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Ralph Backstrom's 1970-1971 season

Points
32
NHL#115
Goals
15
NHL#92
Assists
17
NHL#146
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#225
Games
49
61%
61% of 80

Centre Ralph Backstrom was 33 years old when the 1970-1971 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens och Los Angeles Kings. He played 49 of a possible 80 games and scored 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points, 0.65 points per game. He moved from Montréal Canadiens to Los Angeles Kings in January. Los Angeles Kings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1970-1971
  1. Season opener

    Ralph Backstrom opens the 1970-1971 season with Montréal Canadiens

    Ralph was 33 years old when the 1970-1971 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Ralph Backstrom's season starts in game 25 of 78

    Montréal Canadiens have played 24 games24 of 78 without him
    • The game
      BOS4–2MTL
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL0–4TOR
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–6MTL
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–8MTL
      W
      game 28/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3VAN
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–7LAK
      L
      game 31/781
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2STL
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–4MTL
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2PHI
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3MTL
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–5MTL
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–6NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–1MTL
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7814 of 39 played
      5
      points
      NHL#221
      1
      goals
      NHL#204
      4
      assists
      NHL#202
      MTL
      19-12-0W-L-OT46Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3MNS
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 46/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3DET
      game 47/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2NYR
      game 48/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1971
    • The game
      LAK3–7BOS
      L
      game 49/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK2–5BUF
      L
      game 50/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–6LAK
      W
      game 51/781
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      W
      game 52/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–8TOR
      L
      game 53/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK0–4DET
      L
      game 54/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–0LAK
      L
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–5LAK
      W
      game 56/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–7CHI
      L
      game 57/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–5MNS
      L
      game 58/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3LAK
      L
      game 59/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7830 of 59 played
      14
      points
      NHL#178
      4
      goals
      NHL#167
      10
      assists
      NHL#165
      LAK
      17-31-0W-L-OT45Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI4–1LAK
      L
      game 60/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK8–3CGS
      W
      game 61/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +3 points
    • March 1971
    • The game
      BUF3–3LAK
      game 62/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–8MTL
      L
      game 63/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–4NYR
      L
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–0STL
      W
      game 65/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–2LAK
      L
      game 66/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET2–5LAK
      W
      game 67/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS7–2LAK
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3LAK
      W
      game 69/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–8LAK
      W
      game 70/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK2–5CGS
      L
      game 71/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3MNS
      L
      game 72/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5LAK
      W
      game 73/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL6–3LAK
      L
      game 74/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–4STL
      L
      game 75/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–2LAK
      game 76/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1971
    • The game
      CGS4–6LAK
      W
      game 77/781
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK4–2VAN
      W
      game 78/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Ralph Backstrom closes the 1970-1971 season with 32 points

    Montréal Canadiens did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    32
    NHL#115
    Games
    49of 78
    63%
    Goals
    15
    NHL#92
    Assists
    17
    NHL#146
    P/GP
    0.65
    NHL#71
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#225
    Events
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal