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Greg Polis's 1971-1972 season

Points
49
NHL#53
Goals
30
NHL#20
Assists
19
NHL#119
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#194
Games
76
97%
97% of 78

Right winger Greg Polis was 21 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 76 of a possible 78 games and scored 30 goals and 19 assists for 49 points, 0.64 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Greg Polis plays the 1971-1972 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Greg was 21 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1LAK
      W
      game 3/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–1VAN
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2CGS
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–8PIT
      W
      game 6/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2PIT
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS6–4PIT
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–2MNS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1PIT
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1971
    • The game
      PIT3–5CGS
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–4VAN
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4CHI
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1STL
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3PIT
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–6PIT
      W
      game 18/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–1PIT
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      13
      points
      NHL#43
      9
      goals
      NHL#13
      4
      assists
      NHL#111
      PIT
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–2PIT
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–7CHI
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1PIT
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1971
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–4PIT
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–5BOS
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS1–1PIT
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3PIT
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2BOS
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–4PIT
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT1–6PHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2PIT
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      29
      points
      NHL#35
      14
      goals
      NHL#21
      15
      assists
      NHL#49
      PIT
      11-21-0W-L-OT29Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–0PIT
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4DET
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–7MTL
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN6–1PIT
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–1STL
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 47/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–1PIT
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2PIT
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–3STL
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–8LAK
      L
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1TOR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–6PIT
      W
      game 54/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR2–4PIT
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–0BUF
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2PIT
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      38
      points
      NHL#48
      21
      goals
      NHL#22
      17
      assists
      NHL#88
      PIT
      18-32-0W-L-OT45Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT0–2MNS
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2TOR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      DET4–7PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–4PIT
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6PIT
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT4–4BOS
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–4VAN
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–4LAK
      game 71/781
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT3–3CGS
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3PIT
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–2BUF
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS4–5PIT
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 77/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL2–6PIT
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Greg Polis closes the 1971-1972 season with 49 points

    Points
    49
    NHL#53
    Games
    76of 78
    97%
    Goals
    30
    NHL#20
    Assists
    19
    NHL#119
    P/GP
    0.64
    NHL#63
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#194
    Events
    49
    career best in points
    30
    career best in goals
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Chicago Blackhawks

    PITvsCHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      CHI2–0PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      CHI6–5PIT
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    PIT0–4CHI
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Greg Polis ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#68
    Games
    4
    Goals
    0
    NHL#77
    Assists
    2
    NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#119
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    CHI0–4