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Phil Goyette's 1971-1972 season

Points
29
NHL#124
Goals
4
NHL#182
Assists
25
NHL#75
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#243
Games
45
56%
56% of 80

Centre Phil Goyette was 37 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och New York Rangers. He played 45 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 25 assists for 29 points, 0.64 points per game. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to New York Rangers in March. In the playoffs he played 13 games for 4 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Phil Goyette opens the 1971-1972 season with Buffalo Sabres

    Phil was 37 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–9MTL
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–2BUF
      L
      game 5/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF7–2TOR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI5–2BUF
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5MNS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2BUF
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      W
      game 10/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4VAN
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGS
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1971
    • The game
      BUF4–4DET
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–3BUF
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–2BUF
      L
      game 16/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYR
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS7–5BUF
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      13
      points
      NHL#49
      2
      goals
      NHL#127
      11
      assists
      NHL#27
      BUF
      4-11-0W-L-OT13Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      L
      game 21/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5VAN
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–5CGS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK0–2BUF
      W
      game 25/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5STL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–3BUF
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2BUF
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–5PHI
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–8TOR
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5BUF
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4STL
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL3–6BUF
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET7–3BUF
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7837 of 59 played
      24
      points
      NHL#107
      3
      goals
      NHL#176
      21
      assists
      NHL#62
      BUF
      11-34-0W-L-OT36Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5NYR
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS5–0NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1972
    • The game
      NYR1–2TOR
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–5NYR
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Phil Goyette closes the 1971-1972 season with 29 points

    Points
    29
    NHL#124
    Games
    45of 78
    58%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#182
    Assists
    25
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.64
    NHL#64
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#243
    Events
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL2–5NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      NYR1–2MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      NYR6–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1NYR
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR3–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR5–3CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    NYRvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–0NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Phil Goyette ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#45
    Games
    13
    Goals
    1
    NHL#50
    Assists
    3
    NHL#36
    P/GP
    0.31
    NHL#57
    +/-
    0
    NHL#53
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4