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Ken Hodge's 1972-1973 season

Points
81
NHL#20
Goals
37
NHL#16
Assists
44
NHL#26
Plus/minus
+11
NHL#78
Games
73
93%
93% of 78

Right winger Ken Hodge was 28 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 73 of a possible 78 games and scored 37 goals and 44 assists for 81 points, 1.11 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ken Hodge plays the 1972-1973 season for Boston Bruins

    Ken was 28 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK4–2BOS
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4DET
      L
      game 2/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS7–4NYI
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Ken Hodge reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 14

    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS1–7NYR
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2PIT
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–4BOS
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–3BOS
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ken Hodge reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 26

    • The game
      BOS3–2TOR
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–9BOS
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • November 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–5LAK
      L
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–6CGS
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–2VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–8BOS
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +4+/-4SOG1PPP
      +5 assists
    • The game
      MTL5–3BOS
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4BOS
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS7–3NYI
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–6BOS
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGS2–4BOS
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      26
      points
      NHL#10
      9
      goals
      NHL#21
      17
      assists
      NHL#8
      BOS
      11-7-0W-L-OT24Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS4–0AFM
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BOS
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–5BOS
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • December 1972
    • The game
      NYI1–5BOS
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL0–5BOS
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–3PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS4–8BOS
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BOS3–7BUF
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3PHI
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–8BOS
      W
      game 33/781
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      AFM1–3BOS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–1AFM
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–0MNS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–2VAN
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5CHI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      49
      points
      NHL#7
      22
      goals
      NHL#9
      27
      assists
      NHL#13
      BOS
      26-10-0W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS1–1BOS
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–1TOR
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS0–3PIT
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5BOS
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4NYR
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–2BOS
      L
      game 47/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2BOS
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–6BOS
      W
      game 49/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • February 1973
    • The game
      TOR2–5BOS
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3BOS
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–2BOS
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–2BOS
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–1PHI
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–5MNS
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–1CHI
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
      61
      points
      NHL#22
      30
      goals
      NHL#10
      31
      assists
      NHL#35
      BOS
      37-17-0W-L-OT79Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Ken Hodge reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · February 18

    • The game
      BOS7–6VAN
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–2CGS
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–5LAK
      W
      game 62/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      STL4–3BOS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–5MTL
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–4BOS
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–5STL
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–2AFM
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5BOS
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–0NYI
      W
      game 69/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS4–1BUF
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      W
      game 71/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM1–7BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +5+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS3–5BOS
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR0–3BOS
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–6BOS
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–3NYR
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–7TOR
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • April 1973
    • The game
      MTL5–3BOS
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ken Hodge reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · April 1

    The season in numbers

    Ken Hodge closes the 1972-1973 season with 81 points

    Points
    81
    NHL#20
    Games
    73of 78
    94%
    Goals
    37
    NHL#16
    Assists
    44
    NHL#26
    P/GP
    1.11
    NHL#17
    +/-
    +11
    NHL#78
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    500
    career points
    500
    NHL games
    250
    career assists
    200
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Boston Bruins meet New York Rangers

    BOSvsNYR
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR6–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      NYR4–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS4–2NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS0–4NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      NYR6–3BOS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    BOS1–4NYR
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ken Hodge ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#96
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#54
    Assists
    0
    NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#142
    NYR1–4