1972-1973 New York Rangers team stats

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1972-1973 New York Rangers: 47-23-8
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-8-5 (162 goals scored, 84 allowed) Road record: 21-15-3 (135 goals scored, 124 allowed) Head Coach: Emile Francis Power Play: 54/238 (22.7%) Penalty Killing: 211/250 (84.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 5-5 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 238-164 297 goals scored (3rd of 16 teams), 208 goals allowed (2nd), 765 PIM (15th) NHL Averages: 3.28 goals/game (255.5 goals/team), 947.5 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
C     19  Jean Ratelle         6'1   180   32   78   41   53   94   12  11   0  123   35   67    3  241  17.0  +24
RW     7  Rod Gilbert          5'9   180   31   76   25   59   84   25   6   0  106   32   62    0  183  13.7  +12
C     18  Walt Tkaczuk         6'0   185   25   76   27   39   66   59   6   1  106   25   67   21  264  10.2  +35
RW    10  Bill Fairbairn       5'10  170   25   78   30   33   63   23   5   2  102   15   73   22  174  17.2  +36
LW    11  Vic Hadfield         6'0   190   32   63   28   34   62   60   9   0   93   26   54    0  214  13.1  +13
C     21  Pete Stemkowski      6'1   196   29   78   22   37   59   71   2   0   78   10   47    7  200  11.0  +28
LW     8  Steve Vickers        6'0   180   21   61   30   23   53   37   2   0   74   10   29    0  131  22.9  +35
D      2  Brad Park            6'0   200   24   52   10   43   53   51   4   0   99   24   56   12  142   7.0  +31
RW    22  Bobby Rousseau       5'10  178   32   78    8   37   45   14   2   0   72   37   37    3  150   5.3   +1
D     16  Rod Seiling          6'0   195   28   72    9   33   42   36   1   1  125   12   90   20  155   5.8  +43
D      5  Dale Rolfe           6'4   210   32   72    7   25   32   74   1   0  124   13   89   19  159   4.4  +41
C     12  Bruce MacGregor      5'10  180   31   52   14   12   26   12   0   0   44    3   34    7   85  16.5  +14
LW     6  Glen Sather          5'11  180   29   77   11   15   26   64   1   1   47    1   37    7   69  15.9  +16
LW    27  Ted Irvine           6'2   195   28   53    8   12   20   54   1   0   33    5   24    0   91   8.8   +4
D     15  Jim Neilson          6'2   205   32   52    4   16   20   35   0   0   76    7   60   13   99   4.0  +22
C      9  Gene Carr            5'11  185   21   50    9   10   19   50   1   0   32    5   31    0   65  13.8   -4
D     24  Ab DeMarco           6'0   170   23   51    4   13   17   15   1   0   68    5   51    4  104   3.8  +16
D      3  Ron Harris           5'10  190   30   46    3   10   13   17   1   0   35    1   41    9   73   4.1   +2
RW    14  Mike Murphy          6'0   190   22   15    4    4    8    5   0   0    9    0   15    1   35  11.4   -5
D      4  Randy Legge          5'11  184   27   12    0    2    2    2   0   0    5    0    6    1   10   0.0    0
G      1  Ed Giacomin          5'11  180   33   43    0    2    2    6  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    23  Bill Heindl          5'10  175   26    4    1    0    1    0   0   0    1    0    1    1    6  16.7   +1
D      4  Larry Sacharuk       6'0   200   20    8    1    0    1    0   0   0    4    0    5    0    9  11.1   -1
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   21    8    1    0    1    4   0   0    2    0    1    0   11   9.1   +1
D     26  Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0   198   25    3    0    1    1    4   0   0    3    0    0    0    2   0.0   +3
LW    17  Tom Williams         5'11  187   21   10    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    1    1    2   0.0   +1
C     12  Ron Stewart          5'11  171   40   11    0    1    1    0   0   0    2    0    3    1    8   0.0    0
LW    20  Curt Bennett         6'3   195   24   16    0    1    1   11   0   0    6    0    8    0   13   0.0   -2
G     31  Peter McDuffe        5'9   180   24    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Bert Marshall        6'3   205   29    8    0    0    0   14   0   0    1    0    4    0    4   0.0   -3
G     30  Gilles Villemure     5'8   185   32   34    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   31  Peter McDuffe        24    1    60    1  1.00   1   0   0   26   .962   0   0
G   30  Gilles Villemure     32   34  2040   78  2.29  20  12   2  864   .910   2   3
G    1  Ed Giacomin          33   43  2580  125  2.91  26  11   6 1243   .899   2   4

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

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   10  LW   Al Blanchard                          Kitchener Rangers (OHA)              [pick acquired from DET]
  1   15  C    Bob MacMillan            753    153   St. Catharines Black Hawks (OHA)   
  2   21  D    Larry Sacharuk           151     15   Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)              [pick acquired from BUF]
  2   31  LW   Rene Villemure                        Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)          
  3   47  C    Gerry Teeple                          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  4   63  LW   Doug Horbul                4          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  5   79  D    Marty Gateman                    12   Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)           
  6   95  C    Ken Ireland                           New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)      
  7  111  LW   Jeff Hunt                             Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)               
  8  127  D    Yvon Blais                            Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  9  137  D    Pierre Archambault                    St. Jerome Alouettes (QMJHL)         [pick acquired from STL]

Traded draft picks:

Transactions

06-06-1972	Flames selected Norm Gratton in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders selected Bryan Lefley in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Morris Stefaniw in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Islanders claimed Don Blackburm in intra-league draft
06-16-1972	traded Bill Hogaboam to Flames for Bill Heindl
09-1972	signed John Bednarski as a free agent
10-1972	sold Bob Kelly to Rochester (AHL)
11-14-1972	sold Ron Stewart to Islanders
11-29-1972	traded Curt Bennett to Flames for Ron Harris
03-02-1973	traded Ab DeMarco to Blues for Mike Murphy
03-02-1973	traded Steve Andrascik (acq. 5/16/1973) to Penguins for Sheldon Kannegiesser
03-04-1973	traded Dave Hrechkosy and Gary Coalter (both acq. 5/17/73) to Golden Seals for Bert Marshall
06-1973	traded Bill Knibbs and $20,000 to Rochester (AHL) for Bob Kelly
06-12-1973	Islanders claimed Bert Marshall in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	claimed Curt Ridley from Bruins in reverse draft
09-08-1973	traded Bob Kelly to Blues for Norm Dennis and Don Borgeson

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/04/1973   at Boston Bruins             W   6-2 
04/05/1973   at Boston Bruins             W   4-2 
04/07/1973   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-4 
04/08/1973   vs Boston Bruins             W   4-0 
04/10/1973   at Boston Bruins             W   6-3 
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Semifinals
04/12/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   4-1 
04/15/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   4-5 
04/17/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-2 
04/19/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-3 
04/24/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- RW 10 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 25 10 1 8 9 2 0 0 C 19 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 32 10 2 7 9 0 1 0 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 25 10 7 2 9 8 1 0 LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 21 10 5 4 9 4 0 0 D 2 Brad Park 6'0 200 24 10 2 5 7 8 1 0 RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 31 10 5 1 6 2 0 0 C 21 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 29 10 4 2 6 6 1 0 D 5 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 32 8 0 5 5 6 0 0 RW 22 Bobby Rousseau 5'10 178 32 10 2 3 5 4 0 0 LW 11 Vic Hadfield 6'0 190 32 9 2 2 4 11 0 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 28 10 1 3 4 20 1 0 C 12 Bruce MacGregor 5'10 180 31 10 2 2 4 2 0 0 D 15 Jim Neilson 6'2 205 32 10 0 4 4 2 0 0 D 3 Ron Harris 5'10 190 30 10 0 3 3 2 0 0 C 9 Gene Carr 5'11 185 21 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 D 4 Bert Marshall 6'3 205 29 6 0 1 1 8 0 0 D 26 Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0 198 25 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 G 30 Gilles Villemure 5'8 185 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 6 Glen Sather 5'11 180 29 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 G 1 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 33 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 22 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 LW 20 Curt Bennett 6'3 195 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 24 Ab DeMarco 6'0 170 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 23 Bill Heindl 5'10 175 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Randy Legge 5'11 184 27 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Peter McDuffe 5'9 180 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Larry Sacharuk 6'0 200 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 16 Rod Seiling 6'0 195 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- C 12 Ron Stewart 5'11 171 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Ed Giacomin 33 10 539 23 2.56 5 4 238 .903 1 1 G 30 Gilles Villemure 32 2 61 2 1.97 0 1 31 .935 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1972 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 0-1-0 10/08/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-5 0-2-0 10/11/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-3 1-2-0 10/14/1972 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-6 1-3-0 10/15/1972 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-2 2-3-0 10/18/1972 vs Boston Bruins W 7-1 3-3-0 10/21/1972 at New York Islanders W 2-1 4-3-0 10/22/1972 vs Montreal Canadiens T 1-1 4-3-1 10/25/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-1 5-3-1 10/29/1972 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 7-1 6-3-1 11/01/1972 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 7-3-1 11/04/1972 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 4-6 7-4-1 11/05/1972 at Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 8-4-1 11/08/1972 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-2 9-4-1 11/11/1972 vs California Golden Seals W 7-2 10-4-1 11/12/1972 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-1 11-4-1 11/15/1972 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 7-3 12-4-1 11/18/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 3-1 13-4-1 11/19/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-5 13-5-1 11/21/1972 at Atlanta Flames W 3-1 14-5-1 11/23/1972 at Buffalo Sabres L 3-5 14-6-1 11/26/1972 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 7-4 15-6-1 11/28/1972 at Vancouver Canucks L 1-2 15-7-1 11/29/1972 at Los Angeles Kings T 2-2 15-7-2 12/01/1972 at California Golden Seals T 3-3 15-7-3 12/03/1972 vs Atlanta Flames W 3-2 16-7-3 12/06/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-3 16-8-3 12/09/1972 at New York Islanders W 4-1 17-8-3 12/10/1972 vs New York Islanders W 4-1 18-8-3 12/13/1972 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 19-8-3 12/14/1972 at Boston Bruins L 2-4 19-9-3 12/16/1972 at Minnesota North Stars L 1-5 19-10-3 12/17/1972 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-1 20-10-3 12/20/1972 at St. Louis Blues W 5-4 21-10-3 12/21/1972 vs Atlanta Flames L 2-5 21-11-3 12/24/1972 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-0 22-11-3 12/27/1972 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 22-12-3 12/31/1972 vs St. Louis Blues W 6-1 23-12-3 01/03/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings W 3-0 24-12-3 01/06/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 24-13-3

Date Opponent Result Record 01/07/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 3-0 25-13-3 01/11/1973 at Buffalo Sabres W 4-2 26-13-3 01/13/1973 at St. Louis Blues W 5-3 27-13-3 01/14/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-2 28-13-3 01/17/1973 at Los Angeles Kings T 4-4 28-13-4 01/19/1973 at California Golden Seals W 6-0 29-13-4 01/20/1973 at Vancouver Canucks W 4-3 30-13-4 01/24/1973 vs Boston Bruins W 4-2 31-13-4 01/27/1973 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-3 32-13-4 01/28/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 5-2 33-13-4 01/31/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 3-1 34-13-4 02/03/1973 at Boston Bruins W 7-3 35-13-4 02/04/1973 vs Atlanta Flames W 6-0 36-13-4 02/07/1973 vs New York Islanders W 6-0 37-13-4 02/10/1973 at New York Islanders W 6-0 38-13-4 02/11/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens T 2-2 38-13-5 02/14/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 3-6 38-14-5 02/15/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 1-4 38-15-5 02/18/1973 vs New York Islanders W 3-2 39-15-5 02/21/1973 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-3 40-15-5 02/23/1973 at California Golden Seals L 3-5 40-16-5 02/25/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars W 6-5 41-16-5 02/28/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 3-3 41-16-6 03/03/1973 at Detroit Red Wings W 6-3 42-16-6 03/04/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 42-17-6 03/07/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 42-17-7 03/10/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 5-4 43-17-7 03/11/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 44-17-7 03/14/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 2-4 44-18-7 03/17/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 5-7 44-19-7 03/18/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-1 45-19-7 03/20/1973 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-1 46-19-7 03/22/1973 at Atlanta Flames W 4-1 47-19-7 03/24/1973 at Boston Bruins L 0-3 47-20-7 03/25/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars L 1-2 47-21-7 03/28/1973 vs Boston Bruins L 3-6 47-22-7 03/31/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-5 47-23-7 04/01/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings T 3-3 47-23-8

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