1971-1972 Season Overview

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Stanley Cup Champion

Boston Bruins

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Bobby Orr

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Ken Dryden

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Ken Dryden

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Jean Ratelle

Selke Trophy: Regular season best defensive forward firstName lastName

King Clancy Award: Leadership and humanitarian contributions firstName lastName

Rocket Richard Trophy: Regular season most goals scored firstName lastName

Mark Messier Leadership Award: Leadership and contributions to the game firstName lastName

Masterton Trophy: Perseverance and dedication to hockey Bobby Clarke

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Bobby Orr

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Bobby Orr

Art Ross Trophy: Most points in the regular season Phil Esposito

Points

Player	Points
Phil Esposito	133
Bobby Orr	117
Jean Ratelle	109
Vic Hadfield	106
Rod Gilbert	97

Goals

Player	Goals
Phil Esposito	66
Vic Hadfield	50
Bobby Hull	50
Yvan Cournoyer	47
Jean Ratelle	46

Assists

Player	Assists
Bobby Orr	80
Phil Esposito	67
Jean Ratelle	63
Vic Hadfield	56
Fred Stanfield	56

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Phil Esposito	27
Vic Hadfield	23
Rick Martin	19
Yvan Cournoyer	17
Frank Mahovlich	14

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Derek Sanderson	7
Terry Crisp	6
Jimmy Roberts	5
Jim Johnson	4
Peter Mahovlich	4

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Bryan Watson	212
Keith Magnuson	201
Gary Dornhoefer	183
Barclay Plager	176
Rick Foley	168

Wins

Player	Wins
Ken Dryden	39.0
Tony Esposito	31.0
Gerry Cheevers	27.0
Eddie Johnston	27.0
Ed Giacomin	24.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Tony Esposito	1.77
Gilles Villemure	2.09
Gump Worsley	2.12
Ken Dryden	2.24
Gary Smith	2.42

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Tony Esposito	0.934
Gump Worsley	0.933
Ken Dryden	0.930
Gerry Cheevers	0.920
Cesare Maniago	0.920

Shutouts

Player	SO
Tony Esposito	9.0
Ken Dryden	8.0
Doug Favell	5.0
Gary Smith	5.0
Al Smith	4.0

Points

Player	Points
Phil Esposito	24
Bobby Orr	24
Johnny Bucyk	20
Ken Hodge	17
Bobby Rousseau	17

Goals

Player	Goals
Johnny Bucyk	9
Phil Esposito	9
Ken Hodge	9
Vic Hadfield	7
Fred Stanfield	7

Assists

Player	Assists
Bobby Orr	19
Phil Esposito	15
John McKenzie	12
Johnny Bucyk	11
Bobby Rousseau	11

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Johnny Bucyk	5
Rod Gilbert	4
Phil Roberto	3
John McKenzie	3
Bobby Orr	3

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Ed Westfall	2
Jim Pappin	1
Bobby Hull	1
Jim McKenny	1
Jean Pronovost	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Ken Hodge	62
Gary Doak	46
Don Awrey	45
Derek Sanderson	44
Carol Vadnais	43

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Gerry Cheevers	6.0
Ed Giacomin	6.0
Eddie Johnston	6.0
Jacques Caron	4.0
Gilles Villemure	4.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Eddie Johnston	1.86
Gump Worsley	2.17
Gilles Villemure	2.34
Gerry Cheevers	2.61
Ed Giacomin	2.72

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Eddie Johnston	0.936
Gump Worsley	0.935
Gilles Villemure	0.919
Gerry Cheevers	0.915
Bernie Parent	0.912

Shutouts

Player	SO
Gerry Cheevers	2.0
Eddie Johnston	1.0
Gump Worsley	1.0
Gary Smith	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19711972 AND conferenceName = 'Eastern' ORDER BY points DESC

End of Season Standings

Western Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

Eastern Conference

Clinched	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Losses	OTL

x – clinched playoff spot

y – clinched division

z – clinched conference

p – Presidents' Trophy

e – eliminated from playoffs