Stanley Cup Playoffs 1970
| Stanley Cup Playoffs 1970 | |
|---|---|
| Period | April 8, 1970 to May 10, 1970 |
| Stanley Cup winner | Boston Bruins (4th title) |
| finalist | St. Louis Blues |
| Playoff MVP |
 Bobby Orr (Boston)
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| Top scorer |
Phil Esposito (Boston)
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| Gates | 206 (6.06 per game) |
| Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup of 1970 began on April 8, 1970 and ended on May 10, 1970 with the Boston Bruins' 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues . The Bruins won their fourth title and first since 1941 . They also had in the person of Phil Esposito the top scorer with Bobby Orr to the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player in their ranks. The St. Louis Blues, however, lost 4-0 in the final for the third time in a row and therefore ensured that the league counteracted this one-sidedness with several changes for the next season. So far, due to the division and playoff structure in the Stanley Cup final, the best team of the Original Six always competed against the strongest representative of the expansion team from 1967, with St. Louis representing the expansion teams three times and each time without a chance. At the same time, the final of the 1970 playoffs was the last final of the Blues for the time being, before they won their first Stanley Cup almost 50 years later in the 2019 playoffs .
Furthermore, with the Canadiens de Montréal and the Toronto Maple Leafs, all Canadian teams missed the playoffs for the first time in NHL history, which was not to happen again until 2016 (with seven teams). In addition, the Canadiens failed for the first time since 1948 in the regular season, so that the longest series of 21 consecutive playoff participations at that time came to an end. Synonymous with it they became the fifth reigning Stanley Cup winner in league history, who missed the following post-season .
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The four best teams from the Eastern and Western divisions qualified for the playoffs . In the quarter-finals, the first and third as well as the second and fourth on the seeding list faced each other within each division. The semifinals were then also played within the divisions, so that the two division winners contested the subsequent Stanley Cup final.
All series were held in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needed four wins to advance. The higher seeded team had home rights in the first two games, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, the home law changed from game to game. The higher-ranked team had a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.
Overtime followed for games that remained tied after 60 minutes of regular playing time . It ended with the first goal scored ( Sudden Death ) .
Qualified teams
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Playoff tree
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | Stanley Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4th | |||||||||||
| E3 | Detroit Red Wings | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Chicago Black Hawks | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| E4 | New York Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Minnesota North Stars | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis Blues | 4th | |||||||||||
| W2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 4th | |||||||||||
| W4 | Oakland Seals | 0 | |||||||||||
Quarter finals
(E1) Chicago Black Hawks - (E3) Detroit Red Wings
| Apr 8, 1970 |
Chicago Black Hawks Pit Martin (17:14) Stan Mikita (27:23) Chico Maki (38:35) Eric Nesterenko (59:31) |
4: 2 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Wayne Connelly (2:59) Gordie Howe (48:43) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 9, 1970 |
Chicago Black Hawks Jim Pappin (14:38) Bobby Hull (21:33) Pit Martin (55:20) Dennis Hull (57:42) |
4: 2 (1: 1, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Pete Stemkowski (13:01) Bruce MacGregor (49:42) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 11, 1970 | Detroit Red Wings Nick Libett (22:03) Doug Volmar (51:07) |
2: 4 (0: 1, 1: 2, 1: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull (6:37) Bobby Hull (31:03) Stan Mikita (34:38) Doug Jarrett (59:57) |
Detroit Olympia , Detroit , Michigan Spectators: 15,390 |
| Apr 12, 1970 | Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe (9:31) Nick Libett (34:16) |
2: 4 (1: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Chicago Black Hawks Jim Pappin (4:32) Stan Mikita (12:14) Dennis Hull (24:43) Chico Maki (51:26) |
Detroit Olympia, Detroit, Michigan Spectators: 15,300 |
(E2) Boston Bruins - (E4) New York Rangers
| Apr 8, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (3:51) Phil Esposito (9:32) Bobby Orr (24:56) Bobby Orr (27:35) Derek Sanderson (28:19) Phil Esposito (31:44) Wayne Cashman (35:07 ) Fred Stanfield (42:20) |
8: 2 (2: 1, 5: 0, 1: 1) of game status: 1: 0 |
New York Rangers Jack Egers (19:00) Bob Nevin (55:31) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
| Apr 9, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Jim Lorentz (7:06) John McKenzie (25:39) Johnny Bucyk (39:14) Ken Hodge (41:24) Ed Westfall (43:40) |
5: 3 (1: 2, 2: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
New York Rangers Jack Egers (13:15) Rod Gilbert (17:15) Tim Horton (46:38) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
| Apr 11, 1970 |
New York Rangers Jean Ratelle (13:07) Walt Tkaczuk (14:24) Rod Gilbert (33:48) Ted Irvine (42:43) |
4: 3 (2: 1, 1: 0, 1: 2) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Boston Bruins Bill Speer (9:31) Bobby Orr (45:59) Fred Stanfield (52:07) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 17,250 |
| Apr 12, 1970 |
New York Rangers Rod Gilbert (3:49) Rod Gilbert (5:00) Dave Balon (31:52) Walt Tkaczuk (51:16) |
4: 2 (2: 0, 1: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (31:30) Bobby Orr (48:41) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,250 |
| Apr 14, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Bobby Orr (2:44) Phil Esposito (42:20) Phil Esposito (47:59) |
3: 2 (1: 1, 0: 1, 2: 0) of game status: 3: 2 |
New York Rangers Jack Egers (5:18) Orland Kurtenbach (29:49) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
| Apr 16, 1970 | New York Rangers Brad Park (11:51) |
1: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 2) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Boston Bruins Bobby Orr (22:48) Wayne Cashman (24:56) Bobby Orr (43:09) Derek Sanderson (47:22) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,250 |
(W1) St. Louis Blues - (W3) Minnesota North Stars
| Apr 8, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues From McDonald (2:29) Gordon Berenson (5:41) Gary Sabourin (16:50) Terry Crisp (22:00) From McDonald (40:53) Terry Crisp (45:28) |
6: 2 (3: 0, 1: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Minnesota North Stars Bill Goldsworthy (20:19) Jean-Paul Parisé (50:55) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 16,304 |
| Apr 9, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues Gary Sabourin (3:49) Phil Goyette (17:28) |
2: 1 (2: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Minnesota North Stars Bob Barlow (54:20) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 16,508 |
| Apr 11, 1970 |
Minnesota North Stars Tom Polanic (4:58) Danny O'Shea (15:23) Bill Goldsworthy (48:16) Bill Goldsworthy (56:00) |
4: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
St. Louis Blues From McDonald (21:34) Gordon Berenson (43:15) |
Metropolitan Sports Center , Bloomington , Minnesota Spectators: 14,544 |
| Apr 12, 1970 |
Minnesota North Stars Bill Goldsworthy (27:38) Claude Larose (36:54) Tommy Williams (40:58) Bob Barlow (42:12) |
4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
St. Louis Blues |
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Spectators: 14,877 |
| Apr 14, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues Tim Ecclestone (4:38) Larry Keenan (26:32) Gary Sabourin (37:35) Terry Gray (42:37) Jim Roberts (45:31) Gordon Berenson (47:08) |
6: 3 (1: 2, 2: 0, 3: 1) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Minnesota North Stars Jean-Paul Parisé (1:38) Jean-Paul Parisé (8:46) Charlie Burns (49:06) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 17,208 |
| Apr 16, 1970 | Minnesota North Stars Barry Gibbs (4:35) Ray Cullen (34:54) |
2: 4 (1: 1, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
St. Louis Blues From McDonald (7:42) From McDonald (30:17) Gordon Berenson (31:04) Larry Keenan (42:53) |
Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Spectators: 14,908 |
(W2) Pittsburgh Penguins - (W4) Oakland Seals
| Apr 8, 1970 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Jean Pronovost (1:05) Nick Harbaruk (52:47) |
2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Oakland Seals Gerry Ehman (9:26) |
Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 18,051 |
| Apr 9, 1970 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Harbaruk (31:00) Wally Boyer (31:34) Dunc McCallum (51:41) |
3: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Oakland Seals Gary Jarrett (7:13) |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 7,253 |
| Apr 11, 1970 | Oakland Seals Earl Ingarfield (3:29) Ted Hampson (42:22) |
2: 5 (1: 0, 0: 3, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Harbaruk (25:20) Ken Schinkel (27:58) Jean Pronovost (31:38) Ken Schinkel (49:33) Ken Schinkel (54:09) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena , Oakland , California Spectators: 8,819 |
| Apr 12, 1970 | Oakland Seals Carol Vadnais (2:34) Carol Vadnais (24:34) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Dean Prentice (7:37) Bob Woytowich (26:22) Michel Brière (68:28) |
Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California Spectators: 5,299 |
Semifinals
(E1) Chicago Black Hawks - (E2) Boston Bruins
| Apr 19, 1970 | Chicago Black Hawks Dennis Hull (28:26) Jim Pappin (37:00) Stan Mikita (50:39) |
3: 6 (0: 2, 2: 2, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (12:28) Phil Esposito (16:01) Johnny Bucyk (25:11) Phil Esposito (34:59) John McKenzie (41:00) Ken Hodge (48:45) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 19, 1970 | Chicago Black Hawks Bill White (42:18) |
1: 4 (0: 1, 0: 2, 1: 1) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Boston Bruins Bobby Orr (5:08) John McKenzie (30:32) Don Marcotte (33:09) Phil Esposito (45:02) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 23, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Wayne Carleton (8:50) Johnny Bucyk (23:28) Wayne Cashman (26:17) Johnny Bucyk (33:07) Phil Esposito (59:39) |
5: 2 (1: 2, 3: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Cliff Koroll (6:33) Pit Martin (19:45) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 14,870 |
| Apr 26, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Don Marcotte (13:14) Johnny Bucyk (17:00) Fred Stanfield (35:40) Ken Hodge (55:19) John McKenzie (58:19) |
5: 4 (2: 0, 1: 3, 2: 1) Match report as of: 4: 0 |
Chicago Black Hawks Keith Magnuson (25:07) Dennis Hull (29:20) Dennis Hull (33:10) Bryan Campbell (44:10) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
(W1) St. Louis Blues - (W2) Pittsburgh Penguins
| Apr 19, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues Gary Sabourin (27:12) Phil Goyette (28:10) Gordon Berenson (32:58) |
3: 1 (0: 0, 3: 0, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Ken Schinkel (42:10) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 16,849 |
| Apr 21, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues Jean-Guy Talbot (0:31) Larry Keenan (9:07) Phil Goyette (15:35) Frank St. Marseille (49:36) |
4: 1 (3: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Brière (45:58) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 16,857 |
| Apr 23, 1970 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Dean Prentice (5:22) Jean Pronovost (27:07) Michel Brière (30:30) |
3: 2 (1: 0, 2: 0, 0: 2) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
St. Louis Blues Larry Keenan (41:41) Larry Keenan (45:56) |
Civic Arena , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania Spectators: 12,923 |
| Apr 26, 1970 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Duane Rupp (7:06) Michel Brière (26:34) |
2: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 0: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
St. Louis Blues André Boudrias (25:05) |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 12,962 |
| Apr 28, 1970 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (11:56) André Boudrias (15:59) Frank St. Marseille (25:26) Tim Ecclestone (37:18) Frank St. Marseille (45:17) |
5: 0 (2: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 16,872 |
| Apr 30, 1970 | Pittsburgh Penguins Duane Rupp (13:42) Ron Schock (24:24) Michel Brière (46:17) |
3: 4 (1: 0, 1: 1, 1: 3) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
St. Louis Blues Gordon Berenson (27:37) Bill McCreary (45:26) Tim Ecclestone (46:57) Larry Keenan (54:25) |
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Spectators: 12,403 |
Stanley Cup Final
(W1) St. Louis Blues - (E2) Boston Bruins
| May 3, 1970 | St. Louis Blues Jim Roberts (21:52) |
1: 6 (0: 1, 1: 1, 0: 4) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (19:45) Johnny Bucyk (25:16) Wayne Carleton (44:59) Johnny Bucyk (45:31) Derek Sanderson (57:20) Phil Esposito (58:58) |
St. Louis Arena , St. Louis , Missouri Spectators: 16,715 |
| May 5th 1970 | St. Louis Blues Terry Gray (37:26) Frank St. Marseille (44:15) |
2: 6 (0: 3, 1: 1, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 2 |
Boston Bruins Fred Stanfield (8:10) Ed Westfall (13:38) Ed Westfall (19:15) Derek Sanderson (29:37) Derek Sanderson (40:58) Johnny Bucyk (55:00) |
St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri Spectators: 17,006 |
| May 7, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (13:23) John McKenzie (18:23) Wayne Cashman (43:26) Wayne Cashman (54:26) |
4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 3: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Frank St. Marseille (5:32) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
| May 10, 1970 |
Boston Bruins Rick Smith (5:28) Phil Esposito (34:22) Johnny Bucyk (53:18) Bobby Orr (60:40) |
4: 3 a.d. (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 0 |
St. Louis Blues Gordon Berenson (19:17) Gary Sabourin (23:22) Larry Keenan (40:19) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 14,835 |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winner Boston Bruins |
Goalkeepers: John Adams , Gerry Cheevers , Eddie Johnston Defender: Don Awrey , Gary Doak , Ted Green , Bobby Orr , Dallas Smith , Rick Smith , Bill Speer Attackers: Garnet Bailey , Ivan Boldirev , Johnny Bucyk , Wayne Cashman , Wayne Carleton , Phil Esposito , Ken Hodge , Bill Lesuk , Jim Lorentz , Don Marcotte , John McKenzie , Ron Murphy , Derek Sanderson , Danny Schock , Fred Stanfield , Ed Westfall Head Coach: Harry Sinden General Manager: Milt Schmidt |
Best scorer
Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/− = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Fat: best value
| player | team | GP | G | A. | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Esposito | Boston | 14th | 13 | 14th | 27 | +12 | 16 |
| Bobby Orr | Boston | 14th | 9 | 11 | 20th | +24 | 14th |
| Johnny Bucyk | Boston | 14th | 11 | 8th | 19th | +13 | 2 |
| John McKenzie | Boston | 14th | 5 | 12 | 17th | +12 | 35 |
| Fred Stanfield | Boston | 14th | 4th | 12 | 16 | +10 | 6th |
| From McDonald | St. Louis | 16 | 5 | 10 | 15th | +1 | 13 |
| Phil Goyette | St. Louis | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14th | +5 | 6th |
| Larry Keenan | St. Louis | 16 | 7th | 6th | 13 | +3 | 0 |
| Frank St. Marseille | St. Louis | 15th | 6th | 7th | 13 | -2 | 4th |
| Ken Hodge | Boston | 14th | 3 | 10 | 13 | +11 | 17th |
Best goalkeeper
The combined table shows the three best goalkeepers in the categories conceded goals and catch quota as well as the leaders in the categories shutouts and wins.
Abbreviations: GP = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = saved shots (in%), GAA = goals against goals against; Fat: best value; Sorted by goal conceded.
Only goalkeepers who have played 180 minutes of play are recorded.
| player | team | GP | Min | W. | L. | GA | SO | Sv% | ATM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Plante | St. Louis | 6th | 322: 37 | 4th | 1 | 8th | 1 | 93.6 | 1.49 |
| Cesare Maniago | Minnesota | 3 | 180: 00 | 1 | 2 | 6th | 1 | 94.1 | 2.00 |
| Les Binkley | Pittsburgh | 7th | 428: 28 | 5 | 2 | 15th | 0 | 92.4 | 2.10 |
| Gerry Cheevers | Boston | 13 | 779: 47 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 92.5 | 2.23 |
Web links
- 1970 Stanley Cup Playoffs on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 1104 kB)
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