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Jim Lorentz's 1972-1973 season

Points
62
NHL#46
Goals
27
NHL#45
Assists
35
NHL#48
Plus/minus
+6
NHL#103
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Centre Jim Lorentz was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played all 78 games and scored 27 goals and 35 assists for 62 points, 0.79 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jim Lorentz plays the 1972-1973 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Jim was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM3–5BUF
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK3–7BUF
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–1AFM
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR2–3BUF
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–6BUF
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–1STL
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–7BUF
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jim Lorentz reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Boston Bruins · October 25

    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–2BUF
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1972
    • The game
      BUF1–7TOR
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5PHI
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -2+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL1–1BUF
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–0BUF
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–1BUF
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 17/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5CGS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–9VAN
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      L
      game 20/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      14
      points
      NHL#61
      5
      goals
      NHL#69
      9
      assists
      NHL#50
      BUF
      7-6-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–5BUF
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–9BUF
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF7–2NYI
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–5BOS
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1972
    • The game
      BUF6–8MNS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–7BUF
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYR
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      W
      game 28/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–7BUF
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–3STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR0–4BUF
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–4CGS
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2LAK
      L
      game 35/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Jim Lorentz reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 27

    • The game
      CHI2–8BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–4CHI
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–4BUF
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      40
      points
      NHL#24
      14
      goals
      NHL#44
      26
      assists
      NHL#15
      BUF
      21-11-0W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–2BUF
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–6BOS
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–5BUF
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 46/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–3BUF
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM8–5BUF
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • February 1973
    • The game
      LAK3–5BUF
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      BUF1–1NYI
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–4BUF
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2MTL
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2BUF
      L
      game 56/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2TOR
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–4BUF
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      55
      points
      NHL#31
      23
      goals
      NHL#31
      32
      assists
      NHL#27
      BUF
      30-20-0W-L-OT69Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–4BUF
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4MNS
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      BUF4–4AFM
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2LAK
      game 66/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGS
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5VAN
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2STL
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1BUF
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5BUF
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6CHI
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–6BOS
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 76/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–6BUF
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • April 1973
    • The game
      STL1–3BUF
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Jim Lorentz closes the 1972-1973 season with 62 points

    Points
    62
    NHL#46
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    27
    NHL#45
    Assists
    35
    NHL#48
    P/GP
    0.79
    NHL#57
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#103
    Events
    27
    career best in goals
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF1–2MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF3–7MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      MTL1–5BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    Jim Lorentz ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#59
    Games
    6
    Goals
    0
    NHL#84
    Assists
    3
    NHL#38
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#39
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#115
    MTL2–4