Regular season and playoffsMTL

Frank Mahovlich's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#6

Goals

NHL#7

Assists

NHL#7

Plus/minus

+42

NHL#15

Games

97% of 78

Left winger Frank Mahovlich was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 76 of a possible 78 games and scored 43 goals and 53 assists for 96 points, 1.26 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Frank Mahovlich plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Frank was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–9MTL
  W
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  L
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–2CGS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG2PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  MTL6–0VAN
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +3+/-6SOG1SHP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  October 23game 7/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET0–3MTL
  W
  October 30game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5PHI
  L
  October 31game 10/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–5MTL
  W
  November 3game 11/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI1–2MTL
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  W
  November 7game 13/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL5–1MNS
  W
  November 13game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  November 14game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–7MTL
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–2MTL
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2MTL
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3CHI
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  22
  points
  NHL#11
  16
  goals
  NHL#1
  6
  assists
  NHL#87
  MTL
  12-2-0W-L-OT30Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT1–3MTL
  W
  November 27game 21/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-12SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–4DET
  L
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- December 1971
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  December 1game 23/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN0–7MTL
  W
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  +4P+4A
  +4+/-6SOG1PPP
  +4 assists
  View the game
Milestone
Frank Mahovlich reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · December 4
- The game
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  December 8game 25/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  MTL1–4PHI
  L
  December 12game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  December 15game 28/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL6–2VAN
  W
  December 17game 29/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL3–3CGS
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–4MTL
  W
  December 22game 31/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1SHP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL2–4PIT
  L
  December 25game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–5NYR
  L
  December 26game 33/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS2–3MTL
  W
  December 29game 34/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-8SOG
  +1 goal
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–5TOR
  L
  January 1game 35/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–6DET
  L
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–6MTL
  W
  January 5game 37/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK2–10MTL
  W
  January 8game 38/781
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
  45
  points
  NHL#10
  21
  goals
  NHL#11
  24
  assists
  NHL#17
  MTL
  23-9-0W-L-OT53Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT1–7MTL
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF2–6MTL
  W
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR0–1MTL
  W
  January 19game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  L
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS6–5MTL
  L
  January 27game 47/78
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  0+/-10SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  STL0–4MTL
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- February 1972
- The game
  MTL3–1STL
  W
  February 1game 49/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL1–1LAK
  February 3game 50/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2CGS
  February 4game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–7MTL
  W
  February 10game 53/78
  His night
  +5P+1G+4A
  +5+/-1SOG
  +5 points
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- The game
  LAK5–6MTL
  W
  February 12game 54/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 55/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–1MTL
  February 16game 56/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI1–3MTL
  W
  February 19game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–0BUF
  W
  February 20game 58/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  L
  February 22game 59/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7857 of 59 played
  69
  points
  NHL#7
  30
  goals
  NHL#8
  39
  assists
  NHL#10
  MTL
  33-14-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2MNS
  W
  February 24game 60/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–8MTL
  W
  February 26game 61/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG1SHP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Frank Mahovlich reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 26
- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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Milestone
Frank Mahovlich reaches 500 career points
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · February 27
- The game
  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–5MTL
  W
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  MTL4–0PHI
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–4PIT
  W
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  March 9game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–1MTL
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–2MTL
  W
  March 13game 69/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  March 15game 70/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +1+/-7SOG3PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL6–7DET
  L
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  -2+/-8SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  March 22game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–5CHI
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- April 1972
- The game
  BOS2–6MTL
  W
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  W
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 2
Frank Mahovlich closes the 1971-1972 season with 96 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
96
NHL#6
Games
76of 78
97%
Goals
43
NHL#7
Assists
53
NHL#7
P/GP
1.26
NHL#6
+/-
+42
NHL#15
Events
96
career best in points
2
hat tricks
500
career points
500
NHL games
250
career assists
7 i rad
games with a point · 12 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers
MTLvsNYR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL2–3NYR
  L
  April 5
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  L
  April 6
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  W
  April 11
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
MTL2–4NYR
Eliminated
6Games5Points3Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 13
Frank Mahovlich ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
5
NHL#33
Games
6
Goals
3
NHL#25
Assists
2
NHL#51
P/GP
0.83
NHL#17
+/-
-5
NHL#133
Events
50
playoff games
25
playoff assists
5 i rad
games with a point
NYR2–4

Frank Mahovlich plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

Frank Mahovlich reaches 500 NHL games

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Frank Mahovlich reaches 250 career assists

Frank Mahovlich reaches 500 career points

Frank Mahovlich closes the 1971-1972 season with 96 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

Frank Mahovlich ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points