Regular seasonDET

Gordie Howe's 1970-1971 season

Points

NHL#51

Goals

NHL#40

Assists

NHL#54

Plus/minus

-3

NHL#188

Games

80% of 78

Right winger Gordie Howe was 42 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 63 of a possible 78 games and scored 23 goals and 29 assists for 52 points, 0.83 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971

Year 1970
56 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Gordie Howe plays the 1970-1971 season for Detroit Red Wings
DETDetroit Red Wings
Gordie was 42 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  CGS3–5DET
  W
  October 10game 1/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET3–7BOS
  L
  October 11game 2/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–4MTL
  L
  October 13game 3/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI2–1DET
  L
  October 15game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–2MNS
  W
  October 17game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1DET
  L
  October 18game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4BUF
  L
  October 23game 7/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3DET
  October 25game 8/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +2 points
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Milestone
Gordie Howe reaches 200 career goals
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · October 25
- The game
  DET1–4NYR
  L
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5DET
  W
  October 29game 10/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- November 1970
- The game
  TOR5–4DET
  L
  November 1game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET2–4CHI
  L
  November 4game 12/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1SHP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI1–3DET
  W
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-8SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  PIT3–3DET
  November 8game 14/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET1–2STL
  L
  November 12game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–4LAK
  November 15game 16/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET5–2VAN
  W
  November 17game 17/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–6PIT
  L
  November 21game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET4–2PHI
  W
  November 22game 19/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +3 points
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
  19
  points
  NHL#14
  10
  goals
  NHL#7
  9
  assists
  NHL#29
  DET
  7-10-0W-L-OT17Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- December 1970
- The game
  DET1–9PIT
  L
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CGS7–3DET
  L
  December 20game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–1DET
  L
  December 23game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–7DET
  W
  December 26game 33/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  DET2–5BUF
  L
  December 27game 34/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  CHI8–3DET
  L
  December 31game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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Year 1971
55 years ago
- The game
  DET0–13TOR
  L
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–3DET
  W
  January 3game 37/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–7BUF
  L
  January 7game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–3DET
  W
  January 9game 39/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7829 of 39 played
  25
  points
  NHL#52
  14
  goals
  NHL#24
  11
  assists
  NHL#95
  DET
  13-22-0W-L-OT30Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR3–2DET
  L
  January 10game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–2DET
  January 14game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–2DET
  L
  January 16game 42/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–0DET
  L
  January 17game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  DET0–2CHI
  L
  January 21game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET2–6MTL
  L
  January 23game 45/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–7DET
  W
  January 24game 46/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 points
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Milestone
Gordie Howe reaches 500 career points
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · January 24
- The game
  STL1–1DET
  January 28game 47/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–3DET
  January 30game 48/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET1–3PHI
  L
  January 31game 49/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- February 1971
- The game
  DET4–4MNS
  February 3game 50/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  NYR1–0DET
  L
  February 4game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET5–2CGS
  W
  February 7game 52/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  DET2–5LAK
  L
  February 10game 53/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–5VAN
  L
  February 12game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–4DET
  W
  February 14game 55/781
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  MNS3–5DET
  W
  February 18game 56/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF5–6DET
  W
  February 20game 57/78
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +4 points
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7847 of 59 played
  45
  points
  NHL#38
  21
  goals
  NHL#25
  24
  assists
  NHL#46
  DET
  18-33-0W-L-OT44Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- March 1971
- The game
  NYR2–2DET
  March 6game 63/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–1DET
  L
  March 7game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET3–7VAN
  L
  March 11game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–5LAK
  L
  March 13game 66/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET8–5CGS
  W
  March 14game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS11–4DET
  L
  March 16game 68/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–7BOS
  L
  March 18game 69/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–2STL
  L
  March 20game 70/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET0–2CHI
  L
  March 21game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  DET2–8PIT
  L
  March 24game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–4DET
  W
  March 25game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–9MTL
  L
  March 27game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–2DET
  W
  March 28game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2TOR
  March 31game 76/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- April 1971
- The game
  CHI4–1DET
  L
  April 3game 77/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET0–6NYR
  L
  April 4game 78/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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The season in numbers
April 4
Gordie Howe closes the 1970-1971 season with 52 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
52
NHL#51
Games
63of 78
81%
Goals
23
NHL#40
Assists
29
NHL#54
P/GP
0.83
NHL#31
+/-
-3
NHL#188
Events
500
career points
200
career goals
4 i rad
games with a point · 9 pts

Gordie Howe plays the 1970-1971 season for Detroit Red Wings

Gordie Howe reaches 200 career goals

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Gordie Howe reaches 500 career points

3/4 into the season

Gordie Howe closes the 1970-1971 season with 52 points