1973–74 California Golden Seals season
No R Date Score Opponent Record
1 W October 10 , 1973 2-1 St. Louis Blues ( 1973-74 ) 1-0-0
2 W October 12 , 1973 3-2 Chicago Black Hawks ( 1973-74 ) 2-0-0
3 L October 17 , 1973 1-5 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1973-74 ) 2-1-0
4 L October 20 , 1973 3-5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 1973-74 ) 2-2-0
5 L October 21 , 1973 2-11 @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1973-74 ) 2-3-0
6 W October 24 , 1973 7-3 Detroit Red Wings ( 1973-74 ) 3-3-0
7 L October 26 , 1973 1-3 Atlanta Flames ( 1973-74 ) 3-4-0
8 L October 28 , 1973 1-2 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 1973-74 ) 3-5-0
9 L October 31 , 1973 2-3 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1973-74 ) 3-6-0
10 L November 1 , 1973 2-7 @ Atlanta Flames ( 1973-74 ) 3-7-0
11 L November 3 , 1973 2-6 @ Montreal Canadiens ( 1973-74 ) 3-8-0
12 L November 4 , 1973 1-4 @ Boston Bruins ( 1973-74 ) 3-9-0
13 T November 7 , 1973 1-1 Chicago Black Hawks ( 1973-74 ) 3-9-1
14 W November 9 , 1973 6-3 Buffalo Sabres ( 1973-74 ) 4-9-1
15 L November 14 , 1973 1-4 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 1973-74 ) 4-10-1
16 L November 16 , 1973 1-2 Philadelphia Flyers ( 1973-74 ) 4-11-1
17 W November 18 , 1973 2-0 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 1973-74 ) 5-11-1
18 L November 21 , 1973 0-3 @ New York Rangers ( 1973-74 ) 5-12-1
19 L November 24 , 1973 3-6 @ Minnesota North Stars ( 1973-74 ) 5-13-1
20 L November 25 , 1973 2-3 @ Detroit Red Wings ( 1973-74 ) 5-14-1
Schedule and results
The 1973-74 California Golden Seals season was the Seals' seventh season in the NHL. With the continuing depletion of talent due to the World Hockey Association and a lack of interest from owner Charles O. Finley who put the team up for sale, the Seals had a miserable season and sank to a franchise low 36 points. In January 1974, the NHL bought the Seals from owner Charlie Finley for $6.585 million. With the league takeover, the players immediately returned to wearing black skates. The Seals would conclude the season with the worst record in the league.