1973–74 NHL season
National Hockey League season
Regular season
changeFinal standings
changeNote: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
East Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 113 | 349 | 221 | 968 |
Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 99 | 293 | 240 | 761 |
New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 94 | 300 | 251 | 782 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 86 | 274 | 230 | 903 |
Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 76 | 242 | 250 | 787 |
Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 68 | 255 | 319 | 917 |
Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 59 | 224 | 296 | 952 |
New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 56 | 182 | 247 | 1075 |
West Division | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 112 | 273 | 164 | 1750 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 105 | 272 | 164 | 877 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 78 | 233 | 231 | 1055 |
Atlanta Flames | 78 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 74 | 214 | 238 | 841 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 65 | 242 | 273 | 950 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 64 | 206 | 248 | 1147 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 36 | 195 | 342 | 651 |
Scoring leaders
changeNote: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phil Esposito | Boston Bruins | 78 | 68 | 77 | 145 | 58 |
Bobby Orr | Boston Bruins | 74 | 32 | 90 | 122 | 82 |
Ken Hodge | Boston Bruins | 76 | 50 | 55 | 105 | 43 |
Wayne Cashman | Boston Bruins | 78 | 30 | 59 | 89 | 111 |
Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia Flyers | 77 | 35 | 52 | 87 | 113 |
Stanley Cup playoffs
changePlayoff bracket
changeQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||
E4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 4 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Boston Bruins | 2 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
W4 | Atlanta Flames | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New York Rangers | 3 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Montreal Canadiens | 2 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New York Rangers | 4 |
Finals
changePhiladelphia Flyers defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2, winning the cup with a Game 6 1–0 victory. In doing so, the Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Cup in the post-Original Six era.