All NHL game summaries from April 7, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Montreal Canadiens lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MTL, | Guy Lafleur 1 (Guy Lapointe, Marc Tardif), 16:56 - PP |
| 2: | BUF, | Larry Mickey 1 (Craig Ramsay, Tim Horton), 1:13 |
| MTL, | Pete Mahovlich 1 (Yvan Cournoyer), 8:44 - PP | |
| MTL, | Murray Wilson 1 (Serge Savard), 9:00 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rene Robert 1 (Gilbert Perreault, Roger Crozier), :54 - PP |
| MTL, | Frank Mahovlich 1 (Pierre Bouchard), 12:15 | |
| MTL, | Henri Richard 1 (Pete Mahovlich), 19:12 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Hooking] 4:17 |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Hi-sticking] 4:53 | |
| Frank Mahovlich, MTL [Leaving penalty box] 6:42 | |
| Pierre Bouchard, MTL [Holding] 10:57 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Cross checking] 12:26 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hi-sticking] 16:23 | |
| 2: | Tim Horton, BUF [Tripping] 6:10 |
| Larry Hillman, BUF [Slashing] 8:09 | |
| Henri Richard, MTL [Holding, Misconduct] 12:54 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Slashing] 13:52 | |
| Rick Martin, BUF [Elbowing] 17:59 | |
| Jacques Lemaire, MTL [Hooking] 17:59 | |
| 3: | Jacques Laperriere, MTL [Holding] 0:32 |
| Guy Lafleur, MTL [Slashing] 1:11 |
Penalty time: MTL: 24 minutes
BUF: 14 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Laperriere | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jimmy Roberts | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marc Tardif | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Cournoyer | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Larose | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Henri Richard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Murray Wilson | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Chuck Lefley | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques Lemaire | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Bouchard | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Mahovlich | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Dryden | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 27 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Crozier | 1 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Horton | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Robitaille | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tracy Pratt | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Hillman | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| Jim Lorentz | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Norm Gratton | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Larry Mickey | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Gerry Meehan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Terbenche | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Atkinson | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Carriere | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-12- 6-27
BUF: 14-17-13-44
Goalies: MTL: Ken Dryden (W, 3-0-0)
BUF: Roger Crozier (L, 0-1-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Neil Armstrong, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,668
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Dennis Hextall 2, 9:45 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | MIN, | Barry Gibbs 1 (Murray Oliver, Bill Goldsworthy), :54 - PP |
| MIN, | Lou Nanne 1 (Murray Oliver), 9:36 | |
| MIN, | Danny Grant 1 (Jude Drouin, Tom Reid), 9:54 | |
| MIN, | Danny Grant 2 (Fred "Buster" Harvey, Jude Drouin), 15:27 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Harris, MIN [Charging] 0:41 |
| Simon Nolet, PHI [Slashing] 3:21 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Charging, Misconduct] 6:21 | |
| Barry Ashbee, PHI [Hooking] 6:21 | |
| Tom Reid, MIN [Elbowing] 10:37 | |
| Gary Dornhoefer, PHI [Holding] 15:53 | |
| 2: | Tom Reid, MIN [Hooking] 4:27 |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing] 15:10 | |
| 3: | Andre Dupont, PHI [Hooking] 0:46 |
| Dennis O'Brien, MIN [Tripping] 1:52 | |
| Don Saleski, PHI [Holding] 12:46 | |
| Tom Bladon, PHI [Hi-sticking] 16:48 | |
| Dennis Hextall, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 19:19 | |
| Dave Schultz, PHI [Roughing, Fighting] 19:19 |
Penalty time: PHI: 33 minutes
MIN: 15 minutes
| 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 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Barry Ashbee | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Wayne Hillman | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Schultz | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Saleski | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Gary Dornhoefer | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Joe Watson | 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Simon Nolet | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick MacLeish | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Flett | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Tom Bladon | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Terry Crisp | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Michel Belhumeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 33 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gibbs | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ted Harris | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dennis O'Brien | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Doug Mohns | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Goldsworthy | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Burns | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murray Oliver | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J.P. Parise | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jude Drouin | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred "Buster" Harvey | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Tom Reid | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Danny Grant | 21 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Dennis Hextall | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Nanne | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Terry Holbrook | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Prentice | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Cesare Maniago | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 40 | ||||||
Shots: PHI: 10-14- 9-33
MIN: 14- 8-18-40
Goalies: PHI: Doug Favell (L, 1-2-0),
Michel Belhumeur MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 2-0-0) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle Attendance: 14,647
Michel Belhumeur MIN: Cesare Maniago (W, 2-0-0) Referee: Bryan Lewis Linesmen: Claude Bechard, Leon Stickle Attendance: 14,647
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| New York Rangers lead, 2 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 1 (Derek Sanderson), 6:53 - SH |
| NYR, | Pete Stemkowski 3 (Bruce MacGregor), 18:35 | |
| 2: | BOS, | Fred Stanfield 1 (Fred O'Donnell, Johnny Bucyk), 3:13 |
| 3: | NYR, | Jean Ratelle 1 (Dale Rolfe, Bobby Rousseau), 6:12 |
| BOS, | Gregg Sheppard 2, 10:39 | |
| BOS, | Mike Walton 1, 19:08 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Carol Vadnais, BOS [Hooking] 4:00 |
| Gary Doak, BOS [Slashing] 5:53 | |
| Brad Park, NYR [Boarding] 13:56 | |
| 2: | Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 15:29 |
| Vic Hadfield, NYR [Boarding, Fighting] 16:57 | |
| Derek Sanderson, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 16:57 | |
| 3: | Doug Roberts, BOS [Boarding] 8:44 |
| Pete Stemkowski, NYR [Boarding] 9:41 |
Penalty time: BOS: 15 minutes
NYR: 11 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnston | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Orr | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Beverley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Hodge | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Johnny Bucyk | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Walton | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred O'Donnell | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Stanfield | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Doak | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Sanderson | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Doug Roberts | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giacomin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Park | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Harris | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dale Rolfe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Sather | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rod Gilbert | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Fairbairn | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Vic Hadfield | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce MacGregor | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Murphy | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Neilson | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Jean Ratelle | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Stemkowski | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Bobby Rousseau | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Irvine | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 11- 9- 7-27
NYR: 10-16-11-37
Goalies: BOS: Eddie Johnston (W, 1-0-0)
NYR: Ed Giacomin (L, 2-1-0)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 17,500
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Chicago Blackhawks lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | CHI, | Dennis Hull 1 (Stan Mikita, Pat Stapleton), 2:29 - PP |
| STL, | Ab DeMarco 1 (Fran Huck, Jack Egers), 5:52 - PP | |
| STL, | Pierre Plante 1 (Floyd Thomson, Wayne Merrick), 10:27 | |
| CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 1 (Pat Stapleton), 11:26 | |
| CHI, | Jim Pappin 2 (Dennis Hull, Pit Martin), 13:51 | |
| 2: | CHI, | Ralph Backstrom 2 (Chico Maki), 3:10 |
| 3: | CHI, | Jim Pappin 3 (Phil Russell, Keith Magnuson), 7:41 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Plante, STL [Interference] 2:01 |
| Pit Martin, CHI [Holding] 4:35 | |
| Steve Durbano, STL [Elbowing] 14:01 | |
| 2: | Paul Curtis, STL [Holding] 1:00 |
| Jim Pappin, CHI [Hi-sticking] 9:03 | |
| 3: | Jerry Korab, CHI [Roughing] 4:03 |
| Connie Madigan, STL [Boarding] 6:15 |
Penalty time: CHI: 6 minutes
STL: 8 minutes
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill White | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Keith Magnuson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lou Angotti | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pit Martin | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Pappin | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dennis Hull | 10 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| John Marks | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Stapleton | 12 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ralph Backstrom | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dick Redmond | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chico Maki | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cliff Koroll | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stan Mikita | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 40 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Durbano | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Curtis | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Plager | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Evans | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Barclay Plager | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ab Demarco | 9 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gary Sabourin | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fran Huck | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Egers | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Plante | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Roberto | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Floyd Thomson | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny O'Shea | 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Connie Madigan | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacques Caron | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: CHI: 16-10-14-40
STL: 11- 7-12-30
Goalies: CHI: Tony Esposito (W, 3-0-0)
STL: Jacques Caron (L, 0-2-0)
Linesmen: Matt Pavelich, Ron Finn
Attendance: 19,237
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