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Al McDonough's 1972-1973 season

Points
76
NHL#26
Goals
35
NHL#22
Assists
41
NHL#30
Plus/minus
+20
NHL#48
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Right winger Al McDonough was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played all 78 games and scored 35 goals and 41 assists for 76 points, 0.97 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Al McDonough plays the 1972-1973 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Al was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK2–4PIT
      W
      game 1/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT5–2STL
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      CGS2–5PIT
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–0NYI
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4TOR
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2PIT
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–0VAN
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–6CGS
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5LAK
      L
      game 10/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      MTL7–1PIT
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–6PIT
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 14/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3PIT
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–1BUF
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–7PIT
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      AFM1–6PIT
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      17
      points
      NHL#38
      8
      goals
      NHL#25
      9
      assists
      NHL#44
      PIT
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–10PIT
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6AFM
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR4–7PIT
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1972
    • The game
      CHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4CHI
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–4CGS
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3LAK
      L
      game 28/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–9PIT
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      AFM3–5PIT
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–9NYR
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6MTL
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 34/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3TOR
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 37/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–5STL
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–3CHI
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      36
      points
      NHL#33
      19
      goals
      NHL#12
      17
      assists
      NHL#57
      PIT
      16-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–4PIT
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–1PIT
      L
      game 42/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–3DET
      L
      game 44/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–6MTL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS0–3PIT
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–9CHI
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MNS1–2PIT
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5MTL
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–6PIT
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4BUF
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      55
      points
      NHL#32
      26
      goals
      NHL#23
      29
      assists
      NHL#40
      PIT
      23-29-0W-L-OT53Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–2PIT
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI0–2PIT
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1973
    • The game
      CGS2–1PIT
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2PIT
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–10MNS
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4PIT
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–2LAK
      W
      game 70/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–5CGS
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–6VAN
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5PIT
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 74/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–2AFM
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM3–6PIT
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    Milestone

    Al McDonough reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · March 28

    • The game
      PIT2–7STL
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1973
    • The game
      PHI4–5PIT
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Al McDonough closes the 1972-1973 season with 76 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    76
    NHL#26
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#22
    Assists
    41
    NHL#30
    P/GP
    0.97
    NHL#29
    +/-
    +20
    NHL#48
    Events
    76
    career best in points
    35
    career best in goals
    41
    career best in assists
    3
    hat tricks
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts