Stanley Cup Playoffs 1974
| Stanley Cup Playoffs 1974 | |
|---|---|
| Period | April 9, 1974 to May 19, 1974 |
| Stanley Cup winner | Philadelphia Flyers (1st title) |
| finalist | Boston Bruins |
| Playoff MVP |
 Bernie Parent (Philadelphia)
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| Top scorer |
Rick MacLeish (Philadelphia)
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| Gates | 219 (5.76 per game) |
| Events | |
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The playoffs for the Stanley Cup the year 1974 began on April 9, 1974 and ended on 19 May 1974 with the 4: 2 victory of the Philadelphia Flyers against the Boston Bruins . The Flyers won their first title in franchise history when they entered the finals for the first time and became the first team in the major league expansion of 1967 to win the Stanley Cup. As a result, for the first time in league history, no team from the Original Six emerged victorious from the playoffs. They also provided with Rick MacLeish the scorer and goalkeeper Bernie Parent to the Conn Smythe Trophy winning Most Valuable Player of this post-season . The defeated Bruins, on the other hand, suffered the eighth defeat in their 13th final.
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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 fourth as well as the second and third on the seeding list faced each other within each division. The semi-finals were played between the divisions, so the higher-ranked team from the east met the lower-ranked team from the west and analogously the higher-ranked team from the west met the lower-ranked team from the east. This was followed by the 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 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| E4 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Bruins | 4th | |||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Chicago Black Hawks | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles Kings | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||
| W4 | Atlanta Flames | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4th | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Canadiens de Montréal | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | New York Rangers | 4th | |||||||||||
Quarter finals
(E1) Boston Bruins - (E4) Toronto Maple Leafs
| Apr 10, 1974 |
Boston Bruins Gregg Sheppard (24:22) |
1: 0 (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| Apr 11, 1974 |
Boston Bruins Ken Hodge (8:56) Bobby Schmautz (15:46) Johnny Bucyk (23:31) Wayne Cashman (33:13) Phil Esposito (47:34) Gregg Sheppard (59:14) |
6: 3 (2: 2, 2: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Ellis (14:24) Dave Keon (19:06) Darryl Sittler (35:01) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | Toronto Maple Leafs Bob Neely (8:54) Darryl Sittler (39:30) Eddie Shack (42:20) |
3: 6 (1: 0, 1: 4, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Boston Bruins André Savard (21:59) Gregg Sheppard (25:44) Gregg Sheppard (36:46) Johnny Bucyk (37:00) Wayne Cashman (41:22) Bobby Schmautz (51:42) |
Maple Leaf Gardens , Toronto , Ontario Spectators: 16,485 |
| Apr. 14, 1974 | Toronto Maple Leafs Ron Ellis (14:56) Norm Ullman (28:58) Inge Hammarström (58:43) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Boston Bruins Terry O'Reilly (8:53) Ken Hodge (26:51) Bobby Orr (57:34) Ken Hodge (61:27) |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario Spectators: 16,485 |
(E2) Canadiens de Montréal - (E3) New York Rangers
| Apr 10, 1974 | Canadiens de Montréal Steve Shutt (28:59) |
1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
New York Rangers Steve Vickers (10:48) Bruce MacGregor (11:07) Dale Rolfe (22:43) Brad Park (58:11) |
Forum de Montréal , Montréal , Québec |
| Apr 11, 1974 |
Canadiens de Montréal Steve Shutt (25:03) Yvan Cournoyer (38:11) Yvan Cournoyer (51:53) Yvan Cournoyer (54:51) |
4: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
New York Rangers Bruce MacGregor (12:51) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 16,790 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | New York Rangers Pete Stemkowski (48:06) Jean Ratelle (51:48) |
2: 4 (0: 3, 0: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Pete Mahovlich (3:38) Steve Shutt (15:03) Yvan Cournoyer (18:47) Yvan Cournoyer (20:49) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 17,500 |
| Apr. 14, 1974 |
New York Rangers Ron Harris (9:35) Rod Gilbert (24:46) Ted Irvine (34:00) Ted Irvine (41:18) Bruce MacGregor (55:06) Pete Stemkowski (59:18) |
6: 4 (1: 2, 2: 1, 3: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Steve Shutt (0:46) Pete Mahovlich (18:37) Frank Mahovlich (22:56) Serge Savard (53:57) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,500 |
| Apr 16, 1974 | Canadiens de Montréal Henri Richard (0:49) Murray Wilson (45:24) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report : 2: 3 |
New York Rangers Bruce MacGregor (12:43) Bruce MacGregor (59:44) Ron Harris (64:07) |
Forum de Montréal, Montréal, Québec Spectators: 16,775 |
| Apr 18, 1974 |
New York Rangers Bruce MacGregor (28:41) Bill Fairbairn (29:27) Jean Ratelle (51:04) Pete Stemkowski (59:06) Pete Stemkowski (59:24) |
5: 2 (0: 1, 2: 1, 3: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Canadiens de Montréal Henri Richard (9:15) Steve Shutt (22:07) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,500 |
(W1) Philadelphia Flyers - (W4) Atlanta Flames
| Apr 9, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Gary Dornhoefer (19:56) Tom Bladon (33:36) Orest Kindrachuk (48:59) Orest Kindrachuk (52:09) |
4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Atlanta Flames Bob Murray (49:29) |
The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| Apr 11, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Terry Crisp (6:01) Rick MacLeish (23:26) Rick MacLeish (26:20) Rick MacLeish (38:26) Jimmy Watson (51:52) |
5: 1 (1: 0, 3: 0, 1: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Atlanta Flames Rey Comeau (41:31) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| Apr 12, 1974 | Atlanta Flames Larry Romanchych (28:47) |
1: 4 (0: 2, 1: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Philadelphia Flyers Don Saleski (2:51) Bobby Clarke (5:02) Rick MacLeish (33:47) Bill Barber (42:20) |
Omni Coliseum , Atlanta , Georgia Spectators: 15,141 |
| Apr. 14, 1974 | Atlanta Flames Larry Romanchych (3:28) Jean Lemieux (25:33) Rey Comeau (36:19) |
3: 4 n.V. (1: 0, 2: 1, 0: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 0: 4 |
Philadelphia Flyers André Dupont (36:48) Gary Dornhoefer (41:16) Tom Bladon (46:34) Dave Schultz (65:40) |
Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia Spectators: 15,141 |
(W2) Chicago Black Hawks - (W3) Los Angeles Kings
| Apr 10, 1974 |
Chicago Black Hawks Darcy Rota (31:13) Dennis Hull (36:51) Stan Mikita (59:12) |
3: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Gene Carr (9:08) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 18,000 |
| Apr 11, 1974 |
Chicago Black Hawks Dick Redmond (12:21) Stan Mikita (38:13) Dennis Hull (43:07) Jim Pappin (59:27) |
4: 1 (1: 0, 1: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
Los Angeles Kings Bob Nevin (24:03) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 17,800 |
| Apr 13, 1974 | Los Angeles Kings |
0: 1 (0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 0: 3 |
Chicago Black Hawks Germain Gagnon (0:40) |
The Forum , Inglewood , California Spectators: 15,505 |
| Apr. 14, 1974 |
Los Angeles Kings Gene Carr (24:04) Juha Widing (43:24) Tom Williams (46:29) Tom Williams (50:27) Tom Williams (52:47) |
5: 1 (0: 1, 1: 0, 4: 0) Match report as of: 1: 3 |
Chicago Black Hawks Dennis Hull (3:07) |
The Forum, Inglewood, California Spectators: 12,912 |
| Apr 16, 1974 |
Chicago Black Hawks Jim Pappin (55:23) |
1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 4: 1 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
Semifinals
(E1) Boston Bruins - (W2) Chicago Black Hawks
| Apr 18, 1974 | Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (6:40) Darryl Edestrand (49:08) |
2: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2) Match report as of: 0: 1 |
Chicago Black Hawks Stan Mikita (23:48) Darcy Rota (28:12) John Marks (56:56) Dennis Hull (59:39) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| Apr 21, 1974 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (6:44) Johnny Bucyk (11:56) Terry O'Reilly (21:28) Johnny Bucyk (37:34) Phil Esposito (42:59) Bobby Schmautz (47:56) Don Marcotte (48 : 40) Gregg Sheppard (51:53) |
8: 6 (2: 2, 2: 2, 4: 2) Match report as of 1: 1 |
Chicago Black Hawks Darcy Rota (9:04) Dale Tallon (19:15) Dennis Hull (24:40) Germain Gagnon (32:38) Dennis Hull (45:12) John Marks (53:52) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| Apr. 23, 1974 |
Chicago Black Hawks Bill White (23:09) Stan Mikita (51:38) Stan Mikita (59:18) Jim Pappin (63:48) |
4: 3 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 1, 2: 1, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Boston Bruins Carol Vadnais (13:18) Gregg Sheppard (36:39) Ken Hodge (44:53) |
Chicago Stadium , Chicago , Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 25, 1974 | Chicago Black Hawks Pit Martin (10:50) Keith Magnuson (35:23) |
2: 5 (1: 2, 1: 2, 0: 1) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Boston Bruins Gregg Sheppard (12:07) Ken Hodge (19:51) Phil Esposito (30:29) André Savard (34:31) Wayne Cashman (59:31) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
| Apr 28, 1974 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (15:13) Johnny Bucyk (20:47) Phil Esposito (22:09) Dallas Smith (23:35) Phil Esposito (26:50) Gregg Sheppard (37:25) |
6: 2 (1: 0, 5: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
Chicago Black Hawks Cliff Koroll (26:02) Pit Martin (42:25) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| Apr 30, 1974 | Chicago Black Hawks Cliff Koroll (7:16) Len Frig (44:18) |
2: 4 (1: 0, 0: 2, 1: 2) Match report as of: 2: 4 |
Boston Bruins Don Marcotte (25:59) Don Marcotte (30:05) Gregg Sheppard (58:11) Phil Esposito (58:44) |
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Spectators: 16,666 |
(W1) Philadelphia Flyers - (E3) New York Rangers
| Apr 20, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rick MacLeish (19:03) Ross Lonsberry (24:33) Bill Barber (25:25) Rick MacLeish (58:07) |
4: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
New York Rangers |
The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| Apr. 23, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Bobby Clarke (8:13) Ed Van Impe (30:37) Ross Lonsberry (47:54) Rick MacLeish (56:20) Ross Lonsberry (59:26) |
5: 2 (1: 0, 1: 1, 3: 1) Match report as of: 2: 0 |
New York Rangers Jack Egers (38:36) Brad Park (48:10) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| Apr 25, 1974 |
New York Rangers Bill Fairbairn (14:28) Steve Vickers (33:57) Vic Hadfield (38:44) Brad Park (48:53) Rod Gilbert (53:14) |
5: 3 (1: 2, 2: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 1: 2 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rick MacLeish (6:57) André Dupont (12:20) Gary Dornhoefer (31:33) |
Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York Spectators: 17,500 |
| Apr 28, 1974 |
New York Rangers Bobby Rousseau (38:13) Rod Gilbert (64:20) |
2: 1 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report as of: 2: 2 |
Philadelphia Flyers Joe Watson (15:32) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,500 |
| Apr 30, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Tom Bladon (26:49) Rick MacLeish (37:39) Simon Nolet (48:05) Rick MacLeish (59:27) |
4: 1 (0: 1, 2: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 3: 2 |
New York Rangers Pete Stemkowski (6:16) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| May 2nd 1974 |
New York Rangers Brad Park (16:59) Ron Harris (44:10) Ted Irvine (45:48) Steve Vickers (59:39) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0) Match report as of: 3: 3 |
Philadelphia Flyers Don Saleski (5:41) |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Spectators: 17,500 |
| May 5th 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rick MacLeish (14:40) Orest Kindrachuk (22:27) Gary Dornhoefer (31:26) Gary Dornhoefer (49:01) |
4: 3 (1: 1, 2: 0, 1: 2) Match report Status: 4: 3 |
New York Rangers Bill Fairbairn (13:43) Steve Vickers (48:49) Pete Stemkowski (54:34) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
Stanley Cup Final
(E1) Boston Bruins - (W1) Philadelphia Flyers
| May 7th 1974 |
Boston Bruins Wayne Cashman (12:05) Gregg Sheppard (13:01) Bobby Orr (59:38) |
3: 2 (2: 0, 0: 1, 1: 1) Match report as of: 1: 0 |
Philadelphia Flyers Orest Kindrachuk (27:47) Bobby Clarke (45:32) |
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| May 9, 1974 | Boston Bruins Wayne Cashman (14:24) Phil Esposito (17:22) |
2: 3 n.V. (2: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1, 0: 1) Match report as of: 1: 1 |
Philadelphia Flyers Bobby Clarke (21:08) André Dupont (59:08) Bobby Clarke (72:01) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| May 12, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Tom Bladon (10:27) Terry Crisp (15:43) Orest Kindrachuk (47:53) Ross Lonsberry (54:19) |
4: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 1 |
Boston Bruins Johnny Bucyk (1:03) |
The Spectrum , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| May 14, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rick MacLeish (4:40) Dave Schultz (5:30) Bill Barber (54:25) André Dupont (56:40) |
4: 2 (2: 2, 0: 0, 2: 0) Match report as of: 3: 1 |
Boston Bruins Phil Esposito (7:12) André Savard (11:24) |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
| May 16, 1974 |
Boston Bruins Gregg Sheppard (8:14) Bobby Orr (32:06) Bobby Orr (36:55) Ken Hodge (40:39) Don Marcotte (58:59) |
5: 1 (1: 0, 2: 1, 2: 0) Match report as of: 2: 3 |
Philadelphia Flyers Bill Clement (26:04) |
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Spectators: 15,003 |
| May 19, 1974 |
Philadelphia Flyers Rick MacLeish (14:48) |
1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) Match report as of: 4: 2 |
Boston Bruins |
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectators: 17,007 |
Stanley Cup winner
Stanley Cup winner Philadelphia Flyers |
Goalkeepers: Bernie Parent , Bobby Taylor Defenders: Barry Ashbee , Tom Bladon , André Dupont , Ed Van Impe , Jimmy Watson , Joe Watson Attackers: Bill Barber , Bobby Clarke ( C ), Bill Clement , Bruce Cowick , Terry Crisp , Gary Dornhoefer , Bill Flett , Bob Kelly , Orest Kindrachuk , Ross Lonsberry , Rick MacLeish , Simon Nolet , Don Saleski , Dave Schultz Head Coach: Fred Shero General Manager: Keith Allen |
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 |
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| Rick MacLeish | Philadelphia | 17th | 13 | 9 | 22nd | ± 0 | 20th |
| Gregg Sheppard | Boston | 16 | 11 | 8th | 19th | +13 | 4th |
| Johnny Bucyk | Boston | 16 | 8th | 10 | 18th | +10 | 4th |
| Bobby Orr | Boston | 16 | 4th | 14th | 18th | +7 | 28 |
| Ken Hodge | Boston | 16 | 6th | 10 | 16 | -2 | 16 |
| Bobby Clarke | Philadelphia | 17th | 5 | 11 | 16 | +1 | 42 |
| Phil Esposito | Boston | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14th | -2 | 25th |
| Wayne Cashman | Boston | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14th | -2 | 46 |
| Ross Lonsberry | Philadelphia | 17th | 4th | 9 | 13 | ± 0 | 18th |
| Carol Vadnais | Boston | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +7 | 42 |
Bobby Schmautz from the Boston Bruins also achieved a plus / minus statistic of +13.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogatien Vachon | los Angeles | 4th | 236: 51 | 0 | 4th | 7th | 0 | 92.7 | 1.77 |
| Bernie Parent | Philadelphia | 17th | 1039: 24 | 12 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 93.3 | 2.02 |
| Gilles Gilbert | Boston | 16 | 976: 09 | 10 | 6th | 43 | 1 | 91.2 | 2.64 |
| Tony Esposito | Chicago | 10 | 579: 52 | 6th | 4th | 28 | 2 | 91.1 | 2.90 |
Web links
- Stanley Cup Playoffs 1974 on hockey-reference.com
- All box scores of the playoffs on bigmouthsports.com (PDF document, 1169 kB)
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