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Ralph Backstrom's 1969-1970 season

Points
43
NHL#59
Goals
19
NHL#51
Assists
24
NHL#62
Plus/minus
+4
NHL#82
Games
72
94%
94% of 76

Centre Ralph Backstrom was 32 years old when the 1969-1970 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 72 of a possible 76 games and scored 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points, 0.60 points per game. Montréal Canadiens did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1969-1970
  1. Season opener

    Ralph Backstrom plays the 1969-1970 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Ralph was 32 years old when the 1969-1970 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      LAK1–5MTL
      W
      game 1/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2TOR
      game 2/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–7MTL
      W
      game 3/761
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–1PHI
      game 4/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL3–3MTL
      game 5/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–0MTL
      L
      game 6/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL8–3NYR
      W
      game 7/761
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL1–4MNS
      L
      game 8/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 9/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • November 1969
    • The game
      BOS2–9MTL
      W
      game 10/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–2MTL
      game 11/76
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–1PHI
      W
      game 12/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–6MTL
      W
      game 13/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–3LAK
      W
      game 14/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–0OAK
      W
      game 15/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–2STL
      W
      game 16/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL0–1CHI
      L
      game 17/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–5MTL
      game 18/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OAK2–4MTL
      W
      game 19/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 19 of 76
      13
      points
      NHL#30
      4
      goals
      NHL#53
      9
      assists
      NHL#25
      MTL
      10-3-0W-L-OT26Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 20/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–1TOR
      W
      game 21/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–2MTL
      game 22/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Ralph Backstrom reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against Boston Bruins · November 29

    • The game
      MTL1–0CHI
      W
      game 23/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–3MTL
      L
      game 24/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–6NYR
      L
      game 25/761
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–6MTL
      W
      game 26/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4MTL
      W
      game 27/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–5DET
      L
      game 28/76
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      W
      game 29/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–2MTL
      L
      game 30/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2BOS
      W
      game 31/76
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–3DET
      game 32/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2MTL
      game 33/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–0MTL
      L
      game 34/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4PIT
      L
      game 35/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      OAK1–5MTL
      W
      game 36/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–4MTL
      W
      game 37/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      W
      game 38/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 38 of 76
      25
      points
      NHL#41
      10
      goals
      NHL#39
      15
      assists
      NHL#37
      MTL
      19-9-0W-L-OT48Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–4MTL
      W
      game 39/761
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4MTL
      W
      game 40/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ralph Backstrom reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · January 14

    • The game
      OAK3–0MTL
      L
      game 41/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–6BOS
      L
      game 42/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2MNS
      W
      game 43/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–5MTL
      W
      game 46/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–3MTL
      game 47/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • February 1970
    • The game
      MTL5–2PHI
      W
      game 48/76
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-5SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      MTL2–5OAK
      L
      game 49/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3LAK
      W
      game 50/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 51/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2CHI
      W
      game 52/76
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3MTL
      game 53/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET5–2MTL
      L
      game 54/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL0–2NYR
      L
      game 55/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5TOR
      L
      game 56/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–5MTL
      W
      game 57/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 57 of 7655 of 57 played
      35
      points
      NHL#51
      16
      goals
      NHL#40
      19
      assists
      NHL#53
      MTL
      29-15-0W-L-OT71Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–2MTL
      L
      game 60/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1970
    • The game
      MTL1–2PIT
      L
      game 61/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–2MTL
      L
      game 62/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL0–2BOS
      L
      game 63/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5MTL
      W
      game 64/76
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL6–2STL
      W
      game 65/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3TOR
      game 66/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–2OAK
      game 67/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1LAK
      W
      game 68/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI0–2MTL
      W
      game 69/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5MTL
      W
      game 70/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5MTL
      W
      game 71/76
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR1–1MTL
      game 72/76
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–4NYR
      L
      game 73/76
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • April 1970
    • The game
      BOS3–6MTL
      W
      game 74/76
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–1MTL
      L
      game 75/76
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–10CHI
      L
      game 76/76
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ralph Backstrom closes the 1969-1970 season with 43 points

    Montréal Canadiens did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    43
    NHL#59
    Games
    72of 76
    95%
    Goals
    19
    NHL#51
    Assists
    24
    NHL#62
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#65
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#82
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts