1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season

1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers
Stanley Cup champions
West Division champions
Division	1st West
1973–74 record	50–16–12
Home record	28–6–5
Road record	22–10–7
Goals for	273 (5th)
Goals against	164 (1st)
Team information
President	Joe Scott
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Fred Shero
Captain	Bobby Clarke
Alternate captains	Terry Crisp; Gary Dornhoefer; Joe Watson
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	17,007[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Richmond Robins; San Diego Gulls
Team leaders
Goals	Bobby Clarke (35)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (52)
Points	Bobby Clarke (87)
Penalty minutes	Dave Schultz (348)
Plus/minus	Barry Ashbee (+52)
Wins	Bernie Parent (47)
Goals against average	Bernie Parent (1.89)

The 1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' seventh season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. Prior to this season, no post-1967 expansion team had either beaten an Original Six team in a playoff round or won a Stanley Cup Finals game.

Goaltender Bernie Parent, an "Original Flyer", returned to the franchise in the off-season, and the Flyers proved that the expansion teams could challenge the Original Six in 1973–74. The Bullies continued their rough-and-tumble ways, led by Dave Schultz's 348 penalty minutes, and reached the top of the West Division with a record of 50–16–12. The return of Parent proved to be of great benefit as he established himself as one of if not the best goaltender in the league by winning 47 games, a record which stood for 33 years. Since the Flyers, along with Chicago, allowed the fewest goals in the league, Parent also shared the Vezina Trophy with Chicago's Tony Esposito.

Come playoff time, the Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games in the first round. In the semifinals, the Flyers faced the New York Rangers. The series, which saw the home team win every game, went seven games. The Flyers had home-ice advantage as they advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals by winning Game 7. Their opponent, Bobby Orr and the Boston Bruins, took Game 1 in Boston, but Bobby Clarke scored an overtime goal in Game 2 to even the series. The Flyers won Games 3 and 4 at home to take a 3–1 series lead, but Boston won Game 5 to stave off elimination. That set the stage for Game 6 at the Spectrum. The Flyers picked up the lead early when Rick MacLeish scored a first-period goal. Late in the game, Orr hauled down Clarke on a breakaway, a penalty which assured the Flyers of victory. Time expired as the Flyers brought the Stanley Cup to Philadelphia for the first time. Parent, having shut out Boston in Game 6, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Playoff MVP.

Regular season

In addition to leading the team in penalty minutes, Dave Schultz was one of five 20 goal scorers on the Flyers.

The 1973–74 season opened on October 11, 1973, against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the first time Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" in person at a Flyers' game. The Flyers started strong to begin the season winning their first four games and only allowing their opponents to score three goals total while they netted 18. The Flyers were 29–11–6 heading into the All Star Game, scoring 154 goals, while allowing 93. The Flyers were represented in the All Star Game by Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, Ed Van Impe and Joe Watson. The Flyers finished 1st in the Western Division, seven points ahead of the second place Chicago Black Hawks.

The team was led offensively by Bobby Clarke, who led the team in goals with 35, assists with 52 and points with 87. He finished fifth among scoring leader in points. Clarke was named a 2nd Team All Stars along with defenseman Barry Ashbee. Clarke was followed by Bill Barber in goals (34), and by Rick MacLeish both in assists (45) and in points (77).

In net, the Flyers were led by goaltender Bernie Parent, who went 47–13–12, posted a 1.89 goals against average (136 goals against on 2038 shots) and 12 shutouts. Parent's 47 wins was a record until Martin Brodeur won 48 games in the 2006–07 NHL season. It remains the record for most regulation wins by a goaltender in a single season as several of Brodeur's wins came in overtime and the shootout, neither of which existed in the 1970s.[2] Parent was a co-winner of the Vezina Trophy, which was awarded at the time to any goaltenders who played 25 or more games for the team allowing the fewest goals against, with Black Hawks' goaltender Tony Esposito.

Season standings

West Division[3]
		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	DIFF	Pts
1	Philadelphia Flyers	78	50	16	12	273	164	+109	112
2	Chicago Black Hawks	78	41	14	23	272	164	+108	105
3	Los Angeles Kings	78	33	33	12	233	231	+2	78
4	Atlanta Flames	78	30	34	14	214	238	−24	74
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	78	28	41	9	242	273	−31	65
6	St. Louis Blues	78	26	40	12	206	248	−42	64
7	Minnesota North Stars	78	23	38	17	235	275	−40	63
8	California Golden Seals	78	13	55	10	195	342	−147	36

Record vs. opponents

Vs. West Division

1973–74 NHL Records [4]
Team	ATL	CAL	CHI	LAK	MIN	PHI	PIT	STL	Total
Atlanta	—	4–0–1	1–2–2	1–5	3–2	2–2–2	1–3–2	1–3–1	13–17–8
California	0–4–1	—	1–3–2	1–4	1–3–2	0–5	1–4	2–3–1	6–26–6
Chicago	2–1–2	3–1–2	—	3–1–2	3–1–1	2–2–1	5–1	3–0–2	21–7–10
Los Angeles	5–1	4–1	1–3–2	—	2–3–1	2–2–1	4–1	3–2	21–13–4
Minnesota	2–3	3–1–2	1–3–1	3–2–1	—	0–4–2	2–2–1	3–1–1	14–16–8
Philadelphia	2–2–2	5–0	2–2–1	2–2–1	4–0–2	—	3–2	6–0	24–8–6
Pittsburgh	3–1–2	4–1	1–5	1–4	2–2–1	2–3	—	2–3–1	15–19–4
St. Louis	3–1–1	3–2–1	0–3–2	2–3	1–3–1	0–6	3–2–1	—	12–20–6

Vs. East Division

1973–74 NHL Records
Team	BOS	BUF	DET	MTL	NYI	NYR	TOR	VAN	Total
Atlanta	3–2	3–1–1	3–1–1	3–2	1–3–1	1–2–2	0–4–1	3–2	17–17–6
California	1–4	2–3	1–4	1–3–1	1–2–2	0–5	0–4–1	1–4	7–29–4
Chicago	2–0–3	0–2–3	4–0–1	2–2–1	2–1–2	3–1–1	3–1–1	4–0–1	20–7–13
Los Angeles	1–3–1	1–4	1–3–1	1–3–1	3–1–1	1–2–2	1–2–2	3–2	12–20–8
Minnesota	0–3–2	1–3–1	1–2–2	1–4	1–3–1	0–4–1	1–3–1	4–0–1	9–22–9
Philadelphia	1–3–1	5–0	5–0	2–2–1	5–0	1–2–2	4–0–1	3–1–1	26–8–6
Pittsburgh	0–5	3–2	2–2–1	0–4–1	2–1–2	1–4	1–3–1	4–1	13–22–5
St. Louis	1–4	2–2–1	1–3–1	2–3	2–2–1	1–3–1	2–2–1	3–1–1	14–20–6

Playoffs

The Flyers opened the post season against the 4th place Atlanta Flames. The Flyers swept the Atlanta Flames in four games with a combined score of 17–6. Rick MacLeish led the Flyers with four goals during the series. He scored a natural hat-trick in Game 2.

The Flyers headed into a grueling semifinals match up against the New York Rangers, who had won the regular season series 2–1–2. The series opened up in Philadelphia at the Spectrum with the Flyers shutting out the Rangers 4–0 in Game 1 and taking Game 2 5–2. The series switched back to New York and the Rangers would take Game 3 5–3 and Game 4 in overtime 2–1. The Flyers won Game 5 at home 4–1. With the Rangers on the verge of defeat in Game 6 the Rangers won 4–1. In Game 7 Gary Dornhoefer scored the game-winning goal with 10:59 left in the third. Rick MacLeish again led the Flyers in scoring in this series with seven goals. The home team was the winner of every game in the series.

This set up a Stanley Cup Finals matchup against the Boston Bruins, who won the season series 3–1–1. The series opened in Boston at the Boston Garden with Boston winning Game 1, 3–2 and the Flyers winning Game 2, 3–2 in overtime on a Bobby Clarke goal. The series moved to Philadelphia where the Flyers won Game 3, 4–1 and Game 4, 4–2. The series returned to Boston and Bruins won Game 5, 5–1. The series returned to Philadelphia for Game 6. Kate Smith performed "God Bless America" to a sell out crowd of 17,007 prior to the game. The Flyers won their first Stanley Cup on the lone goal of the game by Rick MacLeish in the first period. With seconds left on the Clock Gene Hart, the Flyers play-by-play announcer, made his famous call "Ladies and gentlemen, the Flyers are going to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers have won the Stanley Cup!". Bernie Parent was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

Schedule and results

Regular season

1973–74 regular season[5]

October: 6–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 3–2–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
1	October 11	Toronto	0–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 13	Philadelphia	6–0	NY Islanders	Parent	13,057	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 14	Detroit	2–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 17	Philadelphia	5–1	California	Parent	4,679	4–0–0	8	Recap
5	October 19	Philadelphia	1–2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	October 20	Philadelphia	0–3	Los Angeles	Parent	11,734	4–2–0	8	Recap
7	October 25	Montreal	4–0	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	4–3–0	8	Recap
8	October 27	Philadelphia	6–0	Pittsburgh	Parent	11,217	5–3–0	10	Recap
9	October 28	California	1–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	6–3–0	12	Recap

November: 7–3–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
10	November 1	Chicago	0–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–3–0	14	Recap
11	November 3	Atlanta	2–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	7–4–0	14	Recap
12	November 4	Pittsburgh	0–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	8–4–0	16	Recap
13	November 7	Philadelphia	4–1	Detroit	Parent	12,509	9–4–0	18	Recap
14	November 8	Los Angeles	3–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	9–5–0	18	Recap
15	November 11	St. Louis	3–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	10–5–0	20	Recap
16	November 14	Philadelphia	5–4	Los Angeles	Parent	10,045	11–5–0	22	Recap
17	November 16	Philadelphia	2–1	California	Parent	6,511	12–5–0	24	Recap
18	November 17	Philadelphia	2–2	Vancouver	Parent	15,570	12–5–1	25	Recap
19	November 22	Philadelphia	2–4	Boston	Taylor	15,003	12–6–1	25	Recap
20	November 24	Philadelphia	1–0	St. Louis	Parent	19,274	13–6–1	27	Recap
21	November 29	NY Rangers	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	13–6–2	28	Recap

December: 8–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 4–1–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
22	December 1	Philadelphia	2–1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	14–6–2	30	Recap
23	December 2	California	1–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	15–6–2	32	Recap
24	December 8	Philadelphia	3–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	16–6–2	34	Recap
25	December 9	Boston	3–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–6–3	35	Recap
26	December 12	Philadelphia	2–2	Chicago	Parent	11,000	16–6–4	36	Recap
27	December 15	Atlanta	3–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	16–7–4	36	Recap
28	December 16	NY Islanders	0–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	17–7–4	38	Recap
29	December 20	Vancouver	3–9	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	18–7–4	40	Recap
30	December 22	Chicago	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	19–7–4	42	Recap
31	December 26	Philadelphia	1–2	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	19–8–4	42	Recap
32	December 29	Philadelphia	4–1	St. Louis	Parent	10,265	20–8–4	44	Recap
33	December 30	Philadelphia	5–4	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	21–8–4	46	Recap

January: 9–3–2 (Home: 6–1–0 ; Road: 3–2–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
34	January 3	NY Rangers	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	22–8–4	48	Recap
35	January 5	Philadelphia	3–3	Minnesota	Parent	15,296	22–8–5	49	Recap
36	January 7	Philadelphia	1–2	Montreal	Parent	19,040	22–9–5	49	Recap
37	January 10	Minnesota	4–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	23–9–5	51	Recap
38	January 11	Philadelphia	7–6	Atlanta	Taylor	5,141	24–9–5	53	Recap
39	January 13	Atlanta	0–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	25–9–5	55	Recap
40	January 17	Buffalo	2–7	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	26–9–5	57	Recap
41	January 19	Los Angeles	0–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–9–5	59	Recap
42	January 20	Pittsburgh	5–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	27–10–5	59	Recap
43	January 22	Philadelphia	3–2	Vancouver	Taylor	15,570	28–10–5	61	Recap
44	January 24	Philadelphia	4–4	Los Angeles	Parent	14,343	28–10–6	62	Recap
45	January 25	Philadelphia	5–0	California	Parent	10,776	29–10–6	64	Recap
46	January 27	Philadelphia	3–5	Boston	Taylor	15,003	29–11–6	64	Recap
47	January 31	Buffalo	3–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	30–11–6	66	Recap

February: 5–3–4 (Home: 3–0–2 ; Road: 2–3–2)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
48	February 2	Detroit	2–12	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	31–11–6	68	Recap
49	February 3	Philadelphia	2–2	Atlanta	Parent	14,123	31–11–7	69	Recap
50	February 7	Pittsburgh	4–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	32–11–7	71	Recap
51	February 9	Philadelphia	3–5	Boston	Parent	15,003	32–12–7	71	Recap
52	February 10	Montreal	1–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	33–12–7	73	Recap
53	February 13	Philadelphia	3–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	34–12–7	75	Recap
54	February 14	NY Rangers	4–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	34–12–8	76	Recap
55	February 17	Philadelphia	2–2	Montreal	Parent	17,757	34–12–9	77	Recap
56	February 20	Philadelphia	3–1	Detroit	Parent	15,128	35–12–9	79	Recap
57	February 23	Philadelphia	1–3	Chicago	Parent	16,666	35–13–9	79	Recap
58	February 24	Philadelphia	2–3	NY Rangers	Parent	17,500	35–14–9	79	Recap
59	February 28	Minnesota	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	35–14–10	80	Recap

March: 12–1–2 (Home: 8–1–1 ; Road: 4–0–1)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
60	March 2	Buffalo	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	36–14–10	82	Recap
61	March 3	Montreal	0–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	37–14–10	84	Recap
62	March 7	Detroit	1–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	38–14–10	86	Recap
63	March 9	Philadelphia	2–1	Toronto	Parent	16,485	39–14–10	88	Recap
64	March 10	Philadelphia	4–3	Buffalo	Parent	15,858	40–14–10	90	Recap
65	March 12	Philadelphia	2–1	NY Islanders	Parent	14,865	41–14–10	92	Recap
66	March 14	St. Louis	2–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	42–14–10	94	Recap
67	March 16	Philadelphia	4–2	Minnesota	Parent	15,450	43–14–10	96	Recap
68	March 17	Toronto	2–2	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	43–14–11	97	Recap
69	March 21	Vancouver	1–3	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–14–11	99	Recap
70	March 23	Chicago	3–1	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	44–15–11	99	Recap
71	March 24	St. Louis	1–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	45–15–11	101	Recap
72	March 27	Philadelphia	6–2	St. Louis	Parent	18,443	46–15–11	103	Recap
73	March 28	Philadelphia	3–3	Atlanta	Parent	15,141	46–15–12	104	Recap
74	March 30	Boston	3–5	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	47–15–12	106	Recap

April: 3–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Points	Recap
75	April 2	Philadelphia	6–3	Minnesota	Taylor	15,110	48–15–12	108	Recap
76	April 4	NY Islanders	0–4	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	49–15–12	110	Recap
77	April 6	Philadelphia	1–6	Pittsburgh	Taylor	13,368	49–16–12	110	Recap
78	April 7	Minnesota	2–6	Philadelphia	Parent	17,007	50–16–12	112	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1974 Stanley Cup playoffs[5]

Quarterfinals vs. Atlanta Flames – Flyers win 4–0

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 9	Atlanta	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 11	Atlanta	1–5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0	Recap
3	April 12	Philadelphia	4–1	Atlanta		Parent	15,141	Flyers lead 3–0	Recap
4	April 14	Philadelphia	4–3	Atlanta	OT	Parent	15,141	Flyers win 4–0	Recap

Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Flyers win 4–3

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 20	NY Rangers	0–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 1–0	Recap
2	April 23	NY Rangers	2–5	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–0	Recap
3	April 25	Philadelphia	3–5	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	April 28	Philadelphia	1–2	NY Rangers	OT	Parent	17,500	Series tied 2–2	Recap
5	April 30	NY Rangers	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–2	Recap
6	May 2	Philadelphia	1–4	NY Rangers		Parent	17,500	Series tied 3–3	Recap
7	May 5	NY Rangers	3–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–3	Recap

Stanley Cup Finals vs. Boston Bruins – Flyers win 4–2

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 7	Philadelphia	2–3	Boston		Parent	15,003	Bruins lead 1–0	Recap
2	May 9	Philadelphia	3–2	Boston	OT	Parent	15,003	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	May 12	Boston	1–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 2–1	Recap
4	May 14	Boston	2–4	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers lead 3–1	Recap
5	May 16	Philadelphia	1–5	Boston		Parent	15,003	Flyers lead 3–2	Recap
6	May 19	Boston	0–1	Philadelphia		Parent	17,007	Flyers win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing

			Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
16	Bobby Clarke	C	77	35	52	87	35	113	17	5	11	16	1	42
19	Rick MacLeish	C	78	32	45	77	21	42	17	13	9	22	0	20
7	Bill Barber	LW	75	34	35	69	34	54	17	3	6	9	2	18
18	Ross Lonsberry	LW	75	32	19	51	16	48	17	4	9	11	0	18
12	Gary Dornhoefer	RW	57	11	39	50	13	125	14	5	6	11	5	43
21	Bill Flett	RW	67	17	27	44	20	51	17	0	6	6	3	21
26	Orest Kindrachuk	C	71	11	30	41	19	85	17	5	4	9	8	17
11	Don Saleski	RW	77	15	25	40	21	131	17	2	7	9	9	24
8	Dave Schultz	LW	73	20	16	36	26	348	17	2	4	6	4	139
17	Simon Nolet	RW	52	19	17	36	28	13	15	1	1	2	0	4
3	Tom Bladon	D	70	12	22	34	24	37	16	4	6	10	3	25
15	Terry Crisp	C	71	10	21	31	12	28	17	2	2	4	3	4
6	Andre Dupont	D	75	3	20	23	34	216	16	4	3	7	5	67
20	Jimmy Watson	D	74	2	18	20	33	44	17	1	2	3	1	41
2	Ed Van Impe	D	77	2	16	18	31	119	17	1	2	3	2	41
14	Joe Watson	D	74	1	17	18	28	34	17	1	4	5	8	24
10	Bill Clement	C	39	9	8	17	15	34	4	1	0	1	2	4
4	Barry Ashbee	D	69	4	13	17	52	52	6	0	0	0	5	2
9	Bob Kelly	LW	65	4	10	14	10	130	5	0	0	0	0	11
1	Bernie Parent	G	73	0	3	3		24	17	0	0	0		4
30	Bobby Taylor	G	7	0	0	0		12	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	Al MacAdam	RW	5	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	0	−1	0
5	Serge Lajeunesse	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	Bruce Cowick	LW	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	0	0	0	−1	9

Goaltending

		Regular season											Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	GS	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	GS	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
1	Bernie Parent	73	73	47	13	12	2006	136	1.89	.932	12	4,307:25	17	17	12	5	524	35	2.02	.933	2	1,039:24
30	Bobby Taylor	7	5	3	3	0	203	26	4.26	.876	0	365:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Conn Smythe Trophy	Bernie Parent	[6]
	Jack Adams Award	Fred Shero	[7]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Bobby Clarke	[8]
	NHL first All-Star team	Bernie Parent (Goaltender)	[9]
	NHL second All-Star team	Barry Ashbee (Defense)	[9]
	NHL second All-Star team	Bobby Clarke (Center)	[9]
	Vezina Trophy	Bernie Parent[lower-alpha 1]	[10]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Bobby Clarke	[11]
		Bernie Parent
		Ed Van Impe
		Joe Watson

Records

Goaltender Bernie Parent set a number of still-standing franchise records in his first season after being re-acquired. Parent set the high marks for games played by a goaltender (73), wins (47, which stood as the NHL record for 33 years), shutouts (12), minutes played (4,307), and save percentage (.932).[12][13][14][15][16] Likewise, the team as a whole set franchise marks for fewest goals allowed (164) and shutouts (13).[17][18] Parent also set two streak records. From October 11 through January 10, Parent started 37 consecutive games.[19] During that time, he won 23 games. He also won six consecutive playoff games from April 9 to April 23.[20]

Among other players, Bobby Clarke became the first Flyer to score two shorthanded goals in a single game on March 28, a mark which has been tied but not exceeded five times since.[21] Dave Schultz’s 139 penalty minutes during the playoffs is a franchise high.[22] Other playoff single year highs include Tom Bladon’s three powerplay goals by a defenseman and Rick MacLeish’s four game-winning goals, both of which have been subsequently tied twice.[23][24] The team’s nine wins at home during the playoffs is tied for the franchise high.[17]

Franchise firsts

Franchise firsts[25]
Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
30-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	February 10, 1974[lower-alpha 2]	[26]
40-win season, goaltender	Bernie Parent	March 16, 1974[lower-alpha 3]	[26]

Individual

Individual career milestones[27]
Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
25th shutout	Bernie Parent	March 3, 1974[lower-alpha 4]	[26]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 11, 1973, the day after the deciding game of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 19, 1974, the day of the deciding game of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals.[28]

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
May 14, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Serge Lajeunesse	To Detroit Red Wings Rick Foley	[29]
May 15, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Bernie Parent 2nd-round pick in 1973	To Toronto Maple Leafs 1st-round pick in 1973 Future considerations[lower-alpha 5]	[32]
May 25, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Bruce Cowick	To San Diego Gulls (WHL) Bob Currier Bob Hurlburt Jim Stanfield Tom Trevelyan	[33]
May 30, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Cash	To Toronto Maple Leafs Willie Brossart	[34]
November 1, 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers George Pesut	To Detroit Red Wings Bob Stumpf	[35]
December 1973	To Philadelphia Flyers Ray Schultz	To Toronto Maple Leafs Frank Spring	[36]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Via	Ref
June 1973 (1973-06)	Steve Coates	Michigan Tech University (WCHA)	Free agency	[37]
July 31, 1973 (1973-07-31)	Mark Bousquet	American International College (ECAC 2)	Free agency	[38]
September 1973 (1973-09)	Mike Boland	Ottawa Nationals (WHA)	Free agency	[39]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Via	Ref
September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12)	Wayne Hillman	Cleveland Crusaders (WHA)	Free agency	[40]
October 30, 1973 (1973-10-30)	George Swarbrick	Atlanta Flames	Free agency	[41]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 5, 1973 (1973-06-05)	Mike Clarke		[42]
	Dale Cook		[42]
	Bruce Cowick	multi-year	[42]
	Larry Goodenough		[42]
	Michel Latreille		[42]
	Brent Levins		[42]
	Bob Stumpf		[42]
June 12, 1973 (1973-06-12)	Orest Kindrachuk	multi-year	[43]
June 22, 1973 (1973-06-22)	Bernie Parent	multi-year	[30]
July 31, 1973 (1973-07-31)	Tom Young		[38]
July 31, 1973 (1973-07-31)	Don O'Donahue		[38]
August 20, 1973 (1973-08-20)	Doug Ferguson	3-year	[44]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft, which was held at the Mount Royal Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on May 15, 1973.[45]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	Notes
2	20	Larry Goodenough	Defense	Canada	London Knights (OHA)	[lower-alpha 6]
2	26	Brent Leavins	Left Wing	Canada	Swift Current Broncos (WCHL)
3	40	Bob Stumpf	Right Wing	Canada	New Westminster Bruins (WCHL)	[lower-alpha 7]
3	42	Mike Clarke	Center	Canada	Calgary Centennials (WCHL)
4	58	Dale Cook	Left Wing	Canada	Victoria Cougars (WCHL)
5	74	Michel Latreille	Defense	Canada	Montreal Red White and Blue (QMJHL)
6	90	Doug Ferguson	Defense	Canada	Hamilton Red Wings (OHA)
7	106	Tom Young	Forward	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHA)
8	122	Norm Barnes	Defense	Canada	Michigan State University (CCHA)
9	137	Dan O'Donohue	Defense	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHA)
10	153	Brian Dick	Right Wing	Canada	Winnipeg Jets (WCHL)

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Richmond Robins of the AHL[47] and the San Diego Gulls of the WHL.[48] Rene Drolet led the Robins with 73 points and Richmond finished 4th in their division and lost in five games to the Baltimore Clippers in the first round of the playoffs.[49] San Diego finished 3rd in the 6-team WHL's final season in existence. The Gulls also ceased operations once the Jersey Knights of the WHA moved to San Diego and became the San Diego Mariners.

Notes

Co-winner with Chicago Black Hawks' Tony Esposito
Stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Montreal Canadiens
Stopped 40 of 42 shots against the Minnesota North Stars
Stopped all 24 shots against the Montreal Canadiens
If Parent signed with the Flyers the Maple Leafs would receive their choice of goaltender Doug Favell or additional draft picks. Parent was signed on June 22[30] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.[31]
The Flyers first-round pick, 10th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with future considerations (Doug Favell) for Bernie Parent and Toronto's second-round pick, 20th overall, on May 15, 1973.[46]
The Flyers traded Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante to the St. Louis Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' third-round pick, 40th overall, on December 14, 1972.[46]

References

General

"Philadelphia Flyers 1973–74 roster and statistics". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"1973–74 Philadelphia Flyers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
"Flyers History - Season Overview : 1973–74". Flyers History. FlyersAlumni.net. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

Specific

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"1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.
"All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
"Conn Smythe Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"Ted Lindsay Award (formerly Lester B. Pearson Award)". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32
"Vezina Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"27th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
"Goaltender Records: Most Games Played, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
"Goaltender Records: Most Wins, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Goaltender Records: Most Shutouts, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Goaltender Records: Most Minutes Played, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Goaltender Records: Highest Save Percentage, Season (Minimum: 25 Games Played)". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Philadelphia Flyers: Year-by-Year Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 273–275
2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264
"Playoff Goaltender Records: Longest Winning Streaks, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
"Skater Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
"Playoff Skater Records: Most Penalty Minutes, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Playoff Skater Records: Most Goals, Defenseman, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Playoff Skater Records: Most Game-Winning Goals, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
"Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
"Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Goalie Game List". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015. Goalie Game List for Bernie Parent
"Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
"Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
"SPORTS NOTES". AP. The Childress Index. May 15, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Sign Parent at Reduction in Pay". AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 23, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers, Leafs Complete Trade". AP. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. July 28, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Trade Draft Pick For Rights to Parent". AP. Pottstown Mercury. May 16, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"no title". Brandon Sun. May 26, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
"Brossart sold to Maple Leafs". AP. Delaware County Times. May 31, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"no title". Brandon Sun. November 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
"Frank Spring – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Steve Coates – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Flyers Sign Amateurs". AP. Standard-Speaker. August 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mike Boland – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
"Crusaders sign Hillman brothers". UPI. Ottawa Journal. September 12, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
George Swarbrick at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved November 27, 2021
"Flyers Sign Six". AP. The Bridgeport Post. June 6, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flyers Sign AHL Star Kindrachuk". AP. The Post-Standard. June 13, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"Draft Choice Ferguson Signs Flyers' Pact". AP. The Post-Standard. August 21, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
"1973 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
"1973 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
"AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
"Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
"AHL Season Overview: 1973–74". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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[10] Co-winner with Chicago Black Hawks' Tony Esposito

[27] Stopped 25 of 26 shots against the Montreal Canadiens

[29] Stopped 40 of 42 shots against the Minnesota North Stars

[31] Stopped all 24 shots against the Montreal Canadiens

[36] If Parent signed with the Flyers the Maple Leafs would receive their choice of goaltender Doug Favell or additional draft picks. Parent was signed on June 22[30] and the Maple Leafs chose Favell on July 27.[31]

[52] The Flyers first-round pick, 10th overall, was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with future considerations (Doug Favell) for Bernie Parent and Toronto's second-round pick, 20th overall, on May 15, 1973.[46]

[53] The Flyers traded Brent Hughes and Pierre Plante to the St. Louis Blues for Andre Dupont and St. Louis' third-round pick, 40th overall, on December 14, 1972.[46]

[1] "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[2] Morreale, Mike G. (December 8, 2010). "Banner night for Parent as Flyers pay tribute". NHL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[standings-west-div-3] "1973-1974 Division Standings Standings - NHL.com - Standings". National Hockey League.

[4] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[Gamelog-5] "1973-74 Philadelphia Flyers Schedule and Results". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[6] "Conn Smythe Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[7] "Jack Adams Award". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[8] "Ted Lindsay Award (formerly Lester B. Pearson Award)". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[FirstAndSecondTeam-9] 2014–15 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, p. 230–32

[11] "Vezina Trophy". National Hockey League. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[12] "27th NHL All-Star Game". NHL.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[13] "Goaltender Records: Most Games Played, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[14] "Goaltender Records: Most Wins, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[15] "Goaltender Records: Most Shutouts, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[16] "Goaltender Records: Most Minutes Played, Season". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[17] "Goaltender Records: Highest Save Percentage, Season (Minimum: 25 Games Played)". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[Yearbyyear-18] "Philadelphia Flyers: Year-by-Year Record". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

[pp273to275-19] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, pp. 273–275

[p264-20] 2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 264

[21] "Playoff Goaltender Records: Longest Winning Streaks, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 9, 2022.

[22] "Skater Records: Most Shorthanded Goals, Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[23] "Playoff Skater Records: Most Penalty Minutes, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[24] "Playoff Skater Records: Most Goals, Defenseman, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[25] "Playoff Skater Records: Most Game-Winning Goals, Playoff Year". records.nhl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[26] "Flyers History – All-Time Firsts". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[Parentwins-28] "Flyers History – Philadelphia Flyer Goalie Game List". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015. Goalie Game List for Bernie Parent

[30] "Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners". P.Anson. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[32] "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 12, 2014.

[33] "SPORTS NOTES". AP. The Childress Index. May 15, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[ParentSigned-34] "Flyers Sign Parent at Reduction in Pay". AP. Pottstown Mercury. June 23, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[35] "Flyers, Leafs Complete Trade". AP. Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. July 28, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[37] "Flyers Trade Draft Pick For Rights to Parent". AP. Pottstown Mercury. May 16, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[38] "no title". Brandon Sun. May 26, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[39] "Brossart sold to Maple Leafs". AP. Delaware County Times. May 31, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[40] "no title". Brandon Sun. November 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[41] "Frank Spring – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[42] "Steve Coates – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[ThreeSigned-43] "Flyers Sign Amateurs". AP. Standard-Speaker. August 1, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[44] "Mike Boland – Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[45] "Crusaders sign Hillman brothers". UPI. Ottawa Journal. September 12, 1973. p. 28. Retrieved March 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[46] George Swarbrick at Hockey-Reference.com, retrieved November 27, 2021

[SevenSigned-47] "Flyers Sign Six". AP. The Bridgeport Post. June 6, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[48] "Flyers Sign AHL Star Kindrachuk". AP. The Post-Standard. June 13, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[49] "Draft Choice Ferguson Signs Flyers' Pact". AP. The Post-Standard. August 21, 1973. Retrieved December 18, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.

[50] "1973 NHL Amateur Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.

[draftnotes-51] "1973 NHL Amateur Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

[ahl-54] "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[nonahl-55] "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

[56] "AHL Season Overview: 1973–74". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

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