Regular season and playoffsTOR
Börje Salming's 1973-1974 season
Defenceman Börje Salming was 22 years old when the 1973-1974 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 76 of a possible 78 games and scored 5 goals and 34 assists for 39 points, 0.51 points per game. That was 105th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.
Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.
1973-1974Playoffs
- Year 197353 years agoNHL debut
Börje Salming makes his NHL debut in 7–4 win against Buffalo Sabres
Börje was 22 years old ·
Maple Leaf Gardens, CanadaHis first NHL game0Goals1Assists1Points+1+/-First NHL assistFirst NHL pointOne other Swede was on the ice:
Inge Hammarström.- +1 assistThe gameBUF4–7TORWgame 1/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
MilestoneBörje Salming records his first NHL assist
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 10
- The gameTOR0–2PHILgame 2/781His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameLAK3–6TORWgame 3/782His night+1P+1A-1+/-2SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameTOR5–3MTLWgame 4/781His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG
- The gameNYR2–3TORWgame 5/781His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- The gameTOR3–4BUFLgame 6/781His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameMNS2–2TORgame 7/781His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameBOS3–2TORLgame 8/781His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameTOR1–1CHIgame 9/781His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameDET0–7TORWgame 10/783His night+2P+2A+1+/-2SOG1PPP
- November 1973
- +1 assistThe gameTOR2–2NYIgame 11/782His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG
- The gameMTL4–1TORLgame 13/781His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYI3–3TORgame 14/782His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR4–5DETLgame 15/782His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR3–3VANgame 17/781His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR4–3LAKWgame 18/782His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- The gameTOR4–2NYIWgame 19/782His nightNo points+3+/-2SOG
- Checkpoint
1/4 into the season
Game 20 of 7818 of 20 played9pointsNHL#1000goalsNHL#2309assistsNHL#39+6+/-NHL#26TOR9-6-0W-L-OT23Points3rd in the whole NHL - The gameCHI3–1TORLgame 21/781His nightNo points0+/-4SOG
- The gameTOR4–3PITWgame 22/781His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- The gameSTL1–5TORWgame 23/781His nightNo points+3+/-1SOG
- December 1973
- The gameCGS2–3TORWgame 24/781His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR4–6NYRLgame 25/781His nightNo points-3+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR4–1MNSWgame 26/781His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG
- The gamePHI3–1TORLgame 27/781His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- The gameTOR2–5BUFLgame 28/781His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- The gameTOR3–7STLLgame 29/781His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- The gameTOR6–1AFMWgame 30/781His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYR2–2TORgame 31/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-1SOG
- +3 assistsThe gameCGS3–5TORWgame 32/781His night+3P+3A+3+/-3SOG
- The gameVAN6–4TORLgame 33/781His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG
- The gameTOR3–4BOSLgame 34/78His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameMTL2–9TORWgame 35/781His night+2P+2A+5+/-2SOG
- The gameAFM3–3TORgame 36/781His nightNo points+2+/-1SOG
- The gameTOR4–3CHIWgame 37/781His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
Year 197452 years ago- The gameDET3–4TORWgame 38/781His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR3–5LAKLgame 39/782His night+1P+1A-1+/-0SOG
- Checkpoint
1/2 into the season
Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played16pointsNHL#1190goalsNHL#27416assistsNHL#50+18+/-NHL#9TOR18-14-0W-L-OT43Points5th in the whole NHL - The gameAFM2–6TORWgame 40/781His nightNo points+3+/-3SOG
- The gameTOR6–4PITWgame 41/78His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +2 assistsThe gameSTL2–4TORWgame 42/781His night+2P+2A+2+/-4SOG2PPP
- The gameTOR2–4VANLgame 43/781His nightNo points-1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR5–5CGSgame 44/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG
- The gameTOR3–5MNSLgame 45/78His nightNo points0+/-3SOG
- +1 goalThe gameTOR3–4MTLLgame 46/781His night+1P+1G+3+/-4SOG
MilestoneBörje Salming scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · January 23
- The gameTOR3–3STLgame 47/781His nightNo points+1+/-2SOG
- The gameTOR5–2AFMWgame 48/781His nightNo points0+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameMNS1–3TORWgame 49/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- February 1974
- +1 assistThe gameBOS2–6TORWgame 50/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- The gameTOR3–3BUFgame 51/781His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- The gameDET2–2TORgame 52/782His nightNo points+2+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameMNS1–4TORWgame 53/781His night+2P+1G+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gamePHI3–1TORLgame 54/78His night+1P+1G-2+/-5SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR1–4CHILgame 56/78His nightNo points-2+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gameBUF2–4TORWgame 57/78His night+1P+1A+1+/-3SOG1PPP
- +1 assistThe gameVAN4–3TORLgame 58/78His night+1P+1A0+/-4SOG
- The gameLAK3–3TORgame 59/781His nightNo points0+/-6SOG
- Checkpoint
3/4 into the season
Game 59 of 7857 of 59 played29pointsNHL#1063goalsNHL#21526assistsNHL#41+30+/-NHL#7TOR27-20-0W-L-OT66Points6th in the whole NHL - The gameTOR3–7DETLgame 60/78His nightNo points-1+/-4SOG
- +2 pointsThe gameTOR6–4NYIWgame 61/781His night+2P+1G+1A+4+/-2SOG1PPP
- March 1974
- The gameNYI2–5TORWgame 62/782His nightNo points+1+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR6–4BOSWgame 63/781His nightNo points+2+/-0SOG
- +1 assistThe gamePIT2–2TORgame 64/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-2SOG
- The gamePHI2–1TORLgame 65/781His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR1–2STLLgame 66/781His night+1P+1A-1+/-2SOG
- The gameNYI1–2TORWgame 67/782His nightNo points+1+/-5SOG
- +1 assistThe gameBOS5–2TORLgame 68/781His night+1P+1A+1+/-0SOG1PPP
- +1 goalThe gameTOR2–2PHIgame 69/78His night+1P+1G-1+/-4SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR1–1LAKgame 70/782His nightNo points0+/-5SOG
- The gameTOR3–2CGSWgame 71/781His nightNo points+2+/-0SOG
- The gameTOR2–3VANLgame 72/781His nightNo points-1+/-2SOG
- The gameCHI5–3TORLgame 73/781His nightNo points-2+/-3SOG
- +1 assistThe gameNYR3–7TORWgame 74/781His night+1P+1A+3+/-2SOG1PPP
- The gameTOR3–3NYRgame 75/781His nightNo points-1+/-0SOG
- April 1974
- +2 assistsThe gameTOR5–3MTLWgame 76/781His night+2P+2A+1+/-0SOG
- The gameBUF1–3TORWgame 77/781His nightNo points+1+/-1SOG
- +1 assistThe gameTOR4–6BOSLgame 78/781His night+1P+1A-2+/-1SOG
The season in numbersBörje Salming closes the 1973-1974 season with 39 points
Events34first among the Swedes in assists1First NHL goal1First NHL point1First NHL assist3 days laterPlayoffsToronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs
QuarterfinalToronto Maple Leafs meet Boston Bruins
TORvsBOSSwedes on Toronto Maple LeafsSwedes on Boston BruinsNo Swedes- Game 1TOR0–1BOSL1His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- +1 assistGame 2TOR3–6BOSL1His night+1P+1A-2+/-3SOG1PPP
- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3BOS6–3TORL1His nightNo points0+/-2SOG
- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4BOS4–3TORL1His nightNo points0+/-1SOG
QuarterfinalBoston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
TOR0–4BOSEliminated4Games1Points0Goals1AssistsThe run in numbersBörje Salming ends the 1973-1974 playoffs with 1 points
Events1first among the Swedes in points1first among the Swedes in assists1First playoff point1First playoff assistBOS0–4