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Garth Rizzuto's 1970-1971 season

Points
7
NHL#250
Goals
3
NHL#209
Assists
4
NHL#258
Plus/minus
-16
NHL#294
Games
37
47%
47% of 78

Centre Garth Rizzuto was 23 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 37 of a possible 78 games and scored 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points, 0.19 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971
  1. NHL debut

    Garth Rizzuto makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠4 loss against St. Louis Blues

    Garth was 23 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    • The game
      VAN1–4STL
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–2VAN
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1VAN
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 785 of 20 played
      0
      points
      NHL#256
      0
      goals
      NHL#193
      0
      assists
      NHL#245
      VAN
      7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–7MTL
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 786 of 39 played
      0
      points
      NHL#279
      0
      goals
      NHL#234
      0
      assists
      NHL#277
      VAN
      14-22-0W-L-OT31Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN4–6BOS
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2STL
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Garth Rizzuto scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · January 12

    • The game
      PIT4–3VAN
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Garth Rizzuto records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · January 16

    • The game
      VAN3–1CGS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–1VAN
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4PIT
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7DET
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3VAN
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1VAN
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1VAN
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • February 1971
    • The game
      MTL5–2VAN
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–4VAN
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6VAN
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5VAN
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3CHI
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2VAN
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3VAN
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–8BOS
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7825 of 59 played
      4
      points
      NHL#253
      2
      goals
      NHL#206
      2
      assists
      NHL#264
      VAN
      18-35-0W-L-OT42Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–8PHI
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4NYR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1971
    • The game
      VAN3–3MTL
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7VAN
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–3VAN
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI7–4VAN
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL1–4VAN
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4DET
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS5–11VAN
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1971
    • The game
      VAN7–2CGS
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–2VAN
      L
      game 78/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Garth Rizzuto closes the 1970-1971 season with 7 points

    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    7
    NHL#250
    Games
    37of 78
    47%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#209
    Assists
    4
    NHL#258
    P/GP
    0.19
    NHL#229
    +/-
    -16
    NHL#294
    Events
    7
    career best in points
    3
    career best in goals
    4
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal