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Jim Watson's 1971-1972 season

Points
8
NHL#237
Goals
2
NHL#217
Assists
6
NHL#227
Plus/minus
-33
NHL#326
Games
66
84%
84% of 78

Defenceman Jim Watson was 28 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 66 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points, 0.12 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972
  1. Season opener

    Jim Watson plays the 1971-1972 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Jim was 28 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–9MTL
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–2BUF
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2TOR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2BUF
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5MNS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2BUF
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      W
      game 10/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4VAN
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGS
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      BUF4–4DET
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–2BUF
      L
      game 16/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYR
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS7–5BUF
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      2
      points
      NHL#208
      1
      goals
      NHL#160
      1
      assists
      NHL#206
      -20
      +/-
      NHL#94
      BUF
      4-11-0W-L-OT13Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      L
      game 21/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5VAN
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5CGS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–5PHI
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–8TOR
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5BUF
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–4STL
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–6BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET7–3BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7833 of 39 played
      5
      points
      NHL#203
      1
      goals
      NHL#200
      4
      assists
      NHL#185
      -20
      +/-
      NHL#98
      BUF
      8-22-0W-L-OT25Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS4–4BUF
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–2BUF
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–1BUF
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–2BUF
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6MTL
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–1BUF
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5NYR
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–8BUF
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–0BUF
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4TOR
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7849 of 59 played
      5
      points
      NHL#238
      1
      goals
      NHL#232
      4
      assists
      NHL#222
      -25
      +/-
      NHL#102
      BUF
      11-34-0W-L-OT36Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–0BUF
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–1CHI
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5BUF
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–4BUF
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1972
    • The game
      BUF1–4MTL
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3BUF
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      STL6–2BUF
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6CGS
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      L
      game 69/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3MNS
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–2BUF
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3CHI
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2BUF
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jim Watson closes the 1971-1972 season with 8 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    8
    NHL#237
    Games
    66of 78
    85%
    Goals
    2
    NHL#217
    Assists
    6
    NHL#227
    P/GP
    0.12
    NHL#245
    +/-
    -33
    NHL#326
    Events
    2
    career best in goals