1972–73 Pittsburgh Penguins season

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- | 1 || October 7 || Los Angeles || 2–4 || Pittsburgh || || 11,105 || 1–0–0 || 2 |- | 2 || October 11 || Pittsburgh || 5–2 || St. Louis || || 17,853 || 2–0–0 || 4 |- | 3 || October 14 || California || 2–5 || Pittsburgh || || 12,201 || 3–0–0 || 6 |- | 4 || October 15 || Pittsburgh || 4–8 || Boston || || 15,003 || 3–1–0 || 6 |- | 5 || October 17 || Pittsburgh || 5–0 || NY Islanders || || 8,175 || 4–1–0 || 8 |- | 6 || October 18 || Pittsburgh || 3–4 || Toronto || || 16,248 || 4–2–0 || 8 |- | 7 || October 21 || Boston || 4–2 || Pittsburgh || || 12,761 || 4–3–0 || 8 |- | 8 || October 24 || Pittsburgh || 4–0 || Vancouver || || 15,570 || 5–3–0 || 10 |- | 9 || October 27 || Pittsburgh || 3–6 || California || || 3,298 || 5–4–0 || 10 |- | 10 || October 28 || Pittsburgh || 2–5 || Los Angeles || || 9,181 || 5–5–0 || 10

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Player statistics

;Skaters

;Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

• Jean Pronovost became the first player to score 100 goals for the Penguins. He did so in a 3–3 tie against Buffalo on February 17.
• Syl Apps Jr. became the first player to record 50 assists in a season for the Penguins. He did so in a 5–2 win over California on March 21.
• Syl Apps Jr. established a new franchise record for points in a season with 85, besting the previous high of 59 held by both himself and Andy Bathgate.
• Ken Schinkel established a career franchise record for games (371), assists (143) and points (236). He had led in two categories since 1969 and bested the previous high in games set by Val Fonteyne in 1972 (349).
• Darryl Edestrand established a new franchise record for goals (15) and points (39) in a season by a defenseman. He topped the previous high of 10 goals (held by himself) and 33 points (held by Noel Price, Bob Woytowich, Duane Rupp and himself).
• Lowell MacDonald established a new franchise record for highest plus-minus in a season (+36). He broke the previous high of +18 set by Syl Apps Jr. in 1972.
• Duane Rupp became the first Penguins defenseman to score 100 points. His final total of 104 bested the previous total of 93 held by Bob Woytowich

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1972–73 season:

Trades

Additions and subtractions

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Draft picks

Main article: 1972 NHL amateur draft

Pittsburgh Penguins' picks at the 1972 NHL entry draft.

;Draft notes

• The Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick went to the Minnesota North Stars as the result of a June 10, 1968, trade that sent Bob Woytowich to the Penguins in exchange for this pick.
• The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick (originally from the Montreal Canadiens) went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as a result of a June 6, 1969, trade that sent Lou Angotti and a 1971 first-round pick to the Blues in exchange for Ron Schock, Craig Cameron and this pick.

References

• Player stats at Hockey Database
• Game log on NHL Database

References

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2. "1972-73 Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule".
3. "1972–1973 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
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5. "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL.com.
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