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Nick Harbaruk's 1969-1970 season

Points
22
NHL#129
Goals
5
NHL#138
Assists
17
NHL#113
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#223
Games
74
97%
97% of 76

Right winger Nick Harbaruk was 26 years old when the 1969-1970 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 74 of a possible 76 games and scored 5 goals and 17 assists for 22 points, 0.30 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 3 points.

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

1969-1970Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Nick Harbaruk makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Oakland Seals

    Nick was 26 years old · Civic Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    • The game
      OAK2–2PIT
      game 1/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3PIT
      game 2/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Nick Harbaruk records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · October 15

    • The game
      BOS3–3PIT
      game 3/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Nick Harbaruk scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Boston Bruins · October 18

    • The game
      PIT0–4BOS
      L
      game 4/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4OAK
      L
      game 5/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–2LAK
      L
      game 6/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–1MNS
      W
      game 7/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–1PIT
      L
      game 8/761
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • November 1969
    • The game
      MNS3–6PIT
      W
      game 9/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4DET
      L
      game 10/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2PIT
      L
      game 11/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1PIT
      L
      game 12/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0TOR
      W
      game 13/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4STL
      L
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 15/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL4–0PIT
      L
      game 16/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–5PIT
      W
      game 17/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3CHI
      L
      game 18/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–4MNS
      game 19/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 76
      4
      points
      NHL#134
      1
      goals
      NHL#125
      3
      assists
      NHL#117
      PIT
      5-10-0W-L-OT14Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OAK3–5PIT
      W
      game 20/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–3PHI
      game 21/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1969
    • The game
      DET1–2PIT
      W
      game 22/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–5TOR
      L
      game 23/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3PIT
      W
      game 24/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–0LAK
      W
      game 25/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4OAK
      L
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–2BOS
      L
      game 27/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      L
      game 28/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–4PIT
      L
      game 29/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–4PHI
      L
      game 30/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–2NYR
      W
      game 31/761
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–0PIT
      L
      game 32/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4PIT
      game 35/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3PIT
      L
      game 36/761
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      L
      game 37/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET5–3PIT
      L
      game 38/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 7636 of 38 played
      11
      points
      NHL#133
      2
      goals
      NHL#142
      9
      assists
      NHL#91
      PIT
      11-21-0W-L-OT28Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT0–5CHI
      L
      game 39/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–4TOR
      L
      game 40/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–4PHI
      W
      game 41/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      OAK3–3PIT
      game 42/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4PIT
      W
      game 43/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3BOS
      L
      game 44/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–4PIT
      game 45/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1970
    • The game
      PIT0–6NYR
      L
      game 47/761
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT7–5MNS
      W
      game 48/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 49/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6PIT
      W
      game 50/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–7CHI
      L
      game 51/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–0PIT
      L
      game 52/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2DET
      W
      game 53/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 54/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–1LAK
      W
      game 55/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6OAK
      L
      game 56/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3MTL
      L
      game 57/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 7655 of 57 played
      16
      points
      NHL#139
      4
      goals
      NHL#136
      12
      assists
      NHL#122
      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
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1970
    • The game
      MTL1–2PIT
      W
      game 60/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–5DET
      L
      game 61/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–2PIT
      game 62/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–0NYR
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–2OAK
      game 64/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–4LAK
      L
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      L
      game 66/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–0PIT
      L
      game 67/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3STL
      L
      game 68/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 69/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–5MTL
      L
      game 70/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS0–2PIT
      W
      game 71/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–1PHI
      W
      game 72/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–5PIT
      game 73/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1970
    • The game
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      game 74/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3STL
      L
      game 75/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–1PIT
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Nick Harbaruk closes the 1969-1970 season with 22 points

    Points
    22
    NHL#129
    Games
    74of 76
    97%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#138
    Assists
    17
    NHL#113
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#153
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#223
    Events
    17
    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
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 2
      OAK1–3PIT
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 3
      PIT5–2OAK
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstOakland Seals
    • Game 4
      PIT3–2OAK
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Oakland Seals out 4–0

    PIT4–0OAK
    Advance
    4Games3Points3Goals0Assists
    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
      -1+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT1–4STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      STL2–3PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      STL1–2PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      PIT0–5STL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      STL4–3PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    Semifinal

    St. Louis Blues knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    PIT2–4STL
    Eliminated
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Nick Harbaruk ends the 1969-1970 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#50
    Games
    10
    Goals
    3
    NHL#19
    Assists
    0
    NHL#100
    P/GP
    0.30
    NHL#59
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#94
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    OAK4–0→STL2–4