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Darcy Rota's 1973-1974 season

Points
33
NHL#129
Goals
21
NHL#65
Assists
12
NHL#208
Plus/minus
+17
NHL#46
Games
74
94%
94% of 78

Left winger Darcy Rota was 20 years old when the 1973-1974 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 74 of a possible 78 games and scored 21 goals and 12 assists for 33 points, 0.45 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 3 points.

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

1973-1974Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Darcy Rota makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠0 win against Los Angeles Kings

    Darcy was 20 years old · The Forum, USA

    His first NHL game
    1
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    1
    Points
    +1
    +/-
    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    Swedes on the ice: Juha Widing.

    • The game
      CHI3–0LAK
      W
      game 1/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Darcy Rota scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 10

    • The game
      CHI2–3CGS
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1CHI
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Darcy Rota records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · October 14

    • The game
      VAN0–5CHI
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI3–3CHI
      game 5/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3BUF
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–4STL
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–1CHI
      game 8/782
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1973
    • The game
      CHI0–1PHI
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–5MNS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4CHI
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0VAN
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–0LAK
      W
      game 14/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYR
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–1AFM
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1PIT
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4CHI
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 19/782
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–4CHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
      10
      points
      NHL#90
      3
      goals
      NHL#118
      7
      assists
      NHL#76
      CHI
      9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3CHI
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1973
    • The game
      CHI5–0MTL
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT1–2CHI
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI8–2DET
      W
      game 24/782
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–5CHI
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYI
      game 27/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–1NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–2CHI
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4PHI
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–6CHI
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3CHI
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2PIT
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–3CHI
      L
      game 34/782
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5CHI
      W
      game 35/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3AFM
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–9CHI
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–4CHI
      game 38/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2BOS
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      17
      points
      NHL#123
      8
      goals
      NHL#92
      9
      assists
      NHL#148
      CHI
      18-8-0W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–4CHI
      W
      game 40/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–5CHI
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–2CHI
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–7CHI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI2–1BOS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI1–4MTL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–2CHI
      L
      game 46/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–2CHI
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • February 1974
    • The game
      CHI3–1PIT
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–3CHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–1CHI
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–0AFM
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5CHI
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–4CHI
      W
      game 53/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0NYI
      W
      game 54/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4CHI
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–3CHI
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–3CHI
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–2CHI
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–1MNS
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      27
      points
      NHL#120
      16
      goals
      NHL#64
      11
      assists
      NHL#185
      CHI
      32-12-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1974
    • The game
      CHI6–6DET
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3CGS
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4VAN
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1MTL
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      AFM3–3CHI
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1PHI
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS0–6CHI
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–3TOR
      W
      game 72/782
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1DET
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2CHI
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • April 1974
    • The game
      BOS2–6CHI
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–3STL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET4–7CHI
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Darcy Rota closes the 1973-1974 season with 33 points

    Points
    33
    NHL#129
    Games
    74of 78
    95%
    Goals
    21
    NHL#65
    Assists
    12
    NHL#208
    P/GP
    0.45
    NHL#150
    +/-
    +17
    NHL#46
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Los Angeles Kings

    CHIvsLAK
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    • Game 1
      LAK1–3CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK1–4CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      CHI1–0LAK
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      CHI1–5LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK0–1CHI
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–1

    CHI4–1LAK
    Advance
    5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Boston Bruins

    CHIvsBOS
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI4–2BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      CHI6–8BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–4CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawksare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      CHI2–6BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 6
      BOS4–2CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–2

    CHI2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    6Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Darcy Rota ends the 1973-1974 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#53
    Games
    11
    Goals
    3
    NHL#23
    Assists
    0
    NHL#98
    P/GP
    0.27
    NHL#54
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#16
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    LAK4–1→BOS2–4