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Bob Plager's 1972-1973 season

Points
33
NHL#142
Goals
2
NHL#243
Assists
31
NHL#69
Plus/minus
-2
NHL#195
Games
77
98%
98% of 78

Defenceman Bob Plager was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 77 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 31 assists for 33 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 2 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bob Plager plays the 1972-1973 season for St. Louis Blues

    Bob was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI4–4STL
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–2STL
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1CHI
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–4STL
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–1STL
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–1STL
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–7MTL
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8STL
      W
      game 9/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1972
    • The game
      STL3–3MNS
      game 10/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1BUF
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–1STL
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4BOS
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1STL
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4STL
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–10PIT
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
      7
      points
      NHL#163
      0
      goals
      NHL#242
      7
      assists
      NHL#110
      -9
      +/-
      NHL#97
      STL
      5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–1CGS
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1972
    • The game
      STL6–2VAN
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3LAK
      L
      game 23/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–2STL
      W
      game 24/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL0–5BOS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–2STL
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–4AFM
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–5PHI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–3STL
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–4STL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–6STL
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL4–1STL
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3CHI
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–5TOR
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–6NYR
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5STL
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2STL
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      16
      points
      NHL#135
      1
      goals
      NHL#229
      15
      assists
      NHL#83
      -10
      +/-
      NHL#89
      STL
      14-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–3VAN
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL5–6CGS
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3STL
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–3STL
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1AFM
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–5STL
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL7–5LAK
      W
      game 47/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1CGS
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–1VAN
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MTL3–3STL
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–6STL
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5CHI
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5STL
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3STL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5STL
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4STL
      W
      game 56/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5MNS
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4STL
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3STL
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      25
      points
      NHL#136
      1
      goals
      NHL#250
      24
      assists
      NHL#67
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#74
      STL
      25-24-0W-L-OT60Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–2MNS
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL0–5DET
      L
      game 62/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1973
    • The game
      STL4–3BOS
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–2LAK
      L
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5STL
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5STL
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2STL
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–1AFM
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–6NYI
      L
      game 71/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–3NYR
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6STL
      W
      game 73/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–11MTL
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5PHI
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–7STL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • April 1973
    • The game
      STL1–3BUF
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bob Plager closes the 1972-1973 season with 33 points

    Points
    33
    NHL#142
    Games
    77of 78
    99%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#243
    Assists
    31
    NHL#69
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#160
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#195
    Events
    33
    career best in points
    31
    career best in assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    St. Louis Blues meet Chicago Blackhawks

    STLvsCHI
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      STL1–7CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL0–1CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      CHI5–2STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      CHI3–5STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL1–6CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    STL1–4CHI
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bob Plager ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#74
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#84
    Assists
    2
    NHL#53
    P/GP
    0.40
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#137
    CHI1–4