1972–73 Detroit Red Wings season

The 1972–73 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 47th season. The Red Wings finished 5th in the East 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 	5–3 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	1–0–0
2 	W 	October 11, 1972 	4–3 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	2–0–0
3 	W 	October 14, 1972 	5–0 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	3–0–0
4 	W 	October 15, 1972 	8–2 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	4–0–0
5 	W 	October 21, 1972 	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	5–0–0
6 	W 	October 22, 1972 	6–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	6–0–0
7 	L 	October 26, 1972 	1–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	6–1–0
8 	L 	October 28, 1972 	3–8 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	6–2–0
9 	L 	October 29, 1972 	1–2 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	6–3–0
10 	L 	November 1, 1972 	2–4 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	6–4–0
11 	W 	November 4, 1972 	4–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	7–4–0
12 	T 	November 5, 1972 	1–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	7–4–1
13 	L 	November 9, 1972 	3–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	7–5–1
14 	L 	November 12, 1972 	1–5 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	7–6–1
15 	T 	November 14, 1972 	3–3 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	7–6–2
16 	W 	November 15, 1972 	4–0 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	8–6–2
17 	L 	November 18, 1972 	3–8 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	8–7–2
18 	W 	November 22, 1972 	6–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	9–7–2
19 	W 	November 25, 1972 	6–4 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	10–7–2
20 	L 	November 26, 1972 	4–6 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	10–8–2
21 	L 	November 29, 1972 	3–8 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	10–9–2
22 	W 	December 2, 1972 	4–1 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	11–9–2
23 	L 	December 3, 1972 	0–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	11–10–2
24 	L 	December 5, 1972 	1–2 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	11–11–2
25 	L 	December 7, 1972 	1–6 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	11–12–2
26 	L 	December 9, 1972 	0–7 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	11–13–2
27 	T 	December 10, 1972 	3–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	11–13–3
28 	L 	December 13, 1972 	0–2 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	11–14–3
29 	W 	December 16, 1972 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	12–14–3
30 	W 	December 17, 1972 	6–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	13–14–3
31 	W 	December 20, 1972 	4–1 	Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	14–14–3
32 	L 	December 21, 1972 	1–8 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	14–15–3
33 	W 	December 23, 1972 	5–1 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	15–15–3
34 	L 	December 24, 1972 	0–5 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	15–16–3
35 	T 	December 26, 1972 	1–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	15–16–4
36 	T 	December 30, 1972 	2–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	15–16–5
37 	T 	December 31, 1972 	4–4 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	15–16–6
38 	W 	January 4, 1973 	4–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	16–16–6
39 	W 	January 6, 1973 	4–0 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	17–16–6
40 	W 	January 7, 1973 	4–0 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	18–16–6
41 	W 	January 10, 1973 	2–1 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	19–16–6
42 	W 	January 12, 1973 	7–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	20–16–6
43 	W 	January 14, 1973 	3–2 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) 	21–16–6
44 	L 	January 17, 1973 	4–6 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	21–17–6
45 	W 	January 20, 1973 	4–2 	Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	22–17–6
46 	L 	January 21, 1973 	3–5 	Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	22–18–6
47 	T 	January 23, 1973 	4–4 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	22–18–7
48 	W 	January 25, 1973 	4–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	23–18–7
49 	L 	January 27, 1973 	3–6 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	23–19–7
50 	W 	January 28, 1973 	4–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	24–19–7
51 	W 	February 1, 1973 	6–4 	California Golden Seals (1972–73) 	25–19–7
52 	W 	February 3, 1973 	1–0 	Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	26–19–7
53 	W 	February 4, 1973 	8–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	27–19–7
54 	W 	February 7, 1973 	5–3 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	28–19–7
55 	L 	February 10, 1973 	1–3 	@ Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) 	28–20–7
56 	W 	February 11, 1973 	5–2 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) 	29–20–7
57 	T 	February 14, 1973 	2–2 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	29–20–8
58 	T 	February 16, 1973 	2–2 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	29–20–9
59 	T 	February 17, 1973 	2–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1972–73) 	29–20–10
60 	T 	February 22, 1973 	3–3 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	29–20–11
61 	L 	February 24, 1973 	2–4 	@ New York Islanders (1972–73) 	29–21–11
62 	W 	February 25, 1973 	5–0 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	30–21–11
63 	W 	February 28, 1973 	6–5 	Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) 	31–21–11
64 	L 	March 3, 1973 	3–6 	New York Rangers (1972–73) 	31–22–11
65 	W 	March 4, 1973 	5–1 	New York Islanders (1972–73) 	32–22–11
66 	W 	March 7, 1973 	5–2 	@ Atlanta Flames (1972–73) 	33–22–11
67 	L 	March 10, 1973 	0–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	33–23–11
68 	W 	March 11, 1973 	3–1 	St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	34–23–11
69 	L 	March 14, 1973 	3–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) 	34–24–11
70 	L 	March 16, 1973 	4–5 	Boston Bruins (1972–73) 	34–25–11
71 	W 	March 18, 1973 	2–0 	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	35–25–11
72 	L 	March 21, 1973 	3–6 	@ St. Louis Blues (1972–73) 	35–26–11
73 	L 	March 24, 1973 	3–5 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1972–73) 	35–27–11
74 	L 	March 25, 1973 	5–8 	@ California Golden Seals (1972–73)	35–28–11
75 	W 	March 27, 1973 	8–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	36–28–11
76 	L 	March 29, 1973 	4–6 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1972–73) 	36–29–11
77 	W 	March 31, 1973 	4–2 	Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) 	37–29–11
78 	T 	April 1, 1973 	3–3 	@ New York Rangers (1972–73) 	37–29–12
==Playoffs==
*The Red Wings did not qualify for the post season.
==Player Stats==
===Regular Season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	76	52	41	93 	24 	6 	15 	0 	7
 	C 	77	40	50	90 	21 	-4 	10 	0 	6
 	C/LW	77	18	53	71 	13 	6 	8 	0 	3
 	LW 	78	19	34	53 	56 	1 	4 	1 	3
 	LW 	78	18	30	48 	28 	6 	3 	1 	2
 	C 	78	13	30	43 	8 	-14	5 	0 	1
 	RW 	78	21	21	42 	44 	-1 	1 	1 	6
 	C 	77	15	22	37 	25 	2 	4 	0 	4
 	C 	75	18	18	36 	23 	9 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	78	5 	29	34 	82 	22 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	68	3 	28	31 	71 	10 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	73	14	14	28 	82 	-2 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	75	9 	12	21 	70 	6 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	39	8 	10	18 	6 	-2 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	2 	11	13 	16 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	73	1 	12	13 	169	6 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	20	2 	4 	6 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	44	0 	5 	5 	51 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	3 	1 	4 	4 	-11	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	26	2 	2 	4 	14 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	31	1 	1 	2 	36 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D/RW	28	0 	1 	1 	26 	-15	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	24	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	52	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO
 	3012	52	27	17	7 	132	2.63	6
 	1331	24	8 	11	3 	83 	3.74	1
 	337 	7 	2 	1 	2 	20 	3.56	0
Team: 	4680	78	37	29	12	235	3.01	7
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts 
==Awards and Records==
*The Red Wings did not win any awards this season.
==Transactions==
==Draft Picks==
==Farm Teams==
==See Also==
*1972–73 NHL season
==References==
Category:Detroit Red Wings seasons
Category:1972 in hockey
Category:1973 in hockey