Regular season and playoffsMNS

Dennis O'Brien's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#233

Goals

NHL#196

Assists

NHL#227

Plus/minus

+11

NHL#55

Games

89% of 78

Defenceman Dennis O'Brien was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 70 of a possible 78 games and scored 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points, 0.13 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Dennis O'Brien plays the 1971-1972 season for Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Dennis was 22 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS4–2DET
  W
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–2MNS
  L
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–2BUF
  W
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–7MNS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–5MNS
  W
  October 23game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS6–3LAK
  W
  October 24game 7/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1STL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–2MNS
  W
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1TOR
  October 30game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–5BOS
  L
  October 31game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- November 1971
- The game
  TOR1–2MNS
  W
  November 3game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–5MNS
  W
  November 6game 13/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–0PHI
  W
  November 7game 14/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET2–1MNS
  L
  November 10game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1MNS
  L
  November 13game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–1PIT
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–4MNS
  W
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–4MNS
  W
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1PHI
  November 21game 20/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  1
  points
  NHL#228
  0
  goals
  NHL#208
  1
  assists
  NHL#206
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#47
  MNS
  13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS2–1VAN
  W
  November 23game 21/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  W
  November 26game 22/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–1LAK
  W
  November 27game 23/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1971
- The game
  CGS1–4MNS
  W
  December 1game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–3MNS
  W
  December 4game 25/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–3BUF
  L
  December 5game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–3TOR
  L
  December 8game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–5CHI
  L
  December 12game 29/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL1–4MNS
  W
  December 15game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–1MNS
  L
  December 18game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–3MNS
  W
  December 21game 33/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–1MNS
  L
  December 25game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–5DET
  L
  December 26game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  December 30game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  MNS3–2LAK
  W
  January 1game 37/781
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4MNS
  W
  January 5game 38/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN5–1MNS
  L
  January 8game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played
  3
  points
  NHL#237
  0
  goals
  NHL#247
  3
  assists
  NHL#208
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#37
  MNS
  22-12-0W-L-OT49Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS2–2VAN
  January 11game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS0–2CGS
  L
  January 12game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–7STL
  L
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–3CHI
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–1MNS
  January 18game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–1DET
  W
  January 19game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–4MNS
  W
  January 22game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–5MNS
  W
  January 23game 47/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  January 30game 50/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- February 1972
- The game
  MNS2–3TOR
  L
  February 2game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–6BOS
  L
  February 3game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3MNS
  February 5game 53/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS0–5CHI
  L
  February 6game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–4MNS
  W
  February 9game 55/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–1STL
  W
  February 10game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–5MNS
  W
  February 12game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +4+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET2–4MNS
  W
  February 16game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
  5
  points
  NHL#238
  2
  goals
  NHL#195
  3
  assists
  NHL#234
  +9
  +/-
  NHL#24
  MNS
  31-19-0W-L-OT71Points
  Playoff spot
  5th in the whole NHL
- March 1972
- The game
  MNS0–3PHI
  L
  March 2game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–4PIT
  L
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–2MNS
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–4MNS
  L
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–2MNS
  March 12game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–3MNS
  L
  March 14game 68/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN2–6MNS
  W
  March 16game 69/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  L
  March 18game 70/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–7BOS
  L
  March 19game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–4MNS
  W
  March 21game 72/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS4–4BUF
  March 23game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–3PIT
  L
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–0NYR
  W
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2MNS
  March 28game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  W
  March 31game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- April 1972
- The game
  MNS1–4VAN
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 2
Dennis O'Brien closes the 1971-1972 season with 9 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
9
NHL#233
Games
70of 78
90%
Goals
3
NHL#196
Assists
6
NHL#227
P/GP
0.13
NHL#244
+/-
+11
NHL#55
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues
MNSvsSTL
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  STL0–3MNS
  W
  April 5
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  MNS2–3STL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Minnesota North Starsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  STL3–4MNS
  W
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 16
St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3
MNS3–4STL
Eliminated
3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
April 16
Dennis O'Brien ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 1 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
1
NHL#86
Games
3
Goals
0
NHL#77
Assists
1
NHL#67
P/GP
0.33
+/-
+2
NHL#22
Events
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
STL3–4

Dennis O'Brien plays the 1971-1972 season for Minnesota North Stars

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dennis O'Brien closes the 1971-1972 season with 9 points

Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3

Dennis O'Brien ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 1 points