973–08) Ted Snell Hershey Bears (AHL) free agency (1973–10)

Subtractions Player New team Via Steve Cardwell Minnesota Fighting Saints (WHA) free agency (1973) Paul Hoganson Los Angeles Sharks (WHA) free agency (1973) Cam Newton Chicago Cougars (WHA) free agency (1973–05) Rick Kessell California Golden Seals Reverse Draft (1973–06–13) Bryan Hextall Atlanta Flames waivers (1974–01–06)

Gallery

Rich LeDuc tips in Bobby Orr's point shot, October 21, 1973.

References

• Player stats at Hockey Database
• Game log on NHL Database
• 1973–74 Pittsburgh Penguins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.