1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 26-38-14 - 66 points
in the NHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Red Kelly (26-38-14)
1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins RosterTeam Record: 26-38-14 - 66 points
in the NHL's West Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Red Kelly (26-38-14)
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 26 wins and 38 losses and 14 ties for 66 points in the NHL's West Division.
The team scored 220 goals and conceded 258. Jean Pronovost and Greg Polis netted 30 goals for the team each, while Syl Apps recorded 44 assists. Jim Rutherford topped the squad with 17 wins and a team-best 3.22 goals against average, pacing goalies with significant playing time.
Red Kelly coached the team. The 1971-72 Pittsburgh Penguins lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 72 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 78 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 164 | 9.1 |
| Jean Pronovost | R | 68 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 214 | 14.0 |
| Greg Polis | L | 76 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 38 | -4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 14.4 |
| Ron Schock | C | 77 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 22 | -10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 11.3 |
| Ken Schinkel | R | 74 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 10 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 9.7 |
| Bryan Hextall | C | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 126 | -26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 13.8 |
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 77 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 52 | -12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 6.4 |
| Bobby Leiter | C | 78 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 18 | -25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 147 | 9.5 |
| Nick Harbaruk | R | 78 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 46 | -13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 8.6 |
| Duane Rupp | D | 34 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 4.4 |
| Bryan Watson | D | 75 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 212 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 2.8 |
| Val Fonteyne | L | 68 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17.1 |
| Rene Robert | R | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 9.9 |
| Al McDonough | R | 37 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 6.2 |
| Steve Cardwell | L | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 14.9 |
| Eddie Shack | L | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 10.6 |
| Dave Burrows | D | 77 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 48 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2.0 |
| Tim Horton | D | 44 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 2.4 |
| John Stewart | L | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 |
| Keith McCreary | L | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5.9 |
| Joe Noris | C | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 |
| Sheldon Kannegiesser | D | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4.1 |
| Bob Woytowich | D | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 |
| Bill Hicke | R | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Brian McKenzie | L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Roy Edwards | G | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Kessell | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Wally Boyer | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bench | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jim Rutherford | G | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Binkley | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robin Burns | L | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1477 | 220 | 361 | 581 | 978 | -148 | 46 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 2441 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Binkley | 31 | 1673 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 3.51 | |||
| Roy Edwards | 15 | 847 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2.55 | |||
| Jim Rutherford | 40 | 2160 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 116 | 3.22 | |||
| Totals | 86 | 4680 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 250 | 3.21 | 0 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syl Apps | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jean Pronovost | R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greg Polis | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Schock | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Schinkel | R | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Hextall | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Darryl Edestrand | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Leiter | C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Harbaruk | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Duane Rupp | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bryan Watson | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Val Fonteyne | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al McDonough | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Cardwell | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eddie Shack | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Burrows | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tim Horton | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Keith McCreary | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jim Rutherford | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 72 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rutherford | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | 159 | 145 | .912 |
| Totals | 4 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 | 159 | 145 | .912 |
