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Regular season and playoffsMNS

Dean Prentice's 1972-1973 season

Points
42
NHL#97
Goals
26
NHL#52
Assists
16
NHL#180
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#117
Games
73
93%
93% of 78

Left winger Dean Prentice was 39 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 73 of a possible 78 games and scored 26 goals and 16 assists for 42 points, 0.58 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dean Prentice plays the 1972-1973 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Dean was 40 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS0–3MTL
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3MNS
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6NYR
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS6–0AFM
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–2MNS
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1STL
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2MNS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      STL3–3MNS
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5MNS
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5AFM
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI0–3MNS
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–4MNS
      W
      game 16/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–7PIT
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4TOR
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–1CHI
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–3MNS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      8
      points
      NHL#133
      3
      goals
      NHL#115
      5
      assists
      NHL#133
      MNS
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–0LAK
      W
      game 21/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–1VAN
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM0–5MNS
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1972
    • The game
      BUF6–8MNS
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS4–7BUF
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6MTL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–6PHI
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET0–7MNS
      W
      game 28/781
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS1–5CHI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–7MNS
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–5MNS
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–6DET
      L
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2CGS
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3MNS
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–0MNS
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4DET
      game 37/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–0MNS
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3MTL
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      26
      points
      NHL#73
      15
      goals
      NHL#39
      11
      assists
      NHL#132
      MNS
      19-15-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL6–0MNS
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1BOS
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–8MNS
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–0NYI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–6PHI
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–3DET
      W
      game 46/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–5MNS
      game 47/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5CHI
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MNS1–3AFM
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2PIT
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2MNS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–3STL
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
      34
      points
      NHL#87
      20
      goals
      NHL#44
      14
      assists
      NHL#156
      MNS
      27-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–2MNS
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4MNS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–7MNS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1973
    • The game
      AFM0–3MNS
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–2PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–10MNS
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MNS3–4TOR
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–2MNS
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2MNS
      game 69/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–5MNS
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–3LAK
      W
      game 71/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS0–2CGS
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–1MNS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5BOS
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–1NYR
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4MNS
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–3VAN
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Dean Prentice closes the 1972-1973 season with 42 points

    Points
    42
    NHL#97
    Games
    73of 78
    94%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#52
    Assists
    16
    NHL#180
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#105
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#117
    Events
    26
    career best in goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Philadelphia Flyers

    MNSvsPHI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS3–0PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      MNS1–4PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI0–5MNS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI3–0MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      MNS2–3PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      PHI4–1MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

    MNS2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dean Prentice ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#96
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    NHL#54
    Assists
    0
    NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#75
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#19
    PHI2–4