1974-1975 New York Islanders team stats

1974-1975 New York Islanders: 33-25-22
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Home record: 22-6-12  (147 goals scored, 92 allowed)
Road record: 11-19-10  (117 goals scored, 129 allowed)
Head Coach: Al Arbour

Power Play: 51/273 (18.7%)
Penalty Killing: 285/340 (83.8%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 11-7
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 202-159

264 goals scored (12th of 18 teams), 221 goals allowed (3rd), 1118 PIM (8th)

NHL Averages: 3.42 goals/game (274.0 goals/team), 1135.6 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   21   79   21   55   76  105   5   2  153   48  111   34  211  10.0  +28
RW    15  Billy Harris         6'2   195   22   80   25   37   62   34   4   0   98   31   65    2  199  12.6   +4
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   22   76   27   28   55  122   3   0   76   10   49    0  194  13.9  +17
D/RW  18  Ed Westfall          6'1   197   34   73   22   33   55   28   6   1   81   20   77   35  170  12.9  +19
LW     8  Garry Howatt         5'9   175   22   77   18   30   48  121   1   0   75    5   38    0  126  14.3  +32
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   20   80   25   22   47   66   8   0   71   21   55    1  165  15.2   -4
C     21  Andre St. Laurent    5'10  180   21   78   14   27   41   60   1   0   62    7   33    0  186   7.5  +22
C     16  Ralph Stewart        6'1   190   26   69   16   24   40   12   6   1   55   18   58   12  145  11.0   -9
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   20   77   16   23   39   12   2   0   55   10   36    0  127  12.6   +9
D      4  Jean Potvin          5'11  188   25   73    9   24   33   59   6   1   85   39   56    7  115   7.8   -3
C     17  Jude Drouin          5'10  160   26   40   14   18   32    6   2   0   47   11   28    0   93  15.1   +8
LW    12  J.P. Parise          5'9   175   33   41   14   16   30   22   4   0   46   11   25    0   88  15.9  +10
D      6  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   31   77    2   28   30   58   0   0   80    1   95   34   69   2.9  +18
RW    11  Billy MacMillan      5'10  185   31   69   13   12   25   12   2   1   41    5   55   19   74  17.6    0
D     25  Dave Lewis           6'2   205   21   78    5   14   19   98   0   0   64    2   69   15   95   5.3   +8
D      7  Dave Fortier         5'11  190   23   65    6   12   18   79   1   0   61    5   48    6   74   8.1  +14
D      2  Gerry Hart           5'9   190   26   71    4   14   18  143   0   1   81    1   68   16   81   4.9  +28
C     20  Doug Rombough        6'3   215   24   28    5    6   11    6   0   0   18    4    8    0   35  14.3   +6
C     10  Lorne Henning        5'11  185   22   60    5    6   11    6   0   4   18    2   26   17   45  11.1   +7
LW    12  Ernie Hicke          5'11  185   27   20    2    6    8   40   0   0   15    1    7    0   17  11.8   +7
RW    19  Craig Cameron        6'0   200   29   37    1    6    7   10   0   0   --   --   --   --   52   1.9   --
LW    24  Walt Ledingham       5'11  180   24    2    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    4    0    2   0.0   -3
C     17  Tom Miller           6'0   187   27    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    1   0.0    0
G      1  Glenn Resch          5'9   165   26   25    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   24   58    0    0    0   21  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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          26   25  1432   59  2.47  12   7   5  693   .915   3   3
G   31  Billy Smith          24   58  3368  156  2.78  21  18  17 1631   .904   3   3

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

1974 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    4  LW   Clark Gillies            958          Regina Pats (WCHL)                 
  2   22  C    Bryan Trottier          1279          Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)       
  3   40  C    Brad Anderson                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
  5   76  D    Carlo Torresan                        Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)          
  6   94  LW   Sid Prysunka                          New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  7  112  D    Dave Langevin            513    216   University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA)  
  8  129  D    Dave Inkpen                     293   Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  9  146  G    Jim Foubister                         Victoria Cougars (WCHL)            
 10  163  C    Bob Ferguson                          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
 11  178  D    Murray Fleck                          Estevan (SJHL)                     
 12  192  D    Dave Rooke                            Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
 13  204  D    Neil Smith                            Brockville Juniors (Ontario Jr. A)  
 14  214  D    Stefan Persson           622          Gavle (Sweden)                     
 15  221  C    Dave Otness                           University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
 16  226  D    Jim Murray                            Michigan Tech (NCAA)               
 17  229  G    Mike Dibble                           University of Wisconsin (NCAA)     
 18  232  LW   Brian Bye                         1   Kitchener Rangers (OHA)            
 19  235  C    Martti Jarkko                         Tampere Tappara (Finland)          
 20  238  D    Ron Phillips                          St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   

Traded draft picks:

#4 to ATL (Pat Ribble)

Transactions

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
01-05-1975	traded Ernie Hicke and Doug Rombough to North Stars for J.P. Parise
01-05-1975	sold Bob Cook to North Stars
01-07-1975	traded Craig Cameron to North Stars for Jude Drouin
03-03-1975	traded Gerry Desjardins to Sabres for Garry Lariviere

Playoff Results: Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Round 1 04/08/1975 at New York Rangers W 3-2 04/10/1975 vs New York Rangers L 3-8 04/11/1975 at New York Rangers W 4-3 (OT) -------------------------------------------------- Round 2 04/13/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-5 04/15/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 1-3 04/17/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 04/20/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-1 04/22/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 04/24/1975 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 04/26/1975 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 1-0 -------------------------------------------------- Semifinals 04/29/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 0-4 05/01/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 (OT) 05/04/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers L 0-1 05/07/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-3 (OT) 05/08/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-1 05/11/1975 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 05/13/1975 at Philadelphia Flyers L 1-4 Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 17 Jude Drouin 5'10 160 26 17 6 12 18 6 1 0 LW 12 J.P. Parise 5'9 175 33 17 8 8 16 22 4 0 D/RW 18 Ed Westfall 6'1 197 34 17 5 10 15 12 2 1 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 21 17 5 9 14 30 3 1 RW 15 Billy Harris 6'2 195 22 17 3 7 10 12 2 0 D 6 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 31 17 2 5 7 16 0 0 C 16 Ralph Stewart 6'1 190 26 13 3 3 6 2 1 0 D 4 Jean Potvin 5'11 188 25 15 2 4 6 9 0 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 20 17 4 2 6 36 0 0 LW 8 Garry Howatt 5'9 175 22 17 3 3 6 59 0 0 C 21 Andre St. Laurent 5'10 180 21 15 2 2 4 6 1 0 D 2 Gerry Hart 5'9 190 26 17 2 2 4 42 0 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 22 17 1 3 4 27 0 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 20 9 1 2 3 4 1 0 D 7 Dave Fortier 5'11 190 23 14 0 2 2 33 0 0 C 10 Lorne Henning 5'11 185 22 17 0 2 2 0 0 0 D 25 Dave Lewis 6'2 205 21 17 0 1 1 28 0 0 RW 11 Billy MacMillan 5'10 185 31 17 0 1 1 23 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 24 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 G 1 Glenn Resch 5'9 165 26 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 19 Craig Cameron 6'0 200 29 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 12 Ernie Hicke 5'11 185 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 24 Walt Ledingham 5'11 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 17 Tom Miller 6'0 187 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 20 Doug Rombough 6'3 215 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Glenn Resch 26 12 692 15 1.30 8 4 360 .958 1 1 G 31 Billy Smith 24 6 333 23 4.14 1 4 197 .883 1 0

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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/09/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        T   5-5     0-0-1
10/12/1974   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   6-2     1-0-1
10/15/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   6-3     2-0-1
10/19/1974   vs New York Rangers          L   2-4     2-1-1
10/20/1974   at Washington Capitals       W   5-0     3-1-1
10/22/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            W   2-1     4-1-1
10/26/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   4-0     5-1-1
10/28/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W  10-1     6-1-1
10/30/1974   at New York Rangers          T   1-1     6-1-2
11/02/1974   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-2     7-1-2
11/03/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-3     7-2-2
11/05/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   4-4     7-2-3
11/06/1974   at Atlanta Flames            L   1-2     7-3-3
11/09/1974   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-4     7-4-3
11/13/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-8     7-5-3
11/15/1974   at Kansas City Scouts        L   2-4     7-6-3
11/16/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-5     7-7-3
11/19/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-3     8-7-3
11/20/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     8-7-4
11/22/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   6-0     9-7-4
11/23/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   3-3     9-7-5
11/27/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         T   3-3     9-7-6
11/29/1974   at California Golden Seals   T   3-3     9-7-7
11/30/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         L   0-3     9-8-7
12/05/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     9-8-8
12/07/1974   vs Kansas City Scouts        W   4-1     10-8-8
12/08/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3     10-9-8
12/10/1974   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-2     11-9-8
12/14/1974   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-0     12-9-8
12/15/1974   at Boston Bruins             L   2-5     12-10-8
12/17/1974   at St. Louis Blues           L   4-8     12-11-8
12/18/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     12-12-8
12/21/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   3-3     12-12-9
12/22/1974   at Kansas City Scouts        W   5-2     13-12-9
12/26/1974   at Atlanta Flames            L   1-2     13-13-9
12/28/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-3     13-14-9
12/29/1974   at Washington Capitals       W   7-0     14-14-9
01/02/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-2     15-14-9
01/04/1975   vs New York Rangers          L   3-5     15-15-9
01/07/1975   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-3     16-15-9

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/09/1975   at Philadelphia Flyers       W   3-1     17-15-9
01/11/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     17-15-10
01/12/1975   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-4     17-16-10
01/14/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           T   3-3     17-16-11
01/18/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         W   5-1     18-16-11
01/23/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-3     18-17-11
01/25/1975   vs Los Angeles Kings         T   5-5     18-17-12
01/28/1975   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   6-2     19-17-12
01/29/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-3     20-17-12
02/01/1975   at Detroit Red Wings         W   4-1     21-17-12
02/02/1975   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   1-1     21-17-13
02/06/1975   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     21-17-14
02/08/1975   vs Washington Capitals       W   5-1     22-17-14
02/09/1975   at Boston Bruins             L   1-5     22-18-14
02/11/1975   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   2-1     23-18-14
02/12/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     W   4-2     24-18-14
02/15/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       T   1-1     24-18-15
02/16/1975   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-3     24-19-15
02/18/1975   vs Buffalo Sabres            L   2-3     24-20-15
02/21/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   1-4     24-21-15
02/22/1975   at Montreal Canadiens        W   7-6     25-21-15
02/25/1975   vs St. Louis Blues           W   3-0     26-21-15
03/01/1975   vs California Golden Seals   W   6-1     27-21-15
03/02/1975   at Buffalo Sabres            T   3-3     27-21-16
03/06/1975   at Los Angeles Kings         T   2-2     27-21-17
03/08/1975   at Vancouver Canucks         W   7-5     28-21-17
03/09/1975   at California Golden Seals   L   2-4     28-22-17
03/11/1975   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   2-4     28-23-17
03/12/1975   at New York Rangers          L   3-5     28-24-17
03/15/1975   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-1     29-24-17
03/18/1975   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   4-4     29-24-18
03/19/1975   at Kansas City Scouts        W   3-1     30-24-18
03/22/1975   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-2     31-24-18
03/23/1975   at Minnesota North Stars     T   3-3     31-24-19
03/25/1975   vs Montreal Canadiens        T   3-3     31-24-20
03/29/1975   vs New York Rangers          W   6-4     32-24-20
03/30/1975   at Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     32-24-21
04/01/1975   vs Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     32-24-22
04/05/1975   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4     32-25-22
04/06/1975   at New York Rangers          W   6-4     33-25-22

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