Regular season and playoffsMNS

Murray Oliver's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#38

Goals

NHL#28

Assists

NHL#56

Plus/minus

NHL#66

Games

98% of 78

Centre Murray Oliver was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 77 of a possible 78 games and scored 27 goals and 29 assists for 56 points, 0.73 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 6 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Murray Oliver plays the 1971-1972 season for Minnesota North Stars
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Murray was 33 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.
- The game
  MNS4–2DET
  W
  October 9game 1/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MTL1–1MNS
  October 14game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–2MNS
  L
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–2BUF
  W
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN0–7MNS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–5MNS
  W
  October 23game 6/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS6–3LAK
  W
  October 24game 7/781
  His night
  +5P+5A
  +1+/-1SOG3PPP
  +5 assists
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- The game
  MNS2–1STL
  W
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT0–2MNS
  W
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1TOR
  October 30game 10/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–5BOS
  L
  October 31game 11/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- November 1971
- The game
  TOR1–2MNS
  W
  November 3game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–5MNS
  W
  November 6game 13/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
Murray Oliver reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against St. Louis Blues · November 6
- The game
  MNS3–0PHI
  W
  November 7game 14/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET2–1MNS
  L
  November 10game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MTL5–1MNS
  L
  November 13game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS5–1PIT
  W
  November 16game 17/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT3–4MNS
  W
  November 18game 18/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYR1–4MNS
  W
  November 20game 19/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS1–1PHI
  November 21game 20/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  November 21
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  22
  points
  NHL#9
  9
  goals
  NHL#16
  13
  assists
  NHL#15
  MNS
  13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS2–1VAN
  W
  November 23game 21/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  W
  November 26game 22/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS3–1LAK
  W
  November 27game 23/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- December 1971
- The game
  CGS1–4MNS
  W
  December 1game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–3MNS
  W
  December 4game 25/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–3BUF
  L
  December 5game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–3TOR
  L
  December 8game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  L
  December 11game 28/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–5CHI
  L
  December 12game 29/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL1–4MNS
  W
  December 15game 30/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  CHI4–1MNS
  L
  December 18game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  December 19game 32/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK2–3MNS
  W
  December 21game 33/781
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR2–1MNS
  L
  December 25game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–5DET
  L
  December 26game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  December 30game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  MNS3–2LAK
  W
  January 1game 37/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET2–4MNS
  W
  January 5game 38/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN5–1MNS
  L
  January 8game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  33
  points
  NHL#26
  16
  goals
  NHL#18
  17
  assists
  NHL#42
  MNS
  22-12-0W-L-OT49Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  MNS2–2VAN
  January 11game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS0–2CGS
  L
  January 12game 41/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–7STL
  L
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS2–3CHI
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–1MNS
  January 18game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS4–1DET
  W
  January 19game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–4MNS
  W
  January 22game 46/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK3–5MNS
  W
  January 23game 47/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS6–5MTL
  W
  January 27game 48/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +3 assists
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- The game
  NYR2–4MNS
  W
  January 29game 49/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS1–1NYR
  January 30game 50/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- February 1972
- The game
  MNS2–3TOR
  L
  February 2game 51/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS1–6BOS
  L
  February 3game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3MNS
  February 5game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK1–4MNS
  W
  February 9game 55/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–1STL
  W
  February 10game 56/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  PHI1–5MNS
  W
  February 12game 57/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4MNS
  W
  February 16game 58/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS6–4MNS
  L
  February 19game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
  45
  points
  NHL#31
  23
  goals
  NHL#17
  22
  assists
  NHL#55
  MNS
  31-19-0W-L-OT71Points
  Playoff spot
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT0–2MNS
  W
  February 20game 60/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2MNS
  L
  February 24game 61/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–2MNS
  L
  February 26game 62/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- March 1972
- The game
  MNS0–3PHI
  L
  March 2game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–4PIT
  L
  March 4game 64/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI1–2MNS
  W
  March 5game 65/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS5–4MNS
  L
  March 8game 66/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–2MNS
  March 12game 67/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–3MNS
  L
  March 14game 68/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–6MNS
  W
  March 16game 69/78
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–4MTL
  L
  March 18game 70/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MNS3–7BOS
  L
  March 19game 71/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–4MNS
  W
  March 21game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4BUF
  March 23game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–3PIT
  L
  March 25game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS5–0NYR
  W
  March 26game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–2MNS
  March 28game 76/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  W
  March 31game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- April 1972
- The game
  MNS1–4VAN
  L
  April 2game 78/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 2
Murray Oliver closes the 1971-1972 season with 56 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
56
NHL#38
Games
77of 78
99%
Goals
27
NHL#28
Assists
29
NHL#56
P/GP
0.73
NHL#46
+/-
+9
NHL#66
Events
27
career best in goals
500
NHL games
6 i rad
games with a point · 8 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 5
Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 5
Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues
MNSvsSTL
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
No Swedes
Swedes on St. Louis Blues
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  STL0–3MNS
  W
  April 5
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 2
  STL5–6MNS
  W
  April 6
  His night
  +3P+3A
  -1+/-1SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 3
  MNS1–2STL
  L
  April 8
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 4
  MNS2–3STL
  L
  April 9
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Minnesota North Starsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 5
  STL3–4MNS
  W
  April 11
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstSt. Louis Blues
- Game 6
  MNS2–4STL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Minnesota North Starsare3–3withSt. Louis Blues
- Game 7
  STL2–1MNS
  L
  April 16
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 16
St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–3
MNS3–4STL
Eliminated
7Games6Points0Goals6Assists
The run in numbers
April 16
Murray Oliver ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 points
MNSMinnesota North Stars
Points
6
NHL#27
Games
7
Goals
0
NHL#77
Assists
6
NHL#14
P/GP
0.86
NHL#15
+/-
0
NHL#53
Events
10
playoff assists
3 points
best game
STL3–4

Murray Oliver plays the 1971-1972 season for Minnesota North Stars

Murray Oliver reaches 500 NHL games

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Murray Oliver closes the 1971-1972 season with 56 points

Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues

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

Murray Oliver ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 6 points