Regular season and playoffsNYR

Dale Rolfe's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#183

Goals

NHL#217

Assists

NHL#156

Plus/minus

+42

NHL#15

Games

87% of 78

Defenceman Dale Rolfe was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 68 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 14 assists for 16 points, 0.24 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 7 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Dale Rolfe plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Dale was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–1BOS
  W
  October 10game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–1NYR
  L
  October 13game 3/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–3TOR
  W
  October 16game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  W
  October 17game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–3NYR
  W
  October 20game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–3STL
  W
  October 23game 7/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–1NYR
  October 24game 8/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7NYR
  W
  October 27game 9/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  NYR1–1PIT
  October 30game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3NYR
  October 31game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- November 1971
- The game
  NYR7–1LAK
  W
  November 3game 12/781
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR8–1CGS
  W
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR3–1VAN
  W
  November 6game 14/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–7NYR
  W
  November 10game 15/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–5NYR
  W
  November 13game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-8SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  W
  November 14game 17/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–4MNS
  L
  November 20game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-7SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–12NYR
  W
  November 21game 19/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  STL3–8NYR
  W
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  8
  points
  NHL#119
  1
  goals
  NHL#164
  7
  assists
  NHL#65
  +23
  +/-
  NHL#2
  NYR
  14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR1–3DET
  L
  November 27game 21/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–2PHI
  W
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1971
- The game
  BUF2–7NYR
  W
  December 1game 23/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–4PIT
  L
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–6NYR
  W
  December 5game 25/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–2CHI
  December 8game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–0PHI
  W
  December 9game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–6NYR
  W
  December 12game 28/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–6NYR
  W
  December 15game 29/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–8BOS
  L
  December 16game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–2STL
  W
  December 18game 31/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  December 19game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–4NYR
  W
  December 22game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–1MNS
  W
  December 25game 34/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  December 25
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7834 of 39 played
  12
  points
  NHL#144
  1
  goals
  NHL#204
  11
  assists
  NHL#100
  +30
  +/-
  NHL#8
  NYR
  27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
  1st in the whole NHL
Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  NYR5–5CHI
  January 12game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–2BUF
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–4TOR
  L
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–1LAK
  W
  January 19game 43/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- February 1972
- The game
  BOS2–0NYR
  L
  February 2game 49/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–2BUF
  W
  February 3game 50/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–6STL
  L
  February 5game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–2NYR
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–4NYR
  W
  February 9game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR8–3PIT
  W
  February 12game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–4NYR
  W
  February 13game 55/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–1VAN
  W
  February 15game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–4LAK
  W
  February 17game 57/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR2–2CGS
  February 18game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4NYR
  W
  February 20game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7849 of 59 played
  13
  points
  NHL#173
  1
  goals
  NHL#233
  12
  assists
  NHL#142
  +35
  +/-
  NHL#9
  NYR
  38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
  Playoff spot
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  W
  February 22game 60/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–4NYR
  W
  February 23game 61/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL0–2NYR
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-7SOG
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- March 1972
- The game
  CGS1–4NYR
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–3BUF
  W
  March 2game 64/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–3NYR
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2DET
  W
  March 11game 67/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS7–3NYR
  L
  March 12game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–3CHI
  L
  March 15game 69/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–1DET
  W
  March 16game 70/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR5–3PHI
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–5NYR
  W
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–4BOS
  L
  March 23game 73/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS5–0NYR
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2NYR
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- April 1972
- The game
  NYR1–2TOR
  L
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 2
Dale Rolfe closes the 1971-1972 season with 16 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
16
NHL#183
Games
68of 78
87%
Goals
2
NHL#217
Assists
14
NHL#156
P/GP
0.24
NHL#203
+/-
+42
NHL#15
Events
4 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
New York Rangers are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens
NYRvsMTL
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL2–3NYR
  W
  April 5
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  W
  April 6
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  L
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  W
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  L
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  W
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
NYR4–2MTL
Advance
6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
3 days later
Semifinal
April 16
New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks
NYRvsCHI
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR3–2CHI
  W
  April 16
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 2
  NYR5–3CHI
  W
  April 18
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 3
  CHI2–3NYR
  W
  April 20
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
- Game 4
  CHI2–6NYR
  W
  April 23
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-3SOG
  View the game
Semifinal
April 23
New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0
NYR4–0CHI
Advance
4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
7 days later
Stanley Cup Final
April 30
New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins
NYRvsBOS
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  NYR5–6BOS
  L
  April 30
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- May 1972
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 2
  NYR1–2BOS
  L
  May 2
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
- Game 3
  BOS2–5NYR
  W
  May 4
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 4
  BOS3–2NYR
  L
  May 7
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
- Game 5
  NYR3–2BOS
  W
  May 9
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
- Game 6
  BOS3–0NYR
  L
  May 11
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
Stanley Cup Final
May 11
Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2
NYR2–4BOS
Eliminated
6Games2Points2Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
May 11
Dale Rolfe ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 7 points
NYRNew York Rangers
Points
7
NHL#24
Games
16
Goals
4
NHL#13
Assists
3
NHL#36
P/GP
0.44
NHL#48
+/-
+10
NHL#4
Events
50
playoff games
10
playoff assists
10
playoff points
1
First playoff goal
2 points
best game
MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4

Dale Rolfe plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dale Rolfe closes the 1971-1972 season with 16 points

New York Rangers are in the playoffs

New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

Dale Rolfe ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 7 points