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Michel Briere's 1969-1970 season

Points
44
NHL#53
Goals
12
NHL#88
Assists
32
NHL#34
Plus/minus
-13
NHL#240
Games
76
100%
100% of 76

Centre Michel Briere was 19 years old when the 1969-1970 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played all 76 games and scored 12 goals and 32 assists for 44 points, 0.58 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 8 points.

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

1969-1970Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Michel Briere makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Oakland Seals

    Michel was 19 years old · Civic Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    -2
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      OAK2–2PIT
      game 1/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Michel Briere records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Oakland Seals · October 11

    • The game
      PHI3–3PIT
      game 2/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–3PIT
      game 3/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–4BOS
      L
      game 4/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4OAK
      L
      game 5/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2LAK
      L
      game 6/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1MNS
      W
      game 7/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1PIT
      L
      game 8/761
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1969
    • The game
      MNS3–6PIT
      W
      game 9/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Michel Briere scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · November 1

    • The game
      PIT3–4DET
      L
      game 10/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–2PIT
      L
      game 11/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1PIT
      L
      game 12/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0TOR
      W
      game 13/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4STL
      L
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 15/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–0PIT
      L
      game 16/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5PIT
      W
      game 17/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      game 18/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4MNS
      game 19/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 76
      10
      points
      NHL#60
      3
      goals
      NHL#79
      7
      assists
      NHL#48
      PIT
      5-10-0W-L-OT14Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK3–5PIT
      W
      game 20/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3PHI
      game 21/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1969
    • The game
      DET1–2PIT
      W
      game 22/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–5TOR
      L
      game 23/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3PIT
      W
      game 24/76
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT2–0LAK
      W
      game 25/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–4OAK
      L
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      game 27/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      L
      game 28/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–4PIT
      L
      game 29/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 30/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–2NYR
      W
      game 31/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–0PIT
      L
      game 32/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4PIT
      W
      game 33/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–6STL
      L
      game 34/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4PIT
      game 35/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      L
      game 36/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-7SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      L
      game 37/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3PIT
      L
      game 38/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 76
      19
      points
      NHL#67
      9
      goals
      NHL#48
      10
      assists
      NHL#79
      PIT
      11-21-0W-L-OT28Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT0–5CHI
      L
      game 39/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      L
      game 40/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4PHI
      W
      game 41/76
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      OAK3–3PIT
      game 42/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4PIT
      W
      game 43/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3BOS
      L
      game 44/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4PIT
      game 45/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • February 1970
    • The game
      PIT0–6NYR
      L
      game 47/761
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–5MNS
      W
      game 48/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 49/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6PIT
      W
      game 50/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–7CHI
      L
      game 51/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–0PIT
      L
      game 52/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2DET
      W
      game 53/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 54/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–1LAK
      W
      game 55/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–6OAK
      L
      game 56/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      L
      game 57/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 76
      29
      points
      NHL#70
      10
      goals
      NHL#84
      19
      assists
      NHL#56
      PIT
      20-29-0W-L-OT48Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK0–1PIT
      W
      game 58/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK2–3PIT
      W
      game 59/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1970
    • The game
      MTL1–2PIT
      W
      game 60/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–5DET
      L
      game 61/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–2PIT
      game 62/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–0NYR
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2OAK
      game 64/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      L
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      L
      game 66/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–0PIT
      L
      game 67/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3STL
      L
      game 68/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 69/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT4–5MTL
      L
      game 70/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS0–2PIT
      W
      game 71/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–1PHI
      W
      game 72/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL5–5PIT
      game 73/76
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • April 1970
    • The game
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      game 74/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–3STL
      L
      game 75/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–1PIT
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Michel Briere closes the 1969-1970 season with 44 points

    Points
    44
    NHL#53
    Games
    76of 76
    100%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#88
    Assists
    32
    NHL#34
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#68
    +/-
    -13
    NHL#240
    Events
    44
    career best in points
    12
    career best in goals
    32
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Oakland Seals

    PITvsOAK
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Oakland Seals
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      OAK1–2PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 2
      OAK1–3PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 3
      PIT5–2OAK
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 4
      PIT3–2OAK
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Oakland Seals out 4–0

    PIT4–0OAK
    Advance
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet St. Louis Blues

    PITvsSTL
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT1–4STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      STL2–3PIT
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      PIT0–5STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      STL4–3PIT
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Semifinal

    St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    PIT2–4STL
    Eliminated
    6Games6Points4Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Michel Briere ends the 1969-1970 playoffs with 8 points

    Points
    8
    NHL#17
    Games
    10
    Goals
    5
    NHL#7
    Assists
    3
    NHL#33
    P/GP
    0.80
    NHL#19
    +/-
    +6
    NHL#14
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    OAK4–0→STL2–4