1973-1974 St. Louis Blues team stats

1973-1974 St. Louis Blues: 26-40-12
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Home record: 16-16-7  (120 goals scored, 112 allowed)
Road record: 10-24-5  (86 goals scored, 136 allowed)
Head Coach: Jean-Guy Talbot (22-25-8), Lou Angotti (4-15-4)

Power Play: 39/275 (14.2%)
Penalty Killing: 257/313 (82.1%)
Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 4-9
Even Strength Goals For-Against: 163-183

206 goals scored (14th of 16 teams), 248 goals allowed (9th), 1147 PIM (2nd)

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%   +/-
C      7  Garry Unger          5'11  170   26   78   33   35   68   96   9   1   93   36   83    9  327  10.1  -17
RW    16  Pierre Plante        6'1   190   22   78   26   28   54   85   8   0   77   24   68    1  151  17.2  -14
LW    15  Glen Sather          5'11  180   30   69   15   29   44   82   4   0   62   17   69   15  106  14.2   -9
C     19  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   21   64   20   23   43   32   2   0   55    7   73   14  147  13.6  -11
C/RW  14  Lou Angotti          5'9   170   35   51   12   23   35    9   1   0   42    6   40    1   84  14.3   -3
LW    18  Floyd Thomson        6'0   190   24   77   11   22   33   58   0   0   46    2   63    0  125   8.8  -19
RW    11  Gary Sabourin        5'11  180   30   54    7   23   30   27   1   0   46    8   47    0  126   5.6   -9
D      8  Barclay Plager       5'11  175   32   72    6   20   26   99   1   0   71   12  107   37  104   5.8  -11
D     25  Larry Giroux         6'0   190   22   74    5   17   22   59   2   0   63   18   65    6  131   3.8  -14
D     26  Don Awrey            6'0   175   30   75    5   16   21   51   1   0   85    7  114   29   94   5.3   -7
LW     9  Greg Polis           6'0   195   23   37    8   12   20   24   3   0   31    9   29    0  122   6.6   -7
RW    22  Nick Harbaruk        6'0   195   30   56    5   14   19   16   0   1   25    2   33   14   49  10.2   +4
LW    24  Bob Kelly            6'2   195   27   37    9    8   17   45   2   0   26    5   20    0   70  12.9   +1
RW    19  Gord Brooks          5'8   168   23   30    6    8   14   12   0   0   18    1   18    1   51  11.8    0
RW    19  Butch Williams       5'11  195   21   31    3   10   13    6   0   0   19    0   17    0   41   7.3   +2
D      5  Bob Plager           5'11  195   30   61    3   10   13   48   0   1   58    0   70   21   78   3.8   +9
D      9  Ab DeMarco           6'0   170   24   23    3    9   12   11   1   0   29    9   15    1   71   4.2   +6
D      6  Chris Evans          5'9   180   27   54    4    7   11    8   0   1   14    1   38   30   48   8.3   +5
LW    24  Garnet "Ace" Bailey  5'11  192   25   22    7    3   10   20   0   0   21    5   23    6   43  16.3   -1
D      2  Steve Durbano        6'1   210   22   36    4    5    9  146   2   0   33   13   21    0   40  10.0   -1
C     10  John Wright          5'11  175   25   32    3    6    9   22   0   0   11    0   14    2   43   7.0   -1
C     27  Dave Gardner         6'0   185   21   15    5    2    7    6   1   0    9    3   12    0   29  17.2   -6
RW    21  Bill Collins         6'1   178   30   12    2    2    4   14   0   0    6    1   21    6   21   9.5  -10
C     12  Bob Collyard         5'9   170   24   10    1    3    4    4   0   0    5    0    4    0   12   8.3   +1
D      2  Ted Harris           6'2   183   37   24    0    4    4   16   0   0   21    0   37   14   32   0.0   -2
D      4  Bob Gassoff          5'10  195   20   28    0    3    3   84   0   0   12    0   31    3   20   0.0  -16
RW    17  Phil Roberto         6'1   190   24   15    1    1    2   10   0   0    3    1   11    5   14   7.1   -4
D     23  Jean Hamel           5'11  195   21   23    1    1    2    6   0   0   12    0   17    2   21   4.8   -3
LW    10  Mike Lampman         6'2   195   23   15    1    0    1    0   1   0    5    1    3    0   19   5.3   +1
RW    15  Jack Egers           6'1   175   24    6    0    1    1    6   0   0    4    1    2    0   15   0.0   +1
D      2  Bryan Watson         5'9   175   31   11    0    1    1   19   0   0   11    0   13    2   10   0.0    0
G      1  Wayne Stephenson     5'9   175   28   40    0    1    1    2  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Glenn Patrick        6'2   190   23    1    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    1    0    0   ---   -1
G     31  Jim Watt             5'11  180   23    1    0    0    0    0  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      3  Brent Hughes         6'0   205   30    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
RW    19  Frank Spring         6'3   216   24    2    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    2   0.0    0
LW    21  John Wensink         6'0   200   20    3    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
LW    21  Bernie MacNeil       5'11  190   23    4    0    0    0    0   0   0    1    0    0    0    5   0.0   +1
LW    19  Connie Forey         6'2   185   23    4    0    0    0    2   0   0    0    0    2    1    2   0.0   -1
G     30  John Davidson        6'3   205   20   39    0    0    0   10  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

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   30  John Davidson        20   39  2300  118  3.08  13  19   7 1207   .902   3   0
G    1  Wayne Stephenson     28   40  2360  123  3.13  13  21   5 1202   .898   2   2
G   31  Jim Watt             23    1    20    2  6.00   0   0   0   10   .800   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

1973 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1    5  G    John Davidson            301          Calgary Centennials (WCHL)           [pick acquired from ATL via MTL]
  2   24  D    George Pesut              92     17   Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  3   48  D    Bob Gassoff              245          Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)           [pick acquired from MTL]
  5   72  C    Bill Laing                       96   Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)            
  6   88  LW   Randy Smith                           Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL)          
  7  104  LW   John Wensink             403          Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)            
  8  120  LW   Jean Tetreault                    9   Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)      

Traded draft picks:

#1 to MTL (Bob Gainey)
#3 to PHI (Bob Stumpf)
#4 to MTL (Alan Hangsleben)
#9 to DET (Dennis O'Brien)
#10 to DET (Kevin Neville)

Transactions

06-12-1973	claimed Lou Angotti from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-12-1973	Sabres claimed Joe Noris in intra-league draft
06-14-1973	traded Paul Curtis to Sabres for Jake Rathwell
06-15-1973	Canucks claimed Jacques Caron in intra-league draft
08-1973	purchased Connie Forey from Islanders
09-1973	signed Ken Richardson as a free agent
09-1973	sold Roger Lafreniere to San Diego (WHL)
09-08-1973	traded Norm Dennis and Don Borgeson to Rangers for Bob Kelly
10-04-1973	traded Bob Johnson to Penguins for Nick Harbaruk
10-05-1973	traded Jake Rathwell and St. Louis' #2 pick in the 1974 draft to Bruins for Don Awrey
10-10-1973	released Fran Huck and Danny O'Shea
10-27-1973	sold Brent Hughes to Red Wings
10-28-1973	traded Jack Egers to Rangers for Glen Sather and Rene Villemure
11-1973	traded George Pesut to Flyers for Bob Stumpf
12-01-1973	traded Ray Schultz to Flyers for Frank Spring
12-10-1973	traded Mike Lampman to Canucks for John Wright
01-17-1974	traded Steve Durbano, Ab DeMarco and Bob Kelly to Penguins for Greg Polis, Bryan Watson and Pittsburgh's #2 pick in the 1974 draft
02-14-1974	traded Chris Evans, Jean Hamel and Bryan Watson to Red Wings for Ted Harris, Ace Bailey and Bill Collins
03-09-1974	traded St. Louis' #1 pick in the 1974 draft to Canadiens for Dave Gardner
05-24-1974	traded Gary Sabourin to Maple Leafs for Eddie Johnston
05-27-1974	traded Glen Sather (acq. 6/14/74) and St. Louis' #4 pick in the 1974 draft to Canadiens for Rick Wilson and Montreal's #5 pick in the 1974 draft
06-1974	purchased Murray Kuntz from Rochester (AHL)
06-10-1974	claimed Brian Ogilvie from Black Hawks in intra-league draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Gord Brooks in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Capitals selected Bob Collyard in expansion draft
06-12-1974	Scouts selected John Wright in expansion draft
07-18-1974	traded Glenn Patrick to Golden Seals for Ron Serafini
08-1974	signed Doug Palazzari as a free agent
08-1974	purchased Yves Belanger from Crusaders
08-29-1974	traded Greg Polis to Rangers for Larry Sacharuk
09-16-1974	sold Ted Harris to Flyers
09-16-1974	traded Wayne Stephenson to Flyers for Randy Andreachuk and Philadelphia's #2 pick in the 1975 draft


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

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/10/1973   at California Golden Seals   L   1-2     0-1-0
10/13/1973   vs Atlanta Flames            L   0-1     0-2-0
10/16/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         W   3-2     1-2-0
10/17/1973   at New York Rangers          L   0-4     1-3-0
10/20/1973   at Minnesota North Stars     T   4-4     1-3-1
10/23/1973   vs Boston Bruins             W   3-2     2-3-1
10/27/1973   vs Chicago Black Hawks       T   4-4     2-3-2
10/30/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   2-3     2-4-2
11/02/1973   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1     3-4-2
11/03/1973   at Los Angeles Kings         W   4-3     4-4-2
11/07/1973   at Atlanta Flames            T   2-2     4-4-3
11/10/1973   at Montreal Canadiens        W   5-0     5-4-3
11/11/1973   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   3-4     5-5-3
11/13/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-1     6-5-3
11/15/1973   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   5-3     7-5-3
11/17/1973   vs New York Islanders        W   4-0     8-5-3
11/21/1973   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   1-4     8-6-3
11/22/1973   vs Minnesota North Stars     W   2-1     9-6-3
11/24/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   0-1     9-7-3
11/27/1973   vs Vancouver Canucks         T   2-2     9-7-4
11/29/1973   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   1-5     9-8-4
12/01/1973   vs New York Rangers          T   4-4     9-8-5
12/04/1973   at New York Islanders        W   3-1     10-8-5
12/05/1973   at New York Rangers          L   1-5     10-9-5
12/07/1973   vs Detroit Red Wings         T   1-1     10-9-6
12/11/1973   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   7-3     11-9-6
12/13/1973   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-7     11-10-6
12/16/1973   at Buffalo Sabres            W   5-2     12-10-6
12/19/1973   vs Los Angeles Kings         W   3-1     13-10-6
12/21/1973   at Atlanta Flames            W   2-1     14-10-6
12/22/1973   vs New York Islanders        L   2-4     14-11-6
12/28/1973   at Pittsburgh Penguins       W   3-1     15-11-6
12/29/1973   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4     15-12-6
01/02/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        W   8-4     16-12-6
01/05/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   4-1     17-12-6
01/08/1974   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1     18-12-6
01/09/1974   at California Golden Seals   L   6-8     18-13-6
01/12/1974   at Toronto Maple Leafs       L   2-4     18-14-6
01/13/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   0-1     18-15-6
01/15/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   3-5     18-16-6

   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/17/1974   vs New York Rangers          W   3-2     19-16-6
01/19/1974   vs Detroit Red Wings         L   2-5     19-17-6
01/20/1974   at Atlanta Flames            W   3-1     20-17-6
01/22/1974   vs Boston Bruins             L   0-1     20-18-6
01/23/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-4     20-19-6
01/26/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       T   3-3     20-19-7
01/30/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   6-4     21-19-7
02/02/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            W   6-1     22-19-7
02/03/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       L   0-3     22-20-7
02/05/1974   vs Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     22-21-7
02/07/1974   at Boston Bruins             L   3-5     22-22-7
02/09/1974   vs Los Angeles Kings         L   1-2     22-23-7
02/10/1974   at New York Rangers          L   2-4     22-24-7
02/12/1974   vs Vancouver Canucks         L   2-3     22-25-7
02/14/1974   vs New York Islanders        T   2-2     22-25-8
02/16/1974   vs Minnesota North Stars     L   2-4     22-26-8
02/19/1974   vs Atlanta Flames            W   7-1     23-26-8
02/20/1974   at Pittsburgh Penguins       T   1-1     23-26-9
02/23/1974   at Detroit Red Wings         L   3-5     23-27-9
02/24/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   2-3     23-28-9
02/27/1974   at California Golden Seals   T   2-2     23-28-10
03/02/1974   at Los Angeles Kings         L   2-4     23-29-10
03/06/1974   vs Boston Bruins             L   0-8     23-30-10
03/09/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       L   5-7     23-31-10
03/10/1974   at Minnesota North Stars     L   1-8     23-32-10
03/12/1974   vs Toronto Maple Leafs       W   2-1     24-32-10
03/14/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-4     24-33-10
03/16/1974   vs Buffalo Sabres            T   2-2     24-33-11
03/19/1974   at New York Islanders        L   1-5     24-34-11
03/21/1974   at Boston Bruins             L   0-7     24-35-11
03/23/1974   at Montreal Canadiens        L   3-7     24-36-11
03/24/1974   at Philadelphia Flyers       L   1-4     24-37-11
03/27/1974   vs Philadelphia Flyers       L   2-6     24-38-11
03/30/1974   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-3     25-38-11
03/31/1974   at Chicago Black Hawks       T   2-2     25-38-12
04/02/1974   vs California Golden Seals   W   5-3     26-38-12
04/06/1974   vs Chicago Black Hawks       L   3-6     26-39-12
04/07/1974   at Buffalo Sabres            L   2-5     26-40-12

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