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Dave Balon's 1966-1967 season

Points
19
NHL#71
Goals
11
NHL#48
Assists
8
NHL#87
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#35
Games
48
68%
68% of 70

Left winger Dave Balon was 28 years old when the 1966-1967 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 48 of a possible 70 games and scored 11 goals and 8 assists for 19 points, 0.40 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 2 points.

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

1966-1967Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Balon plays the 1966-1967 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Dave was 28 years old when the 1966-1967 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 1/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      W
      game 2/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3MTL
      L
      game 3/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3MTL
      W
      game 4/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1966
    • The game
      MTL2–2TOR
      game 5/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3MTL
      W
      game 6/70
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL0–6DET
      L
      game 7/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2MTL
      L
      game 8/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–3MTL
      L
      game 9/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–2BOS
      L
      game 10/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5TOR
      L
      game 11/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–1NYR
      W
      game 12/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–0DET
      W
      game 13/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–5CHI
      L
      game 14/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3MTL
      W
      game 15/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 16/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1966
    • The game
      CHI1–3MTL
      W
      game 17/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1NYR
      W
      game 18/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 18 of 70
      7
      points
      NHL#49
      4
      goals
      NHL#31
      3
      assists
      NHL#62
      MTL
      9-8-0W-L-OT19Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–6MTL
      W
      game 19/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3BOS
      L
      game 24/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6MTL
      W
      game 25/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3MTL
      L
      game 26/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–0DET
      W
      game 27/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–1MTL
      game 28/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3MTL
      W
      game 29/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4DET
      L
      game 30/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2CHI
      game 31/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYR
      L
      game 33/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1MTL
      L
      game 34/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7029 of 35 played
      8
      points
      NHL#71
      5
      goals
      NHL#49
      3
      assists
      NHL#90
      MTL
      15-16-0W-L-OT34Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–1MTL
      L
      game 40/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1967
    • The game
      MTL1–6DET
      L
      game 45/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3BOS
      W
      game 47/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–4NYR
      game 48/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1MTL
      L
      game 49/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 50/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–3DET
      L
      game 51/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2MTL
      game 53/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7037 of 53 played
      10
      points
      NHL#80
      7
      goals
      NHL#52
      3
      assists
      NHL#99
      MTL
      22-23-0W-L-OT52Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–0MTL
      L
      game 54/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1967
    • The game
      MTL2–2NYR
      game 61/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–11MTL
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–4MTL
      W
      game 63/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 64/70
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      W
      game 65/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–4MTL
      W
      game 66/70
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–3BOS
      W
      game 67/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5MTL
      W
      game 68/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • April 1967
    • The game
      CHI4–5MTL
      W
      game 69/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2DET
      W
      game 70/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Balon closes the 1966-1967 season with 19 points

    Points
    19
    NHL#71
    Games
    48of 70
    69%
    Goals
    11
    NHL#48
    Assists
    8
    NHL#87
    P/GP
    0.40
    NHL#69
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#35
    Events
    25
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR4–6MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      MTL3–2NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      MTL2–1NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    MTL4–0NYR
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Toronto Maple Leafs

    MTLvsTOR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR2–6MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR3–0MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Toronto Maple Leafslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL6–2TOR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • May 1967
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      MTL1–3TOR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    MTL2–4TOR
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Balon ends the 1966-1967 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#32
    Games
    9
    Goals
    0
    NHL#38
    Assists
    2
    NHL#20
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#44
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#10
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    2 points
    best game
    NYR4–0→TOR2–4