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Frank Mahovlich's 1970-1971 season

Points
73
NHL#13
Goals
31
NHL#16
Assists
42
NHL#18
Plus/minus
+9
NHL#71
Games
73
92%
92% of 79

Left winger Frank Mahovlich was 32 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings och Montréal Canadiens. He played 73 of a possible 79 games and scored 31 goals and 42 assists for 73 points, 1.00 points per game. He moved from Detroit Red Wings to Montréal Canadiens in January. The season ended with Frank Mahovlich winning the Stanley Cup with Montréal Canadiens against Chicago Blackhawks, after 20 playoff games and 27 points.

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

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Frank Mahovlich opens the 1970-1971 season with Detroit Red Wings

    DETDetroit Red Wings

    Frank was 32 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGS3–5DET
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–4BUF
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3DET
      game 8/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–4NYR
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–5DET
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • November 1970
    • The game
      TOR5–4DET
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3DET
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3DET
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2STL
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–4LAK
      game 16/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–6PIT
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–2PHI
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4DET
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7816 of 20 played
      16
      points
      NHL#22
      7
      goals
      NHL#29
      9
      assists
      NHL#29
      DET
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–9TOR
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5DET
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • December 1970
    • The game
      LAK4–4DET
      game 23/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–3STL
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–2DET
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–3DET
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–5DET
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6BOS
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–9PIT
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS7–3DET
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–7DET
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–5BUF
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI8–3DET
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET0–13TOR
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS2–3DET
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3DET
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7834 of 39 played
      32
      points
      NHL#24
      14
      goals
      NHL#24
      18
      assists
      NHL#27
      DET
      13-22-0W-L-OT30Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Frank Mahovlich reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 9

    • The game
      TOR3–2DET
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3MNS
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–5PHI
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6MTL
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4MTL
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–4MTL
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–4CHI
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 1971
    • The game
      MTL5–2VAN
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2CGS
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      L
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4MTL
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6MTL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS2–5MTL
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3MTL
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–7MTL
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3VAN
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2CGS
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
      53
      points
      NHL#16
      20
      goals
      NHL#26
      33
      assists
      NHL#15
      MTL
      30-17-0W-L-OT72Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL5–3LAK
      W
      game 60/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–3MTL
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • March 1971
    • The game
      MTL0–4PIT
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–8MTL
      W
      game 63/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–1DET
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3MTL
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2TOR
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–1MTL
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1PIT
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–6STL
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–4MTL
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–2NYR
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5MTL
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–9MTL
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–1CHI
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3MTL
      L
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1971
    • The game
      NYR2–7MTL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–7BOS
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Frank Mahovlich closes the 1970-1971 season with 73 points

    DETDetroit Red WingsMTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    73
    NHL#13
    Games
    73of 78
    94%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#16
    Assists
    42
    NHL#18
    P/GP
    1.00
    NHL#14
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#71
    Events
    200
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL7–5BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      MTL3–7BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BOS3–8MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withBoston Bruins
    • Game 7
      MTL4–2BOS
      W
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    MTL4–3BOS
    Advance
    7Games10Points7Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars

    MTLvsMNS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS2–7MTL
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      MNS6–3MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      MTL6–3MNS
      W
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      MTL2–5MNS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS1–6MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      MTL3–2MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

    MTL4–2MNS
    Advance
    6Games9Points3Goals6Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Chicago Blackhawks

    MTLvsCHI
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–2CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–5CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      CHI2–4MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      CHI2–5MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      MTL0–2CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      CHI3–4MTL
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 7
      MTL3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–3 in the final

    7Games8Points4Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Frank Mahovlich ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 27 points

    DETDetroit Red WingsMTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    27
    NHL#1
    Games
    20
    Goals
    14
    NHL#1
    Assists
    13
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.35
    NHL#4
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#31
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    10
    playoff goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    BOS4–3→MNS4–2→CHI4–3