1973-1974 New York Islanders team stats

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1973-1974 New York Islanders: 19-41-18
Previous Season Next Season 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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