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Joe Watson's 1971-1972 season

Points
10
NHL#226
Goals
3
NHL#196
Assists
7
NHL#220
Plus/minus
-16
NHL#283
Games
65
83%
83% of 78

Defenceman Joe Watson was 28 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 65 of a possible 78 games and scored 3 goals and 7 assists for 10 points, 0.15 points per game. Philadelphia Flyers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972
  1. Season opener

    Joe Watson plays the 1971-1972 season for Philadelphia Flyers

    Joe was 28 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Joe Watson's season starts in game 6 of 78

    Philadelphia Flyers have played 5 games5 of 78 without him
    • The game
      PHI3–5TOR
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–2PHI
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5PHI
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      MNS3–0PHI
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–4PHI
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET6–3PHI
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3PHI
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–2PHI
      W
      game 17/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MTL
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1PHI
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–1PHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7811 of 20 played
      2
      points
      NHL#212
      1
      goals
      NHL#164
      1
      assists
      NHL#210
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#54
      PHI
      7-9-0W-L-OT18Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      DET1–1PHI
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3MNS
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–3PHI
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0PHI
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–6DET
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4PHI
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYR
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–5PHI
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–0PHI
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–5BOS
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–6PHI
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYR
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4STL
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6CHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2PHI
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2TOR
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7829 of 39 played
      2
      points
      NHL#251
      1
      goals
      NHL#204
      1
      assists
      NHL#249
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#51
      PHI
      12-20-0W-L-OT31Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3PHI
      game 42/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3PHI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–4LAK
      L
      game 44/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3CGS
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2PHI
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      DET4–5PHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2PHI
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1VAN
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–3CGS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–5MNS
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–4BUF
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3CHI
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1PHI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–3MTL
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–3PHI
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7848 of 59 played
      5
      points
      NHL#238
      1
      goals
      NHL#233
      4
      assists
      NHL#222
      -10
      +/-
      NHL#81
      PHI
      18-30-0W-L-OT47Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      MNS0–3PHI
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6PHI
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–0PHI
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–5VAN
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3LAK
      W
      game 67/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4STL
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–2MTL
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2PHI
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–3PHI
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4PHI
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1972
    • The game
      PIT4–4PHI
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Joe Watson closes the 1971-1972 season with 10 points

    Philadelphia Flyers did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    10
    NHL#226
    Games
    65of 78
    83%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#196
    Assists
    7
    NHL#220
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#239
    +/-
    -16
    NHL#283