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Cliff Schmautz's 1970-1971 season

Points
32
NHL#115
Goals
13
NHL#113
Assists
19
NHL#121
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#231
Games
57
72%
72% of 79

Right winger Cliff Schmautz was 31 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och Philadelphia Flyers. He played 57 of a possible 79 games and scored 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points, 0.56 points per game. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to Philadelphia Flyers in January. Philadelphia Flyers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Cliff Schmautz makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against St. Louis Blues

    Cliff was 31 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-
    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1BUF
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Cliff Schmautz records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 18

    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Cliff Schmautz scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · October 22

    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–0BUF
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–7VAN
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–6CGS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1970
    • The game
      BUF2–4LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–1BUF
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–11MTL
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4BUF
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2TOR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–3MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–2BUF
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7817 of 20 played
      10
      points
      NHL#81
      4
      goals
      NHL#74
      6
      assists
      NHL#73
      BUF
      4-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS2–1BUF
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–1BUF
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–6CHI
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–8BOS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0BUF
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–4BUF
      W
      game 29/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1PHI
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1PHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–5PHI
      game 38/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS3–5PHI
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7831 of 39 played
      17
      points
      NHL#106
      6
      goals
      NHL#110
      11
      assists
      NHL#95
      PHI
      14-19-0W-L-OT34Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR0–3PHI
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI4–2DET
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–1PHI
      L
      game 43/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYR
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5PHI
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BUF
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–6BOS
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5PHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET1–3PHI
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • February 1971
    • The game
      CHI2–6PHI
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL6–2PHI
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5PIT
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–0LAK
      W
      game 57/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7846 of 59 played
      27
      points
      NHL#96
      10
      goals
      NHL#107
      17
      assists
      NHL#89
      PHI
      22-27-0W-L-OT54Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1971
    • The game
      DET2–2PHI
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–4PHI
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2PIT
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7NYR
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2TOR
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–2PHI
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • April 1971
    • The game
      PHI1–1STL
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Cliff Schmautz closes the 1970-1971 season with 32 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    32
    NHL#115
    Games
    57of 78
    73%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#113
    Assists
    19
    NHL#121
    P/GP
    0.56
    NHL#94
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#231
    Events
    32
    career best in points
    13
    career best in goals
    19
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    PHIvsCHI
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–0

    PHI0–4CHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round