1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 52-10-16 - 120 points
Finishing 1st in the NHL's East Division
Postseason: 12-5
Won Stanley Cup
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2
Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Stanley Cup Finals - Defeated Chicago Black Hawks 4-2
Coach: Scotty Bowman (52-10-16)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Statistics
1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Results

The Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 52 wins and 10 losses and 16 ties for 120 points, finishing first in the NHL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.

The Canadiens surrendered 184 goals, fewest in the league. Montreal potted 329 goals. Jacques Lemaire scored 44 goals for the team, while Yvan Cournoyer and Frank Mahovlich netted 30 or more also. Frank Mahovlich accounted for 55 assists. Ken Dryden earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.26 goals against average, topping goalies with significant playing time.

Scotty Bowman coached the team. The 1972-73 Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chuck ArnasonRJuly 15, 19515'10"183RAshern, MB Canada
Pierre BouchardDFebruary 20, 19486'2"205LLongueuil, QC Canada
Yvan CournoyerRNovember 22, 19435'7"178LDrummondville, QC Canada
Ken DrydenGAugust 8, 19476'4"205LHamilton, ON Canada
Dave GardnerCAugust 23, 19526'0"185RToronto, ON Canada
Dale HogansonDJuly 8, 19495'10"190LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Rejean HouleLOctober 25, 19495'11"170LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Guy LafleurRSeptember 20, 19516'0"185RThurso, QC Canada
Yvon LambertLMay 20, 19506'2"200LDrummondville, QC Canada
Jacques LaperriereDNovember 22, 19416'2"180LRouyn-Noranda, QC Canada
Guy LapointeDMarch 18, 19486'0"205LMontreal, QC Canada
Claude LaroseRMarch 2, 19436'0"180RHearst, ON Canada
Chuck LefleyCJanuary 20, 19506'2"185LWinnipeg, MB Canada
Jacques LemaireCSeptember 7, 19455'10"180LLaSalle, QC Canada
Frank MahovlichLJanuary 10, 19386'0"205LTimmins, ON Canada
Pete MahovlichCOctober 10, 19466'5"210LTimmins, ON Canada
Bob MurdochDNovember 20, 19466'0"200RKirkland Lake, ON Canada
Michel PlasseGJune 1, 19495'11"172LMontreal, QC Canada
Henri RichardCFebruary 29, 19365'7"160RMontreal, QC Canada
Jimmy RobertsDApril 9, 19405'10"185RToronto, ON Canada
Larry RobinsonDJune 2, 19516'4"225LWinchester, ON Canada
Randy RotaLAugust 16, 19505'8"170LCreston, BC Canada
Serge SavardDJanuary 22, 19466'3"210LMontreal, QC Canada
Steve ShuttLJuly 1, 19525'11"185LToronto, ON Canada
Marc TardifLJune 12, 19496'0"195LGranby, QC Canada
Wayne ThomasGOctober 9, 19476'2"195LOttawa, ON Canada
Murray WilsonLNovember 7, 19516'1"185LToronto, ON Canada