Regular season and playoffsSTL

Mike Murphy's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#80

Goals

NHL#57

Assists

NHL#90

Plus/minus

-4

NHL#202

Games

80% of 78

Right winger Mike Murphy was 21 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues. He played 63 of a possible 78 games and scored 20 goals and 23 assists for 43 points, 0.68 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 5 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
A late start
November 16
Mike Murphy's season starts in game 16 of 78
St. Louis Blues have played 15 games15 of 78 without him
NHL debut
November 16
Mike Murphy makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Detroit Red Wings
DETDetroit Red Wings2–2STLSt. Louis Blues
Mike was 21 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
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- The game
  DET2–2STL
  November 16game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL2–2MTL
  November 18game 17/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL4–2PIT
  W
  November 20game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL2–6BOS
  L
  November 21game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–3STL
  W
  November 23game 20/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 785 of 20 played
  0
  points
  NHL#258
  0
  goals
  NHL#208
  0
  assists
  NHL#248
  STL
  6-11-0W-L-OT15Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL3–8NYR
  L
  November 24game 21/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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Milestone
Mike Murphy scores his first NHL goal
in the game against New York Rangers · November 24
- The game
  BOS6–6STL
  November 27game 22/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGS2–5STL
  W
  November 30game 23/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Mike Murphy records his first NHL assist
in the game against California Golden Seals · November 30
- The game
  STL2–4TOR
  L
  December 1game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–5STL
  W
  December 4game 25/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–1DET
  W
  December 5game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  STL1–2VAN
  L
  December 7game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
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- The game
  STL4–4CGS
  December 10game 28/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  STL1–4LAK
  L
  December 11game 29/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–2STL
  L
  December 14game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG
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- The game
  STL1–4MNS
  L
  December 15game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–2STL
  L
  December 18game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL0–2CHI
  L
  December 19game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–1STL
  L
  December 22game 34/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4STL
  December 25game 35/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  STL3–6BUF
  L
  December 26game 36/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL6–3TOR
  W
  December 29game 37/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  PHI4–4STL
  January 1game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–9NYR
  L
  January 5game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 7824 of 39 played
  13
  points
  NHL#131
  7
  goals
  NHL#87
  6
  assists
  NHL#159
  STL
  10-22-0W-L-OT27Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL3–2PHI
  W
  January 6game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–5STL
  W
  January 8game 41/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL3–7STL
  W
  January 11game 42/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  MNS2–7STL
  W
  January 15game 43/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +3+/-0SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  STL4–3TOR
  W
  January 16game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–0STL
  L
  January 18game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–1STL
  W
  January 22game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL1–3DET
  L
  January 23game 47/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL2–1PIT
  W
  January 26game 48/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL0–4MTL
  L
  January 29game 49/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL2–5BOS
  L
  January 30game 50/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- February 1972
- The game
  MTL3–1STL
  L
  February 1game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–3STL
  L
  February 3game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR5–6STL
  W
  February 5game 53/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  STL2–2PHI
  February 6game 54/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–1STL
  L
  February 8game 55/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–1STL
  L
  February 10game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–5STL
  W
  February 12game 57/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  CHI3–2STL
  L
  February 15game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL3–1LAK
  W
  February 16game 59/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 16
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7844 of 59 played
  28
  points
  NHL#92
  13
  goals
  NHL#68
  15
  assists
  NHL#105
  STL
  20-31-0W-L-OT48Points
  Playoff spot
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  STL2–5VAN
  L
  February 18game 60/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL4–4CGS
  February 20game 61/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL2–0LAK
  W
  February 23game 62/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL3–2MNS
  W
  February 26game 63/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL0–2NYR
  L
  February 27game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- March 1972
- The game
  TOR3–1STL
  L
  March 1game 65/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–6PHI
  L
  March 4game 66/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL6–2BUF
  W
  March 5game 67/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  LAK2–4STL
  W
  March 7game 68/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1STL
  L
  March 9game 69/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–4STL
  W
  March 11game 70/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  STL2–2CGS
  March 17game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3VAN
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–4STL
  W
  March 22game 73/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET3–5STL
  W
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +3+/-4SOG
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  STL0–4CHI
  L
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–2STL
  W
  March 28game 76/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- April 1972
- The game
  CHI2–0STL
  L
  April 1game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  STL2–6PIT
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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The season in numbers
April 2
Mike Murphy closes the 1971-1972 season with 43 points
STLSt. Louis Blues
Points
43
NHL#80
Games
63of 78
81%
Goals
20
NHL#57
Assists
23
NHL#90
P/GP
0.68
NHL#53
+/-
-4
NHL#202
Events
1
hat trick
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
5 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
St. Louis Blues meet Minnesota North Stars
STLvsMNS
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  STL0–3MNS
  L
  April 5
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL5–6MNS
  L
  April 6
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  MNS1–2STL
  W
  April 8
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  MNS2–3STL
  W
  April 9
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- St. Louis Bluesare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 5
  STL3–4MNS
  L
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 6
  MNS2–4STL
  W
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- St. Louis Bluesare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
- Game 7
  STL2–1MNS
  W
  April 16
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 16
St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3
STL4–3MNS
Advance
7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
2 days later
Semifinal
April 18
St. Louis Blues meet Boston Bruins
STLvsBOS
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  STL1–6BOS
  L
  April 18
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL2–10BOS
  L
  April 20
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  BOS7–2STL
  L
  April 23
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  BOS5–3STL
  L
  April 25
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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Semifinal
April 25
Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0
STL0–4BOS
Eliminated
4Games2Points2Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 25
Mike Murphy ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points
STLSt. Louis Blues
Points
5
NHL#33
Games
11
Goals
2
NHL#35
Assists
3
NHL#36
P/GP
0.45
NHL#44
+/-
-9
NHL#149
Events
1
First playoff goal
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff assist
2 points
best game
MNS4–3→BOS0–4

Mike Murphy's season starts in game 16 of 78

Mike Murphy makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Detroit Red Wings

1/4 into the season

Mike Murphy scores his first NHL goal

Mike Murphy records his first NHL assist

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Mike Murphy closes the 1971-1972 season with 43 points

St. Louis Blues are in the playoffs

St. Louis Blues meet Minnesota North Stars

St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3

St. Louis Blues meet Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins knock St. Louis Blues out 4–0

Mike Murphy ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 5 points