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Dave Balon's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#60

Goals

NHL#39

Assists

NHL#84

Plus/minus

-9

NHL#238

Games

98% of 76

Left winger Dave Balon was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers och Vancouver Canucks. He played 75 of a possible 76 games and scored 23 goals and 24 assists for 47 points, 0.63 points per game. He moved from New York Rangers to Vancouver Canucks in November. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Dave Balon opens the 1971-1972 season with New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers
Dave was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR4–1BOS
  W
  October 10game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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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
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  W
  October 17game 5/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI1–3NYR
  W
  October 20game 6/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR4–3STL
  W
  October 23game 7/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT1–1NYR
  October 24game 8/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7NYR
  W
  October 27game 9/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–1PIT
  October 30game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- November 1971
- The game
  NYR7–1LAK
  W
  November 3game 12/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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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+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–7NYR
  W
  November 10game 15/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–5NYR
  W
  November 13game 16/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  W
  November 14game 17/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN0–3CHI
  L
  November 17game 20/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 17
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7817 of 20 played
  9
  points
  NHL#82
  4
  goals
  NHL#61
  5
  assists
  NHL#80
  VAN
  5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
  12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN0–5BOS
  L
  November 18game 21/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2VAN
  November 21game 22/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–1VAN
  L
  November 23game 23/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–5VAN
  W
  November 27game 24/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI2–4VAN
  W
  November 30game 25/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- December 1971
- The game
  VAN0–7MTL
  L
  December 4game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–6NYR
  L
  December 5game 27/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL1–2VAN
  W
  December 7game 28/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS6–2VAN
  L
  December 11game 29/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET4–3VAN
  L
  December 14game 30/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL6–2VAN
  L
  December 17game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–5BUF
  L
  December 19game 32/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN0–3DET
  L
  December 22game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–6VAN
  W
  December 26game 34/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–3LAK
  L
  December 29game 35/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  LAK6–3VAN
  L
  January 2game 36/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6MTL
  L
  January 5game 37/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  VAN5–1MNS
  W
  January 8game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–2VAN
  January 11game 39/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7836 of 39 played
  25
  points
  NHL#55
  12
  goals
  NHL#40
  13
  assists
  NHL#75
  VAN
  10-24-0W-L-OT25Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN3–5CGS
  L
  January 14game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS3–4VAN
  W
  January 15game 41/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  VAN6–1PIT
  W
  January 19game 42/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-6SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  VAN0–1BUF
  L
  January 20game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–5VAN
  W
  January 22game 44/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN0–4CHI
  L
  January 27game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
Milestone
Dave Balon reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · January 27
- The game
  TOR2–5VAN
  W
  January 29game 46/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CGS2–0VAN
  L
  January 30game 47/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- February 1972
- The game
  VAN5–1CGS
  W
  February 2game 48/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI6–2VAN
  L
  February 4game 49/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  L
  February 6game 50/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–1VAN
  L
  February 8game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–9BOS
  L
  February 10game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–5STL
  L
  February 12game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6PIT
  L
  February 13game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–1VAN
  L
  February 15game 55/78
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL2–5VAN
  W
  February 18game 56/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN3–5LAK
  L
  February 19game 57/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  L
  February 22game 58/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN0–2DET
  L
  February 24game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 24
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7856 of 59 played
  39
  points
  NHL#48
  18
  goals
  NHL#40
  21
  assists
  NHL#65
  VAN
  16-38-0W-L-OT37Points
  14th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN1–7TOR
  L
  February 26game 60/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3CHI
  February 27game 61/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–8DET
  L
  February 29game 62/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- March 1972
- The game
  VAN3–7BOS
  L
  March 2game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–5MTL
  L
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–6NYR
  L
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI6–5VAN
  L
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–3VAN
  W
  March 10game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT7–4VAN
  L
  March 14game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–6MNS
  L
  March 16game 69/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN6–2BUF
  W
  March 17game 70/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–3VAN
  March 19game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET7–5VAN
  L
  March 21game 72/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–5VAN
  W
  March 24game 73/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  VAN1–4PHI
  L
  March 26game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–2STL
  L
  March 28game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN2–4LAK
  L
  March 29game 76/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–4VAN
  March 31game 77/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- April 1972
- The game
  MNS1–4VAN
  W
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 2
Dave Balon closes the 1971-1972 season with 47 points
NYRNew York Rangers VANVancouver Canucks
New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
Points
47
NHL#60
Games
75of 78
96%
Goals
23
NHL#39
Assists
24
NHL#84
P/GP
0.63
NHL#69
+/-
-9
NHL#238
Events
500
NHL games
4 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts

Dave Balon opens the 1971-1972 season with New York Rangers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Dave Balon reaches 500 NHL games

3/4 into the season

Dave Balon closes the 1971-1972 season with 47 points