All NHL game summaries from April 4, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| New York Rangers lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Doug Roberts 1 (Gregg Sheppard, Don Marcotte), 14:21 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 1 (Jean Ratelle), 15:59 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Bruce MacGregor 1 (Pete Stemkowski, Ron Harris), 7:25 |
| NYR, | Brad Park 2 (Rod Gilbert), 8:53 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 1 (Jean Ratelle, Bill Fairbairn), 11:48 | |
| NYR, | Walt Tkaczuk 2 (Bill Fairbairn, Brad Park), 15:55 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 1 (Dale Rolfe), 3:11 |
| BOS, | Derek Sanderson 1 (Johnny Bucyk), 11:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Don Awrey, BOS [Charging] 1:13 |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:13 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Slashing] 1:39 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Charging, Fighting] 3:54 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Fighting] 3:54 | |
| Carol Vadnais, BOS [Cross checking] 14:56 | |
| Ted Irvine, NYR [Butt ending] 17:42 | |
| Ken Hodge, BOS [Holding] 18:32 | |
| Dale Rolfe, NYR [Holding] 19:42 | |
| 2: | Ted Irvine, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:35 |
| Bobby Orr, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:35 | |
| Walt Tkaczuk, NYR [Elbowing] 9:41 | |
| 3: | Phil Esposito, BOS [Tripping] 1:09 |
| Fred O'Donnell, BOS [Fighting] 4:59 | |
| Glen Sather, NYR [Fighting] 4:59 |
Penalty time: NYR: 27 minutes
BOS: 27 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 0 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Awrey | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Plante | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7-13-11-31
BOS: 13- 3- 8-24
Goalies: NYR: Ed Giacomin (W, 1-0-0)
BOS: Jacques Plante (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,003
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||
| Chicago Blackhawks lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Dick Redmond 1 (Cliff Koroll, Stan Mikita), 15:05 |
| CHI, | Dick Redmond 2 (Cliff Koroll, Stan Mikita), 15:20 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Dick Redmond 3 (Stan Mikita, Phil Russell), 2:13 |
| CHI, | Jim Pappin 1 (Dennis Hull, Bill White), 9:38 | |
| CHI, | Pit Martin 1, 10:32 | |
| 3: | CHI, | Pit Martin 2 (Dennis Hull, Stan Mikita), 12:33 - PP |
| CHI, | Pit Martin 3 (Stan Mikita, Dennis Hull), 16:24 - PP | |
| STL, | Phil Roberto 1 (Bob Plager, Gary Sabourin), 19:07 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Wayne Merrick, STL [Hooking] 3:04 |
| Chris Evans, STL [Hooking] 3:35 | |
| Keith Magnuson, CHI [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Roughing] 16:39 | |
| 2: | Jerry Korab, CHI [Hooking] 3:15 |
| Phil Russell, CHI [Elbowing] 16:09 | |
| 3: | Ab DeMarco, STL [Tripping] 12:24 |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Tripping] 15:44 | |
| Jerry Korab, CHI [Boarding] 16:54 |
Penalty time: STL: 10 minutes
CHI: 8 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Stephenson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Curtis | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connie Madigan | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 8 defensemen) | -20 | 29 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Jarrett | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| J.P. Bordeleau | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 20 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 7-10-12-29
CHI: 15-15- 9-39
Goalies: STL: Wayne Stephenson (L, 0-1-0)
CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 1 (Don Luce), 3:13 |
| MTL, | Jacques Lemaire 1 (Yvan Cournoyer, Jacques Laperriere), 17:01 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Yvan Cournoyer 1 (Serge Savard, Jacques Lemaire), 4:27 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Tripping] 1:22 |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Slashing] 2:35 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Holding] 6:21 | |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 15:10 | |
| 2: | Rene Robert, BUF [Hi-sticking] 0:51 |
| Chuck Lefley, MTL [Hi-sticking] 0:51 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Holding] 8:23 | |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Hi-sticking] 14:47 | |
| Pete Mahovlich, MTL [Hi-sticking] 14:47 | |
| 3: | Serge Savard, MTL [Tripping] 2:07 |
| Larry Carriere, BUF [Tripping] 2:25 | |
| Tracy Pratt, BUF [Hooking] 3:51 |
Penalty time: BUF: 14 minutes
MTL: 10 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hugh Harris | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Dryden | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 12-12- 8-32
MTL: 13-12-11-36
Goalies: BUF: Dave Dryden (L, 0-1-0)
MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 1-0-0)
Referee: Art Skov
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Matt Pavelich
Attendance: 16,386
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 1 (Bill Goldsworthy), 9:21 |
| MIN, | Dennis O'Brien 1 (Murray Oliver, Lou Nanne), 19:45 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Jude Drouin 1 (Fred "Buster" Harvey), 9:17 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hooking] 1:23 | |
| Doug Mohns, MIN [Hooking] 1:55 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:28 | ||
| Ed Van Impe, PHI [Hi-sticking] 8:48 | ||
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Interference] 10:53 | ||
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing] 15:39 | ||
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing] 15:39 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 16:39 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bob Kelly, PHI [Slashing] 10:09 | |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Holding] 17:24 | ||
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Fighting] 19:47 | ||
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Fighting] 19:47 | ||
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
PHI: 15 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 28 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Favell | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Van Impe | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry Crisp | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9-11- 8-28
PHI: 8-14-11-33
Goalies: MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 1-0-0)
PHI: Doug Favell (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: n/a
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