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151:Bob Woytowich
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2024:Philadelphia
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1703:
1638:Ernie Wakely
1575:
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1504:Steve Cuddie
1431:
1430:
1140:Norm Beaudin
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576:
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415:
382:
327:against the
322:
293:
275:Norm Beaudin
266:
264:
232:Ernie Wakely
221:Steve Cuddie
196:Norm Beaudin
175:Team leaders
109:Annis Stukus
18:
2060:Los Angeles
2009:New England
1571:Goaltending
1482:Joe Zanussi
1404:Brian Cadle
1294:Cal Swenson
1250:Wally Boyer
1206:Ab McDonald
1184:Dan Johnson
313:Ben Hatskin
135:Ab McDonald
76:Road record
68:Home record
55:1st Western
2101:Categories
1695:References
1427:Defencemen
1228:Milt Black
1118:Bobby Hull
1070:Bobby Hull
290:Bobby Hull
279:Bobby Hull
119:Bobby Hull
2065:Minnesota
2004:Cleveland
1610:Joe Daley
285:Offseason
245:Joe Daley
84:Goals for
2079:See also
2070:Winnipeg
2014:New York
1729:(1973).
1711:(1972).
1085:Forwards
945:April 29
880:April 26
856:April 24
832:April 22
808:April 20
743:April 15
719:April 11
695:April 10
581:Playoffs
325:New York
52:Division
2055:Houston
2050:Chicago
2045:Alberta
1943:1995–96
1938:1994–95
1933:1993–94
1928:1992–93
1923:1991–92
1918:1990–91
1902:1989–90
1897:1988–89
1892:1987–88
1887:1986–87
1882:1985–86
1877:1984–85
1872:1983–84
1867:1982–83
1862:1981–82
1857:1980–81
1841:1979–80
1836:1978–79
1831:1977–78
1826:1976–77
1821:1975–76
1816:1974–75
1811:1973–74
1806:1972–73
1583:Player
1526:Bob Ash
1439:Player
1097:Player
921:Visitor
784:Visitor
671:April 8
647:April 6
623:Visitor
329:Raiders
255:1973–74
191:Assists
130:Captain
79:17–20–2
71:26–11–2
63:43–31–4
25:1972–73
2029:Quebec
2019:Ottawa
936:Record
799:Record
727:3–2 OT
638:Record
247:(2.89)
204:Points
41:League
2086:Draft
1911:1990s
1850:1980s
1796:1970s
1688:4.34
1660:3.15
1632:2.89
1041:May 6
1017:May 5
993:May 3
969:May 2
926:Score
789:Score
628:Score
223:(121)
181:Goals
157:Arena
115:Coach
1645:2894
1617:1718
1604:GAA
1589:MIN
1520:121
1454:PIM
1451:PTS
1112:PIM
1109:PTS
1057:1–4
1033:1–3
1009:1–2
985:0–2
961:0–1
931:Home
916:Date
896:4–0
872:3–0
848:2–0
824:1–0
794:Home
779:Date
759:4–1
735:3–1
711:2–1
687:2–0
663:1–0
633:Home
618:Date
537:1134
473:1477
440:1363
377:Pts
374:PIM
304:1972
265:The
234:(26)
228:Wins
198:(65)
44:2nd
1673:138
1601:SO
1586:GP
1564:47
1542:39
1498:53
1476:28
1442:GP
1420:39
1398:54
1376:32
1354:34
1332:37
1310:19
1288:75
1266:27
1244:14
1222:16
1200:17
1178:12
1175:101
1156:15
1153:103
1134:37
1131:103
1100:GP
1049:6–9
1025:2–4
1001:3–4
977:7–4
953:2–7
888:3–0
864:4–2
840:0–2
816:1–5
751:5–8
703:4–6
679:2–5
655:1–3
571:54
568:811
565:295
562:245
540:79
534:256
531:269
509:79
506:843
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500:250
476:80
470:250
467:259
443:82
437:269
434:284
410:90
407:757
404:249
401:285
371:GA
368:GF
356:GP
309:NHL
302:in
298:'s
95:249
87:285
46:WHA
2103::
1651:19
1648:26
1642:49
1623:10
1620:17
1614:29
1598:T
1595:L
1592:W
1552:62
1539:17
1536:14
1530:76
1517:20
1514:13
1508:77
1495:25
1492:21
1486:73
1473:58
1470:45
1467:13
1464:77
1448:A
1445:G
1408:56
1395:16
1392:14
1386:76
1373:20
1370:10
1367:10
1364:61
1351:22
1348:16
1342:48
1329:27
1326:12
1323:15
1320:71
1307:28
1304:21
1298:77
1285:33
1282:17
1279:16
1276:75
1263:34
1260:28
1254:69
1241:34
1238:16
1235:18
1232:75
1219:41
1216:24
1213:17
1210:77
1197:42
1194:23
1191:19
1188:76
1172:54
1169:47
1166:78
1150:65
1147:38
1144:78
1128:52
1125:51
1122:63
1106:A
1103:G
1072:,
556:50
553:26
550:78
525:37
522:38
519:78
494:37
491:38
488:78
461:35
458:37
455:78
428:35
425:39
422:78
395:31
392:43
389:78
365:T
362:L
359:W
281:.
1982:e
1975:t
1968:v
1781:e
1774:t
1767:v
1685:0
1682:0
1679:2
1676:0
1670:3
1657:2
1654:3
1629:2
1626:1
1561:6
1558:4
1555:2
1533:3
1511:7
1489:4
1417:8
1414:4
1411:4
1389:2
1345:6
1301:7
1257:6
1038:5
1014:4
990:3
966:2
942:1
911:#
877:4
853:3
829:2
805:1
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716:4
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497:3
464:6
431:4
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