1972-1973 Season Overview

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Season Summary

Stanley Cup Champion

Montreal Canadiens

Presidents' Trophy

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Individual Awards

Hart Trophy: Regular season most valuable player Bobby Clarke

Vezina Trophy: Regular season best goaltender Michel Larocque

Calder Trophy: Regular season best rookie Steve Vickers

Ted Lindsay Award: Most outstanding player as voted by the players Bobby Clarke

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 Lowell MacDonald

Conn Smythe Trophy: Most valuable player in the playoffs Yvan Cournoyer

Norris Trophy: Regular season best defenseman Bobby Orr

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

Points

Player	Points
Phil Esposito	130
Bobby Clarke	104
Bobby Orr	101
Rick MacLeish	100
Jacques Lemaire	95

Goals

Player	Goals
Phil Esposito	55
Mickey Redmond	52
Rick MacLeish	50
Jacques Lemaire	44
Bill Flett	43

Assists

Player	Assists
Phil Esposito	75
Bobby Orr	72
Bobby Clarke	67
Pit Martin	61
Gilbert Perreault	60

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Rick MacLeish	21
Phil Esposito	19
Ken Hodge	16
Mickey Redmond	15
Bob Berry	14

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Phil Esposito	5
Peter Mahovlich	4
Garnet Bailey	3
Bill Flett	3
Don Luce	3

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Schultz	259
Bob Kelly	238
Steve Durbano	231
Andre Dupont	215
Don Saleski	205

Wins

Player	Wins
Ken Dryden	33.0
Tony Esposito	32.0
Roy Edwards	27.0
Ed Giacomin	26.0
Eddie Johnston	24.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Ken Dryden	2.26
Gilles Villemure	2.30
Tony Esposito	2.52
Roy Edwards	2.64
Dave Dryden	2.65

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Ken Dryden	0.926
Tony Esposito	0.917
Doug Favell	0.916
Jim Rutherford	0.912
Jacques Plante	0.911

Shutouts

Player	SO
Ken Dryden	6.0
Roy Edwards	6.0
Eddie Johnston	5.0
Cesare Maniago	5.0
Ed Giacomin	4.0

Points

Player	Points
Yvan Cournoyer	25
Dennis Hull	24
Frank Mahovlich	23
Jacques Lemaire	20
Stan Mikita	20

Goals

Player	Goals
Yvan Cournoyer	15
Pit Martin	10
Dennis Hull	9
Frank Mahovlich	9
Jim Pappin	8

Assists

Player	Assists
Dennis Hull	15
Pat Stapleton	15
Frank Mahovlich	14
Jacques Lemaire	13
Stan Mikita	13

Power Play Goals

Player	PPG
Dennis Hull	4
Pit Martin	4
Yvan Cournoyer	3
Jacques Lemaire	3
Rick Martin	2

Shorthanded Goals

Player	SHG
Ralph Backstrom	1
Bill Flett	1
Bill White	1
Stan Mikita	1
Gregg Sheppard	1

Penalty Minutes

Player	PIM
Dave Schultz	51
Phil Russell	49
Dennis O'Brien	38
Andre Dupont	29
Jim Pappin	24

Time On Ice (mins)

No playoff data available

Faceoff Percentage

No playoff data available

Wins

Player	Wins
Doug Favell	5.0
Ed Giacomin	5.0
Cesare Maniago	2.0
Ken Dryden	12.0
Tony Esposito	10.0

Goals Against Average

Player	GAA
Cesare Maniago	1.76
Ed Giacomin	2.57
Doug Favell	2.61
Roger Crozier	2.67
Ken Dryden	2.90

Save Percentage

Player	SV%
Cesare Maniago	0.939
Doug Favell	0.919
Ken Dryden	0.907
Roger Crozier	0.904
Ed Giacomin	0.903

Shutouts

Player	SO
Cesare Maniago	2.0
Ken Dryden	1.0
Tony Esposito	1.0
Doug Favell	1.0
Ed Giacomin	1.0

SELECT * FROM nhl_EOY_standings WHERE seasonId = 19721973 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