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Gordie Howe's 1969-1970 season

Points
71
NHL#9
Goals
31
NHL#14
Assists
40
NHL#13
Plus/minus
+23
NHL#21
Games
76
100%
100% of 76

Right winger Gordie Howe was 41 years old when the 1969-1970 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played all 76 games and scored 31 goals and 40 assists for 71 points, 0.93 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1969-1970Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Gordie Howe plays the 1969-1970 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Gordie was 41 years old when the 1969-1970 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR2–3DET
      W
      game 1/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–1CHI
      W
      game 2/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–2DET
      L
      game 3/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–4DET
      W
      game 4/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–2PHI
      game 5/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–1DET
      L
      game 6/761
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2LAK
      W
      game 7/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–1OAK
      W
      game 8/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • November 1969
    • The game
      PIT3–4DET
      W
      game 9/76
      His night
      +3P+3G
      -1+/-7SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      DET4–2PIT
      W
      game 10/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–2DET
      L
      game 11/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–3DET
      W
      game 12/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4NYR
      L
      game 13/761
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3BOS
      L
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2MNS
      game 15/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–5MTL
      game 16/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET0–4TOR
      L
      game 17/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1PHI
      game 18/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–5DET
      W
      game 19/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 76
      15
      points
      NHL#27
      8
      goals
      NHL#17
      7
      assists
      NHL#49
      DET
      9-6-0W-L-OT22Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–5DET
      W
      game 20/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      OAK1–0DET
      L
      game 21/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • December 1969
    • The game
      DET1–2PIT
      L
      game 22/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4DET
      game 23/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–1STL
      W
      game 24/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–5CHI
      L
      game 25/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–2DET
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1TOR
      W
      game 27/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5DET
      W
      game 28/76
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET4–6STL
      L
      game 29/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–2MTL
      W
      game 30/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–0DET
      L
      game 31/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3DET
      game 32/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–5DET
      W
      game 33/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–5DET
      W
      game 34/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET6–1PHI
      W
      game 35/76
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
    Milestone

    Gordie Howe reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · January 3

    • The game
      CHI0–4DET
      W
      game 36/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET0–7CHI
      L
      game 37/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3PIT
      W
      game 38/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 76
      32
      points
      NHL#19
      14
      goals
      NHL#21
      18
      assists
      NHL#26
      DET
      19-12-0W-L-OT45Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–5DET
      W
      game 39/76
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–3DET
      W
      game 40/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–3DET
      L
      game 41/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2STL
      W
      game 42/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–1DET
      L
      game 43/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4DET
      W
      game 44/76
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET2–1LAK
      W
      game 45/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1970
    • The game
      DET3–2OAK
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–5NYR
      L
      game 47/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4DET
      W
      game 48/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2BOS
      game 49/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3DET
      L
      game 50/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–5DET
      W
      game 51/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      W
      game 52/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–2DET
      L
      game 53/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 54/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–3DET
      game 55/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET7–5TOR
      W
      game 56/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–0DET
      L
      game 57/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 76
      51
      points
      NHL#13
      20
      goals
      NHL#23
      31
      assists
      NHL#14
      DET
      29-18-0W-L-OT68Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK1–7DET
      W
      game 58/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR3–3DET
      game 59/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1970
    • The game
      DET2–0NYR
      W
      game 60/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–5DET
      W
      game 61/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET4–2MTL
      W
      game 62/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–2DET
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1TOR
      W
      game 64/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–5BOS
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3DET
      W
      game 66/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2MNS
      W
      game 67/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–3OAK
      L
      game 68/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–1LAK
      W
      game 69/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–0DET
      L
      game 70/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5BOS
      game 71/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2DET
      game 72/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1970
    • The game
      DET5–2CHI
      W
      game 73/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4DET
      W
      game 74/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–6DET
      W
      game 75/76
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET5–9NYR
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Gordie Howe closes the 1969-1970 season with 71 points

    Points
    71
    NHL#9
    Games
    76of 76
    100%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#14
    Assists
    40
    NHL#13
    P/GP
    0.93
    NHL#13
    +/-
    +23
    NHL#21
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Detroit Red Wings are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Detroit Red Wings meet Chicago Blackhawks

    DETvsCHI
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 2
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      CHI4–2DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      CHI4–2DET
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–0

    DET0–4CHI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Gordie Howe ends the 1969-1970 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#67
    Games
    4
    Goals
    2
    NHL#30
    Assists
    0
    NHL#100
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#114
    Events
    10
    playoff goals
    CHI0–4