Regular seasonDET

Len Fontaine's 1972-1973 season

Points

NHL#215

Goals

NHL#176

Assists

NHL#232

Plus/minus

-2

NHL#195

Games

50% of 78

Right winger Len Fontaine was 24 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 39 of a possible 78 games and scored 8 goals and 10 assists for 18 points, 0.46 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973

Year 1972
54 years ago
NHL debut
October 7
Len Fontaine makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against New York Rangers
NYRNew York Rangers3–5DETDetroit Red Wings
Len was 24 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA
His first NHL game
1
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
+2
+/-
First NHL assistFirst NHL goalFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Thommie Bergman.
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- The game
  NYR3–5DET
  W
  October 7game 1/781
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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Milestone
Len Fontaine records his first NHL assist
in the game against New York Rangers · October 7
Milestone
Len Fontaine scores his first NHL goal
in the game against New York Rangers · October 7
- The game
  BOS3–4DET
  W
  October 11game 2/781
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  PHI0–5DET
  W
  October 14game 3/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK2–8DET
  W
  October 15game 4/782
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–1TOR
  W
  October 21game 5/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–6DET
  W
  October 22game 6/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–2PHI
  L
  October 26game 7/781
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–8STL
  L
  October 28game 8/781
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–1DET
  L
  October 29game 9/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- November 1972
- The game
  AFM4–2DET
  L
  November 1game 10/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–2MTL
  W
  November 4game 11/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–1DET
  November 5game 12/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–8BOS
  L
  November 9game 13/781
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  DET1–5CHI
  L
  November 12game 14/781
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3VAN
  November 14game 15/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET4–0CGS
  W
  November 15game 16/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET3–8LAK
  L
  November 18game 17/782
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–6DET
  W
  November 22game 18/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PHI4–6DET
  W
  November 25game 19/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS6–4DET
  L
  November 26game 20/781
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  13
  points
  NHL#89
  5
  goals
  NHL#84
  8
  assists
  NHL#91
  DET
  10-8-0W-L-OT22Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET3–8CHI
  L
  November 29game 21/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1972
- The game
  DET4–1NYI
  W
  December 2game 22/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–0DET
  L
  December 3game 23/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–2STL
  L
  December 5game 24/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET1–6BUF
  L
  December 7game 25/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET0–7MNS
  L
  December 9game 26/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET4–1TOR
  W
  December 16game 29/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–6DET
  W
  December 17game 30/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–4DET
  W
  December 20game 31/782
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET1–8BOS
  L
  December 21game 32/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–5DET
  W
  December 23game 33/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET0–5NYR
  L
  December 24game 34/781
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–1DET
  December 26game 35/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2PIT
  December 30game 36/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–4DET
  December 31game 37/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  BUF2–4DET
  W
  January 4game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  DET4–0NYI
  W
  January 6game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played
  16
  points
  NHL#135
  7
  goals
  NHL#113
  9
  assists
  NHL#155
  DET
  17-16-0W-L-OT40Points
  7th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYI0–4DET
  W
  January 7game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET2–1PIT
  W
  January 10game 41/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
January 10
Len Fontaine closes the 1972-1973 season with 18 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
18
NHL#215
Games
39of 78
50%
Goals
8
NHL#176
Assists
10
NHL#232
P/GP
0.46
NHL#145
+/-
-2
NHL#195
Events
18
career best in points
8
career best in goals
10
career best in assists
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL assist

Len Fontaine makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against New York Rangers

Len Fontaine records his first NHL assist

Len Fontaine scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Len Fontaine closes the 1972-1973 season with 18 points