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Phil Goyette's 1970-1971 season

Points
61
NHL#30
Goals
15
NHL#92
Assists
46
NHL#14
Plus/minus
-17
NHL#296
Games
60
76%
76% of 78

Centre Phil Goyette was 36 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 60 of a possible 78 games and scored 15 goals and 46 assists for 61 points, 1.02 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971
  1. Season opener

    Phil Goyette plays the 1970-1971 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Phil was 37 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Phil Goyette's season starts in game 17 of 78

    Buffalo Sabres have played 16 games16 of 78 without him
    • The game
      BUF7–2TOR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–3MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 19/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–2BUF
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 784 of 20 played
      3
      points
      NHL#198
      0
      goals
      NHL#198
      3
      assists
      NHL#150
      BUF
      4-12-0W-L-OT12Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS2–1BUF
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • December 1970
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 22/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS0–1BUF
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–6CHI
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–8BOS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–5DET
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–0BUF
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4NYR
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR7–2BUF
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–4MTL
      game 33/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–5BUF
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS9–4BUF
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–3BUF
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET4–7BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +5 points
    Milestone

    Phil Goyette reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · January 7

    • The game
      BUF2–3DET
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2BUF
      game 39/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7822 of 39 played
      21
      points
      NHL#85
      5
      goals
      NHL#125
      16
      assists
      NHL#49
      BUF
      8-24-0W-L-OT23Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–4CHI
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF4–3MNS
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–5BUF
      game 44/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–7STL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–6BUF
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 47/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2CGS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–1VAN
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK2–5BUF
      W
      game 50/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–6VAN
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5CGS
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–3BUF
      W
      game 55/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–3BUF
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5CHI
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–6BUF
      game 58/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–6DET
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7842 of 59 played
      46
      points
      NHL#32
      11
      goals
      NHL#98
      35
      assists
      NHL#13
      BUF
      16-32-0W-L-OT43Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–1BUF
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS6–3BUF
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BUF
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • March 1971
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 65/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–2BUF
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6BUF
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–9STL
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–0MNS
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL3–5BUF
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5MTL
      L
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–5BOS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      W
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–4BUF
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1971
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3PHI
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Phil Goyette closes the 1970-1971 season with 61 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    61
    NHL#30
    Games
    60of 78
    77%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#92
    Assists
    46
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    1.02
    NHL#12
    +/-
    -17
    NHL#296
    Events
    250
    career assists
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts