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Derek Sanderson's 1970-1971 season

Points
63
NHL#24
Goals
29
NHL#21
Assists
34
NHL#35
Plus/minus
+39
NHL#10
Games
71
91%
91% of 78

Centre Derek Sanderson was 24 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 71 of a possible 78 games and scored 29 goals and 34 assists for 63 points, 0.89 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 3 points.

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

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Derek Sanderson plays the 1970-1971 season for Boston Bruins

    Derek was 24 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS8–5LAK
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–1CGS
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3BOS
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–4BOS
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–5DET
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–6BOS
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • November 1970
    • The game
      MNS0–5BOS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–0BOS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–6BOS
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–6BOS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS2–3TOR
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–1BOS
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS8–4MNS
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–2PHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–5STL
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–3BOS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
      15
      points
      NHL#32
      6
      goals
      NHL#37
      9
      assists
      NHL#29
      BOS
      13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3NYR
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–2MTL
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–8BOS
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–6BOS
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      W
      game 30/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS7–1STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4PIT
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–2MNS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS9–4BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–1PHI
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN4–6BOS
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      30
      points
      NHL#30
      14
      goals
      NHL#23
      16
      assists
      NHL#43
      BOS
      28-6-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS4–7BOS
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–9BOS
      W
      game 42/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–9BOS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–6BOS
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2NYR
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6BOS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL0–6BOS
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK3–7BOS
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4BOS
      game 52/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3STL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS4–5VAN
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–0CGS
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5LAK
      L
      game 58/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      49
      points
      NHL#25
      22
      goals
      NHL#18
      27
      assists
      NHL#29
      BOS
      42-10-0W-L-OT91Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–8BOS
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • March 1971
    • The game
      BOS6–0MNS
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Derek Sanderson reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · March 2

    • The game
      CGS0–7BOS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS6–3PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–4BOS
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–5BOS
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2CHI
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3BOS
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3MTL
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • April 1971
    • The game
      BOS8–3TOR
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–7BOS
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2SHP
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Derek Sanderson closes the 1970-1971 season with 63 points

    Points
    63
    NHL#24
    Games
    71of 78
    91%
    Goals
    29
    NHL#21
    Assists
    34
    NHL#35
    P/GP
    0.89
    NHL#21
    +/-
    +39
    NHL#10
    Events
    29
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career assists
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL7–5BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BOS3–8MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Derek Sanderson ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#58
    Games
    7
    Goals
    2
    NHL#39
    Assists
    1
    NHL#74
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#41
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#141
    MTL3–4