4/20/1975 Schedule

Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders

NEW YORK RANGERS 6, BOSTON BRUINS 5 (OT)

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

LINE SCORE:

BOS 2 - 1 - 2 - 0 = 5
NYR 1 - 0 - 4 - 1 = 6

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Phil Esposito 3 (John Bucyk, Darryl Edestrand), 1:20.
2. NYR Steve Vickers 2 (Nick Beverley, Rod Gilbert), 6:20.
3. BOS John Bucyk 3 (Terry O'Reilly), 9:20.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. BOS Phil Esposito 4 (Dave Forbes, Bobby Schmautz), 17:10.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. NYR Derek Sanderson 2 (Jerry Butler, Ted Irvine), 1:20.
6. NYR Steve Vickers 3 (Jean Ratelle, Dale Rolfe), 3:10.
7. BOS John Bucyk 4 (Bobby Orr), 8:30 (PP).
8. NYR Rick Middleton 2 (Pete Stemkowski), 13:40 (PP).
9. BOS Phil Esposito 5 (Bobby Schmautz, Don Marcotte), 16:50 (PP).
10. NYR Rod Gilbert 6 (Pete Stemkowski), 18:10.

OVERTIME SCORING:

11. NYR Greg Polis 2 (Rick Middleton, Walt Tkaczuk), 14:20.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

BOS 12 - 11 - 12 - 10 = 45
NYR 10 - 10 - 16 - 9 = 45

POWER PLAYS:

BOS 2 for 4
NYR 1 for 2

GOALIES:

BOS Gilles Gilbert 4-3 (45 Shots - 39 Saves).
NYR Ed Giacomin 2-2 (45 Shots - 40 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesman: Leon Stickle
Linesman: Claude Bechard

(Series Tied 2-2)

NEW YORK ISLANDERS 4, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3 (3 OT)

AT THE NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

LINE SCORE:

PHI 0 - 2 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 = 3
NYI 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. NYI Billy Harris 4 (Garry Howatt, Bert Marshall), 8:20.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. NYI Garry Howatt 3 (Jean Potvin), 1:50 (PP).
3. PHI Orest Kindrachuk 3 (Bobby Clarke), 12:50.
4. PHI Bob Kelly 1 (Terry Crisp, Bobby Clarke), 14:50.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

5. PHI Bill Barber 1 (Bobby Clarke, Rick MacLeish), 9:10.
6. NYI Billy MacMillan 3 (Bob Nystrom), 19:50.

1ST OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

2ND OVERTIME SCORING:

None.

3RD OVERTIME SCORING:

7. NYI Dave Fortier 2 (Lorne Henning, Ed Westfall), 8:40.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHI 8 - 16 - 9 - 16 - 12 - 5 = 66
NYI 11 - 5 - 8 - 8 - 9 - 5 = 46

POWER PLAYS:

PHI 0 for 4
NYI 1 for 5

GOALIES:

PHI Bernie Parent 1-3 (46 Shots - 42 Saves).
NYI Glenn Resch 2-0 (66 Shots - 63 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Dave Newell
Linesman: Neil Armstrong
Linesman: Ray Scapinello

(New York Leads Series 3-1)

4/22/1975 Schedule

Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins
New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers

BUFFALO SABRES 4, VANCOUVER CANUCKS 2

AT "THE AUD" (BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), BUFFALO, NY

LINE SCORE:

VAN 1 - 1 - 0 = 2
BUF 1 - 2 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BUF René Robert 4 (Larry Carriere, Rick Martin), 1:50.
2. VAN Don Lever 5 (Gerry O'Flaherty, Paulin Bordeleau), 18:40 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. VAN Gerry O'Flaherty 3 (Garry Monahan, Harold Snepsts), 2:00.
4. BUF Peter McNab 2 (Brian Spencer, Danny Gare), 15:10.
5. BUF René Robert 5 (Rick Martin), 18:40 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. BUF Peter McNab 3 (Jim Lorentz), 3:50 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

VAN 15 - 8 - 11 = 34
BUF 12 - 14 - 9 = 35

POWER PLAYS:

VAN 1 for 5
BUF 2 for 6

GOALIES:

VAN Gary Smith 3-5 (35 Shots - 31 Saves).
BUF Gerry Desjardins 4-1 (34 Shots - 32 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesman: Leon Stickle
Linesman: Claude Bechard

(Buffalo Wins Series 4-1)

BOSTON BRUINS 4, NEW YORK RANGERS 2

AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

LINE SCORE:

NYR 1 - 0 - 1 = 2
BOS 2 - 2 - 0 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Andre Savard 1 (Dallas Smith, Gregg Sheppard), 6:20.
2. BOS Phil Esposito 6 (John Bucyk), 14:10.
3. NYR Rick Middleton 3 (Jean Ratelle, Greg Polis), 19:30 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. BOS Andre Savard 2 (Carol Vadnais, Bobby Orr), 9:40.
5. BOS Dave Forbes 2 (Phil Esposito, John Bucyk), 11:10.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. NYR Walt Tkaczuk 3 (Greg Polis, Dale Rolfe), 3:50 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYR 11 - 8 - 11 = 30
BOS 10 - 13 - 7 = 30

POWER PLAYS:

NYR 2 for 3
BOS 0 for 4

GOALIES:

NYR Gilles Villemure 2-2 (30 Shots - 26 Saves).
BOS Gilles Gilbert 5-3 (30 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Dave Newell
Linesman: Neil Armstrong
Linesman: Ray Scapinello

(Boston Leads Series 3-2)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2

AT THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA

LINE SCORE:

NYI 1 - 1 - 0 = 2
PHI 1 - 2 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHI Ross Lonsberry 3 (Bill Clement, Ed Van Impe), 6:10.
2. NYI Garry Howatt 4 (Denis Potvin), 13:20.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. PHI Gary Dornhoefer 1 (Bill Barber), 4:50.
4. NYI Bert Marshall 1 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 8:30.
5. PHI Bill Barber 2 (Bobby Clarke), 17:10.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYI 9 - 9 - 11 = 29
PHI 12 - 12 - 10 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

NYI 0 for 5
PHI 0 for 4

GOALIES:

NYI Billy Smith 3-3 (34 Shots - 31 Saves).
PHI Bernie Parent 2-3 (29 Shots - 27 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesman: John D'Amico
Linesman: Ron Finn

(New York Leads Series 3-2)

4/24/1975 Schedule

Boston Bruins at New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders

BOSTON BRUINS 7, NEW YORK RANGERS 5

AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY

LINE SCORE:

BOS 4 - 2 - 1 = 7
NYR 1 - 2 - 2 = 5

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS Bobby Orr 7 (John Bucyk, Phil Esposito), 4:10 (PP).
2. BOS Gregg Sheppard 2 (Carol Vadnais, Dallas Smith), 8:20 (SH).
3. BOS Don Marcotte 4 (Bobby Orr, Carol Vadnais), 13:40.
4. BOS Phil Esposito 7 (Ken Hodge, John Bucyk), 16:30.
5. NYR Derek Sanderson 3 (Dave Maloney), 17:40.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

6. NYR Steve Vickers 4 (Derek Sanderson, Gilles Marotte), 0:50.
7. BOS Bobby Orr 8 (John Bucyk), 6:00.
8. NYR Steve Vickers 5 (Rod Gilbert, Brad Park), 10:00 (PP).
9. BOS Don Marcotte 5 (Carol Vadnais), 18:40.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

10. NYR Steve Vickers 6 (Unassisted), 8:40.
11. BOS Terry O'Reilly 1 (Rod Graham, Andre Savard), 13:10.
12. NYR Rod Gilbert 7 (Brad Park, Steve Vickers), 15:00.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

BOS 13 - 11 - 7 = 31
NYR 10 - 14 - 14 = 38

POWER PLAYS:

BOS 1 for 4
NYR 1 for 5

GOALIES:

BOS Gilles Gilbert 6-3 (38 Shots - 33 Saves).
NYR Ed Giacomin 2-3 (31 Shots - 24 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesman: Neil Armstrong
Linesman: Ray Scapinello

(Boston Wins Series 4-2)

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 4, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 3

AT THE NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY

LINE SCORE:

PHI 1 - 2 - 1 = 4
NYI 0 - 3 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHI Gary Dornhoefer 2 (Bobby Clarke, Tom Bladon), 17:30.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

2. PHI Ross Lonsberry 4 (Gary Dornhoefer, Bobby Clarke), 1:20 (PP).
3. PHI Ross Lonsberry 5 (Bobby Clarke), 8:20 (PP).
4. NYI Jude Drouin 2 (Denis Potvin), 9:40.
5. NYI Denis Potvin 2 (Ralph Stewart, Bob Bourne), 13:00 (SH).
6. NYI Ralph Stewart 1 (Bob Nystrom), 16:20 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

7. PHI Bobby Clarke 2 (Bob Kelly, Terry Crisp), 1:20.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHI 10 - 13 - 9 = 32
NYI 11 - 15 - 11 = 37

POWER PLAYS:

PHI 2 for 3
NYI 1 for 4

GOALIES:

PHI Bernie Parent 3-3 (37 Shots - 34 Saves).
NYI Glenn Resch 2-1 (32 Shots - 28 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Art Skov
Linesman: Leon Stickle
Linesman: Claude Bechard

(Series Tied 3-3)

4/26/1975 Schedule

New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 3, NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2

AT THE SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA

LINE SCORE:

NYI 0 - 1 - 1 = 2
PHI 0 - 2 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

1. NYI Jean Potvin 2 (Bob Nystrom), 3:20 (PP).
2. PHI Reggie Leach 2 (Bobby Clarke, Don Saleski), 6:00.
3. PHI Jimmy Watson 1 (Don Saleski, Orest Kindrachuk), 17:30.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

4. NYI Bert Marshall 2 (J.P. Parise, Dave Fortier), 5:40.
5. PHI Tom Bladon 1 (Andre Dupont, Don Saleski), 8:40.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

NYI 11 - 8 - 12 = 31
PHI 8 - 13 - 13 = 34

POWER PLAYS:

NYI 1 for 1
PHI 0 for 0

GOALIES:

NYI Billy Smith 3-4 (34 Shots - 31 Saves).
PHI Bernie Parent 4-3 (31 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Wally Harris
Linesman: Neil Armstrong
Linesman: Ray Scapinello

(Philadelphia Wins Series 4-3)

QUARTERFINALS ROUND RESULTS




BUFFALO SABRES vs. VANCOUVER CANUCKS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - Vancouver 2 at Buffalo 5 (Buffalo Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - Vancouver 2 at Buffalo 5 (Buffalo Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Thursday, April 17, 1975 - Buffalo 0 at Vancouver 1 (Buffalo Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Saturday, April 19, 1975 - Buffalo 4 at Vancouver 3 (Buffalo Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 22, 1975 - Vancouver 2 at Buffalo 4 (Buffalo Wins Series 4-1)



BOSTON BRUINS vs. NEW YORK RANGERS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - New York 5 at Boston 4 (New York Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - New York 2 at Boston 4 (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Thursday, April 17, 1975 - Boston 4 at New York 2 (Boston Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 20, 1975 - Boston 5 at New York 6 (OT) (Series Tied 2-2)
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 22, 1975 - New York 2 at Boston 4 (Boston Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Thursday, April 24, 1975 - Boston 7 at New York 5 (Boston Wins Series 4-2)



MONTREAL CANADIENS vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - St. Louis 2 at Montreal 4 (Montreal Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - St. Louis 1 at Montreal 6 (Montreal Leads Series 2-0)
Game 3 - Thursday, April 17, 1975 - Montreal 9 at St. Louis 2 (Montreal Leads Series 3-0)
Game 4 - Saturday, April 19, 1975 - Montreal 4 at St. Louis 3 (Montreal Wins Series 4-0)



PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs. NEW YORK ISLANDERS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Sunday, April 13, 1975 - New York 2 at Philadelphia 4 (Philadelphia Leads Series 1-0)
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 15, 1975 - New York 4 at Philadelphia 3 (OT) (Series Tied 1-1)
Game 3 - Thursday, April 17, 1975 - Philadelphia 3 at New York 4 (New York Leads Series 2-1)
Game 4 - Sunday, April 20, 1975 - Philadelphia 3 at New York 4 (3 OT) (New York Leads Series 3-1)
Game 5 - Tuesday, April 22, 1975 - New York 2 at Philadelphia 3 (New York Leads Series 3-2)
Game 6 - Thursday, April 24, 1975 - Philadelphia 4 at New York 3 (Series Tied 3-3)
Game 7 - Saturday, April 26, 1975 - New York 2 at Philadelphia 3 (Philadelphia Wins Series 4-3)

SEMIFINALS ROUND PREVIEW



BUFFALO SABRES vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Tuesday, April 29, 1975 - Philadelphia at Buffalo
Game 2 - Thursday, May 1, 1975 - Philadelphia at Buffalo
Game 3 - Sunday, May 4, 1975 - Buffalo at Philadelphia
Game 4 - Wednesday, May 7, 1975 - Buffalo at Philadelphia
Game 5 - Thursday, May 8, 1975 - Philadelphia at Buffalo (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Sunday, May 11, 1975 - Buffalo at Philadelphia (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Tuesday, May 13, 1975 - Philadelphia at Buffalo (If Necessary)



BOSTON BRUINS vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS (BEST OF 7)



Game 1 - Sunday, April 27, 1975 - Montreal at Boston
Game 2 - Tuesday, April 29, 1975 - Montreal at Boston
Game 3 - Thursday, May 1, 1975 - Boston at Montreal
Game 4 - Saturday, May 3, 1975 - Boston at Montreal
Game 5 - Tuesday, May 6, 1975 - Montreal at Boston (If Necessary)
Game 6 - Thursday, May 8, 1975 - Boston at Montreal (If Necessary)
Game 7 - Sunday, May 11, 1975 - Montreal at Boston (If Necessary)

4/27/1975 Schedule

Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

BOSTON BRUINS 4, MONTREAL CANADIENS 3 (OT)

AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

LINE SCORE:

MON 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 = 3
BOS 3 - 0 - 0 - 1 = 4

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. MON Guy Lapointe 5 (Don Awrey), 1:40.
2. BOS Bobby Orr 9 (Wayne Cashman), 3:30.
3. BOS Carol Vadnais 1 (Dave Forbes), 8:50.
4. BOS Rod Graham 2 (Bobby Orr), 14:30 (PP).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

5. MON Jacques Lemaire 4 (Larry Robinson), 4:50 (PP).

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. MON Larry Robinson 1 (Jacques Lemaire), 11:40.

OVERTIME SCORING:

7. BOS Don Marcotte 6 (Gregg Sheppard), 1:10.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

MON 8 - 14 - 12 - 1 = 35
BOS 13 - 12 - 12 - 1 = 38

POWER PLAYS:

MON 1 for 6
BOS 1 for 3

GOALIES:

MON Ken Dryden 4-1 (38 Shots - 34 Saves).
BOS Gilles Gilbert 7-3 (35 Shots - 32 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesman: John D'Amico
Linesman: Ron Finn

(Boston Leads Series 1-0)

4/29/1975 Schedule

Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 4, BUFFALO SABRES 3

AT "THE AUD" (BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM), BUFFALO, NY

LINE SCORE:

PHI 2 - 1 - 1 = 4
BUF 0 - 2 - 1 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. PHI Rick MacLeish 3 (Bill Clement), 7:50 (PP).
2. PHI Dave Schultz 1 (Bobby Clarke, Ted Harris), 11:00.

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

3. BUF Fred Stanfield 1 (Brian Spencer, Jim Schoenfeld), 6:50 (PP).
4. PHI Bobby Clarke 3 (Rick MacLeish), 10:40 (PP).
5. BUF Don Luce 4 (Jim Schoenfeld), 14:20.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

6. PHI Rick MacLeish 4 (Don Saleski, Bill Clement), 7:20 (PP).
7. BUF Jim Lorentz 3 (Rick Dudley, Peter McNab ), 12:40 (PP).

SHOTS ON GOAL:

PHI 12 - 10 - 11 = 33
BUF 8 - 11 - 8 = 27

POWER PLAYS:

PHI 3 for 4
BUF 2 for 3

GOALIES:

PHI Bernie Parent 5-3 (27 Shots - 24 Saves).
BUF Gerry Desjardins 4-2 (33 Shots - 29 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Lloyd Gilmour
Linesman: Matt Pavelich
Linesman: Jim Christison

(Philadelphia Leads Series 1-0)

BOSTON BRUINS 3, MONTREAL CANADIENS 2

AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA

LINE SCORE:

MON 0 - 2 - 0 = 2
BOS 3 - 0 - 0 = 3

FIRST PERIOD SCORING:

1. BOS John Bucyk 5 (Gregg Sheppard, Ken Hodge), 7:30 (PP).
2. BOS Gregg Sheppard 3 (Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito), 10:30.
3. BOS Gregg Sheppard 4 (Wayne Cashman, Bobby Orr), 14:10 (SH).

SECOND PERIOD SCORING:

4. MON Murray Wilson 3 (Guy Lapointe, John Van Boxmeer), 9:00.
5. MON Mario Tremblay 1 (Yvon Lambert), 19:40.

THIRD PERIOD SCORING:

None.

SHOTS ON GOAL:

MON 9 - 10 - 9 = 28
BOS 13 - 10 - 13 = 36

POWER PLAYS:

MON 0 for 5
BOS 1 for 3

GOALIES:

MON Ken Dryden 4-2 (36 Shots - 33 Saves).
BOS Gilles Gilbert 8-3 (28 Shots - 26 Saves).

OFFICIALS:

Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesman: John D'Amico
Linesman: Ron Finn

(Boston Leads Series 2-0)

5/1/1975 Schedule

Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens