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Dennis Kearns's 1975-1976 season

Points
51
NHL#85
Goals
5
NHL#249
Assists
46
NHL#30
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#300
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Defenceman Dennis Kearns was 30 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played all 80 games and scored 5 goals and 46 assists for 51 points, 0.64 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 1 points.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dennis Kearns plays the 1975-1976 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Dennis was 30 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN3–2MNS
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4KCS
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–7VAN
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3VAN
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–8NYR
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–5NYI
      game 7/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–3TOR
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4VAN
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–2VAN
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • November 1975
    • The game
      VAN3–3STL
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dennis Kearns reaches 100 career points

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 1

    • The game
      VAN1–6CHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4VAN
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–3VAN
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4VAN
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2WSH
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      8
      points
      NHL#155
      0
      goals
      NHL#266
      8
      assists
      NHL#76
      +1
      +/-
      NHL#55
      VAN
      7-8-0W-L-OT19Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF0–4VAN
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–2CGS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6MTL
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5PHI
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1975
    • The game
      DET1–9VAN
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      AFM6–2VAN
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–5VAN
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–3BOS
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dennis Kearns reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Boston Bruins · December 14

    • The game
      VAN5–6KCS
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–5VAN
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2VAN
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–4STL
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–2DET
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      KCS2–5VAN
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4VAN
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3DET
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–3WSH
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–8BUF
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5AFM
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#96
      1
      goals
      NHL#276
      24
      assists
      NHL#27
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#108
      VAN
      15-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–5VAN
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–1VAN
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS5–3VAN
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–5MNS
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–8VAN
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR5–5VAN
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2VAN
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–4VAN
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1976
    • The game
      VAN3–2CHI
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2VAN
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6PHI
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–5STL
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–3VAN
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–3VAN
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–4MTL
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3TOR
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2VAN
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–4VAN
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS0–7VAN
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL4–5VAN
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      38
      points
      NHL#88
      2
      goals
      NHL#275
      36
      assists
      NHL#24
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#93
      VAN
      25-24-0W-L-OT61Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–1VAN
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5PIT
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–5BOS
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1976
    • The game
      VAN3–3NYR
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3NYI
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3KCS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3MNS
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      VAN1–6LAK
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      KCS1–3VAN
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3VAN
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4VAN
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–3PHI
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 73/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL5–2VAN
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5VAN
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–4VAN
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7LAK
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS4–4VAN
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • April 1976
    • The game
      VAN5–0CGS
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      KCS2–5VAN
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Dennis Kearns closes the 1975-1976 season with 51 points

    Points
    51
    NHL#85
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#249
    Assists
    46
    NHL#30
    P/GP
    0.64
    NHL#106
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#300
    Events
    5
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career assists
    100
    career points
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet New York Islanders

    VANvsNYI
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      VAN3–5NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      NYI3–1VAN
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–0

    VAN0–2NYI
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists