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Nick Libett's 1971-1972 season

Points
53
NHL#44
Goals
31
NHL#17
Assists
22
NHL#97
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#74
Games
77
98%
98% of 78

Left winger Nick Libett was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 77 of a possible 78 games and scored 31 goals and 22 assists for 53 points, 0.69 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972
  1. Season opener

    Nick Libett plays the 1971-1972 season for Detroit Red Wings

    Nick was 25 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS4–2DET
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–9STL
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–5DET
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Nick Libett reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 17

    • The game
      DET3–4BOS
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5DET
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS6–3DET
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Nick Libett reaches 100 career points

    in the game against California Golden Seals · October 24

    • The game
      CHI5–2DET
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–7NYR
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET0–3MTL
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1971
    • The game
      DET1–6TOR
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4DET
      game 13/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–1DET
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–1MNS
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET6–3PHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–3LAK
      L
      game 19/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7819 of 20 played
      13
      points
      NHL#49
      6
      goals
      NHL#35
      7
      assists
      NHL#60
      DET
      5-11-0W-L-OT14Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–6CGS
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–4DET
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1971
    • The game
      DET2–4PIT
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1PHI
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–5DET
      W
      game 26/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–1DET
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4MTL
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–6DET
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–3VAN
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–3CGS
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–4LAK
      L
      game 32/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3DET
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5TOR
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS1–5DET
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET7–3BUF
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–6DET
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–6DET
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4MNS
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7838 of 39 played
      23
      points
      NHL#60
      12
      goals
      NHL#34
      11
      assists
      NHL#94
      DET
      15-18-0W-L-OT36Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–4CGS
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4DET
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI0–5DET
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–7DET
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–9BOS
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS4–1DET
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3DET
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      STL1–3DET
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET3–1BUF
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-8SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK4–4DET
      game 49/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–4CHI
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      TOR0–4DET
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–5PHI
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–3BOS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–8DET
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–3DET
      game 56/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG2SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET2–4MNS
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      DET6–2PIT
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      37
      points
      NHL#53
      21
      goals
      NHL#24
      16
      assists
      NHL#97
      DET
      25-25-0W-L-OT59Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–5DET
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN0–2DET
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–8MTL
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1DET
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–8DET
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • March 1972
    • The game
      DET4–7PIT
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–4DET
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6DET
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5TOR
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–7DET
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET7–5VAN
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET6–3LAK
      W
      game 74/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-8SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET3–5STL
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–6DET
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1972
    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Nick Libett closes the 1971-1972 season with 53 points

    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    53
    NHL#44
    Games
    77of 78
    99%
    Goals
    31
    NHL#17
    Assists
    22
    NHL#97
    P/GP
    0.69
    NHL#51
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#74
    Events
    53
    career best in points
    31
    career best in goals
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals