1972–73 St. Louis Blues
Division4th West
1972–73 record32–34–12
Goals for233
Goals against251
Team information
General managerCharles Catto
CoachJean-Guy Talbot
CaptainBarclay Plager
Team leaders
GoalsGarry Unger (41)
AssistsGarry Unger (39)
PointsGarry Unger (80)
Penalty minutesSteve Durbano (231)
WinsWayne Stephenson (18)
Goals against averageBob Johnson (2.68)

The 1972–73 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
19Wayne MerrickCenter CanadaOttawa 67's (OMJHL)
341Jean HamelDefense CanadaDrummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
457Murray MyersRight Wing CanadaSaskatoon Blades (WCHL)
573Dave JohnsonLeft Wing CanadaCornwall Royals (QMJHL)
689Tom SimpsonRight Wing CanadaOshawa Generals (OMJHL)
7105Brian CoughlinDefense CanadaVerdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
8121Gary WinchesterCenter CanadaUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season

Final standings

West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7842279284225+5993
2Philadelphia Flyers78373011296256+4085
3Minnesota North Stars78373011254230+2485
4St. Louis Blues78323412233251−1876
5Pittsburgh Penguins7832379257265−873
6Los Angeles Kings78313611232245−1373
7Atlanta Flames78253815191239−4865
8California Golden Seals78164616213323−11048

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 7, 19724–4Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)0–0–1
2LOctober 11, 19722–5Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)0–1–1
3LOctober 14, 19722–4Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)0–2–1
4WOctober 15, 19723–1@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)1–2–1
5TOctober 18, 19724–4Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)1–2–2
6TOctober 21, 19721–1Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)1–2–3
7LOctober 24, 19721–2Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)1–3–3
8LOctober 26, 19720–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)1–4–3
9WOctober 28, 19728–3Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)2–4–3
10TNovember 1, 19723–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)2–4–4
11LNovember 4, 19722–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)2–5–4
12TNovember 5, 19721–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)2–5–5
13LNovember 7, 19722–3Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)2–6–5
14WNovember 11, 19721–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)3–6–5
15LNovember 16, 19720–4@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)3–7–5
16LNovember 18, 19721–3New York Rangers (1972–73)3–8–5
17WNovember 21, 19724–2Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)4–8–5
18LNovember 22, 19724–10@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)4–9–5
19LNovember 25, 19722–4Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)4–10–5
20WNovember 28, 19724–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)5–10–5
21WNovember 29, 19722–1@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)6–10–5
22WDecember 1, 19726–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)7–10–5
23LDecember 2, 19722–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)7–11–5
24WDecember 5, 19722–1Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)8–11–5
25LDecember 7, 19720–5@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)8–12–5
26WDecember 9, 19722–1Atlanta Flames (1972–73)9–12–5
27WDecember 10, 19725–4@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)10–12–5
28TDecember 12, 19724–4@ New York Islanders (1972–73)10–12–6
29LDecember 14, 19723–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)10–13–6
30LDecember 16, 19723–4Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)10–14–6
31LDecember 20, 19724–5New York Rangers (1972–73)10–15–6
32WDecember 23, 19726–1Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)11–15–6
33LDecember 26, 19721–4Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)11–16–6
34WDecember 27, 19725–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)12–16–6
35LDecember 30, 19724–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)12–17–6
36LDecember 31, 19721–6@ New York Rangers (1972–73)12–18–6
37WJanuary 2, 19735–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)13–18–6
38WJanuary 4, 19734–2Boston Bruins (1972–73)14–18–6
39TJanuary 6, 19732–2Atlanta Flames (1972–73)14–18–7
40LJanuary 9, 19730–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)14–19–7
41LJanuary 10, 19735–6@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)14–20–7
42LJanuary 13, 19733–5New York Rangers (1972–73)14–21–7
43WJanuary 14, 19732–1@ New York Islanders (1972–73)15–21–7
44TJanuary 17, 19733–3Atlanta Flames (1972–73)15–21–8
45WJanuary 19, 19732–1@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)16–21–8
46WJanuary 20, 19735–1New York Islanders (1972–73)17–21–8
47WJanuary 24, 19737–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)18–21–8
48TJanuary 26, 19731–1@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)18–21–9
49WJanuary 27, 19733–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)19–21–9
50TFebruary 1, 19733–3Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)19–21–10
51WFebruary 3, 19736–1California Golden Seals (1972–73)20–21–10
52LFebruary 4, 19732–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)20–22–10
53WFebruary 6, 19735–1Vancouver Canucks (1972–73)21–22–10
54WFebruary 8, 19733–2Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)22–22–10
55WFebruary 10, 19735–2California Golden Seals (1972–73)23–22–10
56WFebruary 13, 19734–2Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)24–22–10
57LFebruary 14, 19732–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)24–23–10
58WFebruary 17, 19734–3Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73)25–23–10
59LFebruary 20, 19733–5Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)25–24–10
60WFebruary 21, 19735–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)26–24–10
61LFebruary 24, 19732–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73)26–25–10
62LFebruary 25, 19730–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)26–26–10
63LFebruary 28, 19732–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)26–27–10
64WMarch 1, 19734–3@ Boston Bruins (1972–73)27–27–10
65LMarch 3, 19730–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73)27–28–10
66WMarch 7, 19735–2Boston Bruins (1972–73)28–28–10
67WMarch 10, 19735–4New York Islanders (1972–73)29–28–10
68LMarch 11, 19731–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)29–29–10
69WMarch 13, 19732–0Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)30–29–10
70TMarch 14, 19731–1@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73)30–29–11
71LMarch 17, 19734–6@ New York Islanders (1972–73)30–30–11
72LMarch 18, 19731–3@ New York Rangers (1972–73)30–31–11
73WMarch 21, 19736–3Detroit Red Wings (1972–73)31–31–11
74LMarch 24, 19734–11@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73)31–32–11
75LMarch 25, 19732–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73)31–33–11
76TMarch 28, 19733–3Minnesota North Stars (1972–73)31–33–12
77WMarch 31, 19737–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73)32–33–12
78LApril 1, 19731–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73)32–34–12

Playoffs

Despite having a 32–34–12 record, the Blues managed to clinch a playoff spot. However, they lost in the first round to the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1.

(W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (W4) St. Louis Blues

April 4 St. Louis Blues 1–7 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium
April 5 St. Louis Blues 0–1 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium
April 7 Chicago Black Hawks 5–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena
April 8 Chicago Black Hawks 3–5 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena
April 10 St. Louis Blues 1–6 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium
Chicago won series 4–1

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Garry UngerC7841398011971315
Jack EgersRW78242448261404
Gary SabourinRW7621274830−5102
Mike MurphyRW641827454813303
Phil RobertoRW7720224299−12205
Danny O'SheaC7512263830−5022
Fran HuckC5816203620−1202
Floyd ThomsonLW7514203471−2101
Barclay PlagerD68825331020302
Bob PlagerD7723133107−1001
Pierre PlanteRW49121325568001
Frank St. MarseilleRW45718258−6300
Wayne MerrickC5010112110−2300
Chris EvansD779122131−2023
Steve DurbanoD4931821231−3000
Bob McCordD431131433−5000
Ab DeMarco Jr.D14491324211
Jean HamelD5527924−5000
Kevin O'SheaRW3735831−13000
Andre DupontD2516751−2000
Mike LampmanLW1823524000
Paul CurtisD2914562000
Connie MadiganD20033251000
Brent HughesD811201000
Chuck HamiltonLW302224000
Noel PicardD1610110−2000
Jacques CaronG3000000000
Bob JohnsonG12000170000
Roger LafreniereLW100000−1000
Joe NorisC/D20000−2000
Wayne StephensonG4500000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Wayne Stephenson253545181571283.031
Jacques Caron1562308145923.531
Bob Johnson58312650262.680
Team:4680783234122463.152

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Fran HuckC52240100
Phil RobertoRW52134000
Garry UngerC51232000
Pierre PlanteRW520215000
Ab DeMarcoD41122100
Gary SabourinRW51120001
Steve DurbanoD50228000
Bob PlagerD50222000
Jack EgersRW50112000
Chris EvansD50114000
Wayne MerrickC50112000
Barclay PlagerD50110000
Floyd ThomsonLW50112000
Jacques CaronG30000000
Paul CurtisD50002000
Jean HamelD20000000
Connie MadiganD50004000
Danny O'SheaC50002000
Kevin O'SheaRW10000000
Wayne StephensonG30000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Wayne Stephenson160312145.250
Jacques Caron14030283.430
Team:300514224.400

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

See also

References

  1. "1972–1973 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1972-73 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
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