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Al Hamilton's 1970-1971 season

Points
30
NHL#127
Goals
2
NHL#224
Assists
28
NHL#62
Plus/minus
-22
NHL#316
Games
69
88%
88% of 78

Defenceman Al Hamilton was 24 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 69 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 28 assists for 30 points, 0.43 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971
  1. Season opener

    Al Hamilton plays the 1970-1971 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Al was 24 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0BUF
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–7VAN
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–6CGS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1970
    • The game
      BUF2–4LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–1BUF
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–11MTL
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4BUF
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2TOR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF0–3MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–2BUF
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7817 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#150
      0
      goals
      NHL#198
      5
      assists
      NHL#93
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#67
      BUF
      4-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS2–1BUF
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–1BUF
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–6CHI
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–8BOS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5DET
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0BUF
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4NYR
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4BUF
      W
      game 29/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Al Hamilton scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · December 17

    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–2BUF
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4MTL
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5BUF
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS9–4BUF
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7832 of 39 played
      9
      points
      NHL#178
      1
      goals
      NHL#205
      8
      assists
      NHL#151
      -15
      +/-
      NHL#95
      BUF
      8-24-0W-L-OT23Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–4CHI
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3MNS
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5BUF
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–7STL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BUF
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 47/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2CGS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–1VAN
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK2–5BUF
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–6VAN
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5CHI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–6BUF
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–6DET
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7850 of 59 played
      16
      points
      NHL#164
      1
      goals
      NHL#230
      15
      assists
      NHL#113
      -25
      +/-
      NHL#104
      BUF
      16-32-0W-L-OT43Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–1BUF
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1971
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 65/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF0–9STL
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–0MNS
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–5BUF
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–5BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4BUF
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF6–4PIT
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • April 1971
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Al Hamilton closes the 1970-1971 season with 30 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    30
    NHL#127
    Games
    69of 78
    88%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#224
    Assists
    28
    NHL#62
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#131
    +/-
    -22
    NHL#316
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts