1973-1974 New York Rangers team stats

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1973-1974 New York Rangers: 40-24-14
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 26-7-6 (166 goals scored, 102 allowed) Road record: 14-17-8 (134 goals scored, 149 allowed) Head Coaches: Larry Popein (18-14-9), Emile Francis (22-10-5) Power Play: 66/222 (29.7%) Penalty Killing: 194/239 (81.2%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 9-2 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 225-204 300 goals scored (2nd of 16 teams), 251 goals allowed (11th), 782 PIM (14th) 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      2  Brad Park            6'0   200   25   78   25   57   82  148   4   0  168   57  115   22  227  11.0  +18
RW     7  Rod Gilbert          5'9   180   32   75   36   41   77   20  16   0  104   39   54    0  168  21.4  +11
C     21  Pete Stemkowski      6'1   196   30   78   25   45   70   74   2   0   89    8   97   19  232  10.8   +3
C     19  Jean Ratelle         6'1   180   33   68   28   39   67   16   6   0   95   34   60    4  165  17.0   +5
C     18  Walt Tkaczuk         6'0   185   26   71   21   42   63   58   3   3   84   21   65   17  218   9.6  +15
RW    10  Bill Fairbairn       5'10  170   26   78   18   44   62   12   4   3   94   21   88   26  185   9.7  +11
LW     8  Steve Vickers        6'0   180   22   75   34   24   58   18   5   0   82   20   58    2  168  20.2   +6
LW    11  Vic Hadfield         6'0   190   33   77   27   28   55   75  12   0   91   37   54    1  201  13.4   +1
RW    22  Bobby Rousseau       5'10  178   33   72   10   41   51    4   6   0   75   49   24    0   87  11.5   +2
LW    27  Ted Irvine           6'2   195   29   75   26   20   46  105   2   0   80    4   75    1  142  18.3   +2
C     12  Bruce MacGregor      5'10  180   32   66   17   27   44    6   0   2   56    2   67   12   91  18.7   -1
D     16  Rod Seiling          6'0   195   29   68    7   23   30   32   0   0   98    6   96   20  104   6.7  +16
D      6  Gilles Marotte       5'9   205   28   46    2   17   19   28   0   0   68    3   69   11   87   2.3   +7
RW    17  Jerry Butler         6'0   180   22   26    6   10   16   24   1   0   28    3   21    3   60  10.0   +7
D      5  Dale Rolfe           6'4   210   33   48    3   12   15   56   0   1   74    3   68   13   98   3.1  +16
D      3  Ron Harris           5'10  190   31   63    2   12   14   25   0   0   38    1   48    9   75   2.7   -2
D     15  Jim Neilson          6'2   205   33   72    4    7   11   38   2   0   62    4   77   15  103   3.9   -4
D      4  Larry Sacharuk       6'0   200   21   23    2    4    6    4   1   0   20    5   16    1   50   4.0    0
C      9  Gene Carr            5'11  185   22   29    1    5    6   15   1   0   10    2   16    0   23   4.3   -8
D     26  Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0   198   26   12    1    3    4    6   0   0   12    1    8    1    6  16.7   +4
RW    20  Jack Egers           6'1   175   24   28    1    3    4    6   0   0   10    1    8    0    9  11.1   +1
RW    14  Mike Murphy          6'0   190   23   16    2    1    3    0   0   0    7    1    8    0   28   7.1   -2
LW    17  Tom Williams         5'11  187   22   14    1    2    3    4   0   0    4    1    5    0   18   5.6   -2
LW    14  Bert Wilson          6'0   178   24    5    1    1    2    2   1   0    2    1    0    0    3  33.3   +1
G      1  Ed Giacomin          5'11  180   34   56    0    1    1    4  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW     6  Glen Sather          5'11  180   30    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G     31  Peter McDuffe        5'9   180   25    6    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
LW    14  Real Lemieux         5'11  180   28    7    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
G     30  Gilles Villemure     5'8   185   33   21    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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  Ed Giacomin          34   56  3286  168  3.07  30  15  10 1530   .890   1   5
G   31  Peter McDuffe        25    6   340   18  3.18   3   2   1  187   .904   0   0
G   30  Gilles Villemure     33   21  1054   62  3.53   7   7   3  518   .880   2   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   14  RW   Rick Middleton          1005          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  2   30  LW   Pat Hickey               646    152   Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)           
  3   46  LW   John Campbell                         Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)  
  4   62  D    Brian Molvik                          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  5   78  RW   Pierre Laganiere                      Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  6   94  D    Dwayne Pentland                  29   Brandon Wheat Kings (WCHL)         

Traded draft picks:

#7 to NYI (Denis Anderson)
#8 to NYI (Dennis Desgagnes)
#9 to CHI (Steve Alley)
#12 to MTL (Louis Chiasson)


Transactions

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
10-28-1973	traded Glen Sather and Rene Villemure to Blues for Jack Egers
11-30-1973	traded Tommy Williams, Mike Murphy and Sheldon Kannegiesser to Kings for Gilles Marotte and Real Lemieux
01-21-1974	traded Real Lemieux to Sabres for Paul Curtis
02-15-1974	traded Gene Carr to Kings for Los Angeles' #1 pick in the 1977 draft
02-28-1974	traded Claude Houde to Red Wings for Brian Lavender
05-27-1974	traded Vic Hadfield to Penguins for Nick Beverley
06-10-1974	Golden Seals claimed Jim Neilson in intra-league draft
06-10-1974	claimed Walt McKechnie from Golden Seals in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Peter McDuffe in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected Doug Horbul in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Jack Egers in expansion draft
06-12-1974	traded Walt McKechnie to Bruins for Derek Sanderson
07-29-1974	sold Andre Peloffy to Capitals
08-29-1974	traded Larry Sacharuk to Blues for Greg Polis
09-23-1974	traded Brian Lavender to Golden Seals for Hartland Monahan

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

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/10/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        W   4-1 
04/11/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   1-4 
04/13/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-4 
04/14/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   6-4 
04/16/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        W   3-2 (OT)
04/18/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   5-2 
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Semifinals
04/20/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-4 
04/23/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-5 
04/25/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-3 
04/28/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   2-1 (OT)
04/30/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4 
05/02/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   4-1 
05/05/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- D 2 Brad Park 6'0 200 25 13 4 8 12 38 2 0 C 21 Pete Stemkowski 6'1 196 30 13 6 6 12 35 1 0 RW 22 Bobby Rousseau 5'10 178 33 12 1 8 9 4 1 0 D 5 Dale Rolfe 6'4 210 33 13 1 8 9 23 0 0 RW 10 Bill Fairbairn 5'10 170 26 13 3 5 8 6 0 0 RW 7 Rod Gilbert 5'9 180 32 13 3 5 8 4 1 0 LW 27 Ted Irvine 6'2 195 29 13 3 5 8 16 0 0 C 12 Bruce MacGregor 5'10 180 32 13 6 2 8 2 0 0 LW 8 Steve Vickers 6'0 180 22 13 4 4 8 17 2 0 C 19 Jean Ratelle 6'1 180 33 13 2 4 6 0 0 0 C 18 Walt Tkaczuk 6'0 185 26 13 0 5 5 22 0 0 D 3 Ron Harris 5'10 190 31 11 3 0 3 14 0 0 RW 17 Jerry Butler 6'0 180 22 12 0 2 2 25 0 0 D 16 Rod Seiling 6'0 195 29 13 0 2 2 19 0 0 LW 11 Vic Hadfield 6'0 190 33 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 RW 20 Jack Egers 6'1 175 24 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 D 6 Gilles Marotte 5'9 205 28 12 0 1 1 6 0 0 D 15 Jim Neilson 6'2 205 33 12 0 1 1 4 0 0 G 1 Ed Giacomin 5'11 180 34 13 0 0 0 6 0 0 C 9 Gene Carr 5'11 185 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 26 Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0 198 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 14 Real Lemieux 5'11 180 28 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 31 Peter McDuffe 5'9 180 25 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 14 Mike Murphy 6'0 190 23 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- D 4 Larry Sacharuk 6'0 200 21 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 6 Glen Sather 5'11 180 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- G 30 Gilles Villemure 5'8 185 33 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 17 Tom Williams 5'11 187 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LW 14 Bert Wilson 6'0 178 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 1 Ed Giacomin 34 13 788 37 2.82 7 6 351 .895 2 0 G 30 Gilles Villemure 33 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 .000 0 0

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

Date Opponent Result Record 10/10/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 4-1 1-0-0 10/13/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 8-2 2-0-0 10/14/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings T 1-1 2-0-1 10/17/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-0 3-0-1 10/20/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 2-3 3-1-1 10/21/1973 vs Montreal Canadiens L 2-3 3-2-1 10/27/1973 at New York Islanders L 2-3 3-3-1 10/28/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-7 3-4-1 10/30/1973 at Vancouver Canucks T 3-3 3-4-2 11/01/1973 at Los Angeles Kings L 1-2 3-5-2 11/04/1973 at Chicago Black Hawks L 1-4 3-6-2 11/07/1973 vs Boston Bruins W 7-3 4-6-2 11/09/1973 at Atlanta Flames T 3-3 4-6-3 11/11/1973 vs New York Islanders W 5-2 5-6-3 11/14/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks T 4-4 5-6-4 11/15/1973 at Boston Bruins L 2-10 5-7-4 11/17/1973 at Minnesota North Stars W 6-3 6-7-4 11/18/1973 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 7-0 7-7-4 11/21/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 3-0 8-7-4 11/22/1973 at Buffalo Sabres W 7-6 9-7-4 11/24/1973 vs Los Angeles Kings T 5-5 9-7-5 11/25/1973 vs Vancouver Canucks W 5-0 10-7-5 11/29/1973 at Philadelphia Flyers T 2-2 10-7-6 12/01/1973 at St. Louis Blues T 4-4 10-7-7 12/02/1973 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 6-4 11-7-7 12/05/1973 vs St. Louis Blues W 5-1 12-7-7 12/06/1973 at Buffalo Sabres L 4-8 12-8-7 12/09/1973 vs California Golden Seals W 6-3 13-8-7 12/12/1973 vs Buffalo Sabres T 1-1 13-8-8 12/15/1973 at Toronto Maple Leafs T 2-2 13-8-9 12/16/1973 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 1-6 13-9-9 12/20/1973 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-2 14-9-9 12/22/1973 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 15-9-9 12/23/1973 at Atlanta Flames L 1-3 15-10-9 12/26/1973 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 2-1 16-10-9 12/29/1973 at Montreal Canadiens L 1-7 16-11-9 12/30/1973 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-3 17-11-9 01/03/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers L 2-4 17-12-9 01/04/1974 vs Boston Bruins L 2-4 17-13-9 01/06/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 5-2 18-13-9

Date Opponent Result Record 01/10/1974 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-7 18-14-9 01/12/1974 at Vancouver Canucks W 6-1 19-14-9 01/13/1974 at California Golden Seals W 7-2 20-14-9 01/16/1974 at Detroit Red Wings T 4-4 20-14-10 01/17/1974 at St. Louis Blues L 2-3 20-15-10 01/19/1974 at Chicago Black Hawks W 3-2 21-15-10 01/23/1974 vs Atlanta Flames W 4-1 22-15-10 01/27/1974 vs Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 23-15-10 01/30/1974 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 24-15-10 02/02/1974 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-1 25-15-10 02/03/1974 vs Minnesota North Stars T 5-5 25-15-11 02/06/1974 vs New York Islanders W 6-0 26-15-11 02/09/1974 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-7 26-16-11 02/10/1974 vs St. Louis Blues W 4-2 27-16-11 02/14/1974 at Philadelphia Flyers T 4-4 27-16-12 02/16/1974 at Vancouver Canucks W 9-4 28-16-12 02/21/1974 at Los Angeles Kings W 5-3 29-16-12 02/22/1974 at California Golden Seals W 4-3 30-16-12 02/24/1974 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-2 31-16-12 02/27/1974 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-2 32-16-12 03/02/1974 at Minnesota North Stars W 3-1 33-16-12 03/03/1974 vs California Golden Seals W 8-2 34-16-12 03/06/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens W 9-2 35-16-12 03/09/1974 at Montreal Canadiens L 2-4 35-17-12 03/10/1974 vs New York Islanders W 4-2 36-17-12 03/14/1974 vs Chicago Black Hawks L 2-5 36-18-12 03/16/1974 at New York Islanders W 3-1 37-18-12 03/17/1974 at Boston Bruins L 2-5 37-19-12 03/20/1974 vs Vancouver Canucks L 5-7 37-20-12 03/21/1974 at Atlanta Flames T 5-5 37-20-13 03/23/1974 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-5 37-21-13 03/24/1974 vs Buffalo Sabres W 5-3 38-21-13 03/27/1974 vs Boston Bruins L 2-3 38-22-13 03/30/1974 at Toronto Maple Leafs L 3-7 38-23-13 03/31/1974 vs Toronto Maple Leafs T 3-3 38-23-14 04/03/1974 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 39-23-14 04/06/1974 at Detroit Red Wings L 3-8 39-24-14 04/07/1974 vs Montreal Canadiens W 6-4 40-24-14

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