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Bill Goldsworthy's 1976-1977 season

Points
27
NHL#196
Goals
12
NHL#167
Assists
15
NHL#216
Plus/minus
-24
NHL#409
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Right winger Bill Goldsworthy was 32 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 13th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars och New York Rangers. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points, 0.35 points per game. He moved from Minnesota North Stars to New York Rangers in November. New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1976-1977
  1. Season opener

    Bill Goldsworthy opens the 1976-1977 season with Minnesota North Stars

    Bill was 32 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–6BOS
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–4MNS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR10–4MNS
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–3CHI
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3CLR
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS5–3TOR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–1MNS
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–9PHI
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1976
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MNS
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–2NYR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–1NYR
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3STL
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      6
      points
      NHL#191
      2
      goals
      NHL#165
      4
      assists
      NHL#176
      NYR
      7-11-0W-L-OT16Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–2VAN
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–2PHI
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0DET
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–4NYR
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–2AFM
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • December 1976
    • The game
      WSH1–4NYR
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR11–4MNS
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–5NYR
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL4–4NYR
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4TOR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5NYR
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–4NYI
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7BUF
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3CHI
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLE2–3NYR
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3BOS
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1NYR
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–2WSH
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Bill Goldsworthy reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Washington Capitals · December 28

    • The game
      AFM4–2NYR
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      16
      points
      NHL#157
      7
      goals
      NHL#123
      9
      assists
      NHL#166
      NYR
      15-15-0W-L-OT40Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–4CLR
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4NYR
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3CLE
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–6LAK
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6VAN
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0NYR
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5NYR
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1977
    • The game
      NYR2–5CLR
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–6NYI
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI0–4NYR
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–1NYR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4DET
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–8NYR
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–7PHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5NYI
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      20
      points
      NHL#188
      10
      goals
      NHL#141
      10
      assists
      NHL#225
      NYR
      21-26-0W-L-OT55Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4TOR
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–2CHI
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL8–1NYR
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • March 1977
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7MTL
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Milestone

    Bill Goldsworthy reaches 750 NHL games

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · March 5

    • The game
      CLE3–4NYR
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–6NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR3–10BOS
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–6AFM
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–3NYR
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYR
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2PIT
      W
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5NYR
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5NYR
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–7WSH
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYR
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–4NYR
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • April 1977
    • The game
      NYR1–4PHI
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bill Goldsworthy closes the 1976-1977 season with 27 points

    Minnesota North Stars did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    27
    NHL#196
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#167
    Assists
    15
    NHL#216
    P/GP
    0.35
    NHL#231
    +/-
    -24
    NHL#409
    Events
    750
    NHL games
    250
    career assists