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Jim Neilson's 1965-1966 season

Points
23
NHL#59
Goals
4
NHL#70
Assists
19
NHL#44
Plus/minus
-15
NHL#145
Games
65
92%
92% of 70

Defenceman Jim Neilson was 24 years old when the 1965-1966 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 65 of a possible 70 games and scored 4 goals and 19 assists for 23 points, 0.35 points per game. New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1965-1966
  1. Season opener

    Jim Neilson plays the 1965-1966 season for New York Rangers

    Jim was 24 years old when the 1965-1966 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL4–3NYR
      L
      game 1/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4MTL
      L
      game 2/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR8–2BOS
      W
      game 3/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1965
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 4/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2TOR
      W
      game 5/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3NYR
      W
      game 6/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3DET
      game 8/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5TOR
      L
      game 9/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2CHI
      W
      game 10/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYR
      L
      game 11/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–9MTL
      L
      game 12/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 13/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYR
      W
      game 14/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6BOS
      L
      game 15/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–0NYR
      L
      game 16/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2NYR
      L
      game 17/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • December 1965
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 18/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 18 of 7017 of 18 played
      2
      points
      NHL#88
      0
      goals
      NHL#86
      2
      assists
      NHL#76
      -5
      +/-
      NHL#37
      NYR
      5-8-0W-L-OT15Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR3–4MTL
      L
      game 19/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–2NYR
      L
      game 20/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 21/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–7DET
      L
      game 22/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2NYR
      L
      game 23/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–1NYR
      game 24/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–8TOR
      L
      game 25/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3NYR
      W
      game 26/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      L
      game 29/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6NYR
      W
      game 30/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–0NYR
      L
      game 31/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–5MTL
      L
      game 32/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–3NYR
      L
      game 33/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–6NYR
      W
      game 34/70
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–1NYR
      L
      game 35/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 35 of 7032 of 35 played
      9
      points
      NHL#69
      0
      goals
      NHL#98
      9
      assists
      NHL#44
      -13
      +/-
      NHL#46
      NYR
      8-20-0W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–4DET
      game 36/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–5CHI
      W
      game 37/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–6TOR
      L
      game 38/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5BOS
      L
      game 39/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–5DET
      L
      game 40/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Jim Neilson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · January 23

    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      W
      game 41/70
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–6MTL
      L
      game 42/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–8NYR
      W
      game 43/70
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • February 1966
    • The game
      NYR3–4CHI
      L
      game 44/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5BOS
      L
      game 45/70
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–0NYR
      L
      game 46/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–3TOR
      L
      game 47/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–6DET
      L
      game 48/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–9NYR
      W
      game 49/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–6CHI
      L
      game 50/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2NYR
      L
      game 51/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1TOR
      W
      game 52/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3NYR
      L
      game 53/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 53 of 7050 of 53 played
      18
      points
      NHL#62
      2
      goals
      NHL#80
      16
      assists
      NHL#38
      -14
      +/-
      NHL#49
      NYR
      13-32-0W-L-OT34Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET0–5NYR
      W
      game 54/70
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4MTL
      L
      game 55/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 56/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1966
    • The game
      BOS3–5NYR
      W
      game 57/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4BOS
      W
      game 58/70
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1NYR
      game 59/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–1NYR
      W
      game 60/70
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4CHI
      L
      game 61/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3NYR
      W
      game 62/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–1NYR
      L
      game 63/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–6MTL
      L
      game 64/70
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4BOS
      L
      game 65/70
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET2–1NYR
      L
      game 66/70
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–1NYR
      L
      game 67/70
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5DET
      L
      game 68/70
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Jim Neilson closes the 1965-1966 season with 23 points

    New York Rangers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    23
    NHL#59
    Games
    65of 70
    93%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#70
    Assists
    19
    NHL#44
    P/GP
    0.35
    NHL#69
    +/-
    -15
    NHL#145
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    1
    First NHL goal