1972 nhl playoffs

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1971–72 listed with their last team): The Pittsburgh Penguins finished fourth in the West Division with 66 points (winning the tiebreaker with Philadelphia in total goals for 220–200). NHL.com is the official web site of the National Hockey League. > 1972 NFL > Standings & Team Stats. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with St. Louis winning two of the three previous series. Pittsburgh Penguins stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown in the 1972 NHL playoffs. They last met in the This was the eighth series between these two teams with Boston winning five of the seven previous series. The St. Louis Blues finished fourth in the West Division with 76 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs finished fourth in the East Division with 80 points. Instead of having the winner of the series between the first and third-place East Division teams play the winner of the second and fourth-place West Division teams and the winner of the first versus third-place West Division teams against the winner of the second and fourth-place East Division teams, the semi-final would pit the highest remaining seed in the East Division play the lowest remaining seed from the West and vice versa. Philadelphia won three of the five games in this year's regular season series. League Champion: Boston Bruins. The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was the twelfth playoff series between these two teams with Toronto winning eight of the eleven previous series. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams with Chicago winning three of the four previous series. The Montreal Canadiens took over first place in the East Division and the league from the Boston Bruins while for the third consecutive season the Chicago Black Hawks dominated the West Division. Standings, Statistics, Leaders and more for the 1972-73 NHL season. They last met in the This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams. Player nationality and age distributions, draft rounds of players in the 1972 playoffs. The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1972–73 (listed with their last team):

They last met in the The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1972–73 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs): The Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars finished tied for second in the West Division each with 85 points (Philadelphia won the tiebreaker in total goals for 296–254). The St. Louis Blues finished third with 67 points. 1972 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Summary Previous Year Next Year. They last met in the The Chicago Black Hawks finished first in the West Division with 93 points. They last met in the The Chicago Black Hawks finished first in the West Division with 107 points. Their only previous series came in the This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams with Chicago winning all three previous series. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Conn Smythe Trophy: Bobby Orr (5 G, 19 A, 24 P) Assists Leaders: Bobby Orr (19) Points Leaders: Phil Esposito (24), Bobby Orr (24) Goals Leaders: John Bucyk (9), Phil Esposito (9), Ken Hodge (9) Prior to the start of the season, the 1972 Summit Series took place. Canada expected to easily beat the Soviets, but were shocked to find themselves with a losing record of one win, two losses, and a tie after four games in Canada. Among notable first year players this season were Montreal's In what was widely seen as a preemptive move to help forestall the incipient Although they had fallen somewhat from their overwhelming offensive dominance from the previous season, once again the Boston Bruins had the best record in the league, while the This change necessitated the way the semi-final match-ups were determined as well.