1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season
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1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins | |
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Division | 5th West |
1972–73 record | 32-37-9 |
Goals for | 257 |
Goals against | 260 |
Team information | |
General Manager | Jack Riley |
Coach | Red Kelly |
Captain | None |
Alternate captains | Syl Apps Bryan Hextall Ken Schinkel |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Al McDonough (35) |
Assists | Syl Apps (56) |
Points | Syl Apps (85) |
Penalties in minutes | Bryan Watson (179) |
Wins | Jim Rutherford (20) |
Goals against average | Jim Rutherford (2.91) |
<1971–72 | 1973–74> |
The 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's sixth season in the National Hockey League.
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Offseason
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Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 284 | 225 | +59 | 93 |
2 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 296 | 256 | +40 | 85 |
3 | Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 254 | 230 | +24 | 85 |
4 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 233 | 251 | −18 | 76 |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 257 | 265 | −8 | 73 |
6 | Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 232 | 245 | −13 | 73 |
7 | Atlanta Flames | 78 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 191 | 239 | −106 | 65 |
8 | California Golden Seals | 78 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 213 | 323 | −177 | 48 |
Schedule and results
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October: 5–5–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 3–4–0)
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November: 7–5–2 (Home: 6–2–1; Road: 1–3–1)
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December: 3–6–4 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 0–4–3)
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January: 6–9–0 (Home: 5–3–0; Road: 1–6–0)
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February: 6–5–1 (Home: 5–0–1; Road: 1–5–0)
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March: 4–7–2 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–4–1)
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April: 1–0–0 (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie |
Playoffs
The Penguins failed to make the 1973 playoffs.
Player statistics
- Skaters[3]
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- Goaltenders[3]
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Jim Rutherford | 49 | 2660 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 129 | 2.91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Herron | 18 | 967 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 3.41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cam Newton | 11 | 533 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Andy Brown | 9 | 520 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 4.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Transactions
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:
Trades
October, 1972 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash |
To Atlanta Flames
Brian McKenzie |
October 6, 1972 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash |
To Detroit Red Wings
Roy Edwards |
January 8, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Jim Shires |
To St. Louis Blues
Joe Noris |
February 25, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Andy Brown |
To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in 1973 Draft (Nelson Pyatt) cash |
March 2, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
cash |
To New York Rangers
Sheldon Kannegiesser |
Additions and subtractions
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Roster
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Goaltenders
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Defencemen
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Wingers
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Centers
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Draft picks
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Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1972 NHL Entry Draft.[4]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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2 | 24[a] | Jack Lynch | Defence | ![]() |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
2 | 30 | Bernie Lukowich | Right Wing | ![]() |
New Westminster Bruins (WCHL) |
3 | 40 | Denis Herron | Goaltender | ![]() |
Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL) |
4 | 56 | Robert Lalonde | Center | ![]() |
Peterborough Petes (OHA) |
5 | 72 | Brian Walker | Center | ![]() |
Calgary Centennials (WCHL) |
6 | 88 | Jeff Ablett | Left Wing | ![]() |
Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) |
7 | 104 | D'Arcy Keating | Defence | ![]() |
Notre Dame (NCAA) |
8 | 120 | Yves Bergeron | Right Wing | ![]() |
Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL) |
9 | 136 | Jay Babcock | Left Wing | ![]() |
London Knights (OHA) |
10 | 149 | Don Atchison | Goaltender | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WCHL) |
- Draft notes[5]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a June 10, 1968 trade that sent Bob Woytowich to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
- a The St. Louis Blues' first-round pick (originally from the Montreal Canadiens) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 6, 1969 trade that sent Lou Angotti and a 1971 first-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Ron Schock, Craig Cameron and this pick.
References
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- Player stats at Hockey Database
- Game log on NHL Database
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