1973-1974 New York Islanders team stats

1973-1974 New York Islanders: 19-41-18
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Home record: 13-17-9  (96 goals scored, 110 allowed)
Road record: 6-24-9  (86 goals scored, 137 allowed)
Head Coach: Al Arbour

Power Play: 32/230 (13.9%)
Penalty Killing: 199/262 (76.0%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 7-13
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 143-171

182 goals scored (16th of 16 teams), 247 goals allowed (8th), 1075 PIM (3rd)

NHL Averages: 3.20 goals/game (249.3 goals/team), 952.3 PIM/team

Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   20   77   17   37   54  175   6   0  114   29  141   40  209   8.1  -16
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   21   78   23   27   50   34   4   0   67   21   58    1  190  12.1  -11
C     16  Ralph Stewart        6'1   190   25   67   23   20   43    6   2   5   54   11   69   19  178  12.9   -7
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   33   68   19   23   42   28   6   0   65   17   90   37  177  10.7   -5
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   21   77   21   20   41  118   3   0   57    7   67    0  176  11.9  -17
RW    19  Craig Cameron        6'0   200   28   78   15   14   29   28   2   0   50    8   82   25  121  12.4  -15
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   24   78    5   23   28  100   2   0   85   28   99   16  114   4.4  -26
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   21   60   12   15   27    6   2   0   38   11   34    0   96  12.5   -7
LW     7  Germain Gagnon       6'0   175   31   62    8   14   22    8   0   0   35    7   49   27   68  11.8   +6
LW     9  Brian Spencer        5'11  185   24   54    5   16   21   65   0   0   29    5   42    2  114   4.4  -16
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   21   78    6   11   17  204   0   0   43    3   54    1   84   7.1  -13
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   20   66    2   15   17   58   1   1   55    3   78   19   63   3.2   -7
C     21  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   20   42    5    9   14   18   0   0   17    1   15    0   75   6.7   +1
LW    12  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   26   55    6    7   13   26   2   0   21    5   35    0   67   9.0  -19
RW    24  Billy MacMillan      5'10  185   30   55    4    9   13   16   0   0   23    0   34    5   65   6.2   -6
C     11  Dave Hudson          6'0   185   24   63    2   10   12    7   0   0   19    1   24    0   43   4.7   -6
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   25   70    1   10   11   61   0   0   40    0   67   10   63   1.6  -17
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   30   69    1    7    8   84   0   0   66    1  103   43   51   2.0   +5
C     20  Doug Rombough        6'3   215   23   12    3    1    4    8   2   0    7    2    4    0   19  15.8   +1
C     17  Tom Miller           6'0   187   26   19    2    1    3    4   0   1    4    0   14    7   19  10.5   -3
RW    22  Bob Cook             6'0   190   27   22    2    1    3    4   0   0    7    1    3    0   20  10.0   +3
RW    22  Vic Teal             6'1   160   24    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0   --   --    4   0.0    0
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   25    2    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     14  Brian Marchinko      6'0   180   25    6    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    7   0.0    0
D      3  Bryan Lefley         6'0   195   25    7    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    1    0    1   0.0    0
D     25  Neil Nicholson       5'11  180   24    8    0    0    0    0   0   0    2    0    0    0    2   0.0   +2
G     30  Gerry Desjardins     5'11  190   29   36    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   23   46    0    0    0   11  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage

Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G    1  Glenn Resch          25    2   120    6  3.00   1   1   0   57   .895   0   0
G   31  Billy Smith          23   46  2615  134  3.07   9  23  12 1303   .897   5   0
G   30  Gerry Desjardins     29   36  1945  101  3.12   9  17   6 1028   .902   1   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    1  D    Denis Potvin            1060          Ottawa 67's (OHA)                  
  3   33  D    Dave Lewis              1008          Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  4   49  C    Andre St. Laurent        644          Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)  
  5   65  RW   Ron Kennedy                           New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  6   81  D    Kevin Smith                           Brown University (NCAA)            
  7   97  G    Don Cutts                  6          R.P.I. (NCAA)                      
  7  110  D    Denis Anderson                        New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)        [pick acquired from NYR]
  8  113  RW   Mike Kennedy                          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
  8  126  C    Dennis Desgagnes                      Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)            [pick acquired from NYR]
  9  129  D    Bob Lorimer              529          Michigan Tech (NCAA)               

Traded draft picks:

#2 to MTL (Glenn Goldup)
#10 to TOR (Lee Palmer)
#11 to TOR (Norm McLeod)

Transactions

06-12-1973	claimed Bert Marshall from Rangers in intra-league draft
08-1973	sold Connie Forey to Blues
09-29-1973	signed Vic Teal as a free agent
03-07-1974	traded Germain Gagnon to Black Hawks for Walt Ledingham
03-10-1974	traded Brian Spencer to Sabres for Doug Rombough
06-10-1974	claimed Dave Fortier from Flyers in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Bryan Lefley in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Bill Mikkelson in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Dave Hudson in expansion draft
09-10-1974	traded Bart Crashley and Larry Hornung to Scouts for Bob Bourne


Game Log:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1973   at Atlanta Flames            T   1-1     0-0-1
10/13/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-6     0-1-1
10/14/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   2-3     0-2-1
10/16/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         T   4-4     0-2-2
10/20/1973   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2     0-3-2
10/21/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     0-3-3
10/25/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     T   1-1     0-3-4
10/27/1973   vs New York Rangers          W   3-2     1-3-4
10/28/1973   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     1-4-4
11/01/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   2-2     1-4-5
11/03/1973   vs Boston Bruins             W   6-4     2-4-5
11/07/1973   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   1-1     2-4-6
11/10/1973   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     2-4-7
11/11/1973   at New York Rangers          L   2-5     2-5-7
11/14/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-4     2-6-7
11/17/1973   at St. Louis Blues           L   0-4     2-7-7
11/20/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     2-8-7
11/22/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-3     3-8-7
11/24/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         L   4-6     3-9-7
11/27/1973   vs Atlanta Flames            W   4-2     4-9-7
12/01/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-2     4-10-7
12/02/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     4-11-7
12/04/1973   vs St. Louis Blues           L   1-3     4-12-7
12/06/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     4-13-7
12/08/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-3     4-14-7
12/11/1973   vs California Golden Seals   W   6-3     5-14-7
12/13/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-3     5-15-7
12/15/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     5-15-8
12/16/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4     5-16-8
12/18/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   2-2     5-16-9
12/22/1973   at St. Louis Blues           W   4-2     6-16-9
12/23/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   1-1     6-16-10
12/26/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L   0-1     6-17-10
12/28/1973   at California Golden Seals   T   4-4     6-17-11
12/29/1973   at Vancouver Canucks         W   4-3     7-17-11
01/02/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-5     7-18-11
01/03/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   3-2     8-18-11
01/05/1974   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-6     8-19-11
01/08/1974   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   1-3     8-20-11
01/10/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-8     8-21-11

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/12/1974   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     9-21-11
01/15/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            W   4-3     10-21-11
01/19/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     10-21-12
01/22/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   4-3     11-21-12
01/26/1974   vs Boston Bruins             L   0-4     11-22-12
01/27/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2     12-22-12
01/31/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     13-22-12
02/02/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         T   2-2     13-22-13
02/03/1974   at California Golden Seals   L   2-4     13-23-13
02/05/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-2     14-23-13
02/06/1974   at New York Rangers          L   0-6     14-24-13
02/09/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-3     14-25-13
02/12/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            L   1-4     14-26-13
02/14/1974   at St. Louis Blues           T   2-2     14-26-14
02/16/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-4     14-27-14
02/19/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-3     15-27-14
02/24/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-5     15-28-14
02/26/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   1-1     15-28-15
02/28/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   4-6     15-29-15
03/02/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-5     15-30-15
03/03/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   3-4     15-31-15
03/05/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-2     15-32-15
03/09/1974   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   1-3     15-33-15
03/10/1974   at New York Rangers          L   2-4     15-34-15
03/12/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-2     15-35-15
03/14/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-2     15-36-15
03/16/1974   vs New York Rangers          L   1-3     15-37-15
03/17/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4     15-38-15
03/19/1974   vs St. Louis Blues           W   5-1     16-38-15
03/20/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   1-1     16-38-16
03/23/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   1-1     16-38-17
03/24/1974   at Atlanta Flames            W   6-4     17-38-17
03/27/1974   at California Golden Seals   T   2-2     17-38-18
03/28/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-4     17-39-18
03/30/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         L   2-4     17-40-18
04/02/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-2     18-40-18
04/04/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4     18-41-18
04/06/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-2     19-41-18

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