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Derek Sanderson's 1971-1972 season

Points
58
NHL#34
Goals
25
NHL#34
Assists
33
NHL#42
Plus/minus
+25
NHL#29
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Centre Derek Sanderson was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played all 78 games and scored 25 goals and 33 assists for 58 points, 0.74 points per game. The season ended with Derek Sanderson winning the Stanley Cup with Boston Bruins against New York Rangers, after 11 playoff games and 2 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Derek Sanderson plays the 1971-1972 season for Boston Bruins

    Derek was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–1BOS
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1NYR
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2BOS
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4BOS
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–1CGS
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3VAN
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5MTL
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–0BOS
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BOS
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Derek Sanderson reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · October 31

    • The game
      STL1–6BOS
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3CHI
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5BOS
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–11BOS
      W
      game 16/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–5BOS
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2BOS
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6BOS
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–1PHI
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      9
      points
      NHL#106
      3
      goals
      NHL#102
      6
      assists
      NHL#87
      BOS
      14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–6STL
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BOS5–3TOR
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–5BOS
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3LAK
      W
      game 25/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–2VAN
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–4CGS
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3PIT
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–2BOS
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 31/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI1–5BOS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–3BOS
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1CHI
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–2MNS
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–0TOR
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2BUF
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–5STL
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      23
      points
      NHL#63
      7
      goals
      NHL#91
      16
      assists
      NHL#48
      BOS
      27-7-0W-L-OT59Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–1BOS
      game 41/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–9BOS
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +4+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BOS2–0STL
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–5MTL
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 46/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2PHI
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–5BOS
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2SHP
      +2 points
    • February 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–0NYR
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–6BOS
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–3BOS
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS2–8BUF
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–9BOS
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–6BOS
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS4–1PHI
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4MNS
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG2SHP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      45
      points
      NHL#31
      19
      goals
      NHL#30
      26
      assists
      NHL#34
      BOS
      42-8-0W-L-OT93Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–1CHI
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3VAN
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS8–6CGS
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      W
      game 63/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1972
    • The game
      VAN3–7BOS
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Derek Sanderson reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · March 2

    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–0BOS
      L
      game 66/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4MNS
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS4–6PIT
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–4BOS
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–3LAK
      W
      game 70/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–7BOS
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5BOS
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–5BOS
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–6DET
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4TOR
      L
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–6BOS
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Derek Sanderson closes the 1971-1972 season with 58 points

    Points
    58
    NHL#34
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    25
    NHL#34
    Assists
    33
    NHL#42
    P/GP
    0.74
    NHL#41
    +/-
    +25
    NHL#29
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    BOSvsTOR
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      TOR0–5BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR4–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      BOS2–0TOR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      BOS5–4TOR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR2–3BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–1

    BOS4–1TOR
    Advance
    5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins meet St. Louis Blues

    BOSvsSTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

    BOS4–0STL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Rangers

    BOSvsNYR
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR5–6BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • May 1972
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–0NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Boston Bruins

    beat New York Rangers 4–2 in the final

    6Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Derek Sanderson ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#68
    Games
    11
    Goals
    1
    NHL#50
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.18
    NHL#70
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#119
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff assists
    TOR4–1→STL4–0→NYR4–2