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Don O'Donoghue's 1969-1970 season

Points
11
NHL#180
Goals
5
NHL#138
Assists
6
NHL#189
Plus/minus
-28
NHL#280
Games
68
89%
89% of 76

Right winger Don O'Donoghue was 20 years old when the 1969-1970 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Oakland Seals. He played 68 of a possible 76 games and scored 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points, 0.16 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 0 points.

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

1969-1970Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Don O'Donoghue makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Pittsburgh Penguins

    Don was 20 years old · Civic Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    • The game
      OAK2–2PIT
      game 1/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–1CHI
      W
      game 2/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK0–6BOS
      L
      game 3/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–5OAK
      W
      game 4/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK0–5LAK
      L
      game 5/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4OAK
      W
      game 6/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2OAK
      L
      game 7/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3OAK
      W
      game 8/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Don O'Donoghue scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 29

    • The game
      DET3–1OAK
      L
      game 9/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1969
    • The game
      TOR5–2OAK
      L
      game 10/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR8–1OAK
      L
      game 11/761
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–2PHI
      game 12/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–8BOS
      L
      game 13/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–0OAK
      L
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–3CHI
      L
      game 15/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK4–2MNS
      W
      game 16/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–4MTL
      L
      game 17/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–5NYR
      L
      game 18/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–4STL
      L
      game 19/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 76
      1
      points
      NHL#184
      1
      goals
      NHL#125
      0
      assists
      NHL#197
      OAK
      5-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK3–5PIT
      L
      game 20/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–0DET
      W
      game 21/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1969
    • The game
      STL3–3OAK
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4OAK
      W
      game 27/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–3OAK
      W
      game 28/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–0OAK
      L
      game 29/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–3NYR
      L
      game 30/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–3PHI
      L
      game 31/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–1TOR
      game 34/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–5MTL
      L
      game 35/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–5NYR
      L
      game 36/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1OAK
      L
      game 37/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 7631 of 38 played
      1
      points
      NHL#215
      1
      goals
      NHL#165
      0
      assists
      NHL#228
      OAK
      9-23-0W-L-OT24Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK3–6BOS
      L
      game 39/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1OAK
      L
      game 40/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–0MTL
      W
      game 42/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–3CHI
      L
      game 43/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–3PIT
      game 44/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Don O'Donoghue records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · January 21

    • The game
      TOR3–6OAK
      W
      game 45/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK4–1MNS
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      STL6–1OAK
      L
      game 47/76
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1OAK
      L
      game 48/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1970
    • The game
      DET3–2OAK
      L
      game 49/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5OAK
      W
      game 50/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–1STL
      W
      game 51/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OAK1–5TOR
      L
      game 52/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–2OAK
      W
      game 53/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4OAK
      W
      game 54/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3OAK
      game 55/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1OAK
      L
      game 56/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6OAK
      W
      game 57/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 7649 of 57 played
      6
      points
      NHL#193
      1
      goals
      NHL#184
      5
      assists
      NHL#177
      OAK
      17-31-0W-L-OT43Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK1–4TOR
      L
      game 58/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–7DET
      L
      game 59/76
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–3PIT
      L
      game 60/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1970
    • The game
      TOR4–1OAK
      L
      game 61/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–2OAK
      L
      game 62/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–5LAK
      L
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–2OAK
      game 64/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2OAK
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2OAK
      W
      game 66/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2OAK
      game 67/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3OAK
      W
      game 68/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–3PHI
      L
      game 69/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OAK2–2MNS
      game 70/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3OAK
      W
      game 71/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–3OAK
      W
      game 72/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS8–3OAK
      L
      game 73/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1970
    • The game
      OAK2–2STL
      game 74/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4OAK
      W
      game 75/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–4LAK
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Don O'Donoghue closes the 1969-1970 season with 11 points

    Points
    11
    NHL#180
    Games
    68of 76
    89%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#138
    Assists
    6
    NHL#189
    P/GP
    0.16
    NHL#193
    +/-
    -28
    NHL#280
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Oakland Seals are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Oakland Seals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    OAKvsPIT
    Swedes on Oakland Seals
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OAK1–2PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 2
      OAK1–3PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 3
      PIT5–2OAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Oakland Seals out 4–0

    OAK0–4PIT
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Don O'Donoghue ends the 1969-1970 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#115
    Games
    3
    Goals
    0
    NHL#81
    Assists
    0
    NHL#100
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#74
    PIT0–4