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Bob Kelly's 1970-1971 season

Points
32
NHL#115
Goals
14
NHL#104
Assists
18
NHL#133
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#75
Games
76
97%
97% of 78

Left winger Bob Kelly was 19 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 76 of a possible 78 games and scored 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points, 0.42 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

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

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Bob Kelly makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠1 win against Minnesota North Stars

    Bob was 19 years old · Spectrum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    2
    Assists
    2
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      MNS1–2PHI
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Bob Kelly records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · October 10

    • The game
      MTL2–1PHI
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI0–0PIT
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4PHI
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3MTL
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4BOS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3PHI
      W
      game 9/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • November 1970
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3DET
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1PHI
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Bob Kelly scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · November 8

    • The game
      PHI1–7CHI
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1PHI
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–6PHI
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2PHI
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2PHI
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3PHI
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–3CHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      10
      points
      NHL#86
      2
      goals
      NHL#124
      8
      assists
      NHL#47
      PHI
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–4PHI
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • December 1970
    • The game
      PHI4–0CGS
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–4LAK
      game 24/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI5–2STL
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–3DET
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2PHI
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3VAN
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–1CGS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2LAK
      game 31/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–9TOR
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2PHI
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5STL
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1PHI
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1PHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–5PHI
      game 38/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS3–5PHI
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      17
      points
      NHL#106
      6
      goals
      NHL#110
      11
      assists
      NHL#95
      PHI
      14-19-0W-L-OT34Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–2MTL
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–3PHI
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2DET
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–1PHI
      L
      game 43/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5PHI
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BUF
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6BOS
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–5PHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–3PHI
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1971
    • The game
      CHI2–6PHI
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4TOR
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL6–2PHI
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5PIT
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2VAN
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5CGS
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7857 of 59 played
      23
      points
      NHL#119
      10
      goals
      NHL#107
      13
      assists
      NHL#131
      PHI
      22-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–4NYR
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–8PHI
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1971
    • The game
      DET2–2PHI
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–4PHI
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2PIT
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7NYR
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2TOR
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–2PHI
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR1–1PHI
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5MTL
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–2PHI
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3CHI
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3PHI
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • April 1971
    • The game
      PHI1–1STL
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3PHI
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bob Kelly closes the 1970-1971 season with 32 points

    Points
    32
    NHL#115
    Games
    76of 78
    97%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#104
    Assists
    18
    NHL#133
    P/GP
    0.42
    NHL#139
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#75
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    PHIvsCHI
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHI2–5CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI2–6CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      CHI3–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      CHI6–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

    PHI0–4CHI
    Eliminated
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bob Kelly ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#90
    Games
    4
    Goals
    1
    NHL#59
    Assists
    0
    NHL#105
    P/GP
    0.25
    +/-
    0
    NHL#51
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    CHI0–4