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Johnny Bucyk's 1970-1971 season

Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
Points
116
NHL#3
Goals
51
NHL#2
Assists
65
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+37
NHL#12
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Left winger Johnny Bucyk was 35 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played all 78 games and scored 51 goals and 65 assists for 116 points, 1.49 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 7 points. He won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy.

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

1970-1971Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Johnny Bucyk plays the 1970-1971 season for Boston Bruins

    BOSBoston Bruins

    Johnny was 35 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS8–5LAK
      W
      game 2/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–1CGS
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS5–3VAN
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      CHI3–3BOS
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI3–4BOS
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      BOS3–5DET
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–6BOS
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
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    • November 1970
    • The game
      MNS0–5BOS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      STL2–0BOS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2PIT
      game 11/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL1–6BOS
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      VAN3–6BOS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      BOS2–3TOR
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS2–1BOS
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–4MNS
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2PHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–5STL
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–3BOS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      20
      points
      NHL#12
      14
      goals
      NHL#1
      6
      assists
      NHL#73
      BOS
      13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–3NYR
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 24/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–2MTL
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–8BOS
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +6P+2G+4A
      +4+/-3SOG2PPP
      +6 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–0PHI
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET2–6BOS
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      W
      game 30/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–1STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7BOS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4PIT
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS6–2MNS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS9–4BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +5 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1PHI
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-7SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–6BOS
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      50
      points
      NHL#5
      23
      goals
      NHL#2
      27
      assists
      NHL#8
      BOS
      28-6-0W-L-OT61Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS4–7BOS
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–9BOS
      W
      game 42/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–4MTL
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–9BOS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +4 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–6BOS
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2NYR
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–6BOS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL0–6BOS
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK3–7BOS
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4BOS
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–6BOS
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3STL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–1TOR
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Johnny Bucyk reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · February 14

    • The game
      BOS4–5VAN
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS5–0CGS
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5LAK
      L
      game 58/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      84
      points
      NHL#4
      38
      goals
      NHL#3
      46
      assists
      NHL#4
      BOS
      42-10-0W-L-OT91Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–8BOS
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +6P+3G+3A
      +5+/-9SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4BOS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • March 1971
    • The game
      BOS6–0MNS
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGS0–7BOS
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-6SOG
      HAT TRICK
      View the game
    Milestone

    Johnny Bucyk reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against California Golden Seals · March 4

    • The game
      BOS6–3PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–4BOS
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS8–1CGS
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS7–2LAK
      W
      game 67/781
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3VAN
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS11–4DET
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–7BOS
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5BOS
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF7–5BOS
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2CHI
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–3BOS
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS6–3MTL
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1971
    • The game
      BOS8–3TOR
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–7BOS
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Johnny Bucyk closes the 1970-1971 season with 116 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    116
    NHL#3
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    51
    NHL#2
    Assists
    65
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.49
    NHL#3
    +/-
    +37
    NHL#12
    Events
    116
    career best in points
    51
    career best in goals
    65
    career best in assists
    3
    hat tricks
    250
    career assists
    200
    career goals
    13 i rad
    games with a point · 27 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL1–3BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL7–5BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BOS1–3MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS5–2MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL3–7BOS
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BOS3–8MTL
      L
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 7
      MTL4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

    BOS3–4MTL
    Eliminated
    7Games7Points2Goals5Assists
    The run in numbers

    Johnny Bucyk ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 7 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    7
    NHL#30
    Games
    7
    Goals
    2
    NHL#39
    Assists
    5
    NHL#26
    P/GP
    1.00
    NHL#7
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#20
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    MTL3–4
    Honour

    Johnny Bucyk won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 1970-1971

    Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
    BOSBoston Bruins