1972-1973 Pittsburgh Penguins team stats

1972-1973 Pittsburgh Penguins: 32-37-9
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Home record: 24-11-4  (150 goals scored, 104 allowed)
Road record: 8-26-5  (107 goals scored, 161 allowed)
Head Coaches: Red Kelly (17-19-6), Ken Schinkel (15-18-3)

Power Play: 52/301 (17.3%)
Penalty Killing: 215/264 (81.4%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 10-7
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 195-209

257 goals scored (8th of 16 teams), 265 goals allowed (12th), 866 PIM (10th)

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     26  Syl Apps             6'0   185   25   77   29   56   85   18   6   2  106   23   77   19  186  15.6  +25
RW     9  Al McDonough         6'1   175   22   78   35   41   76   26   7   0  118   38   60    0  285  12.3  +20
LW    18  Lowell MacDonald     5'11  185   31   78   34   41   75    8   6   0  115   22   68   12  244  13.9  +37
C      7  Bryan Hextall        5'11  185   31   78   21   33   54  113   6   0   78   22   79    0  169  12.4  -23
LW    22  Greg Polis           6'0   195   22   78   26   23   49   36   8   0   73   23   82    0  221  11.8  -32
C     17  Ron Schock           5'11  180   29   78   13   36   49   23   2   3   63    7   94   26  143   9.1  -12
LW    23  Eddie Shack          6'1   200   35   74   25   20   45   84   8   0   76   30   57    1  192  13.0  -10
RW    19  Jean Pronovost       6'0   185   27   66   21   22   43   16   2   1   68   16   78   11  192  10.9  -15
D     25  Darryl Edestrand     5'11  180   27   78   15   24   39   88   4   1  112   16  110   17  155   9.7   +3
D      4  Dave Burrows         6'1   190   23   78    3   24   27   42   0   0   99    5  118   20  132   2.3   -4
RW    11  Nick Harbaruk        6'0   195   29   78   10   15   25   47   0   2   35    2   63   19   96  10.4  -11
RW    12  Ken Schinkel         5'10  172   40   42   11   10   21   16   1   0   29    6   36    3   79  13.9  -10
D      2  Duane Rupp           6'1   195   34   78    7   13   20   62   2   1  102   22  106   23  132   5.3   -3
D      3  Jack Lynch           6'2   180   20   47    1   18   19   40   0   0   53   21   63   10   78   1.3  -21
D      5  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   30   69    1   17   18  179   0   0   88    2   92   24   47   2.1  +18
C     15  Rick Kessell         5'10  175   23   66    1   13   14    0   0   0   16    2   26    3   35   2.9   -9
D     24  Jean-Guy Lagace      5'10  185   27   31    1    5    6   32   0   0   23    1   32    2   33   3.0   -8
LW    20  Steve Cardwell       5'11  190   22   20    2    2    4    2   0   0    4    0    6    0   21   9.5   -2
LW    27  Jim Shires           6'0   180   27   18    1    2    3    2   0   0    6    0   14    0   22   4.5   -8
LW    10  Robin Burns          6'0   195   26   26    0    2    2   20   0   0    3    0    9    0   26   0.0   -6
C      8  Jim Wiley            6'2   200   22    4    0    1    1    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    7   0.0   +1
G      1  Cam Newton           5'11  170   22   11    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
G      1  Denis Herron         5'11  165   20   18    0    1    1    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      6  Sheldon Kannegiesser 6'0   198   25    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    1    0    4   0.0   -1
G     30  Andy Brown           6'0   185   28    9    0    0    0    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
C     16  Ron Lalonde          5'10  170   20    9    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    1    2   0.0    0
G     29  Jim Rutherford       5'8   168   23   49    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   29  Jim Rutherford       23   49  2660  129  2.91  20  22   5 1460   .912   3   3
G    1  Denis Herron         20   18   967   55  3.41   6   7   2  453   .879   0   2
G    1  Cam Newton           22   11   533   35  3.94   3   4   0  296   .882   2   0
G   30  Andy Brown           28    9   520   41  4.73   3   4   2  311   .868   0   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

1972 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  2   24  D    Jack Lynch               382          Oshawa Generals (OHA)              
  2   30  RW   Bernie Lukowich           79     21   New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)        [pick acquired from MTL via STL]
  3   40  G    Denis Herron             462          Trois Rivieres Ducs (QMJHL)        
  4   56  C    Ron Lalonde              397          Peterborough Petes (OHA)           
  5   72  C    Brian Walker                          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)         
  6   88  LW   Jeff Ablett                           Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)         
  7  104  D    D'Arcy Keating                        Notre Dame (NCAA)                  
  8  120  RW   Yves Bergeron              3     65   Shawinigan Bruins (QMJHL)          
  9  136  LW   Jay Babcock                           London Knights (OHA)               
 10  149  G    Don Atchison                          Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL via MIN  (Dave Gardner)

Transactions

06-05-1972	Sabres claimed Tim Horton in intra-league draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Keith McCreary in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected John Stewart in expansion draft
06-06-1972	Flames selected Bob Leiter in expansion draft
06-25-1972	signed Jim Wiley as a free agent
10-1972	sold Brian McKenzie to Flames
10-06-1972	sold Roy Edwards to Red Wings
01-08-1973	traded Joe Noris to Blues for Jim Shires
02-25-1973	traded Pittsburgh's #3 pick in the 1973 draft to Red Wings for Andy Brown
03-02-1973	traded Sheldon Kannegiesser to Rangers for Steve Andrascik (acq. 5/16/1973)
05-22-1973	purchased Hank Nowak from Hershey (AHL)
06-1973	signed Gary Inness as a free agent
06-1973	sold Ron Snell to Hershey (AHL)
06-12-1973	claimed Ron Jones from Bruins in intra-league draft
06-13-1973	Golden Seals claimed Rick Kessel in intra-league draft
07-03-1973	sold Eddie Shack to Maple Leafs
08-1973	signed Bob McManama as a free agent
10-1973	signed Ted Snell as a free agent
10-04-1973	traded Nick Harbaruk to Blues for Bob Johnson


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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/07/1972   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-2     1-0-0
10/11/1972   at St. Louis Blues           W   5-2     2-0-0
10/14/1972   vs California Golden Seals   W   5-2     3-0-0
10/15/1972   at Boston Bruins             L   4-8     3-1-0
10/17/1972   at New York Islanders        W   5-0     4-1-0
10/18/1972   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   3-4     4-2-0
10/21/1972   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-4     4-3-0
10/24/1972   at Vancouver Canucks         W   4-0     5-3-0
10/27/1972   at California Golden Seals   L   3-6     5-4-0
10/28/1972   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-5     5-5-0
11/01/1972   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   1-7     5-6-0
11/02/1972   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     5-7-0
11/04/1972   vs New York Rangers          W   6-4     6-7-0
11/05/1972   at Detroit Red Wings         T   1-1     6-7-1
11/08/1972   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-2     7-7-1
11/11/1972   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   3-4     7-8-1
11/12/1972   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-1     7-9-1
11/15/1972   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   7-1     8-9-1
11/18/1972   vs Atlanta Flames            W   6-1     9-9-1
11/19/1972   at New York Rangers          W   5-3     10-9-1
11/22/1972   vs St. Louis Blues           W  10-4     11-9-1
11/25/1972   vs New York Islanders        T   2-2     11-9-2
11/26/1972   at Atlanta Flames            L   2-6     11-10-2
11/29/1972   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-4     12-10-2
12/02/1972   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   3-2     13-10-2
12/03/1972   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   2-4     13-11-2
12/06/1972   at California Golden Seals   T   4-4     13-11-3
12/09/1972   at Los Angeles Kings         L   1-3     13-12-3
12/13/1972   vs New York Islanders        W   9-1     14-12-3
12/16/1972   vs Atlanta Flames            W   5-3     15-12-3
12/17/1972   at New York Rangers          L   1-9     15-13-3
12/19/1972   vs Boston Bruins             L   2-3     15-14-3
12/23/1972   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-6     15-15-3
12/26/1972   at Detroit Red Wings         T   1-1     15-15-4
12/27/1972   at Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     15-15-5
12/29/1972   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       L   0-4     15-16-5
12/30/1972   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   2-2     15-16-6
01/02/1973   at St. Louis Blues           L   4-5     15-17-6
01/03/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       W   5-3     16-17-6
01/06/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   4-2     17-17-6

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/07/1973   at New York Rangers          L   0-3     17-18-6
01/10/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   1-2     17-19-6
01/13/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-1     18-19-6
01/14/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         L   2-3     18-20-6
01/17/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   4-6     18-21-6
01/18/1973   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     18-22-6
01/20/1973   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-0     19-22-6
01/21/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-9     19-23-6
01/24/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   5-2     20-23-6
01/25/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-6     20-24-6
01/27/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-5     20-25-6
01/31/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   4-1     21-25-6
02/03/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   2-1     22-25-6
02/04/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L   3-4     22-26-6
02/07/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-5     22-27-6
02/10/1973   at Boston Bruins             L   3-6     22-28-6
02/14/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-2     23-28-6
02/17/1973   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   3-3     23-28-7
02/18/1973   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-4     23-29-7
02/20/1973   at New York Islanders        W   4-0     24-29-7
02/22/1973   vs New York Islanders        W   2-1     25-29-7
02/24/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       W   2-0     26-29-7
02/25/1973   at Buffalo Sabres            L   1-2     26-30-7
02/28/1973   vs St. Louis Blues           W   4-2     27-30-7
03/03/1973   vs California Golden Seals   L   1-2     27-31-7
03/04/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-5     27-32-7
03/07/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     L  4-10     27-33-7
03/10/1973   vs New York Rangers          L   4-5     27-34-7
03/11/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-3     27-35-7
03/14/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         W   3-2     28-35-7
03/16/1973   at California Golden Seals   T   5-5     28-35-8
03/17/1973   at Vancouver Canucks         L   1-6     28-36-8
03/21/1973   vs California Golden Seals   W   5-2     29-36-8
03/24/1973   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   4-4     29-36-9
03/25/1973   at Atlanta Flames            W   4-2     30-36-9
03/28/1973   vs Atlanta Flames            W   6-3     31-36-9
03/31/1973   at St. Louis Blues           L   2-7     31-37-9
04/01/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       W   5-4     32-37-9

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