1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 5th in the West Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
==Off-season==
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results	Regular Season Results 	Regular Season Results
No. 	R 	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W 	October 7, 1972 	4–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 11, 1972 	5–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 14, 1972 	5–2 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	3–0–0
4 	L 	October 15, 1972 	4–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	3–1–0
5 	W 	October 17, 1972 	5–0 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	4–1–0
6 	L 	October 18, 1972 	3–4 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	4–2–0
7 	L 	October 21, 1972 	2–4 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	4–3–0
8 	W 	October 24, 1972 	4–0 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	5–3–0
9 	L 	October 27, 1972 	3–6 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	5–4–0
10 	L 	October 28, 1972 	2–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	5–5–0
11 	L 	November 1, 1972 	1–7 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	5–6–0
12 	L 	November 2, 1972 	2–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	5–7–0
13 	W 	November 4, 1972 	6–4 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	6–7–0
14 	T 	November 5, 1972 	1–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	6–7–1
15 	W 	November 8, 1972 	5–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	7–7–1
16 	L 	November 11, 1972 	3–4 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	7–8–1
17 	L 	November 12, 1972 	0–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	7–9–1
18 	W 	November 15, 1972 	7–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	8–9–1
19 	W 	November 18, 1972 	6–1 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	9–9–1
20 	W 	November 19, 1972 	5–3 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	10–9–1
21 	W 	November 22, 1972 	10–4 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	11–9–1
22 	T 	November 25, 1972 	2–2 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	11–9–2
23 	L 	November 26, 1972 	2–6 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	11–10–2
24 	W 	November 29, 1972 	7–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	12–10–2
25 	W 	December 2, 1972 	3–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	13–10–2
26 	L 	December 3, 1972 	2–4 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	13–11–2
27 	T 	December 6, 1972 	4–4 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	13–11–3
28 	L 	December 9, 1972 	1–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	13–12–3
29 	W 	December 13, 1972 	9–1 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	14–12–3
30 	W 	December 16, 1972 	5–3 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	15–12–3
31 	L 	December 17, 1972 	1–9 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	15–13–3
32 	L 	December 19, 1972 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	15–14–3
33 	L 	December 23, 1972 	3–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	15–15–3
34 	T 	December 26, 1972 	1–1 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	15–15–4
35 	T 	December 27, 1972 	3–3 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	15–15–5
36 	L 	December 29, 1972 	0–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	15–16–5
37 	T 	December 30, 1972 	2–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	15–16–6
38 	L 	January 2, 1973 	4–5 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	15–17–6
39 	W 	January 3, 1973 	5–3 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	16–17–6
40 	W 	January 6, 1973 	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	17–17–6
41 	L 	January 7, 1973 	0–3 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	17–18–6
42 	L 	January 10, 1973 	1–2 	Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	17–19–6
43 	W 	January 13, 1973 	3–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	18–19–6
44 	L 	January 14, 1973 	2–3 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) 	18–20–6
45 	L 	January 17, 1973 	4–6 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	18–21–6
46 	L 	January 18, 1973 	2–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	18–22–6
47 	W 	January 20, 1973 	3–0 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	19–22–6
48 	L 	January 21, 1973 	3–9 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	19–23–6
49 	W 	January 24, 1973 	5–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	20–23–6
50 	L 	January 25, 1973 	3–6 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	20–24–6
51 	L 	January 27, 1973 	3–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	20–25–6
52 	W 	January 31, 1973 	4–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	21–25–6
53 	W 	February 3, 1973 	2–1 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	22–25–6
54 	L 	February 4, 1973 	3–4 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	22–26–6
55 	L 	February 7, 1973 	2–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	22–27–6
56 	L 	February 10, 1973 	3–6 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	22–28–6
57 	W 	February 14, 1973 	6–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	23–28–6
58 	T 	February 17, 1973 	3–3 	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	23–28–7
59 	L 	February 18, 1973 	1–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	23–29–7
60 	W 	February 20, 1973 	4–0 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	24–29–7
61 	W 	February 22, 1973 	2–1 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	25–29–7
62 	W 	February 24, 1973 	2–0 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	26–29–7
63 	L 	February 25, 1973 	1–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	26–30–7
64 	W 	February 28, 1973 	4–2 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	27–30–7
65 	L 	March 3, 1973 	1–2 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	27–31–7
66 	L 	March 4, 1973 	2–5 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	27–32–7
67 	L 	March 7, 1973 	4–10 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	27–33–7
68 	L 	March 10, 1973 	4–5 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	27–34–7
69 	L 	March 11, 1973 	2–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	27–35–7
70 	W 	March 14, 1973 	3–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	28–35–7
71 	T 	March 16, 1973 	5–5 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	28–35–8
72 	L 	March 17, 1973 	1–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	28–36–8
73 	W 	March 21, 1973 	5–2 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	29–36–8
74 	T 	March 24, 1973 	4–4 	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	29–36–9
75 	W 	March 25, 1973 	4–2 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	30–36–9
76 	W 	March 28, 1973 	6–3 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	31–36–9
77 	L 	March 31, 1973 	2–7 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	31–37–9
78 	W 	April 1, 1973 	5–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	32–37–9
==Playoffs==
*The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Forwards===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Syl Apps 	77	29	56 	85 	18
Al McDonough 	78	35	41 	76 	26
Lowell MacDonald	78	34	41 	75 	8
Bryan Hextall 	78	21	33 	54 	113
Greg Polis 	78	26	23 	49 	36
Ron Schock 	78	13	36 	49 	23
Eddie Shack 	74	25	20 	45 	84
Jean Pronovost 	66	21	22 	43 	16
Nick Harbaruk 	78	10	15 	25 	47
Ken Schinkel 	42	11	10 	21 	16
Rick Kessell 	66	1 	13 	14 	0
Steve Cardwell 	20	2 	2 	4 	2
Jim Shires 	18	1 	2 	3 	2
Robin Burns 	26	0 	2 	2 	20
Jim Wiley 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0
Ron Lalonde 	9 	0 	0 	0 	2
===Defencemen===
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points
Player 	GP	G 	AST	PTS	PIM
Darryl Edestrand 	78	15	24 	39 	88
Dave Burrows 	78	3 	24 	27 	42
Duane Rupp 	78	7 	13 	20 	62
Jack Lynch 	47	1 	18 	19 	40
Bryan Watson 	69	1 	17 	18 	179
Jean-Guy Lagace 	31	1 	5 	6 	32
Sheldon Kannegiesser	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltending===
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against
Player 	GP	W 	L 	T	SO	GAA
Jim Rutherford	49	20	22	5	3 	2.91
Denis Herron 	18	6 	7 	2	2 	3.41
Cam Newton 	11	3 	4 	0	0 	3.94
Andy Brown 	9 	3 	4 	2	0 	4.73
==Awards and Records==
*Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Lowell MacDonald
==Transactions==
The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:
===Trades===
October, 1972 	To Pittsburgh Penguinscash 	To Atlanta FlamesBrian McKenzie
October 6, 1972 	To Pittsburgh Penguinscash 	To Detroit Red WingsRoy Edwards
January 8, 1973 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsJim Shires	To St. Louis BluesJoe Noris
February 25, 1973	To Pittsburgh PenguinsAndy Brown	To Detroit Red Wings3rd round pick in 1973 Draft (Nelson Pyatt)cash
March 2, 1973 	To Pittsburgh Penguinscash 	To New York RangersSheldon Kannegiesser
===Additions and Subtractions===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"	Additions 	Additions 	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions	Additions
Player 	Former team 	Via 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jim Wiley	Lake Superior State Lakers	free agency (1972–06–25)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Draft Picks==
Round	Overall pick	Player 	Nationality	Position
2 	24 	Jack Lynch 	 	Defense
2 	30 	Bernie Lukowich	 	Forward
3 	40 	Denis Herron 	 	Goaltender
4 	56 	Ron Lalonde 	 	
5 	72 	Brian Walker 	 	
6 	88 	Jeff Ablett 	 	
7 	104 	D'Arcy Keating 	 	
8 	120 	Yves Bergeron 	 	
9 	136 	Jay Babcock 	 	
10 	149 	Don Atchison 	 	
==Gallery==
72-73NHLPittsburghGameAd.jpg
Hodge_goal-21Oct1972.gif|Bobby Orr returned to the line-up and assisted on a goal by Ken Hodge, October 21, 1972.
==Video==
Over eight minutes of highlights of the January 18, 1973 Canadiens-Penguins game.
NHL Films - Canadiens vs Penguins - Jan.18,1973
==References==
* Player stats at Hockey Database
* Game log on NHL Database
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