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Ken Houston's 1975-1976 season

Points
11
NHL#292
Goals
5
NHL#249
Assists
6
NHL#312
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#244
Games
38
47%
47% of 80

Right winger Ken Houston was 22 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played 38 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points, 0.29 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1975-1976Playoffs
  1. A late start

    Ken Houston's season starts in game 14 of 80

    Atlanta Flames have played 13 games13 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Ken Houston makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠6 loss against Detroit Red Wings

    Ken was 22 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    • The game
      AFM3–6DET
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      KCS1–2AFM
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1WSH
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3AFM
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 804 of 40 played
      0
      points
      NHL#359
      0
      goals
      NHL#305
      0
      assists
      NHL#355
      AFM
      20-16-0W-L-OT44Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4MTL
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–7PHI
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–8AFM
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Ken Houston scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · January 27

    • The game
      AFM3–7CHI
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–2AFM
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1976
    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2NYI
      game 55/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ken Houston records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New York Islanders · February 3

    • The game
      CGS1–4AFM
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–1AFM
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5AFM
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2AFM
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5STL
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8018 of 60 played
      5
      points
      NHL#315
      2
      goals
      NHL#268
      3
      assists
      NHL#317
      AFM
      26-26-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM1–3BUF
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1KCS
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM1–7TOR
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3PIT
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1976
    • The game
      DET3–2AFM
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–8AFM
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM6–6NYR
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS0–9AFM
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1MNS
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4AFM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–6PHI
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2AFM
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2AFM
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–2CHI
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM0–8DET
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1WSH
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • April 1976
    • The game
      AFM1–1NYI
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4AFM
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Ken Houston closes the 1975-1976 season with 11 points

    Points
    11
    NHL#292
    Games
    38of 80
    48%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#249
    Assists
    6
    NHL#312
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#251
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#244
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet Los Angeles Kings

    AFMvsLAK
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2LAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      LAK1–0AFM
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Preliminary round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Atlanta Flames out 2–0

    AFM0–2LAK
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists