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Mike Murphy's 1972-1973 season

Points
53
NHL#63
Goals
22
NHL#64
Assists
31
NHL#69
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#94
Games
79
100%
100% of 79

Right winger Mike Murphy was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for St. Louis Blues och New York Rangers. He played all 79 games and scored 22 goals and 31 assists for 53 points, 0.67 points per game. He moved from St. Louis Blues to New York Rangers in March. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 0 points.

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

1972-1973Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Mike Murphy opens the 1972-1973 season with St. Louis Blues

    Mike was 22 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PHI4–4STL
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–2STL
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–1CHI
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–4STL
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–1STL
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1STL
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL0–7MTL
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–8STL
      W
      game 9/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-1SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • November 1972
    • The game
      STL3–3MNS
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1BUF
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–2STL
      L
      game 13/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR0–1STL
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4BOS
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–1STL
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–4STL
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–10PIT
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4STL
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      17
      points
      NHL#55
      7
      goals
      NHL#52
      10
      assists
      NHL#54
      STL
      5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL2–1CGS
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • December 1972
    • The game
      STL6–2VAN
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–3LAK
      L
      game 23/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2STL
      W
      game 24/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL0–5BOS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–2STL
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–4AFM
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–4NYI
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5PHI
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF4–3STL
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–4STL
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI1–6STL
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1STL
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3CHI
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL4–5TOR
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–6NYR
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5STL
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–4STL
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–2STL
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      28
      points
      NHL#63
      12
      goals
      NHL#56
      16
      assists
      NHL#68
      STL
      14-18-0W-L-OT35Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL0–3VAN
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–6CGS
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYR5–3STL
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–1NYI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3STL
      game 44/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL2–1AFM
      W
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5STL
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL7–5LAK
      W
      game 47/781
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL1–1CGS
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–1VAN
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MTL3–3STL
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–6STL
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5CHI
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–5STL
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3STL
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–5STL
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–4STL
      W
      game 56/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5MNS
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4STL
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3STL
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      43
      points
      NHL#58
      18
      goals
      NHL#62
      25
      assists
      NHL#59
      STL
      25-24-0W-L-OT60Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–2MNS
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4TOR
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL0–5DET
      L
      game 62/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1973
    • The game
      STL4–3BOS
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–3DET
      W
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–3NYR
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYR
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–4PIT
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYR
      W
      game 68/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–4CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–7TOR
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL1–3NYR
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR6–1MNS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–1AFM
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR0–3BOS
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–1NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–3NYR
      L
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR1–5MTL
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • April 1973
    • The game
      DET3–3NYR
      game 78/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Mike Murphy closes the 1972-1973 season with 53 points

    Points
    53
    NHL#63
    Games
    79of 78
    100%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#64
    Assists
    31
    NHL#69
    P/GP
    0.67
    NHL#75
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#94
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Boston Bruins

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

    New York Rangers knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    NYR4–1BOS
    Advance
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    2 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR4–1CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR4–5CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangersare1–1withChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI2–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      CHI3–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–4CHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Semifinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    NYR1–4CHI
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Mike Murphy ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    NHL#119
    Games
    10
    Goals
    0
    NHL#84
    Assists
    0
    NHL#108
    P/GP
    0.00
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#71
    BOS4–1→CHI1–4