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Denis Potvin's 1975-1976 season

James Norris Memorial Trophy
Points
98
NHL#11
Goals
31
NHL#36
Assists
67
NHL#6
Plus/minus
+12
NHL#85
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 21 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 31 goals and 67 assists for 98 points, 1.26 points per game. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 19 points. He won James Norris Memorial Trophy, the first Swede ever to do it.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Potvin plays the 1975-1976 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Denis was 21 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI1–1KCS
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–7NYI
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3BOS
      game 3/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5NYI
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–0AFM
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2NYI
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–5NYI
      game 7/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI0–3NYI
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–7NYI
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG3PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Denis Potvin reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against New York Rangers · October 25

    • The game
      NYI4–4MTL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • November 1975
    • The game
      WSH3–7NYI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS3–5NYI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–7PIT
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–5CGS
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4LAK
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–1NYI
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2BOS
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS2–5NYI
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      28
      points
      NHL#5
      9
      goals
      NHL#24
      19
      assists
      NHL#4
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#35
      NYI
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–8NYI
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3MTL
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • December 1975
    • The game
      NYI4–1STL
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYI
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–6NYI
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3TOR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    Milestone

    Denis Potvin reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 13

    • The game
      NYI3–0NYR
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–1STL
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5CHI
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -4+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYI
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–1NYI
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS1–8NYI
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3NYI
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      49
      points
      NHL#10
      16
      goals
      NHL#36
      33
      assists
      NHL#4
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#58
      NYI
      21-12-0W-L-OT49Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET0–1NYI
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2WSH
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–8NYI
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–5NYI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–4NYI
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2TOR
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2STL
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • February 1976
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–5NYR
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–4DET
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3VAN
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2KCS
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–4NYI
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1BUF
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–1NYI
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1NYI
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–0WSH
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      71
      points
      NHL#12
      24
      goals
      NHL#29
      47
      assists
      NHL#7
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#73
      NYI
      31-17-0W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI7–2MNS
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +3+/-6SOG2PPP
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      KCS2–2NYI
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYI
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1976
    • The game
      CGS1–2NYI
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3NYI
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–6NYI
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3PIT
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–4NYI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2TOR
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CHI
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1NYI
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–4NYI
      W
      game 72/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1LAK
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2CGS
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYI
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1976
    • The game
      AFM1–1NYI
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–10NYI
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +8+/-4SOG
      +5 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1975-1976 season with 98 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    98
    NHL#11
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#36
    Assists
    67
    NHL#6
    P/GP
    1.26
    NHL#10
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#85
    Events
    31
    career best in goals
    100
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 20 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Vancouver Canucks

    NYIvsVAN
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      VAN3–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      NYI3–1VAN
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–0

    NYI2–0VAN
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYIvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI3–5BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      BUF3–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      NYI4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–3NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    NYI4–2BUF
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYIvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI2–3MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI3–4MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • May 1976
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      MTL3–2NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      MTL2–5NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI2–5MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Islanders out 4–1

    NYI1–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Denis Potvin ends the 1975-1976 playoffs with 19 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    19
    NHL#2
    Games
    13
    Goals
    5
    NHL#10
    Assists
    14
    NHL#1
    P/GP
    1.46
    NHL#2
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#8
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff goals
    10
    playoff assists
    12 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    VAN2–0→BUF4–2→MTL1–4
    Honour

    Denis Potvin won James Norris Memorial Trophy for 1975-1976

    James Norris Memorial Trophy
    NYINew York Islanders