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The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals.
Most games: Patrick Marleau, 1,779 Most games, including playoffs: Mark Messier, 1,992 Most playoff games: Chris Chelios, 266 Most games played in a single season, not including playoffs: Jimmy Carson (1992–93) and Bob Kudelski (1993–94), 86 (both being traded mid-season, allowing them to play more than the then-team maximum of 84 games in a season)
They also set records for most victories (57) and points (121). Phil Esposito set records for most goals in a season with 76 and for most points with 152. Defenceman Bobby Orr won his second consecutive Hart Memorial Trophy and set a new record for assists with 102. The Bruins also had the four league leading scorers, the first time in history ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... 1971–72: Phil Esposito (3) * Boston Bruins: 66 76 ... List of NHL goal scoring leaders by season.
As defending champions, Boston set many NHL records. They earned 54 wins and 121 points, surpassing the previous records set by the 1968–69 Montreal Canadiens . They also scored 399 goals to shatter their own record set in 1968–69 , and their goal differential of +192 surpassed the previous record set by the 1943–44 Montreal Canadiens as ...
The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.
A goaltender achieves a shutout when he does not allow a goal against him, and plays the full game. Since 2005-06, if the game ends in a shootout after a 0-0 scoreless tie, both teams' goaltenders are credited with a shutout, regardless of how many shots are conceded during the shootout.
The following is a list of the all-time records for each of the 32 active National Hockey League (NHL) teams, beginning with the first NHL season (), with regular season stats accurate as of the end of all games on October 26, 2023, and playoff stats accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 NHL season and 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. [1]