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Rick Blight's 1976-1977 season

Points
68
NHL#31
Goals
28
NHL#35
Assists
40
NHL#37
Plus/minus
0
NHL#173
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Right winger Rick Blight was 20 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 28 goals and 40 assists for 68 points, 0.87 points per game. Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1976-1977
  1. Season opener

    Rick Blight plays the 1976-1977 season for Vancouver Canucks

    Rick was 20 years old when the 1976-1977 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      VAN5–9PIT
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +4P+4G
      -2+/-5SOG3PPP
      4 GOALS
    • The game
      VAN0–3MTL
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH1–4VAN
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      STL6–3VAN
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYI
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4BUF
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–4NYR
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–5STL
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLE1–3VAN
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM3–3VAN
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1976
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–1VAN
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–4VAN
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–3BOS
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4WSH
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–6PHI
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–0VAN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2VAN
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      11
      points
      NHL#91
      9
      goals
      NHL#17
      2
      assists
      NHL#241
      VAN
      5-14-0W-L-OT11Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI6–4VAN
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–2VAN
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–4BUF
      game 23/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN2–4BOS
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–4VAN
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1976
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–3CLR
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–2CHI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN3–4WSH
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3TOR
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR4–4VAN
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3VAN
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–7DET
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–1MNS
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL5–4VAN
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–2LAK
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–2VAN
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      33
      points
      NHL#36
      18
      goals
      NHL#13
      15
      assists
      NHL#72
      VAN
      11-26-0W-L-OT25Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2PIT
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–4AFM
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–8CLE
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN5–2STL
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLE4–2VAN
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–0VAN
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1VAN
      L
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–6VAN
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4VAN
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1977
    • The game
      MTL6–4VAN
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–5MNS
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–3DET
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–6MTL
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–3VAN
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–1VAN
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS7–3VAN
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–5VAN
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      44
      points
      NHL#52
      20
      goals
      NHL#41
      24
      assists
      NHL#68
      VAN
      17-37-0W-L-OT40Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Rick Blight reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Atlanta Flames · February 19

    • The game
      STL4–0VAN
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–2LAK
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN0–3MNS
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3CHI
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • March 1977
    • The game
      VAN2–1AFM
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5PHI
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–4TOR
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–5VAN
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI0–5VAN
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–2VAN
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–2CLR
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Rick Blight reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · March 13

    • The game
      DET1–7VAN
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–4STL
      game 73/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN4–1CLR
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI4–4VAN
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–4CLE
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN3–9PHI
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • April 1977
    • The game
      CLR6–3VAN
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6VAN
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Rick Blight closes the 1976-1977 season with 68 points

    Vancouver Canucks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    68
    NHL#31
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    28
    NHL#35
    Assists
    40
    NHL#37
    P/GP
    0.87
    NHL#38
    +/-
    0
    NHL#173
    Events
    68
    career best in points
    28
    career best in goals
    40
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick · 4 goals in one game
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts