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Regular season and playoffsMNS

Buster Harvey's 1972-1973 season

Points
55
NHL#56
Goals
21
NHL#69
Assists
34
NHL#55
Plus/minus
+23
NHL#41
Games
68
87%
87% of 78

Right winger Buster Harvey was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 68 of a possible 78 games and scored 21 goals and 34 assists for 55 points, 0.81 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 2 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Buster Harvey plays the 1972-1973 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Buster was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS0–3MTL
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–3MNS
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–6NYR
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–0AFM
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–2MNS
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1STL
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–2MNS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      STL3–3MNS
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5MNS
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS1–5AFM
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–3MNS
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4MNS
      W
      game 16/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–7PIT
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7817 of 20 played
      8
      points
      NHL#133
      4
      goals
      NHL#94
      4
      assists
      NHL#160
      MNS
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • December 1972
    • The game
      DET0–7MNS
      W
      game 28/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–5CHI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7MNS
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYR1–5MNS
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–6DET
      L
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2CGS
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–0MNS
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4DET
      game 37/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–0MNS
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3MTL
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7829 of 39 played
      19
      points
      NHL#117
      6
      goals
      NHL#128
      13
      assists
      NHL#105
      MNS
      19-15-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL6–0MNS
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1BOS
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS1–0NYI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–6PHI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–3DET
      W
      game 46/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK5–5MNS
      game 47/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5CHI
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MNS1–3AFM
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–2PIT
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS3–2MNS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3STL
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3MNS
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–6MNS
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5MNS
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS2–5MNS
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–5PHI
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7849 of 59 played
      37
      points
      NHL#71
      15
      goals
      NHL#78
      22
      assists
      NHL#83
      MNS
      27-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–2MNS
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4MNS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–7MNS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +5 points
    • March 1973
    • The game
      AFM0–3MNS
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–10MNS
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS3–4TOR
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–2MNS
      game 69/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5MNS
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–3LAK
      W
      game 71/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS0–2CGS
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–1MNS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5BOS
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1NYR
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–4MNS
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3VAN
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Buster Harvey closes the 1972-1973 season with 55 points

    Points
    55
    NHL#56
    Games
    68of 78
    87%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#69
    Assists
    34
    NHL#55
    P/GP
    0.81
    NHL#53
    +/-
    +23
    NHL#41
    Events
    55
    career best in points
    21
    career best in goals
    34
    career best in assists
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Philadelphia Flyers

    MNSvsPHI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS3–0PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      MNS1–4PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI0–5MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–0MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      MNS2–3PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      PHI4–1MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

    MNS2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Buster Harvey ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#74
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#84
    Assists
    2
    NHL#53
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#60
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#71
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    PHI2–4