1973 Stanley Cup Finals

1973 Stanley Cup Finals
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Montreal Canadiens 8444764
Chicago Black Hawks  3 1 70 8 4 2

Location:Montreal, QC (Montreal Forum) (1,2,5)
Chicago, IL (Chicago Stadium) (3,4,6)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Montreal: Scotty Bowman
Chicago: Bill Reay
Captains:Montreal: Henri Richard
Chicago: Vacant
Dates:April 29 – May 10, 1973
MVP:Yvan Cournoyer
Series-winning
goal:
Yvan Cournoyer (8:13, third, G6)
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The 1973 Stanley Cup Final NHL championship series was contested by the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 championship series. The Canadiens would win the best-of-seven series four games to two.

Paths to the final

Chicago defeated the St. Louis Blues 4–1 and the New York Rangers 4–1 to advance to the final.

Montreal defeated the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 and the Philadelphia Flyers 4–1 to set up an "Original Six" final.

The series

Yvan Cournoyer and Jacques Lemaire would both have 12 points in the finals for the Canadiens, with the Conn Smythe going to Cournoyer, who had six goals. It was Henri Richard's eleventh win of the Stanley Cup and Scotty Bowman's first.

Date Visitors Score Home Score Notes
April 29 Chicago 3 Montreal 8
May 1 Chicago 1 Montreal 4
May 3 Montreal 4Chicago 7
May 6 Montreal 4 Chicago 0
May 8 Chicago 8 Montreal 7
May 10 Montreal 6 Chicago 4

Montreal wins the series 4–2.

Montreal Canadiens 1973 Stanley Cup champions

Roster

  Centres
  Wingers
  Defencemen
  Goaltenders


  Coaching and administrative staff

Stanley Cup engraving

See also

Notes

    References

    Preceded by
    Boston Bruins
    1972
    Montreal Canadiens
    Stanley Cup champions

    1973
    Succeeded by
    Philadelphia Flyers
    1974


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