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Bryan Hextall's 1971-1972 season

Points
44
NHL#74
Goals
20
NHL#57
Assists
24
NHL#84
Plus/minus
-26
NHL#310
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Centre Bryan Hextall was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played all 78 games and scored 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points, 0.56 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bryan Hextall plays the 1971-1972 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Bryan was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      W
      game 3/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–1VAN
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2CGS
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–8PIT
      W
      game 6/781
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI5–2PIT
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS6–4PIT
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2MNS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1PIT
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      PIT3–5CGS
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4VAN
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4CHI
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–1STL
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3PIT
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK4–6PIT
      W
      game 18/781
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      MNS5–1PIT
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      17
      points
      NHL#20
      7
      goals
      NHL#23
      10
      assists
      NHL#28
      PIT
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–2PIT
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7CHI
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1PIT
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1971
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4PIT
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–5BOS
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–1PIT
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Bryan Hextall reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 11

    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3PIT
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–2BOS
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4PIT
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–6PHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–2PIT
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      24
      points
      NHL#51
      10
      goals
      NHL#51
      14
      assists
      NHL#60
      PIT
      11-21-0W-L-OT29Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–0PIT
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4DET
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–7MTL
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN6–1PIT
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–1STL
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 47/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1PIT
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2PIT
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–3STL
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–8LAK
      L
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1TOR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK1–6PIT
      W
      game 54/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4PIT
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–0BUF
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2PIT
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      37
      points
      NHL#53
      18
      goals
      NHL#35
      19
      assists
      NHL#75
      PIT
      18-32-0W-L-OT45Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT0–2MNS
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2TOR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      DET4–7PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–4PIT
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6PIT
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–4BOS
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–4VAN
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–4LAK
      game 71/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3CGS
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3PIT
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–2BUF
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS4–5PIT
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6PIT
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Bryan Hextall closes the 1971-1972 season with 44 points

    Points
    44
    NHL#74
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    20
    NHL#57
    Assists
    24
    NHL#84
    P/GP
    0.56
    NHL#85
    +/-
    -26
    NHL#310
    Events
    100
    career points
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Chicago Blackhawks

    PITvsCHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      CHI2–0PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      CHI6–5PIT
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    PIT0–4CHI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bryan Hextall ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#68
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#77
    Assists
    2
    NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#97
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    CHI0–4