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Bobby Clarke's 1972-1973 season

Points
104
NHL#2
Goals
37
NHL#16
Assists
67
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+32
NHL#20
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Centre Bobby Clarke was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played all 78 games and scored 37 goals and 67 assists for 104 points, 1.33 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 8 points. He won Hart Memorial Trophy. He also won Ted Lindsay Award.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bobby Clarke plays the 1972-1973 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Bobby was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI4–4STL
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–7PHI
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI0–5DET
      L
      game 3/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–1PHI
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–3LAK
      W
      game 5/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3CGS
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–6NYR
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2PHI
      W
      game 8/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–2MNS
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5PHI
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • November 1972
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–5PHI
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–2PHI
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5PHI
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–8PHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-7SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      PHI3–7NYR
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI5–6MTL
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–3AFM
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      22
      points
      NHL#19
      8
      goals
      NHL#25
      14
      assists
      NHL#16
      PHI
      9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–6DET
      L
      game 22/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–6BOS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5PHI
      game 24/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • December 1972
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–5PHI
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS2–6PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS4–3PHI
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR2–5PHI
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–7MNS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–5PHI
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS5–3PHI
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–4CHI
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–6PHI
      W
      game 35/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI1–6STL
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2CGS
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–4VAN
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–5LAK
      L
      game 39/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      50
      points
      NHL#3
      18
      goals
      NHL#15
      32
      assists
      NHL#3
      PHI
      16-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–1AFM
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI0–2BUF
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2PHI
      L
      game 42/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–2CHI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR5–2PHI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS1–6PHI
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–6MTL
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3BUF
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    Milestone

    Bobby Clarke reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 21

    • The game
      DET4–4PHI
      game 48/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6PHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI5–3PIT
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS3–4PHI
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1973
    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–2PHI
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2BOS
      game 54/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Bobby Clarke reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Boston Bruins · February 4

    • The game
      PHI1–2LAK
      L
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI10–5VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI2–7CHI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–8PHI
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–1PHI
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      76
      points
      NHL#3
      26
      goals
      NHL#22
      50
      assists
      NHL#4
      PHI
      26-24-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI7–6MTL
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      MNS1–5PHI
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI5–3STL
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-0SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      PHI7–0CGS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–6DET
      L
      game 64/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • March 1973
    • The game
      LAK2–0PHI
      L
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–10PHI
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–2PHI
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–5TOR
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–4PHI
      game 71/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN0–9PHI
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      L
      game 73/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5PHI
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–6BUF
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYI2–10PHI
      W
      game 77/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • April 1973
    • The game
      PHI4–5PIT
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Bobby Clarke closes the 1972-1973 season with 104 points

    Points
    104
    NHL#2
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    37
    NHL#16
    Assists
    67
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.33
    NHL#4
    +/-
    +32
    NHL#20
    Events
    37
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Minnesota North Stars

    PHIvsMNS
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS3–0PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      MNS1–4PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      PHI0–5MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–0MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS2–3PHI
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-7SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      PHI4–1MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

    PHI4–2MNS
    Advance
    6Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Montréal Canadiens

    PHIvsMTL
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHI5–4MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      PHI3–4MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL2–1PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      MTL4–1PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI3–5MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    PHI1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bobby Clarke ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#23
    Games
    11
    Goals
    2
    NHL#36
    Assists
    6
    NHL#15
    P/GP
    0.73
    NHL#19
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#71
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    MNS4–2→MTL1–4
    Honours

    Bobby Clarke won Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 1972-1973