Black Hawks Climb to 2nd
Chicago Leads Hunt for Second Bye Slot Heading Into Final Month
The Chicago Black Hawks were the hottest team in the UHL in February, going 11-1-1 to climb two spots to the coveted 2nd place, and the first round playoff bye that comes with it.
Chicago is tied with first-place Vancouver for the most goals in the league (298) with four players with 30+ goals, led by RW Dave Taylor, whose 40 goals in 4th in the league. The Hawks have won eight straight and are averaging 6.8 goals a game. Dave Taylor had 13 points during the win streak, while Darryl Sittler added 11.
The Feb. 21 win over Vancouver ended the Canucks 21-game unbeaten streak and their next win, a 6-2 rout at Minnesota, pulled them ahead of Hartford for 2nd place.
Heading into the last five weeks of the campaign, only seven points separate the 2nd from 6th place teams, and all five teams will be jockeying for position heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs.
G W L T Pts G GA GD Last
1 1 Vancouver 62 44 8 10 98 298 184 114 10-1-1
2 4 Chicago 63 40 15 8 88 298 189 104 11-1-1
3 3 Boston 63 35 12 16 86 226 153 73 9-3-2
4 2 Hartford 63 38 16 9 85 288 199 89 7-5-1
5 6 Los Angeles 63 36 16 11 83 272 186 86 9-2-2
6 5 Detroit 63 35 17 11 81 250 197 53 7-3-3
7 7 Minnesota 63 14 40 9 37 218 316 -96 0-11-2
8 10 Philadelphia 62 11 38 13 35 274 358 -84 4-7-1
9 9 Montreal 63 12 42 9 33 211 331 -120 2-9-2
10 8 Toronto 63 12 42 9 33 244 339 -95 1-12-0
1111 New York 62 10 41 11 31 207 329 -122 3-9-0
LA Marcel Dionne
BOS Don Edwards
Points GP G A Pt
Marcel Dionne LA 63 44 60 104
Wayne Gretzky TOR 63 34 67 101
Charlie Simmer PHI 62 47 48 95
Dave Taylor CHI 63 40 55 95
Darryl Sittler CHI 63 33 55 88
Bryan Trottier DET 63 36 50 86
Mike Rogers HAR 63 34 50 84
Kent Nilsson VAN 62 30 52 82
+B. Stoughton VAN 62 46 33 79
+Danny Gare PHI 62 37 40 77
Steve Shutt PHI 62 33 44 77
Goals Against Avg
GP GA GAA
Don Edwards BOS 42 99 2.36
Michel Larocque BOS 21 54 2.58
Gilles Meloche LA 40 104 2.67
Pete Peeters CHI 27 69 2.73
Gilles Gilbert VAN 24 67 2.84
Gerry Cheevers DET 34 97 2.90
Glenn Resch VAN 35 102 2.98
Mike Liut HAR 46 134 3.01
Hardy Astrom CHI 37 113 3.12
+Billy Smith LA 22 68 3.26
Goals
Charlie Simmer PHI 47
Blaine Stoughton VAN 46
Marcel Dionne LA 44
Dave Taylor CHI 40
+Pierre Larouche CHI 37
Danny Gare PHI 37
Mike Bossy HAR 37
Blair MacDonald BOS 36
Brian Trottier DET 36
Save Percentage
Gilles Meloche LA .912
Don Edwards BOS .907
Pete Peeters CHI .905
Gilles Gilbert VAN .905
Mike Liut HAR .901
Glenn Resch VAN .901
Gerry Cheevers DET .899
Denis Herron DET .893
Michel Larocque BOS .891
Billy Smith LA .890
Assists
Wayne Gretzky TOR 67
Marcel Dionne LA 60
Denis Potvin MON 59
Larry Robinson VAN 57
Dave Taylor CHI 55
Darryl Sittler CHI 55
+Kent Nilsson VAN 52
Mike Rogers HAR 50
Brian Trottier DET 50
Charlie Simmer PHI 48
Power Play Goals
Brian Trottier DET 15
Darryl Sittler CHI 14
Dave Christian LA 13
Blair MacDonald BOS 13
Guy Lafleur BOS 12
Kent Nilsson VAN 12
Steve Vickers DET 12
Marcel Dionne LA 11
+Mike Foligno TOR 11
+Al MacAdam HAR 11
Hat Tricks
Charlie Simmer PHI 4
Marcel Dionne LA 2
Bernie Federko MON 2
Paul Holmgren PHI 2
+Pierre Mondou VAN 2
Steve Shutt PHI 2
+B. Stoughton VAN 2
Brian Trottier DET 2
+Tim Young LA 2
MVP Race
Skaters GP G Ast Pts PIM +/- TkA Hits BkS MVP
1 1 Marcel Dionne LA 63 44 60 104 47 26 29 91 29 100
2 2 Dave Taylor CHI 63 40 55 95 72 14 33 83 19 88.7
3 5 Bryan Trottier DET 63 36 50 86 54 14 35 115 29 83.0
4 3 Darryl Sittler CHI 63 33 55 88 49 24 34 78 16 83.0
5 10 Blaine Stoughton VAN 62 46 33 79 14 47 13 49 14 81.1
6 4 Wayne Gretzky TOR 63 34 67 101 18 -10 22 79 21 81.1
7 7 Charlie Simmer PHI 62 47 48 95 82 -3 22 65 22 80.5
8 6 Mike Rogers HAR 63 34 50 84 10 31 26 51 18 79.2
9 8 Kent Nilsson VAN 62 30 52 82 10 46 24 56 20 78.0
10 - Pierre Larouche CHI 63 37 34 71 18 43 22 46 13 72.3
Goalies GP GAA Save% Great W L T OL SO MVP
1 Gilles Meloche LA 34 2.73 .912 61 23 5 5 0 2 100
2 Don Edwards BOS 33 2.28 .910 45 19 3 11 0 2 97.1
3 Mike Liut HAR 35 3.07 .898 53 23 6 4 0 2 92.8
4 Glenn Resch VAN 29 2.83 .907 41 22 3 4 0 3 88.5
5 Tony Esposito MIN 45 4.69 .860 65 14 24 5 0 1 82.7
1 3 Mike Liut HAR 46 3.01 .901 71 29 11 4 0 3 100
2 2 Don Edwards BOS 42 2.36 .907 61 24 6 12 0 3 99.3
3 1 Gilles Meloche LA 40 2.67 .912 70 27 6 6 0 3 96.2
4 5 Tony Esposito MIN 57 4.86 .856 87 14 33 7 0 1 83.1
5 4 Glenn Resch VAN 35 2.98 .901 54 27 4 4 0 3 78.4
Oct 11 - MTL C Ulf Nilsson 1st UHL goal
Oct 15 - MIN G Tony Esposito first UHL shutout, record 57 saves
Oct 17 - BOS Dennis Maruk first UHL hat trick
Oct 29 - MIN Wilf Paiement 5 assists in a game (#1 all-time)
Nov 18 -MON Bernie Federko 4 goals in game (#1 all-time)
Nov 20 - MON Bernie Federko back-to-back hat tricks
Dec 4 - MIN Ray Bourque 5 assists in a game (#2 all-time)
Dec 20 - MIN Rick Middleton 4 goals in game (#2 all-time)
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