1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 46-17-15 - 107 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's West Division
Postseason: 4-4
Lost NHL semi-finals
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0
Semi-Finals - Lost to New York Rangers 4-0
Coach: Billy Reay (46-17-15)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks Roster

The Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 46 wins and 17 losses and 15 ties for 107 points, finishing first in the NHL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-4.

The Black Hawks yielded 166 goals, fewest in the league. Chicago netted 256 goals. Bobby Hull scored 50 goals for the team, while Dennis Hull tallied 30 or more, too. Pit Martin contributed 51 assists. Tony Esposito earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 1.77 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.

Billy Reay coached the team. The 1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks lost in the NHL semi-finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 256
Regular Season Goals Against: 166

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 9, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0
October 10, 1971 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
October 13, 1971 St. Louis Blues 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
October 16, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Minnesota North Stars 2 W 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0
October 17, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 3-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0
October 20, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 3 L 3-0-0 2-1-0 5-1-0
October 21, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 3-0-0 3-1-0 6-1-0
October 23, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 3-0-0 4-1-0 7-1-0
October 24, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 L 3-0-0 4-2-0 7-2-0
October 26, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 3-0-0 5-2-0 8-2-0
October 30, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1 W 3-0-0 6-2-0 9-2-0
October 31, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 L 3-0-0 6-3-0 9-3-0
November 3, 1971 Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 4-0-0 6-3-0 10-3-0
November 6, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 L 4-0-0 6-4-0 10-4-0
November 7, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 5-0-0 6-4-0 11-4-0
November 10, 1971 Boston Bruins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 6-0-0 6-4-0 12-4-0
November 14, 1971 California Golden Seals 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 7-0-0 6-4-0 13-4-0
November 17, 1971 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 8-0-0 6-4-0 14-4-0
November 20, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Boston Bruins 2 L 8-0-0 6-5-0 14-5-0
November 21, 1971 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 W 9-0-0 6-5-0 15-5-0
November 24, 1971 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 9-0-1 6-5-0 15-5-1 OT
November 27, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 T 9-0-1 6-5-1 15-5-2 OT
November 28, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 10-0-1 6-5-1 16-5-2
November 30, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 L 10-0-1 6-6-1 16-6-2
December 3, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at California Golden Seals 2 L 10-0-1 6-7-1 16-7-2
December 5, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 7 W 11-0-1 6-7-1 17-7-2
December 8, 1971 New York Rangers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 T 11-0-2 6-7-1 17-7-3 OT
December 9, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 W 11-0-2 7-7-1 18-7-3
December 11, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 W 11-0-2 8-7-1 19-7-3
December 12, 1971 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 W 12-0-2 8-7-1 20-7-3
December 15, 1971 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 13-0-2 8-7-1 21-7-3
December 18, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Minnesota North Stars 1 W 13-0-2 9-7-1 22-7-3
December 19, 1971 St. Louis Blues 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 14-0-2 9-7-1 23-7-3
December 22, 1971 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at California Golden Seals 1 W 14-0-2 10-7-1 24-7-3
December 26, 1971 Los Angeles Kings 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 W 15-0-2 10-7-1 25-7-3
December 29, 1971 Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 L 15-1-2 10-7-1 25-8-3
January 2, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 W 16-1-2 10-7-1 26-8-3
January 5, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 16-1-3 10-7-1 26-8-4 OT
January 8, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 W 16-1-3 11-7-1 27-8-4
January 9, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 W 17-1-3 11-7-1 28-8-4
January 12, 1972 New York Rangers 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 T 17-1-4 11-7-1 28-8-5 OT
January 15, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Boston Bruins 4 L 17-1-4 11-8-1 28-9-5
January 16, 1972 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 18-1-4 11-8-1 29-9-5
January 19, 1972 California Golden Seals 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 W 19-1-4 11-8-1 30-9-5
January 20, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 L 19-1-4 11-9-1 30-10-5
January 23, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 20-1-4 11-9-1 31-10-5
January 27, 1972 Vancouver Canucks 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 21-1-4 11-9-1 32-10-5
January 29, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 21-1-4 12-9-1 33-10-5
January 30, 1972 Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 22-1-4 12-9-1 34-10-5
February 1, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 7 L 22-1-4 12-10-1 34-11-5
February 4, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 22-1-4 13-10-1 35-11-5
February 6, 1972 Minnesota North Stars 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 W 23-1-4 13-10-1 36-11-5
February 9, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at New York Rangers 4 L 23-1-4 13-11-1 36-12-5
February 10, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 7 L 23-1-4 13-12-1 36-13-5
February 12, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 23-1-4 13-12-2 36-13-6 OT
February 13, 1972 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 24-1-4 13-12-2 37-13-6
February 15, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 W 24-1-4 14-12-2 38-13-6
February 16, 1972 Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 24-1-5 14-12-2 38-13-7 OT
February 20, 1972 Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 L 24-2-5 14-12-2 38-14-7
February 23, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 L 24-3-5 14-12-2 38-15-7
February 24, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 L 24-3-5 14-13-2 38-16-7
February 26, 1972 California Golden Seals 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 25-3-5 14-13-2 39-16-7
February 27, 1972 Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 25-3-6 14-13-2 39-16-8 OT
March 1, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4 W 25-3-6 15-13-2 40-16-8
March 3, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at California Golden Seals 4 T 25-3-6 15-13-3 40-16-9 OT
March 5, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 25-3-6 15-14-3 40-17-9
March 8, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at New York Rangers 3 T 25-3-6 15-14-4 40-17-10 OT
March 11, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1 T 25-3-6 15-14-5 40-17-11 OT
March 12, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 25-3-6 16-14-5 41-17-11
March 15, 1972 New York Rangers 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 26-3-6 16-14-5 42-17-11
March 18, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 T 26-3-6 16-14-6 42-17-12 OT
March 19, 1972 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 T 26-3-7 16-14-6 42-17-13 OT
March 23, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 W 26-3-7 17-14-6 43-17-13
March 25, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 5 at Boston Bruins 5 T 26-3-7 17-14-7 43-17-14 OT
March 26, 1972 St. Louis Blues 0 at Chicago Black Hawks 4 W 27-3-7 17-14-7 44-17-14
March 29, 1972 Montreal Canadiens 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 5 T 27-3-8 17-14-7 44-17-15 OT
April 1, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at St. Louis Blues 0 W 27-3-8 18-14-7 45-17-15
April 2, 1972 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 6 W 28-3-8 18-14-7 46-17-15
April 5, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
April 6, 1972 Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
April 8, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0
April 9, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 W 2-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0 OT
April 16, 1972 New York Rangers 3 at Chicago Black Hawks 2 L 2-1-0 2-0-0 4-1-0
April 18, 1972 New York Rangers 5 at Chicago Black Hawks 3 L 2-2-0 2-0-0 4-2-0
April 20, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at New York Rangers 3 L 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-3-0
April 23, 1972 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at New York Rangers 6 L 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-4-0


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