1973-74 New York Islanders Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 19-41-18 - 56 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Al Arbour (19-41-18)
Location: New York, New York
1973-74 New York Islanders RosterTeam Record: 19-41-18 - 56 points
Finishing 8th in the NHL's East Division
Coach: Al Arbour (19-41-18)
Location: New York, New York
1973-74 New York Islanders Results
The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 19 wins and 41 losses and 18 ties for 56 points, finishing eighth in the NHL's East Division.
The Islanders scored 182 goals, worst in the league and conceded 247. Billy Harris and Ralph Stewart netted 23 goals for New York each, and Denis Potvin contributed 37 assists. Billy Smith and Gerry Desjardins topped the squad with 9 wins each, while Billy Smith recorded a 3.07 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Al Arbour coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Potvin | D | 77 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 175 | -16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 209 | 8.1 |
| Billy Harris | R | 78 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 34 | -11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 190 | 12.1 |
| Ralph Stewart | C | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 6 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 178 | 12.9 |
| Ed Westfall | R | 68 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 28 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 10.7 |
| Bob Nystrom | R | 77 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 118 | -17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 176 | 11.9 |
| Craig Cameron | R | 78 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 28 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 12.4 |
| Jean Potvin | D | 78 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 100 | -26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 4.4 |
| Lorne Henning | C | 60 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 6 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 12.5 |
| Germain Gagnon | L | 62 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 11.8 |
| Brian Spencer | L | 54 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 65 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 4.4 |
| Garry Howatt | L | 78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 204 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 7.1 |
| Dave Lewis | D | 66 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 58 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3.2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | C | 42 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.7 |
| Ernie Hicke | L | 55 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 9.0 |
| Billy MacMillan | R | 55 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 6.2 |
| Dave Hudson | C | 63 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4.7 |
| Gerry Hart | D | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 61 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Bert Marshall | D | 69 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.0 |
| Doug Rombough | C | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15.8 |
| Bob Cook | R | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| Tom Miller | C | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Glenn Resch | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bryan Lefley | D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Billy Smith | G | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Desjardins | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brian Marchinko | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Vic Teal | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Neil Nicholson | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1356 | 182 | 290 | 472 | 1069 | -172 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 2026 | 9.0 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Desjardins | 36 | 1945 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 3.12 | 0 | ||
| Billy Smith | 46 | 2615 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 3.07 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Resch | 2 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 84 | 4680 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 241 | 3.09 | 0 |
