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Joe Watson's 1972-1973 season

Points

NHL#176

Goals

NHL#243

Assists

NHL#107

Plus/minus

+29

NHL#27

Games

80% of 78

Defenceman Joe Watson was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 63 of a possible 78 games and scored 2 goals and 24 assists for 26 points, 0.41 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 2 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs

Year 1972
54 years ago
Season opener
October 7
Joe Watson plays the 1972-1973 season for Philadelphia Flyers
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Joe was 29 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  PHI4–4STL
  October 7game 1/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–7PHI
  W
  October 12game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI0–5DET
  L
  October 14game 3/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS4–1PHI
  L
  October 15game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–3LAK
  W
  October 18game 5/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–3CGS
  October 20game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–6NYR
  L
  October 25game 7/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET1–2PHI
  W
  October 26game 8/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI1–2MNS
  L
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–5PHI
  W
  October 29game 10/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- November 1972
- The game
  PIT2–4PHI
  W
  November 2game 11/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–5PHI
  W
  November 4game 12/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR3–2PHI
  L
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–5PIT
  L
  November 8game 14/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–5PHI
  W
  November 9game 15/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–3PHI
  W
  November 11game 16/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS3–8PHI
  W
  November 12game 17/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI3–7NYR
  L
  November 15game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–6MTL
  L
  November 16game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–3AFM
  L
  November 19game 20/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  9
  points
  NHL#113
  0
  goals
  NHL#232
  9
  assists
  NHL#44
  +9
  +/-
  NHL#15
  PHI
  9-9-0W-L-OT20Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI3–5PHI
  W
  November 22game 21/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI4–6DET
  L
  November 25game 22/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI4–6BOS
  L
  November 26game 23/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM5–5PHI
  November 30game 24/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1972
- The game
  PHI2–2TOR
  December 2game 25/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–5PHI
  W
  December 3game 26/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–6PHI
  W
  December 7game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3PHI
  L
  December 9game 28/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  TOR2–5PHI
  W
  December 10game 29/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–7MNS
  L
  December 13game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL3–5PHI
  W
  December 14game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–1NYI
  W
  December 16game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3PHI
  L
  December 17game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–4CHI
  L
  December 20game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–6PHI
  W
  December 21game 35/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI1–6STL
  L
  December 23game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2CGS
  December 27game 37/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–4VAN
  December 29game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–5LAK
  L
  December 30game 39/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  December 30
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  17
  points
  NHL#122
  1
  goals
  NHL#227
  16
  assists
  NHL#63
  +16
  +/-
  NHL#11
  PHI
  16-17-0W-L-OT38Points
  8th in the whole NHL
Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  PHI3–1AFM
  W
  January 3game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI0–2BUF
  L
  January 7game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK3–2PHI
  L
  January 11game 42/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–2CHI
  W
  January 13game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–2PHI
  L
  January 14game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–6PHI
  W
  January 18game 45/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–6MTL
  L
  January 20game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–3BUF
  W
  January 21game 47/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Joe Watson reaches 100 career points
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · January 21
- The game
  DET4–4PHI
  January 23game 48/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS3–4PHI
  W
  January 28game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- February 1973
- The game
  VAN4–5PHI
  W
  February 1game 52/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-3SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI2–2PHI
  February 3game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–2BOS
  February 4game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–2LAK
  L
  February 7game 55/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI10–5VAN
  W
  February 9game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–7CHI
  L
  February 11game 57/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 11
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7855 of 59 played
  22
  points
  NHL#148
  2
  goals
  NHL#227
  20
  assists
  NHL#87
  +22
  +/-
  NHL#14
  PHI
  26-24-0W-L-OT61Points
  Playoff spot
  7th in the whole NHL
- March 1973
- The game
  MTL4–4PHI
  March 18game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–9PHI
  W
  March 22game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–3NYI
  L
  March 24game 73/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL2–5PHI
  W
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–6BUF
  L
  March 28game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  AFM2–4PHI
  W
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–10PHI
  W
  March 31game 77/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- April 1973
- The game
  PHI4–5PIT
  L
  April 1game 78/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 1
Joe Watson closes the 1972-1973 season with 26 points
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Points
26
NHL#176
Games
63of 78
81%
Goals
2
NHL#243
Assists
24
NHL#107
P/GP
0.41
NHL#168
+/-
+29
NHL#27
Events
100
career points
3 days later
Playoffs
April 4
Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 4
Philadelphia Flyers meet Minnesota North Stars
PHIvsMNS
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  MNS3–0PHI
  L
  April 4
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  MNS1–4PHI
  W
  April 5
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 3
  PHI0–5MNS
  L
  April 7
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI3–0MNS
  W
  April 8
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 5
  MNS2–3PHI
  W
  April 10
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
- Game 6
  PHI4–1MNS
  W
  April 12
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 12
Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2
PHI4–2MNS
Advance
6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
2 days later
Semifinal
April 14
Philadelphia Flyers meet Montréal Canadiens
PHIvsMTL
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  PHI5–4MTL
  W
  April 14
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  PHI3–4MTL
  L
  April 17
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  MTL2–1PHI
  L
  April 19
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  MTL4–1PHI
  L
  April 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 5
  PHI3–5MTL
  L
  April 24
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
April 24
Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1
PHI1–4MTL
Eliminated
5Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
April 24
Joe Watson ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 2 points
PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
Points
2
NHL#74
Games
11
Goals
0
NHL#84
Assists
2
NHL#53
P/GP
0.18
NHL#74
+/-
+2
NHL#29
MNS4–2→MTL1–4

Joe Watson plays the 1972-1973 season for Philadelphia Flyers

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Joe Watson reaches 100 career points

3/4 into the season

Joe Watson closes the 1972-1973 season with 26 points

Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

Philadelphia Flyers meet Minnesota North Stars

Philadelphia Flyers knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–2

Philadelphia Flyers meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

Joe Watson ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 2 points