Regular season and playoffsMTL

Henri Richard's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#74

Goals

NHL#112

Assists

NHL#43

Plus/minus

+10

NHL#62

Games

100% of 78

Centre Henri Richard was 35 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played all 78 games and scored 12 goals and 32 assists for 44 points, 0.56 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Henri Richard plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Henri was 35 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–4MTL
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–9MTL
  W
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +5+/-4SOG
  +4 points
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- The game
  MTL4–8NYR
  L
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2CGS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–0VAN
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  October 23game 7/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET0–3MTL
  W
  October 30game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–5PHI
  L
  October 31game 10/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–5MTL
  W
  November 3game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–2MTL
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  W
  November 7game 13/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–1MNS
  W
  November 13game 15/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–2BUF
  November 14game 16/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS2–7MTL
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–2MTL
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI2–2MTL
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3CHI
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  13
  points
  NHL#54
  4
  goals
  NHL#77
  9
  assists
  NHL#41
  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
  +3+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL2–4DET
  L
  November 28game 22/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- December 1971
- The game
  LAK3–5MTL
  W
  December 1game 23/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–7MTL
  W
  December 4game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4MTL
  W
  December 8game 25/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–4PHI
  L
  December 12game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–1LAK
  W
  December 15game 28/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2VAN
  W
  December 17game 29/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL3–3CGS
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–4MTL
  W
  December 22game 31/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–4PIT
  L
  December 25game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–5NYR
  L
  December 26game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–3MTL
  W
  December 29game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  MTL2–5TOR
  L
  January 1game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–6DET
  L
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  VAN4–6MTL
  W
  January 5game 37/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 assists
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Milestone
Henri Richard reaches 250 career assists
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · January 5
- The game
  LAK2–10MTL
  W
  January 8game 38/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–5CHI
  L
  January 9game 39/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  29
  points
  NHL#42
  7
  goals
  NHL#93
  22
  assists
  NHL#22
  MTL
  23-9-0W-L-OT53Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL3–7STL
  L
  January 11game 40/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  PIT1–7MTL
  W
  January 13game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–6MTL
  W
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR0–1MTL
  W
  January 19game 44/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  L
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–3PIT
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS6–5MTL
  L
  January 27game 47/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL0–4MTL
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- February 1972
- The game
  MTL3–1STL
  W
  February 1game 49/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL1–1LAK
  February 3game 50/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2CGS
  February 4game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2VAN
  W
  February 6game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–7MTL
  W
  February 10game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–6MTL
  W
  February 12game 54/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 55/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS1–1MTL
  February 16game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-7SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–3MTL
  W
  February 19game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL4–0BUF
  W
  February 20game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR7–3MTL
  L
  February 22game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 78
  36
  points
  NHL#57
  10
  goals
  NHL#102
  26
  assists
  NHL#37
  MTL
  33-14-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MTL4–2MNS
  W
  February 24game 60/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–8MTL
  W
  February 26game 61/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–5MTL
  W
  February 27game 62/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- March 1972
- The game
  BUF1–4MTL
  W
  March 1game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–5MTL
  W
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–0PHI
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Henri Richard reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · March 5
- The game
  MTL5–4PIT
  W
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  W
  March 9game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–1MTL
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–2MTL
  W
  March 13game 69/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL5–2TOR
  W
  March 15game 70/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  W
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–7DET
  L
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  March 22game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR3–3MTL
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–5BOS
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL5–5CHI
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- April 1972
- The game
  BOS2–6MTL
  W
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–5NYR
  W
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 2
Henri Richard closes the 1971-1972 season with 44 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
44
NHL#74
Games
78of 78
100%
Goals
12
NHL#112
Assists
32
NHL#43
P/GP
0.56
NHL#85
+/-
+10
NHL#62
Events
500
NHL games
250
career assists
5 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
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
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL2–5NYR
  L
  April 6
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  NYR1–2MTL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  NYR6–4MTL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL2–1NYR
  W
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  NYR3–2MTL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Quarterfinal
April 13
New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2
MTL2–4NYR
Eliminated
6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
April 13
Henri Richard ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 3 points
MTLMontréal Canadiens
Points
3
NHL#53
Games
6
Goals
0
NHL#77
Assists
3
NHL#36
P/GP
0.50
NHL#35
+/-
+2
NHL#22
NYR2–4

Henri Richard plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens

1/4 into the season

Henri Richard reaches 250 career assists

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Henri Richard reaches 500 NHL games

Henri Richard closes the 1971-1972 season with 44 points

Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

Henri Richard ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 3 points