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National Hockey League (NHL) Season Review 1970-1971
Another expansion for the league with the addition of the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks. Both were added to the East Division and the Chicago Blackhawks moved into the West Division. The regular season was extended to 78 games. The playoff format was revised so that after the first round, there was interdivisional competition.
The Boston Bruins led by Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr scored a record 399 goals and set records with 57 victories and 121 points. Esposito had 76 goals and 152 points while Orr had a record 102 assists.
In the playoffs the Montreal Canadiens used a rookie goaltender Ken Dryden in a seven-game win over the Bruins in the first round. The Canadiens eliminated the Minnesota North Stars in six games. The Chicago Blackhawks swept Philadelphia in the first round and defeated the New York Rangers in seven games.
Led by Conn Smythe Trophy winner Dryden as the MVP of the playoffs, Montreal defeated Chicago in a seven game series.
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^ topNational Hockey League (NHL) Season Standings 1970-1971
| Team | GP |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
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| Eastern Division | |||||||||
| Boston Bruins | 78 |
57 |
14 |
7 |
121 |
399 |
207 |
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| New-York Rangers | 78 |
49 |
18 |
11 |
109 |
259 |
177 |
||
| Montreal Canadiens | 78 |
42 |
23 |
13 |
97 |
291 |
216 |
||
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 |
37 |
33 |
8 |
82 |
248 |
211 |
||
| Buffalo Sabres | 78 |
24 |
39 |
15 |
63 |
217 |
291 |
||
| Vancouver Canucks | 78 |
24 |
46 |
8 |
56 |
229 |
296 |
||
| Detroit Red Wings | 78 |
22 |
45 |
11 |
55 |
209 |
308 |
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| Western Division | |||||||||
| Chicago Blackhawks | 78 |
49 |
20 |
9 |
107 |
277 |
184 |
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| St. Louis Blues | 78 |
34 |
25 |
19 |
87 |
223 |
208 |
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| Philadelphia Flyers | 78 |
28 |
33 |
17 |
73 |
207 |
225 |
||
| Minnesota North Stars | 78 |
28 |
34 |
16 |
72 |
191 |
223 |
||
| Los-Angeles Kings | 78 |
25 |
40 |
13 |
63 |
239 |
303 |
||
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 |
21 |
37 |
20 |
62 |
221 |
240 |
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| California Golden Seals | 78 |
20 |
53 |
5 |
45 |
199 |
320 |
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National Hockey League (NHL) First Round Amateur Draft 1970-1971
| Num. | Drafted By | Player | Pos |
Drafted From |
| 1 | Mtl. Canadiens | Guy Lafleur | R |
Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 2 | Detroit | Marcel Dionne | F |
St.-Catharines Black Hawks (OHA) |
| 3 | Vancouver | Jocelyn Guevremont | D |
Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
| 4 | St. Louis | Gene Carr | C |
Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 5 | Buffalo | Rick Martin | F |
Montreal Junior Canadiens (OHA) |
| 6 | Boston | Ron Jones | D |
Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) |
| 7 | Mtl. Canadiens | Chuck Arnason | R |
Flin-Flon Bombers (WCHL) |
| 8 | Philadelphia | Larry Wright | Regina Pats (WCHL) | |
| 9 | Philadelphia | Pierre Plante | R |
Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL) |
| 10 | NY Rangers | Steve Vickers | Toronto Marlboros (OHA) | |
| 11 | Mtl. Canadiens | Murray Wilson | F |
Ottawa 67's (OHA) |
| 12 | Chicago | Dan Spring | Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) | |
| 13 | NY Rangers | Steve Durbano | D |
Toronto Marlboros (OHA) |
| 14 | Boston | Terry O'Reilly | R |
Oshawa Generals (OHA) |
National Hockey League (NHL) Trophy Winners 1970-1971
| Award | 1971 Winner |
| Stanley Cup | Montreal Canadiens |
| Georges Vezina | Eddie Giacomin & Gilles Villemure, New York Rangers |
| Hart Memorial | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Bill Masterton Memorial | Jean Ratelle, New York Rangers |
| Lester Pearson | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| Calder Memorial | Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo Sabres |
| Lady Byng | Johnny Bucyk, Boston Bruins |
| Clarence Campbell Bowl | Chicago Black Hawks |
| James Norris | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
| Art Ross | Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins |
| Prince of Wales Trophy | Boston Bruins |
| Conn Smythe | Ken Dryden, Montreal Canadiens |
| +/- Award | Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins |
National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Team Selections 1970-1971
Voting for the NHL All Star Teams is conducted by the representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers Association at the end of the season. These are separate selections from the annual All Star game. Other years selections are listed under NHL All Star Selections.
|
First Team |
1970-71 |
Second Team |
|
Ed Giacomin, New York |
G |
Jacques Plante, Toronto |
|
Bobby Orr, Boston |
D |
Brad Park, New York |
|
J.C. Tremblay, Montreal |
D |
Pat Stapleton, Chicago |
|
Phil Esposito, Boston |
C |
Dave Keon, Toronto |
|
Ken Hodge, Boston |
RW |
Yvan Cournoyer, Montreal |
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John Bucyk, Boston |
LW |
Bobby Hull, Chicago |
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National Hockey League (NHL) Points Leaders 1970-1971
|
Player
|
GP | G | A | PTS |
|
Phil Esposito
|
78 | 76 | 76 | 152 |
|
Bobby Orr
|
78 | 37 | 102 | 139 |
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John Bucyk
|
78 | 51 | 65 | 116 |
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Ken Hodge
|
78 | 43 | 62 | 105 |
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Bobby Hull
|
78 | 44 | 52 | 96 |
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Norm Ullman
|
73 | 34 | 51 | 85 |
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Wayne Cashman
|
77 | 21 | 58 | 79 |
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John McKenzie
|
65 | 31 | 46 | 77 |
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Dave Keon
|
76 | 38 | 38 | 76 |
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Jean Beliveau
|
70 | 25 | 51 | 76 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Assist Leaders 1970-1971
|
Player
|
GP | A |
|
Bobby Orr
|
78 | 102 |
|
Phil Esposito
|
78 | 76 |
|
John Bucyk
|
78 | 65 |
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Ken Hodge
|
78 | 62 |
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Wayne Cashman
|
77 | 58 |
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Bobby Hull
|
78 | 52 |
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Fred Stanfield
|
75 | 52 |
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Jude Drouin
|
75 | 52 |
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J.C. Tremblay
|
76 | 52 |
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Norm Ullman
|
73 | 51 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Leading Goal Scorers 1970-1971
|
Player
|
GP | G |
|
Phil Esposito
|
78 | 76 |
|
John Bucyk
|
78 | 51 |
|
Bobby Hull
|
78 | 44 |
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Ken Hodge
|
78 | 43 |
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Dennis Hull
|
78 | 40 |
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Dave Keon
|
76 | 38 |
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Gil Perreault
|
78 | 38 |
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Yvan Cournoyer
|
65 | 37 |
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Bobby Orr
|
78 | 37 |
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Dave Balon
|
78 | 36 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Penalty Minute Leaders 1970-1971
|
Player
|
GP | PIM |
|
Keith Magnuson
|
76 | 291 |
|
Dennis Hextall
|
78 | 217 |
|
Jim Dorey
|
74 | 198 |
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Pete Mahovlich
|
78 | 181 |
|
Tracy Pratt
|
76 | 179 |
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Dan Maloney
|
74 | 174 |
|
Barclay Plager
|
69 | 172 |
|
Doug Barrie
|
75 | 168 |
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John Ferguson
|
60 | 162 |
|
Reggie Fleming
|
78 | 159 |
National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup Playoffs 1970-1971
Quarter Finals
Apr. 7 at
Boston Boston 3 Canadiens 1
Apr. 8 at
Boston Canadiens 7 Boston 5
Apr. 10 at
Montreal Canadiens 3 Boston 1
Apr. 11 at
Montreal Boston 5 Canadiens 2
Apr. 13 at
Boston Boston 7 Canadiens 3
Apr. 15 at
Montreal Canadiens 8 Boston 3
Apr. 18 at
Boston Canadiens 4 Boston 2
Montreal Canadiens defeated
Boston Bruins 4 games to 3
Apr. 7 at
Chicago Chicago 5 Philadelphia 2
Apr. 8 at
Chicago Chicago 6 Philadelphia 2
Apr. 10 at
Philadelphia Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2
Apr. 11 at
Philadelphia Chicago 6 Philadelphia 2
Chicago Blackhawks defeated
Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2
Apr. 7 at
St. Louis Minnesota 3 St. Louis 2
Apr. 8 at
St. Louis St. Louis 4 Minnesota 2
Apr. 10 at
Minnesota St. Louis 3 Minnesota 0
Apr. 11 at
Minnesota Minnesota 2 St. Louis 1
Apr. 13 at
St. Louis Minnesota 4 St. Louis 3
Apr. 15 at
Minnesota Minnesota 5 St. Louis 2
Minnesota North Stars defeated
St. Louis Blues 4 games to 2
Apr. 7 at
New York Rangers 5 Toronto 4
Apr. 8 at
New York Toronto 4 Rangers 1
Apr. 10 at
Toronto Toronto 3 Rangers 1
Apr. 11 at
Toronto Rangers 4 Toronto 2
Apr. 13 at
New York Rangers 3 Toronto 1
Apr. 15 at
Toronto Rangers 2 Toronto 1 (09:07 OT)
New York Rangers defeated
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2
Semi Finals
Apr. 20 at
Montreal Canadiens 7 Minnesota 2
Apr. 22 at
Montreal Minnesota 6 Canadiens 3
Apr. 24 at
Minnesota Canadiens 6 Minnesota 3
Apr. 25 at
Minnesota Minnesota 5 Canadiens 2
Apr. 29 at
Minnesota Canadiens 3 Minnesota 2
Montreal Canadiens defeated
Minnesota North Stars 4 games to 2
Apr. 18 at
Chicago Rangers 2 Chicago 1 (01:37 OT)
Apr. 20 at
Chicago Chicago 3 Rangers 0
Apr. 22 at
New York Rangers 4 Chicago 1
Apr. 25 at
New York Chicago 7 Rangers 1
Apr. 27 at
Chicago Chicago 3 Rangers 2 (06:35 OT)
Apr. 29 at
New York Rangers 3 Chicago 2 (41:29 OT)
Apr. 2 at
Chicago Chicago 4 Rangers 2
Chicago Blackhawks defeated
New York Rangers 4 games to 3
Stanley Cup Finals
May 4 at
Chicago Chicago 2 Canadiens 1 (21:11 OT)
May 6 at
Chicago Chicago 5 Canadiens 3
May 9 at
Montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago 2
May 11 at
Montreal Canadiens 5 Chicago 2
May 13 at
Chicago Chicago 2 Canadiens 0
May 16 at
Montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago 3
May 18 at
Chicago Canadiens 3 Chicago 2
Montreal Canadiens defeated
Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 3