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The '''1973-74 NHL season''' was the 57th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. A new award, the [[Jack Adams Award|Jack Adams]] for the best coach, was introduced for this season. The first winner was [[Fred Shero]] of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. |
The '''1973-74 NHL season''' was the 57th [[season]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. A new award, the [[Jack Adams Award|Jack Adams]] for the best coach, was introduced for this season. The first winner was [[Fred Shero]] of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. |
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Espo_goal-10Jan1974.gif|[[Phil Esposito]] ties the game in the last minute, January 10, 1974. |
Espo_goal-10Jan1974.gif|[[Phil Esposito]] ties the game in the last minute, January 10, 1974. |
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Sheppard_from_Orr-24Jan1974.gif|[[Gregg Sheppard]] from [[Bobby Orr]], January 24, 1974. |
Sheppard_from_Orr-24Jan1974.gif|[[Gregg Sheppard]] from [[Bobby Orr]], January 24, 1974. |
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+ | Harris_blown_call_on_Orr-24Jan1974.gif|[[Bill White]] trips [[Bobby Orr]] who is ejected after protesting referee [[Wally Harris]]' non-call, January 24, 1974. |
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+ | Marcotte_goal-16Feb1974.gif|[[Bobby Orr]] sets up [[Don Marcotte]], February 16, 1974. |
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+ | Espo_goal-20Feb1974.gif|[[Phil Esposito]] scores his 50th goal of the season, February 20, 1974. |
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+ | Espo_goal-28Feb1974.gif|[[Phil Esposito]] from [[Ken Hodge]], February 28, 1974. |
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+ | Sheppard_goal-10Mar1974.gif|[[Gregg Sheppard]] scores shorthanded, March 10, 1974. |
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+ | Bucyk_goal-12Mar1974.gif|[[John Bucyk]] scores, March 12, 1974. |
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+ | Orr_goal-21Mar1974.gif|[[Bobby Orr|Bobby Orr's]] second goal of the game, March 21, 1974. |
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1974-Esposito.jpg|[[Phil Esposito]] displaying the Bruins 50th anniversary patch. |
1974-Esposito.jpg|[[Phil Esposito]] displaying the Bruins 50th anniversary patch. |
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Revision as of 12:39, 7 July 2020
The 1973-74 NHL season was the 57th season of the National Hockey League. Sixteen teams each played 78 games. A new award, the Jack Adams for the best coach, was introduced for this season. The first winner was Fred Shero of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Regular Season
Bobby Orr continued as the dominant defenseman of his era, winning his 7th straight James Norris Memorial Trophy. He had the only seven point game in Bruins history, and the first by an NHL defenseman, during the 10-2 win over the New York Rangers on November 15, 1973.
The Philadelphia Flyers who developed the nick-name "Broad Street Bullies" because of their physical style of play, de-throned the Chicago Black Hawks as the West Division champions and the Boston Bruins regained the top spot in the East and the league.
Final Standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 349 | 221 | 113 |
Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 293 | 240 | 99 |
New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 300 | 251 | 94 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 274 | 230 | 86 |
Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 242 | 250 | 76 |
Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 255 | 319 | 68 |
Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 296 | 59 |
New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 182 | 247 | 56 |
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.
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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.
Scoring Leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 |
Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 74 | 32 | 90 | 122 | 82 |
Ken Hodge | Boston Bruins | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 43 |
Wayne Cashman | Boston Bruins | 78 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 111 |
Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 77 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 113 |
Rick Martin | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 52 | 34 | 86 | 38 |
Syl Apps, Jr. | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 24 | 61 | 85 | 37 |
Darryl Sittler | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 55 |
Lowell MacDonald | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 43 | 39 | 82 | 14 |
Brad Park | New York Rangers | 78 | 25 | 57 | 82 | 148 |
Dennis Hextall | Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 20 | 62 | 82 | 138 |
Leading Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
Player | Team | GP | MIN | GA | GAA | W | L | T | SO |
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Bernie Parent | Philadelphia Flyers | 73 | 4314 | 136 | 1.89 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Tony Esposito | Chicago Black Hawks | 70 | 4143 | 141 | 2.04 | 34 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
Ross Brooks | Boston Bruins | 21 | 1170 | 46 | 2.36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Doug Favell | Toronto Maple Leafs | 32 | 1752 | 79 | 2.71 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Wayne Thomas | Montreal Canadiens | 42 | 2410 | 111 | 2.76 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
Dan Bouchard | Atlanta Flames | 46 | 2660 | 123 | 2.77 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 |
Rogie Vachon | L.A. Kings | 65 | 3751 | 175 | 2.80 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 5 |
Michel Larocque | Montreal Canadiens | 27 | 1431 | 69 | 2.89 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Dunc Wilson | Toronto Maple Leafs | 24 | 1412 | 68 | 2.89 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Gilles Gilbert | Boston Bruins | 54 | 3210 | 158 | 2.95 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Stanley Cup Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Atlanta Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New York Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New York Rangers | 4 |
Finals
- Original Six era. Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2, winning the cup with a Game 6 1-0 victory. In doing so, the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Cup in the post-
NHL Awards
Prince of Wales Trophy: | Boston Bruins |
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: | Philadelphia Flyers |
Art Ross Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: | Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens |
Calder Memorial Trophy: | Denis Potvin, New York Islanders |
Conn Smythe Trophy: | Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers |
Hart Memorial Trophy: | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
Jack Adams Award: | Fred Shero, Philadelphia Flyers |
James Norris Memorial Trophy: | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: | Johnny Bucyk, Boston Bruins |
Lester B. Pearson Award: | Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers |
Vezina Trophy: | Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks tied Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers |
Lester Patrick Trophy: | Alex Delvecchio, Murray Murdoch, Weston W. Adams, Sr., Charles L. Crovat |
All-Star Teams
First Team | Position | Second Team |
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Bernie Parent, Philadelphia Flyers | G | Tony Esposito, Chicago Black Hawks |
Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins | D | Bill White, Chicago Black Hawks |
Brad Park, New York Rangers | D | Barry Ashbee, Philadelphia Flyers |
Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins | C | Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers |
Ken Hodge, Boston Bruins | RW | Mickey Redmond, Detroit Red Wings |
Rick Martin, Buffalo Sabres | LW | Wayne Cashman, Boston Bruins |
Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1973-74 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Eric Vail, Atlanta Flames
- Tom Lysiak, Atlanta Flames
- Peter McNab, Buffalo Sabres
- Darcy Rota, Chicago Black Hawks
- Blake Dunlop, Minnesota North Stars
- Bob Gainey, Montreal Canadiens
- Michel Larocque, Montreal Canadiens
- Denis Potvin, New York Islanders
- Chico Resch, New York Islanders
- Dave Lewis, New York Islanders
- Al MacAdam, Philadelphia Flyers
- Blaine Stoughton, Pittsburgh Penguins
- John Davidson, St. Louis Blues
- Inge Hammarstrom, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Borje Salming, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Lanny McDonald, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Bob Dailey, Vancouver Canucks
- Dennis Ververgaert, Vancouver Canucks
Last Games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1973-74 (listed with their last team):
- Tim Horton, Buffalo Sabres
- Alex Delvecchio, Detroit Red Wings
- Dean Prentice, Minnesota North Stars
- Gump Worsley, Minnesota North Stars
- Frank Mahovlich, Montreal Canadiens
- Jacques Laperriere, Montreal Canadiens
- Barry Ashbee, Philadelphia Flyers
- Orland Kurtenbach, Vancouver Canucks
Gallery
Video
Ten minutes of highlights of the Bruins-North Stars game on February 20, 1974.
Flyers-Flames 1974 Quarter-finals Game 4.
Flyers-Rangers 1974 Semi-finals Game 3, April 25, 1973.
Flyers-Rangers 1974 Semi-finals Game 7.
See Also
- List of Stanley Cup champions
- 1973 NHL Amateur Draft
- 27th National Hockey League All-Star Game
- National Hockey League All-Star Game
- List of WHA seasons
References
1973–74 NHL season by team | |
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East | Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Toronto • Vancouver |
West | Atlanta • California • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis |
See also | 1973 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1974 Stanley Cup Finals |
NHL Seasons |
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Structure | Playoffs (Streaks • Droughts • All-time playoff series) • Conference Finals • Finals |
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Annual events | Seasons • Stanley Cup (Champions • Winning players • Traditions and anecdotes) • Presidents' Trophy • All-Star Game • Draft • Awards • All-Star Teams |
Players | List of players • Association • Retired jersey numbers • Captains |
History | Lore • Organizational changes :: • Defunct teams • NHA • Original Six • 1967 Expansion • WHA Merger • Lockouts |
Others | Outdoor games (Winter Classic • Heritage Classic • Stadium Series) • Potential expansion • Hall of Fame (Members) • Rivalries • Arenas • Rules • Fighting • Violence : International games • Kraft Hockeyville • Collective bargaining agreement • Television and radio coverage |
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