1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season
| 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens | |
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Stanley Cup champions
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East Division champions
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| Division | 1st East |
| 1972–73 record | 52–10–13 |
| Goals for | 329 |
| Goals against | 184 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Sam Pollock |
| Coach | Scotty Bowman |
| Captain | Henri Richard |
| Alternate captains |
Yvan Cournoyer Frank Mahovlich |
| Arena | Montreal Forum |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Jacques Lemaire (44) |
| Assists | Frank Mahovlich (55) |
| Points | Jacques Lemaire (95) |
| Penalties in minutes | Guy Lapointe (117) |
| Wins | Ken Dryden (38) |
| Goals against average | Ken Dryden (2.24) |
The 1972–73 Montreal Canadiens season, the club's 64th season, led to the Canadiens winning their 18th Stanley Cup in club history.
Rookie goalie Wayne Thomas left his mark in Canadiens history by becoming only the second goaltender in over 50 seasons to record a shutout (3–0) in his NHL debut against Vancouver on January 14, 1973.
The Canadiens met the Buffalo Sabres making their playoff debut in the first round, defeating the Sabres four games to two. In the second round, the Canadiens defeated the Philadelphia Flyers who had beaten the Minnesota North Stars, winning the series four games to one to advance to the finals against the Chicago Black Hawks.
Chicago Black Hawks vs. Montreal Canadiens
Montreal wins the series 4–2.
Note:
† left off cup, but included on the team picture.
Murray Wilson's name was misspelled in 1973, 1976, 1977 as MURRY WILSON missing an "A". Murray Wilson was spelled correctly on the Stanley Cup in 1978. Wilson's name was also spelled correctly all 4 times on the Replica Cup.
On the Replica Stanley Cup created in 1992–93 Bob Murdoch's name was spelled BOB MURDOCK with a "K" instead of a "H". His name was correct on the original engraving in 1973.
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