Regular season and playoffsBOS

Phil Esposito's 1970-1971 season

Art Ross Trophy Ted Lindsay Award

Points

152

NHL#1

Goals

NHL#1

Assists

NHL#2

Plus/minus

+69

NHL#3

Games

100% of 78

Centre Phil Esposito was 28 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played all 78 games and scored 76 goals and 76 assists for 152 points, 1.95 points per game. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 10 points. He won Art Ross Trophy. He also won Ted Lindsay Award.

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

1970-1971Playoffs

Year 1970
56 years ago
Season opener
October 11
Phil Esposito plays the 1970-1971 season for Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Phil was 28 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.
- The game
  DET3–7BOS
  W
  October 11game 1/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BOS8–5LAK
  W
  October 14game 2/781
  His night
  +5P+3G+2A
  +3+/-12SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 200 career goals
in the game against Los Angeles Kings · October 14
- The game
  BOS5–1CGS
  W
  October 16game 3/78
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +4 points
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- The game
  BOS5–3VAN
  W
  October 18game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI3–3BOS
  October 22game 5/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI3–4BOS
  W
  October 25game 6/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-8SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS3–5DET
  L
  October 29game 7/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR0–6BOS
  W
  October 31game 8/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-10SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- November 1970
- The game
  MNS0–5BOS
  W
  November 1game 9/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-13SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL2–0BOS
  L
  November 5game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  November 7game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-8SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL1–6BOS
  W
  November 8game 12/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-10SOG1SHP
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 500 career points
in the game against Montréal Canadiens · November 8
- The game
  VAN3–6BOS
  W
  November 10game 13/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–3TOR
  L
  November 14game 14/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-8SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CGS2–1BOS
  L
  November 15game 15/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS8–4MNS
  W
  November 18game 16/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-5SOG2PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–2PHI
  W
  November 21game 17/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  PIT2–4BOS
  W
  November 22game 18/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–5STL
  November 24game 19/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-7SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–3BOS
  W
  November 26game 20/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 26
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  37
  points
  NHL#1
  14
  goals
  NHL#1
  23
  assists
  NHL#1
  BOS
  13-4-0W-L-OT29Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–3NYR
  November 28game 21/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–4BOS
  W
  November 29game 22/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-9SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- December 1970
- The game
  BOS3–4CHI
  L
  December 2game 23/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  BOS4–4BUF
  December 3game 24/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–2MTL
  W
  December 5game 25/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-9SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  PIT3–6BOS
  W
  December 6game 26/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-12SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–8BOS
  W
  December 10game 27/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-7SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–0PHI
  W
  December 12game 28/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–6BOS
  W
  December 13game 29/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-7SOG
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
- The game
  LAK4–6BOS
  W
  December 16game 30/781
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-8SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  BOS7–1STL
  W
  December 19game 31/78
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  MNS2–7BOS
  W
  December 20game 32/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +1+/-8SOG2PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–1DET
  W
  December 23game 33/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-8SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT4–8BOS
  W
  December 25game 34/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-13SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–4PIT
  L
  December 26game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-8SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–2MNS
  W
  December 30game 36/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-7SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
Year 1971
55 years ago
- The game
  BOS9–4BUF
  W
  January 1game 37/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–1PHI
  W
  January 3game 38/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–6BOS
  W
  January 7game 39/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-13SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  75
  points
  NHL#1
  36
  goals
  NHL#1
  39
  assists
  NHL#2
  BOS
  28-6-0W-L-OT61Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–4CHI
  L
  January 9game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-9SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  CGS4–7BOS
  W
  January 10game 41/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-11SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  LAK5–9BOS
  W
  January 14game 42/781
  His night
  +6P+3G+3A
  +5+/-10SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–4MTL
  L
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-11SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR1–9BOS
  W
  January 17game 44/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-9SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–6BOS
  W
  January 23game 45/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-6SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–4BOS
  W
  January 24game 46/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS2–2NYR
  January 27game 47/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–6BOS
  W
  January 28game 48/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL0–6BOS
  W
  January 31game 49/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG
  +3 points
  View the game
- February 1971
- The game
  LAK3–7BOS
  W
  February 3game 50/781
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +4+/-8SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–4BOS
  W
  February 6game 51/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-10SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  MNS4–4BOS
  February 7game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-10SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6BOS
  W
  February 9game 53/78
  His night
  +5P+1G+4A
  +5+/-7SOG
  +5 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–3STL
  W
  February 11game 54/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-8SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–1TOR
  W
  February 14game 55/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-10SOG2PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–5VAN
  L
  February 16game 56/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BOS5–0CGS
  W
  February 19game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–5LAK
  L
  February 20game 58/781
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–3BUF
  W
  February 23game 59/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 78
  114
  points
  NHL#1
  51
  goals
  NHL#1
  63
  assists
  NHL#2
  BOS
  42-10-0W-L-OT91Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN3–8BOS
  W
  February 25game 60/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-8SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–4BOS
  W
  February 28game 61/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-8SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- March 1971
- The game
  BOS6–0MNS
  W
  March 2game 62/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  CGS0–7BOS
  W
  March 4game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-7SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–3PIT
  W
  March 6game 64/78
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +1+/-10SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
- The game
  STL1–4BOS
  W
  March 7game 65/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-7SOG
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS8–1CGS
  W
  March 10game 66/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-9SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS7–2LAK
  W
  March 11game 67/781
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-8SOG1PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–3VAN
  W
  March 13game 68/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
Milestone
Phil Esposito reaches 500 NHL games
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · March 13
- The game
  BOS11–4DET
  W
  March 16game 69/78
  His night
  +4P+1G+3A
  +3+/-8SOG1PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7BOS
  W
  March 18game 70/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +2+/-9SOG1PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–5BOS
  W
  March 20game 71/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BUF7–5BOS
  L
  March 21game 72/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-7SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–2CHI
  L
  March 24game 73/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR6–3BOS
  L
  March 27game 74/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS1–2NYR
  L
  March 28game 75/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–3MTL
  W
  March 31game 76/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-8SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
  View the game
- April 1971
- The game
  BOS8–3TOR
  W
  April 3game 77/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +2+/-11SOG2PPP
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–7BOS
  W
  April 4game 78/78
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  +2+/-7SOG2PPP
  HAT TRICK
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 4
Phil Esposito closes the 1970-1971 season with 152 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
152
NHL#1
Games
78of 78
100%
Goals
76
NHL#1
Assists
76
NHL#2
P/GP
1.95
NHL#1
+/-
+69
NHL#3
Events
152
career best in points
76
career best in goals
7
hat tricks
500
NHL games
500
career points
200
career goals
13 i rad
games with a point · 31 pts
9 i rad
games with a goal
3 days later
Playoffs
April 7
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 7
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  MTL1–3BOS
  W
  April 7
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-11SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL7–5BOS
  L
  April 8
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Boston Bruinsare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  BOS1–3MTL
  L
  April 10
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  BOS5–2MTL
  W
  April 11
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +3+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
  View the game
- Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  MTL3–7BOS
  W
  April 13
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-12SOG1PPP
  +2 points
  View the game
- Boston Bruinslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 6
  BOS3–8MTL
  L
  April 15
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-7SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Boston Bruinsare3–3withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 7
  MTL4–2BOS
  L
  April 18
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-11SOG
  View the game
Quarterfinal
April 18
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3
BOS3–4MTL
Eliminated
7Games10Points3Goals7Assists
The run in numbers
April 18
Phil Esposito ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 10 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
10
NHL#21
Games
7
Goals
3
NHL#24
Assists
7
NHL#12
P/GP
1.43
NHL#2
+/-
0
NHL#51
Events
6 i rad
games with a point
3 points
best game
MTL3–4
Honours
1970-1971
Phil Esposito won Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 1970-1971
Art Ross Trophy Ted Lindsay Award
BOSBoston Bruins

Phil Esposito plays the 1970-1971 season for Boston Bruins

Phil Esposito reaches 200 career goals

Phil Esposito reaches 500 career points

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Phil Esposito reaches 500 NHL games

Phil Esposito closes the 1970-1971 season with 152 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–3

Phil Esposito ends the 1970-1971 playoffs with 10 points

Phil Esposito won Art Ross Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award for 1970-1971