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Dave Forbes's 1975-1976 season

Points
29
NHL#187
Goals
16
NHL#126
Assists
13
NHL#231
Plus/minus
+15
NHL#71
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Right winger Dave Forbes was 26 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points, 0.37 points per game. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 2 points.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dave Forbes plays the 1975-1976 season for Boston Bruins

    Dave was 26 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI3–3BOS
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2NYI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–3BOS
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      KCS3–2BOS
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL2–3BOS
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • November 1975
    • The game
      BOS1–8PHI
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–5BOS
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–4BUF
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4VAN
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3CGS
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–6BOS
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG2SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS5–3AFM
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      KCS2–4BOS
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3DET
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2BOS
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3BOS
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#211
      4
      goals
      NHL#107
      1
      assists
      NHL#283
      BOS
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK2–4BOS
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–4NYR
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4CHI
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • December 1975
    • The game
      WSH2–3BOS
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2TOR
      W
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–1BOS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4PIT
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2WSH
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–1BOS
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3BOS
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–2PHI
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1MNS
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–4VAN
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–0LAK
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–3BOS
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      11
      points
      NHL#219
      8
      goals
      NHL#119
      3
      assists
      NHL#285
      BOS
      22-9-0W-L-OT53Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–4WSH
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–6BOS
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–4BOS
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–7STL
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5BOS
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–1DET
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–2AFM
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1976
    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–5BOS
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS4–11TOR
      L
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET0–7BOS
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–2MNS
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–5CGS
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3KCS
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–1NYI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2NYR
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–4BOS
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      24
      points
      NHL#174
      13
      goals
      NHL#113
      11
      assists
      NHL#229
      BOS
      39-11-0W-L-OT88Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3WSH
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5BOS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • March 1976
    • The game
      BOS5–3LAK
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4CGS
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–4BOS
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–9AFM
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–6BOS
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4BOS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3STL
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2KCS
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–5PIT
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–4BOS
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4BOS
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • April 1976
    • The game
      BOS2–7BUF
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–2BOS
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dave Forbes closes the 1975-1976 season with 29 points

    Points
    29
    NHL#187
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#126
    Assists
    13
    NHL#231
    P/GP
    0.37
    NHL#221
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#71
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Los Angeles Kings

    BOSvsLAK
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      LAK0–4BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK3–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      BOS4–6LAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS3–0LAK
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK1–7BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 6
      BOS3–4LAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 7
      LAK0–3BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–3

    BOS4–3LAK
    Advance
    7Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BOSvsPHI
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS4–2PHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BOS1–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • May 1976
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI5–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      PHI4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS3–6PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    Semifinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dave Forbes ends the 1975-1976 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#91
    Games
    12
    Goals
    1
    NHL#66
    Assists
    1
    NHL#86
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#90
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#216
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    1
    First playoff goal
    LAK4–3→PHI1–4