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Detroit Red Wings, 1971-72
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East Division
1971-72 record
| League rank | GP | Record | Points | Points % | Goals for | Goals against | Diff | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 78 | 33-35-10 | 76 | 0.487 | 261 | 262 | -1 | 25-11-3 | 8-24-7 |
Records are wins, then losses, then ties.
Roster
Everyone who played for the team this season, with their stats for it.
| Skater | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcel Dionne |
C | 78 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 268 | 0 |
 Mickey Redmond |
R | 78 | 42 | 29 | 71 | -15 | 34 | 271 | 0 |
 Red Berenson |
C | 78 | 28 | 41 | 69 | -8 | 16 | 218 | 0 |
 Alex Delvecchio |
C | 75 | 20 | 45 | 65 | -17 | 22 | 123 | 0 |
 Nick Libett |
L | 77 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 7 | 50 | 219 | 0 |
 Tim Ecclestone |
L | 72 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -21 | 33 | 189 | 0 |
 Bill Collins |
R | 71 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 3 | 38 | 157 | 0 |
 Gary Bergman |
D | 75 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 7 | 138 | 141 | 0 |
 Al Karlander |
C | 71 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 93 | 0 |
 Ron Stackhouse |
D | 73 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -11 | 81 | 117 | 0 |
 Leon Rochefort |
R | 66 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 10 | 97 | 0 |
 Arnie Brown |
D | 77 | 2 | 23 | 25 | -13 | 84 | 107 | 0 |
 Guy Charron |
C | 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 14 | 119 | 0 |
 Larry Johnston |
D | 65 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 111 | 59 | 0 |
 Doug Volmar |
R | 46 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 0 |
 Ron Harris |
D | 64 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -14 | 80 | 56 | 0 |
 Danny Johnson |
C | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
 Bob Wall |
D | 48 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 9 | 31 | 0 |
 Ab McDonald |
L | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
 Brian Conacher |
L | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
 Tom Webster |
R | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
 Bill Sutherland |
C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Henry Boucha |
C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
 Bob Falkenberg |
D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Gerry Hart |
D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Niekamp |
D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
 Randy Manery |
D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rick McCann |
C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Serge Lajeunesse |
D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Smith |
43 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1242 | 1108 | 134 | 3.22 | 0.892 |
 Joe Daley |
29 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 794 | 709 | 85 | 3.15 | 0.893 |
 Andy Brown |
10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 283 | 37 | 3.98 | 0.884 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Shots for | Shots against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1972 | @ CHI | L 1-6 | 41 | 32 |
| Mar 29, 1972 | @ NYR | T 2-2 | 32 | 34 |
| Mar 28, 1972 | vs BOS | W 6-3 | 33 | 36 |
| Mar 25, 1972 | @ STL | L 3-5 | 27 | 32 |
| Mar 22, 1972 | @ LAK | W 6-3 | 43 | 20 |
| Mar 21, 1972 | @ VAN | W 7-5 | 27 | 38 |
| Mar 19, 1972 | vs MTL | W 7-6 | 36 | 43 |
| Mar 16, 1972 | vs NYR | L 1-2 | 28 | 33 |
| Mar 12, 1972 | vs CHI | L 2-3 | 46 | 24 |
| Mar 11, 1972 | vs NYR | L 2-4 | 29 | 25 |
| Mar 8, 1972 | @ TOR | L 1-5 | 28 | 40 |
| Mar 5, 1972 | vs PIT | W 6-3 | 31 | 30 |
| Mar 4, 1972 | vs BOS | L 4-5 | 46 | 39 |
| Mar 2, 1972 | @ PIT | L 4-7 | 26 | 36 |
| Feb 29, 1972 | vs VAN | W 8-2 | 45 | 23 |
| Feb 27, 1972 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 34 | 28 |
| Feb 26, 1972 | @ MTL | L 1-8 | 28 | 34 |
| Feb 24, 1972 | vs VAN | W 2-0 | 35 | 26 |
| Feb 22, 1972 | vs TOR | W 5-4 | 32 | 40 |
| Feb 20, 1972 | @ NYR | L 3-4 | 27 | 43 |
| Feb 19, 1972 | @ PIT | W 6-2 | 30 | 31 |
| Feb 16, 1972 | @ MNS | L 2-4 | 32 | 49 |
| Feb 12, 1972 | vs CHI | T 3-3 | 40 | 27 |
| Feb 10, 1972 | vs BUF | W 4-2 | 32 | 20 |
| Feb 6, 1972 | vs CGS | W 8-2 | 34 | 24 |
| Feb 5, 1972 | @ BOS | L 2-3 | 27 | 28 |
| Feb 3, 1972 | @ PHI | L 4-5 | 34 | 36 |
| Feb 1, 1972 | vs TOR | W 4-0 | 32 | 21 |
| Jan 30, 1972 | @ CHI | L 2-4 | 24 | 26 |
| Jan 29, 1972 | vs LAK | T 4-4 | 35 | 23 |
| Jan 27, 1972 | @ BUF | W 3-1 | 27 | 22 |
| Jan 23, 1972 | vs STL | W 3-1 | 37 | 30 |
| Jan 22, 1972 | vs BUF | W 3-2 | 44 | 19 |
| Jan 19, 1972 | vs MNS | L 1-4 | 33 | 30 |
| Jan 16, 1972 | @ BOS | L 2-9 | 16 | 47 |
| Jan 15, 1972 | vs LAK | W 7-4 | 36 | 25 |
| Jan 11, 1972 | vs PHI | W 5-0 | 33 | 26 |
| Jan 9, 1972 | vs PIT | W 4-2 | 28 | 22 |
| Jan 7, 1972 | @ CGS | T 4-4 | 25 | 24 |
| Jan 5, 1972 | @ MNS | L 2-4 | 33 | 31 |
| Jan 2, 1972 | vs MTL | W 6-4 | 34 | 43 |
| Dec 31, 1971 | vs CGS | W 6-3 | 24 | 28 |
| Dec 29, 1971 | @ BUF | W 7-3 | 34 | 32 |
| Dec 26, 1971 | vs MNS | W 5-1 | 35 | 20 |
| Dec 25, 1971 | @ TOR | L 3-5 | 33 | 42 |
| Dec 22, 1971 | vs VAN | W 3-0 | 38 | 20 |
| Dec 18, 1971 | @ LAK | L 2-4 | 44 | 40 |
| Dec 17, 1971 | @ CGS | T 3-3 | 29 | 28 |
| Dec 14, 1971 | @ VAN | W 4-3 | 28 | 25 |
| Dec 11, 1971 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | 37 | 32 |
| Dec 8, 1971 | @ MTL | L 2-4 | 30 | 26 |
| Dec 5, 1971 | vs STL | L 1-2 | 28 | 24 |
| Dec 4, 1971 | vs LAK | W 5-1 | 45 | 26 |
| Dec 2, 1971 | @ PHI | T 1-1 | 27 | 26 |
| Dec 1, 1971 | @ PIT | L 2-4 | 22 | 32 |
| Nov 28, 1971 | vs MTL | W 4-2 | 26 | 20 |
| Nov 27, 1971 | vs NYR | W 3-1 | 26 | 36 |
| Nov 24, 1971 | @ CGS | L 1-6 | 24 | 31 |
| Nov 21, 1971 | @ VAN | T 2-2 | 15 | 35 |
| Nov 20, 1971 | @ LAK | L 1-3 | 23 | 21 |
| Nov 16, 1971 | @ STL | T 2-2 | 25 | 30 |
| Nov 13, 1971 | @ PHI | W 6-3 | 32 | 27 |
| Nov 10, 1971 | @ MNS | W 2-1 | 30 | 33 |
| Nov 7, 1971 | @ BUF | T 3-3 | 43 | 21 |
| Nov 6, 1971 | vs BOS | L 1-2 | 30 | 39 |
| Nov 4, 1971 | vs BUF | T 4-4 | 34 | 24 |
| Nov 1, 1971 | @ TOR | L 1-6 | 28 | 35 |
| Oct 31, 1971 | vs PIT | W 3-1 | 20 | 36 |
| Oct 30, 1971 | @ MTL | L 0-3 | 38 | 27 |
| Oct 27, 1971 | @ NYR | L 4-7 | 17 | 32 |
| Oct 26, 1971 | vs CHI | L 2-5 | 24 | 31 |
| Oct 24, 1971 | vs CGS | L 3-6 | 37 | 31 |
| Oct 22, 1971 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 25 | 23 |
| Oct 20, 1971 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | 31 | 31 |
| Oct 17, 1971 | vs STL | W 5-3 | 31 | 29 |
| Oct 16, 1971 | @ STL | L 2-9 | 16 | 51 |
| Oct 10, 1971 | @ CHI | L 1-2 | 16 | 35 |
| Oct 9, 1971 | vs MNS | L 2-4 | 31 | 21 |