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Eric Vail's 1975-1976 season

Points
47
NHL#104
Goals
16
NHL#126
Assists
31
NHL#86
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#106
Games
60
75%
75% of 80

Left winger Eric Vail was 22 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 31 assists for 47 points, 0.78 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Eric Vail plays the 1975-1976 season for Atlanta Flames

    Eric was 22 years old when the 1975-1976 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Eric Vail's season starts in game 6 of 80

    Atlanta Flames have played 5 games5 of 80 without him
    • The game
      STL1–1AFM
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7AFM
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–7STL
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–2VAN
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–0CGS
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1975
    • The game
      AFM1–3LAK
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1AFM
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3AFM
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 808 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#307
      0
      goals
      NHL#266
      1
      assists
      NHL#281
      AFM
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • December 1975
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM7–4BUF
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      KCS1–3AFM
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3MNS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–8AFM
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      AFM2–1BOS
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–2AFM
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4AFM
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–3PIT
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–6TOR
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM8–1NYR
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–7AFM
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8020 of 40 played
      12
      points
      NHL#190
      4
      goals
      NHL#184
      8
      assists
      NHL#191
      AFM
      20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM6–4KCS
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–4AFM
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–1AFM
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5AFM
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–0AFM
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3AFM
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–7PHI
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–8AFM
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +5 points
    • The game
      AFM3–7CHI
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Eric Vail reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · January 28

    • The game
      BOS4–2AFM
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1976
    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS1–4AFM
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1AFM
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5AFM
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2AFM
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5STL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8040 of 60 played
      27
      points
      NHL#139
      11
      goals
      NHL#120
      16
      assists
      NHL#146
      AFM
      26-26-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM1–3BUF
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1KCS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–7TOR
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3PIT
      game 64/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Eric Vail reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · February 25

    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1976
    • The game
      DET3–2AFM
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–8AFM
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      AFM6–6NYR
      game 68/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS0–9AFM
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM4–1MNS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH1–4AFM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–6PHI
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–2CHI
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM0–8DET
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1WSH
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1976
    • The game
      AFM1–1NYI
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4AFM
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Eric Vail closes the 1975-1976 season with 47 points

    Points
    47
    NHL#104
    Games
    60of 80
    75%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#126
    Assists
    31
    NHL#86
    P/GP
    0.78
    NHL#69
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#106
    Events
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Los Angeles Kings

    AFMvsLAK
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2LAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      LAK1–0AFM
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2LAK
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists