1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season
1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
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Division | 4th East | |
1973–74 record | 35–27–16 | |
Goals for | 274 | |
Goals against | 230 | |
Team information | ||
General Manager | Jim Gregory | |
Coach | Red Kelly | |
Captain | Dave Keon | |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens | |
Team leaders | ||
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The 1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 57th season of the Toronto NHL franchise, 47th as the Maple Leafs. The Leafs placed fourth to make the playoffs, but were swept in the first round by the Boston Bruins.
Offseason
The Maple Leafs made several signings that would improve their team. At the entry draft, the Maple Leafs chose Lanny McDonald with the fourth-overall draft pick. He would play six and a half seasons with the Maple Leafs. Bernie Parent, who had left the team for the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972, made it known that he wanted to return to the NHL. The Maple Leafs still had his NHL rights, and they traded Parent to the Philadelphia Flyers for Doug Favell and a first-round draft pick, which the Maple Leafs used to choose Bob Neely. Neely would play four seasons for the Maple Leafs before being traded to the Colorado Rockies.
In a first for Toronto, the club signed players from Europe. Toronto signed Swedish defenceman Borje Salming and forward Inge Hammarstrom. Salming had made the all-star team at the 1973 world championships. Hammarstrom was one of the top scorers in Sweden. Both had played for Brynas of the Swedish league, and the Leafs had to play the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation for their release.[1] Salming would play with the Leafs until 1989, when he joined the Detroit Red Wings. Hammarstrom would play five seasons in Toronto before moving to the St. Louis Blues.
Regular season
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | DIFF | Pts | ||
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1 | Boston Bruins | 78 | 52 | 17 | 9 | 349 | 221 | +128 | 113 |
2 | Montreal Canadiens | 78 | 45 | 24 | 9 | 293 | 240 | +53 | 99 |
3 | New York Rangers | 78 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 300 | 251 | +49 | 94 |
4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 274 | 230 | +44 | 86 |
5 | Buffalo Sabres | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 242 | 250 | −8 | 76 |
6 | Detroit Red Wings | 78 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 255 | 319 | −64 | 68 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 24 | 43 | 11 | 224 | 296 | −72 | 59 |
8 | New York Islanders | 78 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 182 | 247 | −65 | 56 |
Schedule and results
No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
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1 | W | October 10, 1973 | 7–4 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 1–0–0 |
2 | L | October 11, 1973 | 0–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 1–1–0 |
3 | W | October 13, 1973 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 2–1–0 |
4 | W | October 17, 1973 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 3–1–0 |
5 | W | October 20, 1973 | 3–2 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 4–1–0 |
6 | L | October 21, 1973 | 3–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 4–2–0 |
7 | T | October 23, 1973 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 4–2–1 |
8 | L | October 27, 1973 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 4–3–1 |
9 | T | October 28, 1973 | 1–1 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 4–3–2 |
10 | W | October 30, 1973 | 7–0 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 5–3–2 |
11 | T | November 1, 1973 | 2–2 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 5–3–3 |
12 | W | November 3, 1973 | 6–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 6–3–3 |
13 | L | November 7, 1973 | 1–4 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 6–4–3 |
14 | T | November 10, 1973 | 3–3 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 6–4–4 |
15 | L | November 11, 1973 | 4–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 6–5–4 |
16 | W | November 14, 1973 | 4–1 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 7–5–4 |
17 | T | November 16, 1973 | 3–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 7–5–5 |
18 | W | November 17, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 8–5–5 |
19 | W | November 20, 1973 | 4–2 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 9–5–5 |
20 | L | November 22, 1973 | 2–4 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 9–6–5 |
21 | L | November 24, 1973 | 1–3 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 9–7–5 |
22 | W | November 28, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 10–7–5 |
23 | W | November 29, 1973 | 5–1 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 11–7–5 |
24 | W | December 1, 1973 | 3–2 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 12–7–5 |
25 | L | December 2, 1973 | 4–6 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 12–8–5 |
26 | W | December 6, 1973 | 4–1 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 13–8–5 |
27 | L | December 8, 1973 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 13–9–5 |
28 | L | December 9, 1973 | 2–5 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 13–10–5 |
29 | L | December 11, 1973 | 3–7 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 13–11–5 |
30 | W | December 13, 1973 | 6–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 14–11–5 |
31 | T | December 15, 1973 | 2–2 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 14–11–6 |
32 | W | December 19, 1973 | 5–3 | California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 15–11–6 |
33 | L | December 22, 1973 | 4–6 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 15–12–6 |
34 | L | December 23, 1973 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 15–13–6 |
35 | W | December 26, 1973 | 9–2 | Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 16–13–6 |
36 | T | December 29, 1973 | 3–3 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 16–13–7 |
37 | W | December 30, 1973 | 4–3 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 17–13–7 |
38 | W | January 2, 1974 | 4–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 18–13–7 |
39 | L | January 5, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 18–14–7 |
40 | W | January 7, 1974 | 6–2 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 19–14–7 |
41 | W | January 9, 1974 | 6–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 20–14–7 |
42 | W | January 12, 1974 | 4–2 | St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 21–14–7 |
43 | L | January 15, 1974 | 2–4 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 21–15–7 |
44 | T | January 16, 1974 | 5–5 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 21–15–8 |
45 | L | January 19, 1974 | 3–5 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 21–16–8 |
46 | L | January 23, 1974 | 3–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 21–17–8 |
47 | T | January 26, 1974 | 3–3 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 21–17–9 |
48 | W | January 27, 1974 | 5–2 | @ Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 22–17–9 |
49 | W | January 31, 1974 | 3–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 23–17–9 |
50 | W | February 2, 1974 | 6–2 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 24–17–9 |
51 | T | February 3, 1974 | 3–3 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 24–17–10 |
52 | T | February 6, 1974 | 2–2 | Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 24–17–11 |
53 | W | February 9, 1974 | 4–1 | Minnesota North Stars (1973–74) | 25–17–11 |
54 | L | February 13, 1974 | 1–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 25–18–11 |
55 | W | February 16, 1974 | 7–2 | Atlanta Flames (1973–74) | 26–18–11 |
56 | L | February 17, 1974 | 1–4 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 26–19–11 |
57 | W | February 20, 1974 | 4–2 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 27–19–11 |
58 | L | February 23, 1974 | 3–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 27–20–11 |
59 | T | February 24, 1974 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 27–20–12 |
60 | L | February 26, 1974 | 3–7 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1973–74) | 27–21–12 |
61 | W | February 28, 1974 | 6–4 | @ New York Islanders (1973–74) | 28–21–12 |
62 | W | March 2, 1974 | 5–2 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 29–21–12 |
63 | W | March 3, 1974 | 6–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 30–21–12 |
64 | T | March 7, 1974 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1973–74) | 30–21–13 |
65 | L | March 9, 1974 | 1–2 | Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 30–22–13 |
66 | L | March 12, 1974 | 1–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1973–74) | 30–23–13 |
67 | W | March 14, 1974 | 2–1 | New York Islanders (1973–74) | 31–23–13 |
68 | L | March 16, 1974 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 31–24–13 |
69 | T | March 17, 1974 | 2–2 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1973–74) | 31–24–14 |
70 | T | March 19, 1974 | 1–1 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1973–74) | 31–24–15 |
71 | W | March 22, 1974 | 3–2 | @ California Golden Seals (1973–74) | 32–24–15 |
72 | L | March 24, 1974 | 2–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1973–74) | 32–25–15 |
73 | L | March 27, 1974 | 3–5 | Chicago Black Hawks (1973–74) | 32–26–15 |
74 | W | March 30, 1974 | 7–3 | New York Rangers (1973–74) | 33–26–15 |
75 | T | March 31, 1974 | 3–3 | @ New York Rangers (1973–74) | 33–26–16 |
76 | W | April 3, 1974 | 5–3 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1973–74) | 34–26–16 |
77 | W | April 6, 1974 | 3–1 | Buffalo Sabres (1973–74) | 35–26–16 |
78 | L | April 7, 1974 | 4–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1973–74) | 35–27–16 |
Player statistics
Regular season
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler | C | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 55 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
Ullman, NormNorm Ullman | C | 78 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Henderson, PaulPaul Henderson | RW | 69 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Keon, DaveDave Keon | C | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Ellis, RonRon Ellis | RW | 70 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Hammarstrom, IngeInge Hammarstrom | LW | 66 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
McKenny, JimJim McKenny | D | 77 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe | RW | 69 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Salming, BorjeBorje Salming | D | 76 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Turnbull, IanIan Turnbull | D | 78 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pelyk, MikeMike Pelyk | D | 71 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
McDonald, LannyLanny McDonald | RW | 70 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Monahan, GarryGarry Monahan | LW | 78 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ecclestone, TimTim Ecclestone | LW | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Glennie, BrianBrian Glennie | D | 65 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 100 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Dupere, DenisDenis Dupere | LW | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shack, EddieEddie Shack | LW | 59 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Thompson, ErrolErrol Thompson | LW | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Neely, BobBob Neely | LW | 54 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 98 | -14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jarry, PierrePierre Jarry | LW | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson | C | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brossart, WillieWillie Brossart | D | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Favell, DougDoug Favell | G | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Favell, DougDoug Favell | 1752 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 79 | 2.71 | 0 |
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston | 1516 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 3.09 | 1 |
Wilson, DuncDunc Wilson | 1412 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 68 | 2.89 | 1 |
Team: | 4680 | 78 | 35 | 27 | 16 | 225 | 2.88 | 2 |
Playoffs
- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Neely, BobBob Neely | LW | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ellis, RonRon Ellis | RW | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Keon, DaveDave Keon | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ullman, NormNorm Ullman | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Henderson, PaulPaul Henderson | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
McKenny, JimJim McKenny | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hammarstrom, IngeInge Hammarstrom | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shack, EddieEddie Shack | LW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ecclestone, TimTim Ecclestone | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Monahan, GarryGarry Monahan | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Salming, BorjeBorje Salming | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thompson, ErrolErrol Thompson | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brossart, WillieWillie Brossart | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dupere, DenisDenis Dupere | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Favell, DougDoug Favell | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glennie, BrianBrian Glennie | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pelyk, MikeMike Pelyk | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turnbull, IanIan Turnbull | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Favell, DougDoug Favell | 181 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.31 | 0 |
Johnston, EddieEddie Johnston | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
Team: | 241 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3.98 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1973-74 season.
Trades
May 22, 1973 | To Boston Bruins Future Considerations |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Eddie Johnston |
May 23, 1973 | To Philadelphia Flyers Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart |
May 29, 1973 | To Vancouver Canucks Murray Heatley Larry McIntyre |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dunc Wilson |
July 3, 1973 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Eddie Shack |
October 17, 1973 | To Detroit Red Wings Terry Clancy |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash |
November 29, 1973 | To Detroit Red Wings Pierre Jarry |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Tim Ecclestone |
May 27, 1974 | To Philadelphia Flyers Dave Fortier Randy Osburn |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Bill Flett |
May 27, 1974 | To St. Louis Blues Eddie Johnston |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Gary Sabourin |
Free agents
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Roster
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Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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Centres
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See also
References
- ↑ "Gregory enthusiastic about Swedish players Leafs acquire". The Globe and Mail. June 20, 1973. p. 36.
- ↑ "1973–1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
- ↑ "1973-74 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- "1973–74 Toronto Maple Leafs Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.