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Gary Doak's 1971-1972 season

Points
12
NHL#210
Goals
1
NHL#252
Assists
11
NHL#185
Plus/minus
+14
NHL#49
Games
55
67%
67% of 82

Defenceman Gary Doak was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks och New York Rangers. He played 55 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 11 assists for 12 points, 0.22 points per game. He moved from Vancouver Canucks to New York Rangers in November. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 0 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gary Doak opens the 1971-1972 season with Vancouver Canucks

    Gary was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Gary Doak's season starts in game 15 of 78

    Vancouver Canucks have played 14 games14 of 78 without him
    • The game
      NYR3–1VAN
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3PIT
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2TOR
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 785 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#221
      0
      goals
      NHL#201
      1
      assists
      NHL#203
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#46
      VAN
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–8NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 786 of 20 played
      1
      points
      NHL#230
      0
      goals
      NHL#213
      1
      assists
      NHL#210
      0
      +/-
      NHL#42
      NYR
      14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5NYR
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL1–9NYR
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–8NYR
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7820 of 39 played
      7
      points
      NHL#186
      1
      goals
      NHL#204
      6
      assists
      NHL#165
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#19
      NYR
      27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1LAK
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0CGS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5NYR
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4MNS
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1NYR
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–0NYR
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–6STL
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4NYR
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–4LAK
      W
      game 57/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–2CGS
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7840 of 59 played
      11
      points
      NHL#189
      1
      goals
      NHL#233
      10
      assists
      NHL#161
      +13
      +/-
      NHL#19
      NYR
      38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR7–3MTL
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–2NYR
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      CGS1–4NYR
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3BUF
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS7–3NYR
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5NYR
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–0NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Gary Doak closes the 1971-1972 season with 12 points

    Points
    12
    NHL#210
    Games
    55of 78
    71%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#252
    Assists
    11
    NHL#185
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#211
    +/-
    +14
    NHL#49
    Events
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 4
      NYR6–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR3–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR5–3CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    NYRvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR5–6BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • May 1972
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–0NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Gary Doak ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#108
    Games
    12
    Goals
    0
    NHL#77
    Assists
    0
    NHL#96
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#22
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4