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Gregg Sheppard's 1972-1973 season

Points
50
NHL#71
Goals
24
NHL#60
Assists
26
NHL#94
Plus/minus
+37
NHL#12
Games
64
82%
82% of 78

Centre Gregg Sheppard was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 64 of a possible 78 games and scored 24 goals and 26 assists for 50 points, 0.78 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 3 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Gregg Sheppard's season starts in game 10 of 78

    Boston Bruins have played 9 games9 of 78 without him
    NHL debut

    Gregg Sheppard makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠2 win against Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gregg was 23 years old · Maple Leaf Gardens, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +4+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
    Milestone

    Gregg Sheppard scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 29

    • The game
      BOS2–5LAK
      L
      game 12/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Gregg Sheppard records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · November 2

    • The game
      BOS6–6CGS
      game 13/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–2VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8BOS
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–3BOS
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–4BOS
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–3NYI
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–6BOS
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGS2–4BOS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7811 of 20 played
      14
      points
      NHL#62
      9
      goals
      NHL#21
      5
      assists
      NHL#134
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–0AFM
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI4–6BOS
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1972
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–5BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS4–8BOS
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–7BUF
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–3PHI
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–8BOS
      W
      game 33/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–3BOS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–1AFM
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–0MNS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–2VAN
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5CHI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7830 of 39 played
      30
      points
      NHL#57
      14
      goals
      NHL#46
      16
      assists
      NHL#72
      BOS
      26-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI9–7BOS
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–3PIT
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5BOS
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4NYR
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      L
      game 47/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2BOS
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–6BOS
      W
      game 49/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      TOR2–5BOS
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3BOS
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2BOS
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–2MNS
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2BOS
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–7BOS
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS3–1PHI
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–5MNS
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7847 of 59 played
      36
      points
      NHL#78
      18
      goals
      NHL#61
      18
      assists
      NHL#116
      BOS
      37-17-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS7–6VAN
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS6–2CGS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–5LAK
      W
      game 62/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • March 1973
    • The game
      STL4–3BOS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–5MTL
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–4BOS
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5STL
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2AFM
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–5BOS
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS3–0NYI
      W
      game 69/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1BUF
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      W
      game 71/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM1–7BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS3–5BOS
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3BOS
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–6BOS
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3NYR
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Gregg Sheppard closes the 1972-1973 season with 50 points

    Points
    50
    NHL#71
    Games
    64of 78
    82%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#60
    Assists
    26
    NHL#94
    P/GP
    0.78
    NHL#58
    +/-
    +37
    NHL#12
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    50
    career points
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    7 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet New York Rangers

    BOSvsNYR
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR6–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      NYR4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS4–2NYR
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS0–4NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      NYR6–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4NYR
    Eliminated
    5Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Gregg Sheppard ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#59
    Games
    5
    Goals
    2
    NHL#36
    Assists
    1
    NHL#76
    P/GP
    0.60
    +/-
    0
    NHL#56
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    NYR1–4