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Guy Lafleur's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#28

Goals

NHL#23

Assists

NHL#36

Plus/minus

+27

NHL#28

Games

93% of 78

Right winger Guy Lafleur was 20 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 73 of a possible 78 games and scored 29 goals and 35 assists for 64 points, 0.88 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
NHL debut
October 9
Guy Lafleur makes his NHL debut in the 4–⁠4 draw against New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers4–4MTLMontréal Canadiens
Guy was 20 years old · Montreal Forum, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
0
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL point
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- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Milestone
Guy Lafleur records his first NHL assist
in the game against New York Rangers · October 9
- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–9MTL
  W
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  L
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–2CGS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–0VAN
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  October 23game 7/781
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Guy Lafleur scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 23
- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET0–3MTL
  W
  October 30game 9/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–5PHI
  L
  October 31game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–5MTL
  W
  November 3game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–2MTL
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  W
  November 7game 13/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–1MNS
  W
  November 13game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  November 14game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–7MTL
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–2MTL
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–2MTL
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–3CHI
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  13
  points
  NHL#54
  3
  goals
  NHL#102
  10
  assists
  NHL#36
  MTL
  12-2-0W-L-OT30Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT1–3MTL
  W
  November 27game 21/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–4DET
  L
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- December 1971
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  December 1game 23/781
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  VAN0–7MTL
  W
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  December 8game 25/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  MTL1–4PHI
  L
  December 12game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  December 15game 28/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–2VAN
  W
  December 17game 29/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +3+/-4SOG
  HAT TRICK
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–5TOR
  L
  January 1game 35/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–6DET
  L
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6MTL
  W
  January 5game 37/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–10MTL
  W
  January 8game 38/781
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–5CHI
  L
  January 9game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7834 of 39 played
  32
  points
  NHL#32
  15
  goals
  NHL#22
  17
  assists
  NHL#44
  MTL
  23-9-0W-L-OT53Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL3–7STL
  L
  January 11game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–7MTL
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–6MTL
  W
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–1MTL
  W
  January 19game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  L
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–5MTL
  L
  January 27game 47/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  STL0–4MTL
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1972
- The game
  MTL3–1STL
  W
  February 1game 49/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–1LAK
  February 3game 50/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2CGS
  February 4game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–7MTL
  W
  February 10game 53/78
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  +5+/-4SOG
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–6MTL
  W
  February 12game 54/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 55/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–1MTL
  February 16game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–3MTL
  W
  February 19game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–0BUF
  W
  February 20game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  L
  February 22game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
  47
  points
  NHL#28
  23
  goals
  NHL#19
  24
  assists
  NHL#49
  MTL
  33-14-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2MNS
  W
  February 24game 60/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET1–8MTL
  W
  February 26game 61/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-10SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- March 1972
- The game
  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN0–5MTL
  W
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–0PHI
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–4PIT
  W
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  March 9game 67/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–1MTL
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–2MTL
  W
  March 13game 69/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  March 15game 70/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–7DET
  L
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  March 22game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–5CHI
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- April 1972
- The game
  BOS2–6MTL
  W
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  W
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 2
Guy Lafleur closes the 1971-1972 season with 64 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
64
NHL#28
Games
73of 78
94%
Goals
29
NHL#23
Assists
35
NHL#36
P/GP
0.88
NHL#28
+/-
+27
NHL#28
Events
3
hat tricks
50
career points
25
career goals
1
First NHL assist
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers
MTLvsNYR
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
Swedes on New York Rangers
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL2–3NYR
  L
  April 5
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  L
  April 6
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  W
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
MTL2–4NYR
Eliminated
6Games5Points1Goals4Assists
The run in numbers
April 13
Guy Lafleur ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
5
NHL#33
Games
6
Goals
1
NHL#50
Assists
4
NHL#24
P/GP
0.83
NHL#17
+/-
-1
NHL#75
Events
1
First playoff goal
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
2 points
best game
NYR2–4

Guy Lafleur makes his NHL debut in the 4–⁠4 draw against New York Rangers

Guy Lafleur records his first NHL assist

Guy Lafleur scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Guy Lafleur closes the 1971-1972 season with 64 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

Guy Lafleur ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points