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Brian Lavender's 1972-1973 season

Points
16
NHL#225
Goals
8
NHL#176
Assists
8
NHL#252
Plus/minus
-40
NHL#348
Games
69
86%
86% of 80

Left winger Brian Lavender was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders och Detroit Red Wings. He played 69 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 8 assists for 16 points, 0.23 points per game. He moved from New York Islanders to Detroit Red Wings in January. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Brian Lavender opens the 1972-1973 season with New York Islanders

    Brian was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM3–2NYI
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–4NYI
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–0NYI
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1NYI
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3NYI
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYI6–2CGS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–7VAN
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–9LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      L
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–3MNS
      L
      game 13/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2NYI
      L
      game 14/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–4AFM
      L
      game 15/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–3NYI
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS2–4NYI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–9BUF
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      4
      points
      NHL#215
      2
      goals
      NHL#160
      2
      assists
      NHL#224
      NYI
      3-15-0W-L-OT8Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF7–2NYI
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • December 1972
    • The game
      DET4–1NYI
      L
      game 22/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–1NYI
      L
      game 24/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–4NYR
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–9PIT
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4NYI
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI1–4LAK
      L
      game 34/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–1NYI
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–0NYI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played
      11
      points
      NHL#196
      5
      goals
      NHL#145
      6
      assists
      NHL#207
      NYI
      4-31-0W-L-OT12Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI0–4DET
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2NYI
      L
      game 41/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–0NYI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–4DET
      L
      game 44/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      W
      game 45/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–3DET
      L
      game 49/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–2MTL
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      VAN2–8DET
      W
      game 53/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3MNS
      L
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2LAK
      game 57/782
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2CGS
      game 58/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2VAN
      game 59/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7852 of 59 played
      14
      points
      NHL#207
      8
      goals
      NHL#143
      6
      assists
      NHL#248
      DET
      29-20-0W-L-OT68Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3DET
      game 60/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYI
      L
      game 61/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–5DET
      W
      game 62/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–6DET
      W
      game 63/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      NYR6–3DET
      L
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–5DET
      W
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2AFM
      W
      game 66/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      W
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3DET
      L
      game 69/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      L
      game 70/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–0CHI
      W
      game 71/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–6STL
      L
      game 72/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5LAK
      L
      game 73/782
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–8CGS
      L
      game 74/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET8–1TOR
      W
      game 75/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–4DET
      L
      game 76/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4DET
      W
      game 77/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Brian Lavender closes the 1972-1973 season with 16 points

    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    16
    NHL#225
    Games
    69of 78
    88%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#176
    Assists
    8
    NHL#252
    P/GP
    0.23
    NHL#238
    +/-
    -40
    NHL#348
    Events
    16
    career best in points
    8
    career best in goals
    100
    NHL games