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Jean Ratelle's 1971-1972 season

Points
109
NHL#3
Goals
46
NHL#5
Assists
63
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+61
NHL#3
Games
63
80%
80% of 78

Centre Jean Ratelle was 30 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 63 of a possible 78 games and scored 46 goals and 63 assists for 109 points, 1.73 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 1 points. He won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. He also won Ted Lindsay Award.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jean Ratelle plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

    Jean was 31 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
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–1NYR
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3TOR
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL4–8NYR
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI1–3NYR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7NYR
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR1–1PIT
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 11/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • November 1971
    • The game
      NYR7–1LAK
      W
      game 12/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR8–1CGS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–1VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYR
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYR
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Jean Ratelle reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · November 13

    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR1–4MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–12NYR
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +5P+4G+1A
      +5+/-5SOG
      4 GOALS
    • The game
      STL3–8NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      33
      points
      NHL#2
      14
      goals
      NHL#5
      19
      assists
      NHL#2
      NYR
      14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR2–4PIT
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–0PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS1–1NYR
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–1MNS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–5NYR
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    Milestone

    Jean Ratelle reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · December 29

    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–9NYR
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +3+/-7SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK0–8NYR
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +4+/-7SOG1PPP
      +5 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      71
      points
      NHL#1
      26
      goals
      NHL#6
      45
      assists
      NHL#1
      NYR
      27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 40/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR5–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–1LAK
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–0CGS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–5NYR
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR2–4MNS
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1NYR
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–0NYR
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–6STL
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK2–4NYR
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-3SOG1SHP
      HAT TRICK
    Milestone

    Jean Ratelle reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · February 15

    • The game
      NYR6–4LAK
      W
      game 57/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR2–2CGS
      game 58/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      102
      points
      NHL#2
      43
      goals
      NHL#2
      59
      assists
      NHL#2
      NYR
      38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Jean Ratelle reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · February 20

    • The game
      NYR7–3MTL
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL0–2NYR
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1972
    • The game
      CGS1–4NYR
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jean Ratelle closes the 1971-1972 season with 109 points

    Points
    109
    NHL#3
    Games
    63of 78
    81%
    Goals
    46
    NHL#5
    Assists
    63
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.73
    NHL#2
    +/-
    +61
    NHL#3
    Events
    109
    career best in points
    46
    career best in goals
    3
    hat tricks · 4 goals in one game
    500
    career points
    500
    NHL games
    250
    career assists
    200
    career goals
    13 i rad
    games with a point · 28 pts
    8 i rad
    games with a goal
    1 month and 4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    8 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    NYRvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR5–6BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • May 1972
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–0NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Jean Ratelle ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#86
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#77
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.17
    NHL#72
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#119
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4
    Honours

    Jean Ratelle won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 1971-1972