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Rick Kessell's 1972-1973 season

Points
14
NHL#235
Goals
1
NHL#264
Assists
13
NHL#202
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#254
Games
67
85%
85% of 78

Centre Rick Kessell was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 67 of a possible 78 games and scored 1 goals and 13 assists for 14 points, 0.21 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Rick Kessell plays the 1972-1973 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Rick was 23 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT5–2STL
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–8BOS
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT5–0NYI
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–4TOR
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–2PIT
      L
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–0VAN
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT3–6CGS
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–5LAK
      L
      game 10/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • November 1972
    • The game
      MTL7–1PIT
      L
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR4–6PIT
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 14/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI2–5PIT
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–3PIT
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT0–1BUF
      L
      game 17/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–7PIT
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–6PIT
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT5–3NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 7818 of 20 played
      5
      points
      NHL#175
      0
      goals
      NHL#232
      5
      assists
      NHL#124
      PIT
      10-9-0W-L-OT21Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL4–10PIT
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–2PIT
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–6AFM
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–7PIT
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • December 1972
    • The game
      CHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–4CHI
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT4–4CGS
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–3LAK
      L
      game 28/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      AFM3–5PIT
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT1–9NYR
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS3–2PIT
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6MTL
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT1–1DET
      game 34/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      TOR4–0PIT
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      DET2–2PIT
      game 37/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–5STL
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT5–3CHI
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7835 of 39 played
      7
      points
      NHL#230
      0
      goals
      NHL#265
      7
      assists
      NHL#188
      PIT
      16-17-0W-L-OT38Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN2–4PIT
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT0–3NYR
      L
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–3PIT
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3DET
      L
      game 44/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–6MTL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MTL5–2PIT
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS0–3PIT
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–9CHI
      L
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      TOR2–5PIT
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PHI5–3PIT
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 52/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1973
    • The game
      MNS1–2PIT
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–4MNS
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5MTL
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–6PIT
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7853 of 59 played
      10
      points
      NHL#241
      1
      goals
      NHL#249
      9
      assists
      NHL#210
      PIT
      23-29-0W-L-OT53Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–2PIT
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–2BUF
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–4PIT
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1973
    • The game
      CGS2–1PIT
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT4–10MNS
      L
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–3PHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–5CGS
      game 71/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–6VAN
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2AFM
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–6PIT
      W
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–7STL
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1973
    • The game
      PHI4–5PIT
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Rick Kessell closes the 1972-1973 season with 14 points

    PITPittsburgh Penguins
    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    14
    NHL#235
    Games
    67of 78
    86%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#264
    Assists
    13
    NHL#202
    P/GP
    0.21
    NHL#245
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#254
    Events
    14
    career best in points
    13
    career best in assists