Regular seasonDET

Rick Lapointe's 1975-1976 season

Points

NHL#166

Goals

NHL#179

Assists

NHL#139

Plus/minus

-2

NHL#228

Games

100% of 80

Defenceman Rick Lapointe was 20 years old when the 1975-1976 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played all 80 games and scored 10 goals and 23 assists for 33 points, 0.41 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1975-1976

Year 1975
51 years ago
NHL debut
October 8
Rick Lapointe makes his NHL debut in the 1–⁠1 draw against St. Louis Blues
STLSt. Louis Blues1–1DETDetroit Red Wings
Rick was 20 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
+1
+/-
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- The game
  STL1–1DET
  October 8game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET0–4BUF
  L
  October 9game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS5–2DET
  L
  October 11game 3/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Rick Lapointe records his first NHL assist
in the game against California Golden Seals · October 11
- The game
  DET4–4CHI
  October 15game 4/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–2DET
  October 16game 5/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–6PIT
  L
  October 18game 6/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–5PHI
  L
  October 19game 7/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL4–1DET
  L
  October 22game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–3DET
  L
  October 25game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7BOS
  L
  October 26game 10/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS4–6DET
  W
  October 29game 11/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- November 1975
- The game
  CHI3–1DET
  L
  November 1game 12/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–4NYR
  W
  November 2game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–7TOR
  L
  November 5game 14/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET0–5MTL
  L
  November 8game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  AFM3–6DET
  W
  November 9game 16/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  KCS3–6DET
  W
  November 13game 17/80
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI1–3DET
  W
  November 15game 18/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET0–3NYR
  L
  November 16game 19/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3DET
  November 19game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 19
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  5
  points
  NHL#200
  0
  goals
  NHL#260
  5
  assists
  NHL#137
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#70
  DET
  5-11-0W-L-OT14Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET2–7BUF
  L
  November 20game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET1–5STL
  L
  November 22game 22/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–4DET
  W
  November 23game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–5PIT
  L
  November 26game 24/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–3KCS
  W
  November 29game 25/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Rick Lapointe scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Kansas City Scouts · November 29
- The game
  DET1–9VAN
  L
  December 3game 26/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  DET2–3CGS
  L
  December 5game 27/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–3LAK
  L
  December 6game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT2–3DET
  W
  December 10game 29/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET5–3WSH
  W
  December 12game 30/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–2DET
  L
  December 13game 31/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–3DET
  W
  December 17game 32/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–4KCS
  L
  December 19game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–5MNS
  L
  December 20game 34/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–2DET
  L
  December 28game 35/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–4DET
  W
  December 31game 36/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1976
50 years ago
- The game
  DET1–0TOR
  W
  January 3game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  VAN4–3DET
  L
  January 4game 38/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–4AFM
  L
  January 6game 39/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MNS0–5DET
  W
  January 8game 40/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 80
  13
  points
  NHL#192
  4
  goals
  NHL#189
  9
  assists
  NHL#182
  -1
  +/-
  NHL#74
  DET
  13-23-0W-L-OT30Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  DET1–7MTL
  L
  January 10game 41/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET0–1NYI
  L
  January 13game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  KCS3–8DET
  W
  January 14game 43/80
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-4SOG2PPP
  +4 points
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–4DET
  January 17game 44/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK8–3DET
  L
  January 18game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–8NYI
  L
  January 22game 46/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS6–1DET
  L
  January 24game 47/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL3–3DET
  January 25game 48/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–2STL
  W
  January 27game 49/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–3LAK
  January 29game 50/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–2DET
  W
  January 31game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- February 1976
- The game
  MNS0–5DET
  W
  February 4game 52/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–4DET
  W
  February 6game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYR5–4DET
  L
  February 7game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET0–7BOS
  L
  February 8game 55/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4BUF
  L
  February 11game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–2MNS
  W
  February 14game 57/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET5–8WSH
  L
  February 15game 58/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYI5–3DET
  L
  February 18game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–1DET
  L
  February 21game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 21
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 80
  22
  points
  NHL#182
  8
  goals
  NHL#165
  14
  assists
  NHL#182
  -8
  +/-
  NHL#115
  DET
  19-34-0W-L-OT45Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT2–2DET
  February 22game 61/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET0–8TOR
  L
  February 25game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CGS1–1DET
  February 26game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  LAK3–1DET
  L
  February 28game 64/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1976
- The game
  DET3–2AFM
  W
  March 3game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–6PHI
  L
  March 6game 66/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  MTL6–1DET
  L
  March 7game 67/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–4CGS
  L
  March 10game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET4–1LAK
  W
  March 13game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET2–4VAN
  L
  March 16game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–6DET
  W
  March 18game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI2–4DET
  W
  March 20game 72/80
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET6–0CHI
  W
  March 21game 73/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–7DET
  W
  March 24game 74/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM0–8DET
  W
  March 27game 75/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  DET0–3PIT
  L
  March 28game 76/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET3–5WSH
  L
  March 30game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR4–4DET
  March 31game 78/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
  View the game
- April 1976
- The game
  DET3–6MTL
  L
  April 3game 79/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–5DET
  L
  April 4game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 4
Rick Lapointe closes the 1975-1976 season with 33 points
DETDetroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
Points
33
NHL#166
Games
80of 80
100%
Goals
10
NHL#179
Assists
23
NHL#139
P/GP
0.41
NHL#195
+/-
-2
NHL#228
Events
33
career best in points
10
career best in goals
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist

Rick Lapointe makes his NHL debut in the 1–⁠1 draw against St. Louis Blues

Rick Lapointe records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Rick Lapointe scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rick Lapointe closes the 1975-1976 season with 33 points