TORONTO TOROS 5, EDMONTON OILERS 4 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE NORTHLANDS COLISEUM, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

TOR 0 - 2 - 3 = 5
EDM 1 - 0 - 3 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. EDM Mike Rogers 3 (Steve Carlyle, Blair MacDonald), 16:47.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. TOR Steve Cuddie 1 (Paul Henderson, Jim Turkiewicz), 4:21.
3. TOR Vaclav Nedomansky 2 (Pat Hickey, Frank Mahovlich), 15:54.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. TOR Rick Cunningham 2 (Jeff Jacques, Gavin Kirk), 7:17.
5. EDM Ken Baird 3 (Eddie Joyal, Bill Morris), 10:56 (PP).
6. EDM Eddie Joyal 2 (Al Hamilton, Ray McKay), 12:58.
7. EDM Bobby Sheehan 2 (Ray McKay), 14:22.
8. TOR Paul Henderson 2 (Frank Mahovlich, Vaclav Nedomansky), 18:35.
9. TOR Jim Turkiewicz 1 (Paul Henderson, Frank Mahovlich), 19:54.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

TOR 12 - 17 - 15 = 44
EDM 8 - 6 - 11 = 25

POWER PLAYS:

TOR 0 for 4
EDM 1 for 1

GOALIES:

TOR Gilles Gratton 3-1 (25 Shots - 21 Saves).
EDM Ken Brown 0-2 (44 Shots - 39 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Brent Casselman
Linesman: Frank Larochelle
Linesman: Ken Pierce

(TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-1)

4/16/1975 Schedule

San Diego Mariners at New England Whalers

SAN DIEGO MARINERS 5, NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

SAN 1 - 1 - 3 = 5
NEW 1 - 0 - 2 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. SAN Kevin Morrison 1 (Ray Adduono, Dick Sentes), 4:38 (SH).
2. NEW Fred O'Donnell 4 (Thommy Abrahamsson, John French), 11:51.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. SAN Wayne Rivers 4 (Andre Lacroix, Kevin Morrison), 7:01.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. NEW Fred O'Donnell 5 (John French, Mike Byers), 3:59.
5. SAN Ted Scharf 1 (Kevin Morrison), 8:01.
6. SAN Wayne Rivers 5 (Gene Peacosh, Dick Sentes), 10:43.
7. SAN Harry Howell 1 (Wayne Rivers), 15:54 (SH).
8. NEW Fred O'Donnell 6 (Larry Pleau, Wayne Carleton), 18:13.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

SAN 8 - 10 - 16 = 34
NEW 11 - 8 - 13 = 32

POWER PLAYS:

SAN 0 for 2
NEW 0 for 3

GOALIES:

SAN Ernie Wakely 3-1 (32 Shots - 29 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 1-3 (34 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Harris
Linesman: Joe Dame
Linesman: Dan Stone

(SAN DIEGO LEADS SERIES 3-1)

4/17/1975 Schedule

Edmonton Oilers at Toronto Toros

EDMONTON OILERS 5, TORONTO TOROS 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

EDM 2 - 2 - 1 = 5
TOR 1 - 0 - 1 = 2

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. TOR Tom Simpson 1 (Pat Hickey, Jim Turkiewicz), 10:03 (PP).
2. EDM Doug Barrie 1 (Barry Long, Bobby Sheehan), 11:53.
3. EDM Barry Long 2 (Bobby Sheehan, Ken Baird), 16:20 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. EDM Barry Long 3 (Ray McKay, Eddie Joyal), 6:37.
5. EDM Mike Rogers 4 (Barry Long), 16:36.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. TOR Vaclav Nedomansky 3 (George Kuzmicz, Richard Farda), 14:56.
7. EDM Eddie Joyal 3 (Doug Barrie), 19:04 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

EDM 6 - 10 - 6 = 22
TOR 11 - 10 - 13 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

EDM 0 for 4
TOR 1 for 3

GOALIES:

EDM Jacques Plante 2-0 (34 Shots - 32 Saves).
TOR Gilles Gratton 3-2 (21 Shots - 17 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Gord Kerr
Linesman: Paul Corcoran

(TORONTO LEADS SERIES 3-2)

4/18/1975 Schedule

New England Whalers at San Diego Mariners
Phoenix Roadrunners at Quebec Nordiques

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 5, SAN DIEGO MARINERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA

LINE SCORE:

NEW 2 - 0 - 3 = 5
SAN 2 - 1 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW Larry Pleau 3 (Rick Ley, Brad Selwood), 2:30.
2. SAN Dick Sentes 3 (Brian Morenz), 9:18.
3. SAN Gene Peacosh 4 (Andre Lacroix, Dick Sentes), 11:56 (PP).
4. NEW Tom Webster 2 (Thommy Abrahamsson), 15:08.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. SAN Wayne Rivers 6 (Bob Falkenberg, Andre Lacroix), 18:37.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. NEW Thommy Abrahamsson 1 (Brad Selwood, Garry Swain), 1:15.
7. NEW John French 1 (Fred O'Donnell, Rick Ley), 3:39.
8. NEW Thommy Abrahamsson 2 (John French), 19:48 (Empty Net).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NEW 12 - 8 - 13 = 33
SAN 13 - 15 - 9 = 37

POWER PLAYS:

NEW 0 for 5
SAN 1 for 4

GOALIES:

NEW Al Smith 2-3 (37 Shots - 34 Saves).
SAN Ernie Wakely 3-2 (32 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wayne Mundey
Linesman: Eric Manship
Linesman: Paul Corcoran

(SAN DIEGO LEADS SERIES 3-2)

QUEBEC NORDIQUES 4, PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 1 (BEST OF 7)

AT "LE COLISEE" (COLISEE DE QUEBEC), QUEBEC, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

PHX 1 - 0 - 0 = 1
QUE 2 - 1 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. QUE J.C. Tremblay 2 (Jean Bernier), 3:37.
2. PHX Jim Boyd 2 (Peter McNamee, Wendell Bennett), 11:02 (PP).
3. QUE Michel Parizeau 4 (J.C. Tremblay, Real Cloutier), 17:49 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. QUE Andre Gaudette 1 (Ric Jordan), 4:50.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. QUE Dale Hoganson 1 (Michel Parizeau, Bobby Guindon), 0:42 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHX 7 - 15 - 12 = 34
QUE 14 - 11 - 12 = 37

POWER PLAYS:

PHX 0 for 5
QUE 2 for 5

GOALIES:

PHX Gary Kurt 3-2 (37 Shots - 33 Saves).
QUE Richard Brodeur 2-3 (34 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Ron Renneberg
Linesman: Ray Laing

(PHOENIX LEADS SERIES 3-2)

4/19/1975 Schedule

Quebec Nordiques at Phoenix Roadrunners
Toronto Toros at Edmonton Oilers

PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS 3, QUEBEC NORDIQUES 2 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE ARIZONA VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PHOENIX, AZ

LINE SCORE:

QUE 2 - 0 - 0 = 2
PHX 0 - 0 - 3 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. QUE Michel Parizeau 5 (Dale Hoganson, Rejean Houle), 9:50.
2. QUE Serge Bernier 5 (Ric Jordan, Michel Parizeau), 18:03 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

None.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

3. PHX Cam Connor 2 (Al McLeod, Bob Barlow), 2:18.
4. PHX Robbie Ftorek 5 (John Hughes, Al McLeod), 13:26.
5. PHX Jim Boyd 3 (Al McLeod, Michel Cormier), 19:26.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

QUE 17 - 12 - 11 = 40
PHX 9 - 11 - 13 = 33

POWER PLAYS:

QUE 0 for 2
PHX 0 for 6

GOALIES:

QUE Richard Brodeur 2-4 (33 Shots - 30 Saves).
PHX Gary Kurt 4-2 (40 Shots - 38 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Alan Glaspell
Linesman: Paul Corcoran
Linesman: Dan Stone

(PHOENIX WINS SERIES 4-2)

TORONTO TOROS 4, EDMONTON OILERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE NORTHLANDS COLISEUM, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA

LINE SCORE:

TOR 1 - 1 - 2 = 4
EDM 2 - 1 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. EDM Ken Baird 4 (Doug Barrie, Bruce MacGregor), 11:09.
2. EDM Bruce MacGregor 3 (Ken Baird), 14:18.
3. TOR Pat Hickey 1 (Larry Mavety), 17:34.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. EDM Eddie Joyal 4 (Ken Baird), 5:48 (SH).
5. TOR Tom Simpson 2 (Gavin Kirk), 7:40.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. TOR Frank Mahovlich 2 (Tony Featherstone), 8:09.
7. TOR Tom Martin 4 (Richard Farda, Lou Nistico), 17:12 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

TOR 11 - 12 - 14 = 37
EDM 10 - 10 - 10 = 30

POWER PLAYS:

TOR 1 for 4
EDM 0 for 5

GOALIES:

TOR Gilles Gratton 4-2 (30 Shots - 27 Saves).
EDM Chris Worthy 0-2 (37 Shots - 33 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bill Friday
Linesman: Dennis Dahlman
Linesman: Ken Pierce

TORONTO WINS SERIES 4-2)

4/21/1975 Schedule

San Diego Mariners at New England Whalers

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 6, SAN DIEGO MARINERS 5 (OT) (BEST OF 7)

AT THE BIG E COLISEUM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA

LINE SCORE:

SAN 1 - 2 - 2 - 0 = 5
NEW 4 - 1 - 0 - 1 = 6

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW Larry Pleau 4 (Mike Byers), 4:41 (PP).
2. SAN Ray Adduono 1 (Ron Plumb, Dick Sentes), 7:08.
3. NEW Garry Swain 1 (Unassisted), 10:39.
4. NEW Tom Webster 3(Larry Pleau, Ted Green), 14:42.
5. NEW Rick Ley 2 (Don Blackburn, Garry Swain), 18:48.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

6. NEW Mike Byers 3 (Rick Ley, Don Blackburn), 5:33.
7. SAN Wayne Rivers 7 (Andre Lacroix, Ray Adduono), 9:12 (PP).
8. SAN Norm Ferguson 3 (Ray Adduono, Dick Sentes), 15:56 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

9. SAN Norm Ferguson 4 (Michel Rouleau, Jamie Bateman), 14:40.
10. SAN Andre Lacroix 3 (Mike Laughton), 16:33.

OVERTIME SCORING:

11. NEW Larry Pleau 5 (Brad Selwood, Tom Webster), 12:49.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

SAN 9 - 13 - 15 - 10 = 47
NEW 12 - 6 - 6 - 7 = 31

POWER PLAYS:

SAN 2 for 3
NEW 1 for 1

GOALIES:

SAN Ernie Wakely 3-3 (31 Shots - 25 Saves).
NEW Al Smith 3-3 (47 Shots - 42 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Fournier
Linesman: Bob McPherson
Linesman: Steve Barry

(SERIES TIED 3-3)

4/22/1975 Schedule

New England Whalers at San Diego Mariners

NEW ENGLAND WHALERS 5, SAN DIEGO MARINERS 3 (BEST OF 7)

AT THE SAN DIEGO SPORTS ARENA, SAN DIEGO, CA

LINE SCORE:

NEW 2 - 1 - 2 = 5
SAN 0 - 2 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NEW Fred O'Donnell 7 (Rick Ley, Don Blackburn), 1:19.
2. NEW Tom Webster 4 (John French), 14:31.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. NEW Nick Fotiu 1 (Thommy Abrahamsson), 0:32.
4. SAN Dick Sentes 4 (Ray Adduono, Norm Ferguson), 7:57 (PP).
5. SAN Norm Ferguson 5 (Jamie Bateman, Tom Trevelyan), 15:31.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. NEW Al Karlander 1 (Unassisted), 2:48.
7. NEW Ted Green 1 (Terry Caffery, John French), 3:48.
8. SAN Gene Peacosh 5 (Brian Morenz, Kevin Morrison), 13:41.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NEW 9 - 7 - 9 = 25
SAN 9 - 15 - 14 = 38

POWER PLAYS:

NEW 0 for 1
SAN 1 for 5

GOALIES:

NEW Al Smith 4-3 (38 Shots - 35 Saves).
SAN Ernie Wakely 3-4 (25 Shots - 20 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Ego
Linesman: Gord Kerr
Linesman: Tom Shamshak

(NEW ENGLAND WINS SERIES 4-3)

QUARTERFINAL ROUND RESULTS


HOUSTON AEROS vs. CLEVELAND CRUSADERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Thursday, April 10, 1975 - Cleveland 0 at Houston 6 (Houston Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 12, 1975 - Cleveland 1 at Houston 9 (Houston Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - Houston 6 at Cleveland 4 (Houston Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - Houston 2 at Cleveland 1 (Houston Wins Series 4-0)



SAN DIEGO MARINERS vs. NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Wednesday, April 9, 1975 - New England 3 at San Diego 4 (San Diego Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Saturday, April 12, 1975 - New England 3 at San Diego 9 (San Diego Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Monday, April 14, 1975 - San Diego 4 at New England 5 (OT) (San Diego Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Wednesday, April 16, 1975 - San Diego 5 at New England 3 (San Diego Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Friday, April 18, 1975 - New England 5 at San Diego 3 (San Diego Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Monday, April 21, 1975 - San Diego 5 at New England 6 (OT) (Series Tied 3-3)
Game 7 - Tuesday, April 22, 1975 - New England 5 at San Diego 3 (New England Wins Series 4-3)



QUEBEC NORDIQUES vs. PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Wednesday, April 9, 1975 - Phoenix 6 at Quebec 4 (Phoenix Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Friday, April 11, 1975 - Phoenix 2 at Quebec 5 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - Quebec 3 at Phoenix 4 (Phoenix Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - Quebec 6 at Phoenix 8 (Phoenix Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Friday, April 18, 1975 - Phoenix 1 at Quebec 4 (Phoenix Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Saturday, April 19, 1975 - Quebec 2 at Phoenix 3 (Phoenix Wins Series 4-2)



TORONTO TOROS vs. EDMONTON OILERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Tuesday, April 8, 1975 - Edmonton 4 at Toronto 6 (Toronto Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Thursday, April 10, 1975 - Edmonton 7 at Toronto 6 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Saturday, April 12, 1975 - Toronto 5 at Edmonton 3 (Toronto Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - Toronto 5 at Edmonton 4 (Toronto Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Thursday, April 17, 1975 - Edmonton 5 at Toronto 2 (Toronto Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Saturday, April 19, 1975 - Toronto 4 at Edmonton 3 (Toronto Wins Series 4-2)

SEMIFINAL ROUND PREVIEW


HOUSTON AEROS vs. TORONTO TOROS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Friday, April 25, 1975 - Toronto at Houston
Game 2 - Sunday, April 27, 1975 - Toronto at Houston
Game 3 - Tuesday, April 29, 1975 - Houston at Toronto
Game 4 - Thursday, May 1, 1975 - Houston at Toronto
Game 5 - Saturday, May 3, 1975 - Toronto at Houston (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Monday, May 5, 1975 - Houston at Toronto (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Wednesday, May 7, 1975 - Toronto at Houston (If Necessary)



PHOENIX ROADRUNNERS vs. NEW ENGLAND WHALERS (BEST OF 7)





Game 1 - Wednesday, April 23, 1975 - New England at Phoenix
Game 2 - Thursday, April 24, 1975 - New England at Phoenix
Game 3 - Saturday, April 26, 1975 - Phoenix at New England
Game 4 - Sunday, April 27, 1975 - Phoenix at New England
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 29, 1975 - New England at Phoenix (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Thursday, May 1, 1975 - Phoenix at New England (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Saturday, May 3, 1975 - New England at Phoenix (If Necessary)

4/23/1975 Schedule

New England Whalers at Phoenix Roadrunners