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Ab DeMarco's 1972-1973 season

Points
30
NHL#158
Goals
8
NHL#176
Assists
22
NHL#128
Plus/minus
+20
NHL#48
Games
65
83%
83% of 78

Defenceman Ab DeMarco was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och St. Louis Blues. He played 65 of a possible 78 games and scored 8 goals and 22 assists for 30 points, 0.46 points per game. He moved from New York Rangers to St. Louis Blues in March. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ab DeMarco opens the 1972-1973 season with New York Rangers

    NYRNew York Rangers

    Ab was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR3–5DET
      L
      game 1/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–5CHI
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–6MTL
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6NYR
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–7NYR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–1NYI
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–6NYR
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–7NYR
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYR3–2CHI
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–6PIT
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–2PHI
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYR
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS2–7NYR
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–5NYR
      W
      game 16/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–7NYR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      +5+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–1STL
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7818 of 20 played
      3
      points
      NHL#217
      2
      goals
      NHL#144
      1
      assists
      NHL#241
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#15
      NYR
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • December 1972
    • The game
      AFM2–3NYR
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–4NYR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3TOR
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–5MNS
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–9NYR
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +6+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–4STL
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2NYR
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–5NYR
      W
      game 36/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–6NYR
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–3NYR
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7832 of 39 played
      11
      points
      NHL#193
      3
      goals
      NHL#182
      8
      assists
      NHL#170
      +14
      +/-
      NHL#19
      NYR
      24-12-0W-L-OT51Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–3STL
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–4LAK
      game 45/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–0CGS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–3VAN
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–5NYR
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS1–3NYR
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • February 1973
    • The game
      NYR7–3BOS
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM0–6NYR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–6NYR
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–0NYI
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6MTL
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–4BUF
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7847 of 59 played
      16
      points
      NHL#196
      4
      goals
      NHL#195
      12
      assists
      NHL#168
      +20
      +/-
      NHL#16
      NYR
      39-15-0W-L-OT83Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–3LAK
      W
      game 60/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGS
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1973
    • The game
      STL0–2LAK
      L
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–5STL
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5STL
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–2STL
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–1AFM
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–6NYI
      L
      game 71/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3NYR
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–6STL
      W
      game 73/781
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-5SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–11MTL
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–5PHI
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 76/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–7STL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • April 1973
    • The game
      STL1–3BUF
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Ab DeMarco closes the 1972-1973 season with 30 points

    NYRNew York RangersSTLSt. Louis Blues
    Points
    30
    NHL#158
    Games
    65of 78
    83%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#176
    Assists
    22
    NHL#128
    P/GP
    0.46
    NHL#145
    +/-
    +20
    NHL#48
    Events
    22
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Chicago Blackhawks

    STLvsCHI
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      STL1–7CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL0–1CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      CHI5–2STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      CHI3–5STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    STL1–4CHI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ab DeMarco ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 2 points

    NYRNew York RangersSTLSt. Louis Blues
    Points
    2
    NHL#74
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    NHL#54
    Assists
    1
    NHL#76
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#128
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    CHI1–4