The 1971–72 NHL season was the 55th season of the National Hockey League. Fourteen teams each played 78 games. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers four games to two for their second Stanley Cup in three seasons in the finals. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NHL_season.

Final Stats:

Rank	Team	Coach	Most Goals	Most Assists	Top Goalie
Champion 54 13 11	Boston Bruins	Tom Johnson	Phil Esposito	Bobby Orr	Gerry Cheevers
Runner-Up 48 17 13	New York Rangers	Emile Francis	Vic Hadfield	Jean Ratelle	Gilles Villemure
Semi-Finals 46 17 15	Chicago Black Hawks	Billy Reay	Bobby Hull	Pit Martin	Tony Esposito
Semi-Finals 28 39 11	St. Louis Blues	Al Arbour	Garry Unger	Frank St. Marseille	Jacques Caron
Quarter-Finals 37 29 12	Minnesota North Stars	Jack Gordon	Bill Goldsworthy	Jude Drouin	Cesare Maniago
Quarter-Finals 46 16 16	Montreal Canadiens	Scotty Bowman	Yvan Cournoyer	Frank Mahovlich	Ken Dryden
Quarter-Finals 33 31 14	Toronto Maple Leafs	John McLellan	Paul Henderson	Norm Ullman	Bernie Parent
Quarter-Finals 26 38 14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Red Kelly	Jean Pronovost	Syl Apps	Jim Rutherford
33 35 10	Detroit Red Wings	Johnny Wilson	Mickey Redmond	Marcel Dionne	Al Smith
26 38 14	Philadelphia Flyers	Fred Shero	Bobby Clarke	Bobby Clarke	Doug Favell
21 39 18	California Golden Seals	Vic Stasiuk	Gerry Pinder	Dick Redmond	Gilles Meloche
20 49 9	Los Angeles Kings	Fred Glover	Juha Widing	Ralph Backstrom	Gary Edwards
20 50 8	Vancouver Canucks	Hal Laycoe	Andre Boudrias	Jocelyn Guevremont	Dunc Wilson
16 43 19	Buffalo Sabres	Joe Crozier	Rick Martin	Gilbert Perreault	Roger Crozier