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Bobby Orr's 1973-1974 season

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
122
NHL#2
Goals
32
NHL#17
Assists
90
NHL#1
Plus/minus
+84
NHL#1
Games
74
94%
94% of 78

Defenceman Bobby Orr was 25 years old when the 1973-1974 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 74 of a possible 78 games and scored 32 goals and 90 assists for 122 points, 1.65 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 18 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy.

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

1973-1974Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bobby Orr plays the 1973-1974 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Bobby was 25 years old when the 1973-1974 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN4–6BOS
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-9SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BOS9–4DET
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      W
      game 3/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4AFM
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–8BOS
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3STL
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–9BOS
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 8/782
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3BOS
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–0MNS
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • November 1973
    • The game
      BOS4–6NYI
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-10SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS1–4BOS
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–7NYR
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2BOS
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4BOS
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3MTL
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–10BOS
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +7P+3G+4A
      +5+/-4SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–8BOS
      W
      game 18/781
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–5BOS
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      39
      points
      NHL#2
      11
      goals
      NHL#8
      28
      assists
      NHL#1
      +31
      +/-
      NHL#2
      BOS
      15-4-0W-L-OT31Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK1–3BOS
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3CHI
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • December 1973
    • The game
      NYI3–5BOS
      W
      game 23/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5BOS
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–3PHI
      game 25/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7BOS
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +5+/-3SOG3PPP
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS3–5BOS
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–6BOS
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4DET
      L
      game 30/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      W
      game 31/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4LAK
      L
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–1CGS
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +6+/-5SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bobby Orr reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against California Golden Seals · December 30

    • The game
      BOS2–2VAN
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2NYR
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    Milestone

    Bobby Orr reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · January 4

    • The game
      BOS6–2NYI
      W
      game 36/781
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2BOS
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3BOS
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3PIT
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-11SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      67
      points
      NHL#2
      20
      goals
      NHL#10
      47
      assists
      NHL#1
      +47
      +/-
      NHL#1
      BOS
      27-7-0W-L-OT59Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS5–5CHI
      game 40/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–0MTL
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–5BOS
      W
      game 42/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0STL
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–0NYI
      W
      game 45/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-12SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • February 1974
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–4BOS
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS9–6CGS
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2VAN
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2LAK
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–5MNS
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–2PIT
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3BUF
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–8BOS
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7855 of 59 played
      93
      points
      NHL#2
      25
      goals
      NHL#15
      68
      assists
      NHL#1
      +71
      +/-
      NHL#1
      BOS
      42-10-0W-L-OT91Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Bobby Orr reaches 500 career assists

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 28

    • The game
      BOS4–4DET
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4BOS
      L
      game 61/782
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4AFM
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–0STL
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      +5+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4LAK
      game 64/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6CGS
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-8SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–4BOS
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–3BUF
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2TOR
      W
      game 68/782
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–5BOS
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–7BOS
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +5+/-9SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–3BOS
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-13SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–2NYR
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -4+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–6BOS
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • April 1974
    • The game
      BOS2–6CHI
      L
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6BOS
      W
      game 78/782
      His night
      +6P+2G+4A
      +6+/-7SOG1SHP
      +6 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Bobby Orr closes the 1973-1974 season with 122 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    122
    NHL#2
    Games
    74of 78
    95%
    Goals
    32
    NHL#17
    Assists
    90
    NHL#1
    P/GP
    1.65
    NHL#2
    +/-
    +84
    NHL#1
    Events
    2
    hat tricks
    500
    career assists
    500
    NHL games
    200
    career goals
    15 i rad
    games with a point · 24 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    BOSvsTOR
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR0–1BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-10SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–6BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      BOS6–3TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      BOS4–3TOR
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-12SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

    BOS4–0TOR
    Advance
    4Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BOSvsCHI
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CHI4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      CHI6–8BOS
      W
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-9SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI2–6BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      BOS4–2CHI
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    BOS4–2CHI
    Advance
    6Games7Points0Goals7Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    BOSvsPHI
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI2–3BOS
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI3–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      BOS1–4PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS2–4PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      PHI1–5BOS
      W
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-9SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      BOS0–1PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    BOS2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games7Points3Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bobby Orr ends the 1973-1974 playoffs with 18 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    18
    NHL#3
    Games
    16
    Goals
    4
    NHL#16
    Assists
    14
    NHL#1
    P/GP
    1.13
    NHL#5
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#8
    Events
    75
    playoff points
    50
    playoff assists
    25
    playoff goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    TOR4–0→CHI4–2→PHI2–4
    Honour

    Bobby Orr won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1973-1974

    James Norris Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins