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Bill Mikkelson's 1972-1973 season

Points
11
NHL#253
Goals
1
NHL#264
Assists
10
NHL#232
Plus/minus
-53
NHL#357
Games
72
92%
92% of 78

Defenceman Bill Mikkelson was 24 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 72 of a possible 78 games and scored 1 goals and 10 assists for 11 points, 0.15 points per game. New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Bill Mikkelson plays the 1972-1973 season for New York Islanders

    Bill was 24 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM3–2NYI
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–4NYI
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–0NYI
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1NYI
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3NYI
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYI6–2CGS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–7VAN
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Bill Mikkelson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 3

    • The game
      NYI2–9LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      L
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–3MNS
      L
      game 13/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2NYI
      L
      game 14/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4NYI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–9BUF
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7818 of 20 played
      4
      points
      NHL#215
      1
      goals
      NHL#195
      3
      assists
      NHL#187
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#87
      NYI
      3-15-0W-L-OT8Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF7–2NYI
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1972
    • The game
      DET4–1NYI
      L
      game 22/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–1NYI
      L
      game 24/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4NYR
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–9PIT
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–4AFM
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4NYI
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–4LAK
      L
      game 34/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–1NYI
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–0NYI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played
      5
      points
      NHL#248
      1
      goals
      NHL#229
      4
      assists
      NHL#242
      -29
      +/-
      NHL#112
      NYI
      4-31-0W-L-OT12Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI0–4DET
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2NYI
      L
      game 41/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI9–7BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–8NYI
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6MTL
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5VAN
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      BUF1–1NYI
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI0–6NYR
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–0NYI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–8PHI
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4CHI
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7853 of 59 played
      6
      points
      NHL#263
      1
      goals
      NHL#248
      5
      assists
      NHL#258
      -46
      +/-
      NHL#118
      NYI
      7-47-0W-L-OT19Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–6TOR
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2PIT
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYI
      W
      game 64/781
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      VAN3–9NYI
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–5DET
      L
      game 67/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–1NYI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5STL
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–0NYI
      L
      game 72/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6NYI
      W
      game 73/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–6NYI
      W
      game 74/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      W
      game 75/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      L
      game 76/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–10PHI
      L
      game 77/781
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-3SOG
    • April 1973
    • The game
      NYI4–4AFM
      game 78/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bill Mikkelson closes the 1972-1973 season with 11 points

    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    11
    NHL#253
    Games
    72of 78
    92%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#264
    Assists
    10
    NHL#232
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#269
    +/-
    -53
    NHL#357
    Events
    11
    career best in points
    10
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal