EAST DIVISION

    GP W L T PTS GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 y - Boston Bruins 78 54 13 11 119 330 204 126 28-4-7 26-9-4
2 x - New York Rangers 78 48 17 13 109 317 192 125 26-6-7 22-11-6
3 x - Montreal Canadiens 78 46 16 16 108 307 205 102 29-3-7 17-13-9
4 x - Toronto Maple Leafs 78 33 31 14 80 209 208 1 21-11-7 12-20-7
5 Detroit Red Wings 78 33 35 10 76 261 262 -1 25-11-3 8-24-7
6 Buffalo Sabres 78 16 43 19 51 203 289 -86 11-19-9 5-24-10
7 Vancouver Canucks 78 20 50 8 48 203 297 -94 14-20-5 6-30-3

WEST DIVISION

    GP W L T PTS GF GA DIFF HOME AWAY
1 y - Chicago Blackhawks 78 46 17 15 107 256 166 90 28-3-8 18-14-7
2 x - Minnesota North Stars 78 37 29 12 86 212 191 21 22-11-6 15-18-6
3 x - St. Louis Blues 78 28 39 11 67 208 247 -39 17-17-5 11-22-6
4 x - Pittsburgh Penguins 78 26 38 14 66 220 258 -38 18-15-6 8-23-8
5 Philadelphia Flyers 78 26 38 14 66 200 236 -36 19-13-7 7-25-7
6 California Golden Seals 78 21 39 18 60 216 288 -72 14-12-13 7-27-5
7 Los Angeles Kings 78 20 49 9 49 206 305 -99 14-23-2 6-26-7
y - Division champion
x - Clinched playoff spot

​SCORING LEADERS

Rank Player Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GW S S%
1 Phil Esposito BOS 76 66 67 133 54 76 27 25 2 2 16 426 15.5%
2 Bobby Orr BOS 76 37 80 117 83 106 11 24 4 5 4 353 10.5%
3 Jean Ratelle NYR 63 46 63 109 61 4 5 21 1 0 6 183 25.1%
4 Vic Hadfield NYR 78 50 56 106 60 142 23 11 0 0 7 242 20.7%
5 Rod Gilbert NYR 73 43 54 97 50 64 6 17 0 0 4 238 18.1%
6 Frank Mahovlich MTL 76 43 53 96 42 36 14 17 4 2 4 261 16.5%
7 Bobby Hull CHI 78 50 43 93 53 24 8 15 3 1 9 336 14.9%
8 Yvan Cournoyer MTL 73 47 36 83 24 15 17 15 0 0 5 208 22.6%
Johnny Bucyk BOS 78 32 51 83 15 4 13 32 0 0 7 174 18.4%
10 Bobby Clarke PHI 78 35 46 81 24 87 11 9 1 0 3 225 15.6%
  Jacques Lemaire MTL 77 32 49 81 37 26 8 15 0 0 7 266 12.0%

GOALS

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Phil Esposito BOS 66
2 Vic Hadfield NYR 50
Bobby Hull CHI 50
4 Yvan Cournoyer MTL 47
5 Jean Ratelle NYR 46
6 Rick Martin BUF 44
7 Rod Gilbert NYR 43
  Frank Mahovlich MTL 43
9 Mickey Redmond DET 42
10 Paul Henderson TOR 38

ASSISTS

Rank Player Team Assists
1 Bobby Orr BOS 80
2 Phil Esposito BOS 67
3 Jean Ratelle NYR 63
4 Vic Hadfield NYR 56
Fred Stanfield BOS 56
6 Rod Gilbert NYR 54
7 Frank Mahovlich MTL 53
8 J.C. Tremblay MTL 51
Johnny Bucyk BOS 51
  Pit Martin CHI 51

PP GOALS

Rank Player Team PPG
1 Phil Esposito BOS 27
2 Vic Hadfield NYR 23
3 Rick Martin BUF 19
4 Yvan Cournoyer MTL 17
5 Frank Mahovlich MTL 14
  Garry Unger STL 14
7 Johnny Bucyk BOS 13
8 Paul Henderson TOR 12
  Four tied with 11    

GOALTENDING LEADERS

Rank Player Team GP GS W L T SA SV GA SV% GAA TOI SO G A P PIM
1 Tony Esposito CHI 48 44 31 10 6 1241 1159 82 .934 1.77 2778:19 9 0 1 1 2
2 Gilles Villemure NYR 37 34 24 7 4 845 771 74 .912 2.09 2126:32 3 0 2 2 6
3 Gump Worsley MIN 34 33 16 10 7 1022 954 68 .933 2.12 1923:41 2 0 1 1 2
4 Ken Dryden MTL 64 64 39 8 15 2030 1888 142 .930 2.24 3797:48 8 0 3 3 4
5 Gary Smith CHI 28 28 14 5 6 693 631 62 .911 2.42 1538:09 5 0 0 0 0
6 Gerry Cheevers BOS 41 40 27 5 8 1264 1163 101 .920 2.50 2420:00 2 0 2 2 25
7 Jacques Caron STL 28 27 14 8 5 784 715 69 .912 2.56 1616:22 1 0 1 1 0
8 Bernie Parent TOR 47 44 17 18 9 1363 1247 116 .915 2.57 2712:22 3 0 1 1 6
9 Jacques Plante TOR 34 34 16 13 5 1032 946 86 .917 2.63 1962:05 2 0 0 0 2
10 Cesare Maniago MIN 43 42 20 17 4 1392 1280 112 .920 2.65 2534:35 3 0 0 0 4

WINS

Rank Player Team Wins
1 Ken Dryden MTL 39
2 Tony Esposito CHI 31
3 Eddie Johnston BOS 27
  Gerry Cheevers BOS 27
5 Gilles Villemure NYR 24
  Ed Giacomin NYR 24
7 Cesare Maniago MIN 20
8 Al Smith DET 18
Doug Favell PHI 18
10 Jim Rutherford PIT 17
  Bernie Parent TOR 17

SAVE %

Rank Player Team SV%
1 Tony Esposito CHI .934
2 Gump Worsley MIN .933
3 Ken Dryden MTL .930
4 Gerry Cheevers BOS .920
5 Cesare Maniago MIN .920
6 Jacques Plante TOR .917
7 Doug Favell PHI .915
8 Bernie Parent TOR .915
9 Gilles Villemure NYR .912
10 Jacques Caron STL .912

SHUTOUTS

Rank Player Team SO
1 Tony Esposito CHI 9
2 Ken Dryden MTL 8
3 Gary Smith CHI 5
  Doug Favell PHI 5
5 Al Smith DET 4
  Gilles Meloche CAL 4
7 Gilles Villemure NYR 3
  Cesare Maniago MIN 3
Bernie Parent TOR 3
  Six tied with 2    

PRE-SEASON

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Friday September 17, 1971 vs. California Golden Seals * W 3 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 3 - 2 1.000 1,550
2 Sunday September 19, 1971 vs. New York Rangers # W 3 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 4 6 - 3 1.000 2,002
3 Tuesday September 21, 1971 vs. California Golden Seals † W 4 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 6 10 - 5 1.000 N/A
4 Wednesday September 22, 1971 vs. Rochester Americans (AHL) * W 7 - 1 4 - 0 - 0 8 17 - 6 1.000 N/A
5 Wednesday September 22, 1971 vs. Buffalo Sabres * T 2 - 2 4 - 0 - 1 9 19 - 8 .900 N/A
6 Saturday September 25, 1971 vs. St. Louis Blues * W 2 - 0 5 - 0 - 1 11 21 - 8 .917 N/A
7 Sunday September 26, 1971 @ Rochester Americans (AHL) W 5 - 2 6 - 0 - 1 13 26 - 10 .929 1,388
8 Monday September 27, 1971 @ Cleveland Barons (AHL) T 2 - 2 6 - 0 - 2 14 28 - 12 .875 5,337
9 Wednesday September 29, 1971 vs. Buffalo Sabres § T 4 - 4 6 - 0 - 3 15 32 - 16 .833 N/A
10 Thursday September 30, 1971 vs. Buffalo Sabres ¶ L 2 - 6 6 - 1 - 3 15 34 - 22 .750 4,000
11 Saturday October 2, 1971 vs. Buffalo Sabres ^ T 2 - 2 6 - 1 - 4 16 36 - 24 .727 N/A
12 Wednesday October 6, 1971 @ Hershey Bears (AHL) W 5 - 2 7 - 1 - 4 18 41 - 26 .750 1,995
7 - 1 - 4 18 41 - 26 .750 16,272
* - Game played at Brantford, Ontario
# - Game played at Kitchener, Ontario
† - Game played at Oshawa, Ontario
§ - Game played at Sudbury, Ontario
¶ - Game played at North Bay, Ontario
^ - Game played at St. Catherines, Ontario

REGULAR SEASON

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday October 9, 1971 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 3 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 3 - 2 1.000 11,733
2 Sunday October 10, 1971 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 - 2 1 - 1 - 0 2 4 - 4 .500 15,429
3 Wednesday October 13, 1971 @ Los Angeles Kings W 4 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 4 8 - 5 .667 7,828
4 Saturday October 16, 1971 @ Vancouver Canucks W 2 - 1 3 - 1 - 0 6 10 - 6 .750 15,570
5 Sunday October 17, 1971 @ California Golden Seals W 4 - 2 4 - 1 - 0 8 14 - 8 .800 2,123
6 Wednesday October 20, 1971 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 8 - 1 5 - 1 - 0 10 22 - 9 .833 7,592
7 Saturday October 23, 1971 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 2 - 5 5 - 2 - 0 10 24 - 14 .714 13,100
8 Sunday October 24, 1971 @ New York Rangers T 1 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 11 25 - 15 .688 17,250
9 Wednesday October 27, 1971 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS L 4 - 6 5 - 3 - 1 11 29 - 21 .611 9,238
10 Thursday October 28, 1971 @ Minnesota North Stars L 0 - 2 5 - 4 - 1 11 29 - 23 .550 15,101
11 Saturday October 30, 1971 NEW YORK RANGERS T 1 - 1 5 - 4 - 2 12 30 - 24 .545 8,973
12 Sunday October 31, 1971 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 - 3 5 - 5 - 2 12 31 - 27 .500 10,870
13 Wednesday November 3, 1971 @ California Golden Seals L 3 - 5 5 - 6 - 2 12 34 - 32 .462 3,293
14 Friday November 5, 1971 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 - 4 5 - 7 - 2 12 36 - 36 .429 15,570
15 Sunday November 7, 1971 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 1 - 4 5 - 8 - 2 12 37 - 40 .400 16,666
16 Tuesday November 9, 1971 @ St. Louis Blues W 4 - 1 6 - 8 - 2 14 41 - 41 .438 17,888
17 Wednesday November 10, 1971 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 3 - 1 7 - 8 - 2 16 44 - 42 .471 7,324
18 Saturday November 13, 1971 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 6 - 4 8 - 8 - 2 18 50 - 46 .500 9,756
19 Tuesday November 16, 1971 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS L 1 - 5 8 - 9 - 2 18 51 - 51 .474 7,800
20 Thursday November 18, 1971 @ Minnesota North Stars L 3 - 4 8 - 10 - 2 18 54 - 55 .450 15,235
21 Saturday November 20, 1971 ST. LOUIS BLUES L 2 - 4 8 - 11 - 2 18 56 - 59 .429 12,276
22 Sunday November 21, 1971 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 3 - 7 8 - 12 - 2 18 59 - 66 .409 17,000
23 Wednesday November 24, 1971 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS L 1 - 2 8 - 13 - 2 18 60 - 68 .391 6,020
24 Saturday November 27, 1971 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 - 3 8 - 14 - 2 18 61 - 71 .375 17,500
25 Wednesday December 1, 1971 DETROIT RED WINGS W 4 - 2 9 - 14 - 2 20 65 - 73 .400 7,083
26 Saturday December 4, 1971 NEW YORK RANGERS W 4 - 2 10 - 14 - 2 22 69 - 75 .423 9,662
27 Sunday December 5, 1971 @ Boston Bruins L 3 - 5 10 - 15 - 2 22 72 - 80 .407 14,995
28 Wednesday December 8, 1971 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS T 1 - 1 10 - 15 - 3 23 73 - 81 .411 8,831
29 Saturday December 11, 1971 BUFFALO SABRES T 3 - 3 10 - 15 - 4 24 76 - 84 .414 7,603
30 Sunday December 12, 1971 @ New York Rangers L 1 - 6 10 - 16 - 4 24 77 - 90 .400 17,250
31 Wednesday December 15, 1971 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 - 3 10 - 17 - 4 24 79 - 93 .387 16,324
32 Saturday December 18, 1971 BOSTON BRUINS L 3 - 4 10 - 18 - 4 24 82 - 97 .375 11,837
33 Sunday December 19, 1971 @ Boston Bruins T 2 - 2 10 - 18 - 5 25 84 - 99 .379 14,995
34 Wednesday December 22, 1971 @ New York Rangers L 2 - 4 10 - 19 - 5 25 86 - 103 .368 17,250
35 Saturday December 25, 1971 MONTREAL CANADIENS W 4 - 2 11 - 19 - 5 27 90 - 105 .386 7,778
36 Sunday December 26, 1971 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 - 6 11 - 20 - 5 27 91 - 111 .375 14,626
37 Tuesday December 28, 1971 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS L 2 - 4 11 - 21 - 5 27 93 - 115 .365 11,158
38 Friday December 31, 1971 BUFFALO SABRES T 3 - 3 11 - 21 - 6 28 96 - 118 .368 7,908
39 Wednesday January 5, 1972 @ Chicago Blackhawks T 3 - 3 11 - 21 - 7 29 99 - 121 .372 16,666
40 Saturday January 8, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 0 - 4 11 - 22 - 7 29 99 - 125 .363 13,100
41 Sunday January 9, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 - 4 11 - 23 - 7 29 101 - 129 .354 12,570
42 Wednesday January 12, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS T 2 - 2 11 - 23 - 8 30 103 - 131 .357 8,449
43 Thursday January 13, 1972 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 - 7 11 - 24 - 8 30 104 - 138 .349 16,252
44 Saturday January 15, 1972 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 4 - 2 12 - 24 - 8 32 108 - 140 .364 9,225
45 Wednesday January 19, 1972 VANCOUVER CANUCKS L 1 - 6 12 - 25 - 8 32 109 - 146 .356 7,189
46 Saturday January 22, 1972 @ St. Louis Blues L 0 - 1 12 - 26 - 8 32 109 - 147 .348 18,829
47 Sunday January 23, 1972 MONTREAL CANADIENS T 3 - 3 12 - 26 - 9 33 112 - 150 .351 8,414
48 Wednesday January 26, 1972 ST. LOUIS BLUES L 1 - 2 12 - 27 - 9 33 113 - 152 .344 9,316
49 Saturday January 29, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 2 - 4 12 - 28 - 9 33 115 - 156 .337 13,006
50 Sunday January 30, 1972 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 0 - 4 12 - 29 - 9 33 115 - 160 .330 14,626
51 Thursday February 3, 1972 @ St. Louis Blues W 4 - 3 13 - 29 - 9 35 119 - 163 .343 17,871
52 Saturday February 5, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings L 1 - 8 13 - 30 - 9 35 120 - 171 .337 10,102
53 Wednesday February 9, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 - 1 14 - 30 - 9 37 124 - 172 .349 16,370
54 Thursday February 10, 1972 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 6 - 1 15 - 30 - 9 39 130 - 173 .361 6,620
55 Saturday February 12, 1972 NEW YORK RANGERS L 3 - 8 15 - 31 - 9 39 133 - 181 .355 12,031
56 Sunday February 13, 1972 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 6 - 4 16 - 31 - 9 41 139 - 185 .366 6,806
57 Wednesday February 16, 1972 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS W 4 - 2 17 - 31 - 9 43 143 - 187 .377 7,814
58 Thursday February 17, 1972 @ Buffalo Sabres W 2 - 0 18 - 31 - 9 45 145 - 187 .388 15,360
59 Saturday February 19, 1972 DETROIT RED WINGS L 2 - 6 18 - 32 - 9 45 147 - 193 .381 8,105
60 Sunday February 20, 1972 @ Minnesota North Stars L 0 - 2 18 - 33 - 9 45 147 - 195 .375 15,316
61 Wednesday February 23, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 0 - 2 18 - 34 - 9 45 147 - 197 .369 16,362
62 Saturday February 26, 1972 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 5 - 2 19 - 34 - 9 47 152 - 199 .379 11,208
63 Sunday February 27, 1972 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 - 5 19 - 35 - 9 47 155 - 204 .373 18,003
64 Thursday March 2, 1972 DETROIT RED WINGS W 7 - 4 20 - 35 - 9 49 162 - 208 .383 7,670
65 Saturday March 4, 1972 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 4 - 2 21 - 35 - 9 51 166 - 210 .392 10,532
66 Sunday March 5, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings L 3 - 6 21 - 36 - 9 51 169 - 216 .386 14,768
67 Wednesday March 8, 1972 MONTREAL CANADIENS L 4 - 5 21 - 37 - 9 51 173 - 221 .381 9,598
68 Saturday March 11, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS W 6 - 4 22 - 37 - 9 53 179 - 225 .390 13,050
69 Sunday March 12, 1972 @ Boston Bruins T 4 - 4 22 - 37 - 10 54 183 - 229 .391 14,995
70 Tuesday March 14, 1972 @ Vancouver Canucks W 7 - 4 23 - 37 - 10 56 190 - 233 .400 15,570
71 Saturday March 18, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings T 4 - 4 23 - 37 - 11 57 194 - 237 .401 7,174
72 Sunday March 19, 1972 @ California Golden Seals T 3 - 3 23 - 37 - 12 58 197 - 240 .403 5,303
73 Thursday March 23, 1972 BUFFALO SABRES L 3 - 4 23 - 38 - 12 58 200 - 244 .397 11,216
74 Saturday March 25, 1972 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 3 - 2 24 - 38 - 12 60 203 - 246 .405 12,561
75 Sunday March 26, 1972 @ Buffalo Sabres T 2 - 2 24 - 38 - 13 61 205 - 248 .407 15,360
76 Wednesday March 29, 1972 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS W 5 - 4 25 - 38 - 13 63 210 - 252 .414 10,209
77 Saturday April 1, 1972 @ Philadelphia Flyers T 4 - 4 25 - 38 - 14 64 214 - 256 .416 14,626
78 Sunday April 2, 1972 ST. LOUIS BLUES W 6 - 2 26 - 38 - 14 66 220 - 258 .423 13,100
26 - 38 - 14 66 220 - 258 .423 933,777

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Wednesday April 5, 1972 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 1 - 3 0 - 1 1 - 3 .000 16,666
2 Thursday April 6, 1972 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 2 - 3 0 - 2 3 - 6 .000 16,666
3 Saturday April 8, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 0 - 2 0 - 3 3 - 8 .000 13,100
4 Sunday April 9, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L (OT) 5 - 6 0 - 4 8 - 14 .000 12,415
0 - 4 8 - 14 .000 58,847

REGULAR SEASON SCORING

# Player GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GW S S%
26 Syl Apps Jr. 72 15 44 59 17 78 3 11 1 0 1 164 9.1%
19 Jean Pronovost 68 30 23 53 13 12 3 6 1 1 3 214 14.0%
22/20 Greg Polis 76 30 19 49 -3 38 8 2 0 0 0 208 14.4%
17 Ron Schock 77 17 29 46 -9 22 3 7 2 0 1 151 11.3%
12 Ken Schinkel 74 15 30 45 -10 8 1 8 0 1 1 154 9.7%
7 Bryan Hextall Jr. 78 20 24 44 -26 126 5 4 0 0 5 145 13.8%
25 Darryl Edestrand 77 10 23 33 -11 52 2 5 1 0 3 156 6.4%
23 Bob Leiter 78 14 17 31 -25 18 5 3 0 0 3 147 9.5%
11 Nick Harbaruk 78 12 17 29 -13 46 3 1 0 0 1 141 8.5%
2 Duane Rupp 34 4 18 22 0 32 0 3 0 0 0 91 4.4%
5 Bryan Watson 75 3 17 20 5 212 0 1 0 0 1 106 2.8%
8 Val Fonteyne 68 6 13 19 -1 0 1 2 0 2 0 35 17.1%
9 Al McDonough 37 7 11 18 -6 8 1 7 0 0 1 113 6.2%
14 Rene Robert 49 7 11 18 -11 42 3 3 0 0 2 71 9.9%
20 Steve Cardwell 28 7 8 15 0 18 2 0 0 0 1 47 14.9%
24 Eddie Shack 13 5 9 14 5 12 4 5 0 0 2 47 10.6%
4 Dave Burrows 77 2 10 12 -8 48 0 2 0 0 0 100 2.0%
24/3 Tim Horton 44 2 9 11 5 40 0 3 0 0 1 84 2.4%
20 John Stewart 25 2 8 10 -6 23 0 1 0 0 0 33 6.1%
10 Keith McCreary 33 4 4 8 -10 22 0 0 0 0 0 68 5.9%
27 Joe Noris 35 2 5 7 -8 20 0 1 0 1 0 48 4.2%
16 Sheldon Kannegiesser 54 2 4 6 -14 47 0 0 0 0 0 49 4.1%
3 Bob Woytowich 31 1 4 5 -19 8 1 3 0 0 0 36 2.8%
9 Bill Hicke 12 2 0 2 -6 6 1 0 0 0 0 19 10.5%
15 Brian McKenzie 6 1 1 2 -2 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5%
18 Wally Boyer 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
15 Rick Kessell 3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.0%
1 Roy Edwards 15 0 1 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
29/1 Jim Rutherford 40 0 0 0 - 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
30 Les Binkley 31 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
20 Robin Burns 5 0 0 0 -4 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0%
  Team - - - - - 8 - - - - - - -
TOTAL 78 220 361 581 -148 976 46 80 5 5 26 2442 9.0%

REGULAR SEASON GOALTENDING

# PLAYER GP GS W L T SA SV GA SV% GAA TOI SO G A P PIM
29/1 Jim Rutherford 40 39 17 15 5 1066 950 116 .891 3.23 2156:18 1 0 0 0 16
30 Les Binkley 31 25 7 15 5 836 738 98 .883 3.53 1666:59 0 0 0 0 2
1 Roy Edwards 15 14 2 8 4 386 350 36 .907 2.55 846:00 0 0 1 1 0
  Empty Net - - - - - 8 0 8 .000 44.79 10:43 - - - - -
TOTAL 78 78 26 38 14 2296 2038 258 .888 3.31 4680:00 1 0 1 1 18

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS SCORING

# Player GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GW OT S S%
23 Bob Leiter 4 3 0 3 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 42.9%
12 Ken Schinkel 3 2 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 40.0%
19 Jean Pronovost 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 12.5%
25 Darryl Edestrand 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.0%
7 Bryan Hextall Jr. 4 0 2 2 -2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0%
22 Greg Polis 4 0 2 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0%
26 Syl Apps Jr. 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.7%
17 Ron Schock 4 1 0 1 -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12.5%
11 Nick Harbaruk 4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0%
3 Tim Horton 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0%
9 Al McDonough 4 0 1 1 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.0%
24 Eddie Shack 4 0 1 1 -3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.0%
4 Dave Burrows 4 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0%
20 Steve Cardwell 4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0%
8 Val Fonteyne 4 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0%
2 Duane Rupp 4 0 0 0 -7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.0%
1 Jim Rutherford 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
5 Bryan Watson 4 0 0 0 -5 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0%
10 Keith McCreary 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0%
  Team - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - -
TOTAL 4 8 11 19 -36 71 1 0 1 1 0 0 122 6.6%

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GOALTENDING

# PLAYER GP GS W L SA SV GA SV% GAA TOI SO G A P PIM
1 Jim Rutherford 4 4 0 4 145 131 14 .903 3.50 240:12 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4 4 0 4 145 131 14 .903 3.50 240:12 0 0 0 0 0

LEAGUE RANKINGS

RECORD IN 10-GAME INCREMENTS

SEPTEMBER 1971

OCTOBER 1971

NOVEMBER 1971

DECEMBER 1971

JANUARY 1972

FEBRUARY 1972

MARCH 1972

APRIL 1972

OCTOBER 1971

NOVEMBER 1971

DECEMBER 1971

JANUARY 1972

FEBRUARY 1972

MARCH 1972

APRIL 1972

REGULAR SEASON

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS

BOSTON BRUINS
GENERAL MANAGER: Milt Schmidt
HEAD COACH: Tom Johnson
HOME ICE: Boston Garden
CAPACITY: 14,835
1971-72 RECORD: 57-14-7
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-3 in East Division Quarter-Finals to Montreal

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Bruins

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Sunday December 5, 1971 @ Boston Bruins L 3 - 5 0 - 1 - 0 0 3 - 5 .000 14,995
2 Saturday December 18, 1971 BOSTON BRUINS L 3 - 4 0 - 2 - 0 0 6 - 9 .000 11,837
3 Sunday December 19, 1971 @ Boston Bruins T 2 - 2 0 - 2 - 1 1 8 - 11 .167 14,995
4 Wednesday January 12, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS T 2 - 2 0 - 2 - 2 2 10 - 13 .250 8,449
5 Saturday March 11, 1972 BOSTON BRUINS W 6 - 4 1 - 2 - 2 4 16 - 17 .400 13,050
6 Sunday March 12, 1972 @ Boston Bruins T 4 - 4 1 - 2 - 3 5 20 - 21 .417 14,995
1 - 2 - 3 5 20 - 21 .417 78,321
BUFFALO SABRES
GENERAL MANAGER: George "Punch" Imlach
HEAD COACH: George "Punch" Imlach
HOME ICE: Memorial Auditorium
CAPACITY: 15,100
1971-72 RECORD: 24-39-15
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Did Not Qualify

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Sabres​

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Sunday October 10, 1971 @ Buffalo Sabres L 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 0 1 - 2 .000 15,429
2 Saturday December 11, 1971 BUFFALO SABRES T 3 - 3 0 - 1 - 1 1 4 - 5 .250 7,603
3 Friday December 31, 1971 BUFFALO SABRES T 3 - 3 0 - 1 - 2 2 7 - 8 .333 7,908
4 Thursday February 17, 1972 @ Buffalo Sabres W 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 2 4 9 - 8 .500 15,360
5 Thursday March 23, 1972 BUFFALO SABRES L 3 - 4 1 - 2 - 2 4 12 - 12 .400 11,216
6 Sunday March 26, 1972 @ Buffalo Sabres T 2 - 2 1 - 2 - 3 5 14 - 14 .417 15,360
1 - 2 - 3 5 14 - 14 .417 72,876
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS
GENERAL MANAGER: Frank D. Selke, Jr.
HEAD COACH: Fred Glover
HOME ICE: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
CAPACITY: 12,500
1971-72 RECORD: 20-53-5
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Did Not Qualify

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Seals

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Sunday October 17, 1971 @ California Golden Seals W 4 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 4 - 2 1.000 2,123
2 Wednesday October 27, 1971 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS L 4 - 6 1 - 1 - 0 2 8 - 8 .500 9,238
3 Wednesday November 3, 1971 @ California Golden Seals L 3 - 5 1 - 2 - 0 2 11 - 13 .333 3,293
4 Wednesday December 8, 1971 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS T 1 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 3 12 - 14 .375 8,831
5 Sunday March 19, 1972 @ California Golden Seals T 3 - 3 1 - 2 - 2 4 15 - 17 .400 5,303
6 Wednesday March 29, 1972 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN SEALS W 5 - 4 2 - 2 - 2 6 20 - 21 .500 10,209
2 - 2 - 2 6 20 - 21 .500 38,997
CHICAGO BLACKHAWkS
GENERAL MANAGER: Thomas N. Ivan
HEAD COACH: William T. Reay
HOME ICE: Chicago Stadium
CAPACITY: 17,100
1971-72 RECORD: 49-20-9
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-3 in Stanley Cup Final to Montreal

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Blackhawks

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday October 23, 1971 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 2 - 5 0 - 1 - 0 0 2 - 5 .000 13,100
2 Sunday November 7, 1971 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 1 - 4 0 - 2 - 0 0 3 - 9 .000 16,666
3 Sunday November 21, 1971 @ Chicago Blackhawks L 3 - 7 0 - 3 - 0 0 6 - 16 .000 17,000
4 Wednesday January 5, 1972 @ Chicago Blackhawks T 3 - 3 0 - 3 - 1 1 9 - 19 .125 16,666
5 Saturday January 8, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 0 - 4 0 - 4 - 1 1 9 - 23 .100 13,100
6 Saturday January 29, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 2 - 4 0 - 5 - 1 1 11 - 27 .083 13,006
0 - 5 - 1 1 11 - 27 .083 89,538

Stanley Cup Playoffs

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Wednesday April 5, 1972 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 1 - 3 0 - 1 1 - 3 .000 16,666
2 Thursday April 6, 1972 @ Chicago Black Hawks L 2 - 3 0 - 2 3 - 6 .000 16,666
3 Saturday April 8, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L 0 - 2 0 - 3 3 - 8 .000 13,100
4 Sunday April 9, 1972 CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS L (OT) 5 - 6 0 - 4 8 - 14 .000 12,415
0 - 4 8 - 14 .000 58,847
DETROIT RED WINGS
​GENERAL MANAGER: Sid Abel (12-22-4) / Ned Harkness (January 8, 1971, 10-23-7)
HEAD COACH: Ned Harkness (12-22-4) / Doug Barkley (January 8, 1971, 10-23-7)
HOME ICE: Olympia Stadium
CAPACITY: 15,665
1971-72 RECORD: 22-45-11
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Did Not Qualify

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Red Wings

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Sunday October 31, 1971 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 0 1 - 3 .000 10,870
2 Wednesday December 1, 1971 DETROIT RED WINGS W 4 - 2 1 - 1 - 0 2 5 - 5 .500 7,083
3 Sunday January 9, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings L 2 - 4 1 - 2 - 0 2 7 - 9 .333 12,570
4 Saturday February 19, 1972 DETROIT RED WINGS L 2 - 6 1 - 3 - 0 2 9 - 15 .250 8,105
5 Thursday March 2, 1972 DETROIT RED WINGS W 7 - 4 2 - 3 - 0 4 16 - 19 .400 7,670
6 Sunday March 5, 1972 @ Detroit Red Wings L 3 - 6 2 - 4 - 0 4 19 - 25 .333 14,768
2 - 4 - 0 4 19 - 25 .333 61,066
LOS ANGELES KINGS
​GENERAL MANAGER: Larry Regan
HEAD COACH: Larry Regan
HOME ICE: The Forum
CAPACITY: 16,005
1971-72 RECORD: 25-40-13
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Did Not Qualify

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Kings

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Wednesday October 13, 1971 @ Los Angeles Kings W 4 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 2 4 - 1 1.000 7,828
2 Wednesday October 20, 1971 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 8 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 4 12 - 2 1.000 7,592
3 Saturday November 13, 1971 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 6 - 4 3 - 0 - 0 6 18 - 6 1.000 9,756
4 Saturday February 5, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings L 1 - 8 3 - 1 - 0 6 19 - 14 .750 10,102
5 Thursday February 10, 1972 LOS ANGELES KINGS W 6 - 1 4 - 1 - 0 8 25 - 15 .800 6,620
6 Saturday March 18, 1972 @ Los Angeles Kings T 4 - 4 4 - 1 - 1 9 29 - 19 .750 7,174
4 - 1 - 1 9 29 - 19 .750 49,072
MINNESOTA NORTH STARS
GENERAL MANAGER: Wren Blair
HEAD COACH: Jack Gordon
HOME ICE: Metropolitan Sports Center
CAPACITY: 15,095
1971-72 RECORD: 28-34-16
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-2 in Semi-Finals to Montreal

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. North Stars

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Thursday October 28, 1971 @ Minnesota North Stars L 0 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 0 0 - 2 .000 15,101
2 Tuesday November 16, 1971 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS L 1 - 5 0 - 2 - 0 0 1 - 7 .000 7,800
3 Thursday November 18, 1971 @ Minnesota North Stars L 3 - 4 0 - 3 - 0 0 4 - 11 .000 15,235
4 Sunday February 20, 1972 @ Minnesota North Stars L 0 - 2 0 - 4 - 0 0 4 - 13 .000 15,316
5 Saturday March 4, 1972 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 4 - 2 1 - 4 - 0 2 8 - 15 .200 10,532
6 Saturday March 25, 1972 MINNESOTA NORTH STARS W 3 - 2 2 - 4 - 0 4 11 - 17 .333 12,561
2 - 4 - 0 4 11 - 17 .333 76,545
MONTREAL CANADIENS
GENERAL MANAGER: Sam Pollock
HEAD COACH: Claude Ruel (11-8-4) / Al MacNeil (December 3, 1970, 31-15-9)
HOME ICE: Montreal Forum
CAPACITY: 18,350
1971-72 RECORD: 42-23-13
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Won 4-3 in Stanley Cup Final vs. Chicago

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Canadiens

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday November 27, 1971 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 0 1 - 3 .000 17,500
2 Saturday December 25, 1971 MONTREAL CANADIENS W 4 - 2 1 - 1 - 0 2 5 - 5 .500 7,778
3 Thursday January 13, 1972 @ Montreal Canadiens L 1 - 7 1 - 2 - 0 2 6 - 12 .333 16,252
4 Sunday January 23, 1972 MONTREAL CANADIENS T 3 - 3 1 - 2 - 1 3 9 - 15 .375 8,414
5 Sunday February 27, 1972 @ Montreal Canadiens L 3 - 5 1 - 3 - 1 3 12 - 20 .300 18,003
6 Wednesday March 8, 1972 MONTREAL CANADIENS L 4 - 5 1 - 4 - 1 3 16 - 25 .250 9,598
1 - 4 - 1 3 16 - 25 .250 77,545
NEW YORK RANGERS
​GENERAL MANAGER: Emile Francis
HEAD COACH: Emile Francis
HOME ICE: Madison Square Garden
CAPACITY: 17,250
1971-72 RECORD: 49-18-11
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-2 in Semi-Finals to Chicago

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Rangers

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Sunday October 24, 1971 @ New York Rangers T 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 1 - 1 .500 17,250
2 Saturday October 30, 1971 NEW YORK RANGERS T 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 2 2 2 - 2 .500 8,973
3 Saturday December 4, 1971 NEW YORK RANGERS W 4 - 2 1 - 0 - 2 4 6 - 4 .667 9,662
4 Sunday December 12, 1971 @ New York Rangers L 1 - 6 1 - 1 - 2 4 7 - 10 .500 17,250
5 Wednesday December 22, 1971 @ New York Rangers L 2 - 4 1 - 2 - 2 4 9 - 14 .400 17,250
6 Saturday February 12, 1972 NEW YORK RANGERS L 3 - 8 1 - 3 - 2 4 12 - 22 .333 12,031
1 - 3 - 2 4 12 - 22 .333 82,416
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
​GENERAL MANAGER: Keith Allen
HEAD COACH: Vic Stasiuk
HOME ICE: The Spectrum
CAPACITY: 14,618
1971-72 RECORD: 28-33-17
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-0 in Quater-Finals to Chicago

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Flyers

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday October 9, 1971 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 3 - 2 1 - 0 - 0 2 3 - 2 1.000 11,733
2 Sunday December 26, 1971 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 1 - 6 1 - 1 - 0 2 4 - 8 .500 14,626
3 Saturday January 15, 1972 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 4 - 2 2 - 1 - 0 4 8 - 10 .667 9,225
4 Sunday January 30, 1972 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 0 - 4 2 - 2 - 0 4 8 - 14 .500 14,626
5 Saturday February 26, 1972 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS W 5 - 2 3 - 2 - 0 6 13 - 16 .600 11,208
6 Saturday April 1, 1972 @ Philadelphia Flyers T 4 - 4 3 - 2 - 1 7 17 - 20 .583 14,626
3 - 2 - 1 7 17 - 20 .583 76,044
ST. LOUIS BLUES
GENERAL MANAGER: Wm. Scott Bowman
HEAD COACH: Al Arbour (21-15-14) / Scotty Bowman (February 7, 1971, 13-10-5)
HOME ICE: St. Louis Arena
CAPACITY: 17,776
1971-72 RECORD: 34-25-19
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-2 in Quarter-Finals to Minnesota

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Blues

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Tuesday November 9, 1971 @ St. Louis Blues W 4 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 2 4 - 1 1.000 17,888
2 Saturday November 20, 1971 ST. LOUIS BLUES L 2 - 4 1 - 1 - 0 2 6 - 5 .500 12,276
3 Saturday January 22, 1972 @ St. Louis Blues L 0 - 1 1 - 2 - 0 2 6 - 6 .333 18,829
4 Wednesday January 26, 1972 ST. LOUIS BLUES L 1 - 2 1 - 3 - 0 2 7 - 8 .250 9,316
5 Thursday February 3, 1972 @ St. Louis Blues W 4 - 3 2 - 3 - 0 4 11 - 11 .400 17,871
6 Sunday April 2, 1972 ST. LOUIS BLUES W 6 - 2 3 - 3 - 0 6 17 - 13 .500 13,100
3 - 3 - 0 6 17 - 13 .500 89,280
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
GENERAL MANAGER: Jim Gregory
HEAD COACH: John McLellan
HOME ICE: Maple Leaf Gardens
CAPACITY: 16,315
1971-72 RECORD: 37-33-8
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-3 in Quarter-Finals to New York

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Maple Leafs

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Wednesday November 24, 1971 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS L 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 0 1 - 2 .000 6,020
2 Wednesday December 15, 1971 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 2 - 3 0 - 2 - 0 0 3 - 5 .000 16,324
3 Tuesday December 28, 1971 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS L 2 - 4 0 - 3 - 0 0 5 - 9 .000 11,158
4 Wednesday February 9, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 - 1 1 - 3 - 0 2 9 - 10 .250 16,370
5 Wednesday February 16, 1972 TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS W 4 - 2 2 - 3 - 0 4 13 - 12 .400 7,814
6 Wednesday February 23, 1972 @ Toronto Maple Leafs L 0 - 2 2 - 4 - 0 4 13 - 14 .333 16,362
2 - 4 - 0 4 13 - 14 .333 74,048
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
GENERAL MANAGER: Norman R. "Bud" Poile
HEAD COACH: Hal Laycoe
HOME ICE: Pacific Coliseum
CAPACITY: 15,564
1971-72 RECORD: 24-46-8
​1972 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS: Did Not Qualify

1971-72 PENGUINS vs. Canucks

Game Day of Week Date Opponent Result Score W-L-T Points GF-GA PCT. Attendance
1 Saturday October 16, 1971 @ Vancouver Canucks W 2 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 2 2 - 1 1.000 15,570
2 Friday November 5, 1971 @ Vancouver Canucks L 2 - 4 1 - 1 - 0 2 4 - 5 .500 15,570
3 Wednesday November 10, 1971 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 3 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 4 7 - 6 .667 7,324
4 Wednesday January 19, 1972 VANCOUVER CANUCKS L 1 - 6 2 - 2 - 0 4 8 - 12 .500 7,189
5 Sunday February 13, 1972 VANCOUVER CANUCKS W 6 - 4 3 - 2 - 0 6 14 - 16 .600 6,806
6 Tuesday March 14, 1972 @ Vancouver Canucks W 7 - 4 4 - 2 - 0 8 21 - 20 .667 15,570
4 - 2 - 0 8 21 - 20 .667 68,029
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