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1972–73 St. Louis Blues season

National Hockey League team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1972–73
year	1972
Team	St. Louis Blues
Division	West
DivisionRank	4th
Record	32–34–12
HomeRecord	21–11–7
RoadRecord	11–23–5
GoalsFor	233
GoalsAgainst	251
GeneralManager	Charles Catto
Coach	Jean-Guy Talbot
Captain	Barclay Plager
AltCaptain	Garry Unger
Bob Plager
Gary Sabourin
Arena	St. Louis Arena
GoalsLeader	Garry Unger (41)
AssistsLeader	Garry Unger (39)
PointsLeader	Garry Unger (80)
PIMLeader	Steve Durbano (231)
WinsLeader	Wayne Stephenson (18)
GAALeader	Bob Johnson (2.68)

Bob Plager Gary Sabourin The 1972–73 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' sixth season in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

NHL draft

Main article: 1972 NHL draft

a	#ffd200	2px}}" width="7%"	Round	a	#ffd200
1	9	Wayne Merrick	Center	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OMJHL)
3	41	Jean Hamel	Defense	Canada	Drummondville Rangers (QMJHL)
4	57	Murray Myers	Right wing	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WCHL)
5	73	Dave Johnson	Left wing	Canada	Cornwall Royals (QMJHL)
6	89	Tom Simpson	Right wing	Canada	Oshawa Generals (OMJHL)
7	105	Brian Coughlin	Defense	Canada	Verdun Maple Leafs (QMJHL)
8	121	Gary Winchester	Center	Canada	University of Wisconsin (WCHA)

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|- |1||T||October 7, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1972–73) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 11, 1972||2–5 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1972–73) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 14, 1972||2–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||0–2–1 |- |4||W||October 15, 1972||3–1 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1972–73) ||1–2–1 |- |5||T||October 18, 1972||4–4 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||1–2–2 |- |6||T||October 21, 1972||1–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1972–73) ||1–2–3 |- |7||L||October 24, 1972||1–2 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1972–73) ||1–3–3 |- |8||L||October 26, 1972||0–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1972–73) ||1–4–3 |- |9||W||October 28, 1972||8–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1972–73) ||2–4–3

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Playoffs

Despite having a 32–34–12 record, the Blues managed to clinch a playoff spot. However, they lost in the first round to the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1.

(W1) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (W4) St. Louis Blues

| scoring1-1 = | scoring1-2 = | 1–1–1 = | 1–2–1 = | 1–3–1 = | 1–4–1 = | 1–1–2 = | 1–2–2 = | 1–3–2 = | 1–4–2 = | goalie1-1 = | goalie1-2 =

| scoring2-1 = | scoring2-2 = | 2–1–1 = | 2–2–1 = | 2–3–1 = | 2–4–1 = | 2–1–2 = | 2–2–2 = | 2–3–2 = | 2–4–2 = | goalie2-1 = | goalie2-2 =

| scoring3-1 = | scoring3-2 = | 3–1–1 = | 3–2–1 = | 3–3–1 = | 3–4–1 = | 3–1–2 = | 3–2–2 = | 3–3–2 = | 3–4–2 = | goalie3-1 = | goalie3-2 =

| scoring4-1 = | scoring4-2 = | 4–1–1 = | 4–2–1 = | 4–3–1 = | 4–4–1 = | 4–1–2 = | 4–2–2 = | 4–3–2 = | 4–4–2 = | goalie4-1 = | goalie4-2 =

| scoring5-1 = | scoring5-2 = | 5–1–1 = | 5–2–1 = | 5–3–1 = | 5–4–1 = | 5–1–2 = | 5–2–2 = | 5–3–2 = | 5–4–2 = | goalie5-1 = | goalie5-2 =

Player statistics

Regular season

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
C	78	41	39	80	119	7	13	1	5
RW	78	24	24	48	26	1	4	0	4
RW	76	21	27	48	30	−5	1	0	2
RW	64	18	27	45	48	13	3	0	3
RW	77	20	22	42	99	−12	2	0	5
C	75	12	26	38	30	−5	0	2	2
C	58	16	20	36	20	−1	2	0	2
LW	75	14	20	34	71	−2	1	0	1
D	68	8	25	33	102	0	3	0	2
D	77	2	31	33	107	−1	0	0	1
RW	49	12	13	25	56	8	0	0	1
RW	45	7	18	25	8	−6	3	0	0
C	50	10	11	21	10	−2	3	0	0
D	77	9	12	21	31	−2	0	2	3
D	49	3	18	21	231	−3	0	0	0
D	43	1	13	14	33	−5	0	0	0
D	14	4	9	13	2	4	2	1	1
D	55	2	7	9	24	−5	0	0	0
RW	37	3	5	8	31	−13	0	0	0
D	25	1	6	7	51	−2	0	0	0
LW	18	2	3	5	2	4	0	0	0
D	29	1	4	5	6	2	0	0	0
D	20	0	3	3	25	1	0	0	0
D	8	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
LW	3	0	2	2	2	4	0	0	0
D	16	1	0	1	10	−2	0	0	0
G	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	12	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0
LW	10	0	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0
C/D	2	0	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0
G	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO
	2535	45	18	15	7	128	3.03	1
	1562	30	8	14	5	92	3.53	1
	583	12	6	5	0	26	2.68	0
Team:	4680	78	32	34	12	246	3.15	2

Playoffs

;Scoring

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
C	5	2	2	4	0	1	0
RW	5	2	1	3	4	0	0
C	5	1	2	3	2	0	0
RW	5	2	0	2	15	0	0
D	4	1	1	2	2	1	0
RW	5	1	1	2	0	0	1
D	5	0	2	2	8	0	0
D	5	0	2	2	2	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
C	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
LW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	4	0	0
C	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

;Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA
	160	3	1	2	14	5.25
	140	3	0	2	8	3.43
Team:	300	5	1	4	22	4.40

References

Blues on Hockey Database

References

"1972-73 St. Louis Blues Schedule".
"1972-73 St. Louis Blues Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.

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Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
C	5	2	2	4	0	1	0
RW	5	2	1	3	4	0	0
C	5	1	2	3	2	0	0
RW	5	2	0	2	15	0	0
D	4	1	1	2	2	1	0
RW	5	1	1	2	0	0	1
D	5	0	2	2	8	0	0
D	5	0	2	2	2	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
C	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
LW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	4	0	0
C	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
C	5	2	2	4	0	1	0
RW	5	2	1	3	4	0	0
C	5	1	2	3	2	0	0
RW	5	2	0	2	15	0	0
D	4	1	1	2	2	1	0
RW	5	1	1	2	0	0	1
D	5	0	2	2	8	0	0
D	5	0	2	2	2	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
C	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
LW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	4	0	0
C	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	GWG
C	5	2	2	4	0	1	0
RW	5	2	1	3	4	0	0
C	5	1	2	3	2	0	0
RW	5	2	0	2	15	0	0
D	4	1	1	2	2	1	0
RW	5	1	1	2	0	0	1
D	5	0	2	2	8	0	0
D	5	0	2	2	2	0	0
RW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	4	0	0
C	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
D	5	0	1	1	0	0	0
LW	5	0	1	1	2	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
D	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
D	5	0	0	0	4	0	0
C	5	0	0	0	2	0	0
RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0