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| Location(s) | Montreal: Montreal Forum (1, 2, 5) Chicago: Chicago Stadium (3, 4, 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | Montreal: Scotty Bowman Chicago: Bill Reay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captains | Montreal: Henri Richard Chicago: Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | April 29 – May 10, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Yvan Cournoyer (Canadiens) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Yvan Cournoyer (8:13, third, G6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Canadiens: Yvan Cournoyer (1982) Ken Dryden (1983) Guy Lafleur (1988) Jacques Laperriere (1987) Guy Lapointe (1993) Jacques Lemaire (1984) Frank Mahovlich (1981) Henri Richard (1979) Larry Robinson (1995) Serge Savard (1986) Steve Shutt (1993; did not play) Black Hawks: Tony Esposito (1988) Stan Mikita (1983) Coaches: Scotty Bowman (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks | CBC (Canada) NBC (United States, Games 1, 4-6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | (CBC) Danny Gallivan and Dick Irvin Jr. (NBC) Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay, and Brian McFarlane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1972–73 season, and the culmination of the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Chicago Black Hawks and the Montreal Canadiens, a rematch of the 1971 Final. The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series, four games to two to win their 18th Stanley Cup championship.