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Denis Potvin's 1973-1974 season

Calder Memorial Trophy
Points
54
NHL#57
Goals
17
NHL#94
Assists
37
NHL#36
Plus/minus
-17
NHL#338
Games
77
98%
98% of 78

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 19 years old when the 1973-1974 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 77 of a possible 78 games and scored 17 goals and 37 assists for 54 points, 0.70 points per game. New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs. He won Calder Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1973-1974
  1. NHL debut

    Denis Potvin makes his NHL debut

    NYINew York Islanders1–1AFMAtlanta Flames

    Denis was 19 years old · Omni Coliseum, USA

    One other Swede was on the ice: Robert Nyström.

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    • The game
      NYI1–1AFM
      game 1/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI6–0NYI
      L
      game 2/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 3/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–4NYI
      game 4/782
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
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    Milestone

    Denis Potvin records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 16

    • The game
      BUF2–1NYI
      L
      game 5/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI3–3CHI
      game 6/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS1–1NYI
      game 7/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NYR2–3NYI
      W
      game 8/781
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    Milestone

    Denis Potvin scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 27

    • The game
      NYI2–5BUF
      L
      game 9/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • November 1973
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYI
      game 10/783
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS4–6NYI
      W
      game 11/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI1–1PIT
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–3TOR
      game 13/783
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI2–5NYR
      L
      game 14/781
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–4DET
      L
      game 15/783
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NYI0–4STL
      L
      game 16/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      TOR4–2NYI
      L
      game 17/783
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      DET3–5NYI
      W
      game 18/783
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–6DET
      L
      game 19/782
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      AFM2–4NYI
      W
      game 20/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      11
      points
      NHL#83
      5
      goals
      NHL#61
      6
      assists
      NHL#96
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#78
      NYI
      4-9-0W-L-OT15Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • December 1973
    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      L
      game 21/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–5BOS
      L
      game 22/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      STL3–1NYI
      L
      game 23/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL4–2NYI
      L
      game 24/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI1–3MTL
      L
      game 25/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      CGS3–6NYI
      W
      game 26/781
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      NYI2–3LAK
      L
      game 27/782
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI3–3NYI
      game 28/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN2–2NYI
      game 30/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–2STL
      W
      game 31/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL1–1NYI
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI0–1MNS
      L
      game 33/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–4CGS
      game 34/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI4–3VAN
      W
      game 35/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI1–5CHI
      L
      game 36/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN2–3NYI
      W
      game 37/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      BOS6–2NYI
      L
      game 38/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–1NYI
      L
      game 39/782
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      27
      points
      NHL#51
      9
      goals
      NHL#74
      18
      assists
      NHL#38
      -6
      +/-
      NHL#72
      NYI
      8-20-0W-L-OT27Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–8MTL
      L
      game 40/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–3MNS
      W
      game 41/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM3–4NYI
      W
      game 42/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–2NYI
      game 43/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CGS3–4NYI
      W
      game 44/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–0NYI
      L
      game 45/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–2CHI
      W
      game 46/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYI4–2LAK
      W
      game 47/782
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • February 1974
    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 48/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–4CGS
      L
      game 49/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS2–6NYI
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI0–6NYR
      L
      game 51/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–2NYI
      L
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      AFM4–1NYI
      L
      game 53/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–2STL
      game 54/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI4–0NYI
      L
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–5NYI
      W
      game 56/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–5DET
      L
      game 57/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN1–1NYI
      game 58/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      TOR6–4NYI
      L
      game 59/782
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      39
      points
      NHL#65
      12
      goals
      NHL#102
      27
      assists
      NHL#38
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#80
      NYI
      15-29-0W-L-OT45Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • March 1974
    • The game
      NYI2–5TOR
      L
      game 60/783
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -5+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI3–4BUF
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–1NYI
      L
      game 62/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      DET3–1NYI
      L
      game 63/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      L
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI2–1NYI
      L
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      NYI1–2TOR
      L
      game 66/783
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      NYR3–1NYI
      L
      game 67/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI2–4MTL
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      STL1–5NYI
      W
      game 69/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NYI1–1PIT
      game 70/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–1NYI
      game 71/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      NYI6–4AFM
      W
      game 72/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NYI2–2CGS
      game 73/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI1–4LAK
      L
      game 74/782
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI2–4VAN
      L
      game 75/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • April 1974
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      W
      game 76/781
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYI0–4PHI
      L
      game 77/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 78/781
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1973-1974 season with 54 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    New York Islanders did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    54
    NHL#57
    Games
    77of 78
    99%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#94
    Assists
    37
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    0.70
    NHL#67
    +/-
    -17
    NHL#338
    Events
    50
    career points
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    Honour

    Denis Potvin won Calder Memorial Trophy for 1973-1974

    Calder Memorial Trophy
    NYINew York Islanders