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Dave Hudson's 1972-1973 season

Points
31
NHL#151
Goals
12
NHL#134
Assists
19
NHL#153
Plus/minus
-39
NHL#345
Games
69
88%
88% of 78

Centre Dave Hudson was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 69 of a possible 78 games and scored 12 goals and 19 assists for 31 points, 0.45 points per game. New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. NHL debut

    Dave Hudson makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠3 loss against Atlanta Flames

    Dave was 22 years old · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    2
    Assists
    2
    Points
    -1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      AFM3–2NYI
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Dave Hudson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · October 7

    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–4NYI
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–0NYI
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1NYI
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3NYI
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Dave Hudson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 28

    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYI6–2CGS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–7VAN
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–9LAK
      L
      game 11/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–6CHI
      L
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–3MNS
      L
      game 13/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2NYI
      L
      game 14/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI0–4AFM
      L
      game 15/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–3NYI
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–4NYI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–9BUF
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      14
      points
      NHL#77
      3
      goals
      NHL#128
      11
      assists
      NHL#38
      NYI
      3-15-0W-L-OT8Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF7–2NYI
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1972
    • The game
      DET4–1NYI
      L
      game 22/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–1NYI
      L
      game 24/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1NYI
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4NYR
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–9PIT
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI0–4AFM
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4NYI
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4LAK
      L
      game 34/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–1NYI
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–4BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–0NYI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      16
      points
      NHL#135
      5
      goals
      NHL#145
      11
      assists
      NHL#131
      NYI
      4-31-0W-L-OT12Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI0–4DET
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2NYI
      L
      game 41/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–0NYI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI9–7BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5STL
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–8NYI
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–6MTL
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5VAN
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–5TOR
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–1NYI
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–0NYI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4CHI
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7857 of 59 played
      18
      points
      NHL#175
      6
      goals
      NHL#164
      12
      assists
      NHL#167
      NYI
      7-47-0W-L-OT19Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–6TOR
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–3NYR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2PIT
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYI
      W
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • March 1973
    • The game
      VAN3–9NYI
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      NYI1–5DET
      L
      game 67/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–1NYI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5STL
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Dave Hudson closes the 1972-1973 season with 31 points

    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    31
    NHL#151
    Games
    69of 78
    88%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#134
    Assists
    19
    NHL#153
    P/GP
    0.45
    NHL#152
    +/-
    -39
    NHL#345
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal