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Rick Martin's 1972-1973 season

Points

NHL#31

Goals

NHL#16

Assists

NHL#45

Plus/minus

NHL#129

Games

96% of 78

Left winger Rick Martin was 21 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 75 of a possible 78 games and scored 37 goals and 36 assists for 73 points, 0.97 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 5 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1972-1973Playoffs

Year 1972
54 years ago
Season opener
October 8
Rick Martin plays the 1972-1973 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Rick was 21 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  AFM3–5BUF
  W
  October 8game 1/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK3–7BUF
  W
  October 11game 2/781
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF1–1AFM
  October 14game 3/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–3BUF
  W
  October 15game 4/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN0–6BUF
  W
  October 19game 5/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +4+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF1–1STL
  October 21game 6/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  AFM2–7BUF
  W
  October 22game 7/78
  His night
  +5P+4G+1A
  +7+/-8SOG
  4 GOALS
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Milestone
Rick Martin reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Atlanta Flames · October 22
- The game
  BOS2–2BUF
  October 25game 8/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG2PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  MNS1–2BUF
  W
  October 29game 10/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- November 1972
- The game
  BUF1–7TOR
  L
  November 1game 11/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–5PHI
  L
  November 4game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL1–1BUF
  November 5game 13/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGS0–0BUF
  November 9game 14/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–3PHI
  L
  November 11game 15/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT0–1BUF
  W
  November 12game 16/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–3LAK
  November 15game 17/781
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF1–5CGS
  L
  November 17game 18/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–9VAN
  L
  November 19game 19/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-11SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF2–6DET
  L
  November 22game 20/781
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  21
  points
  NHL#29
  16
  goals
  NHL#2
  5
  assists
  NHL#133
  BUF
  7-6-0W-L-OT21Points
  9th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR3–5BUF
  W
  November 23game 21/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYI2–9BUF
  W
  November 26game 22/78
  His night
  +4P+2G+2A
  +3+/-9SOG
  +4 points
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Milestone
Rick Martin reaches 100 career points
in the game against New York Islanders · November 26
- The game
  BUF7–2NYI
  W
  November 28game 23/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF4–5BOS
  L
  November 30game 24/78
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-7SOG
  +3 points
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- December 1972
- The game
  BUF6–8MNS
  L
  December 2game 25/78
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  MNS4–7BUF
  W
  December 3game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–2NYR
  W
  December 6game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET1–6BUF
  W
  December 7game 28/781
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +1+/-2SOG2PPP
  +3 assists
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- The game
  MTL2–4BUF
  W
  December 10game 29/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS3–7BUF
  W
  December 13game 30/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–3STL
  W
  December 16game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–4BUF
  W
  December 17game 32/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN3–6BUF
  W
  December 20game 33/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -2+/-6SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF2–4CGS
  L
  December 22game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BUF0–2LAK
  L
  December 23game 35/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF4–1NYR
  W
  December 27game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–8BUF
  W
  December 28game 37/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–4CHI
  L
  December 31game 38/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Year 1973
53 years ago
- The game
  NYI1–4BUF
  W
  January 3game 39/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +2 points
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- Checkpoint
  January 3
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  46
  points
  NHL#10
  24
  goals
  NHL#2
  22
  assists
  NHL#31
  BUF
  21-11-0W-L-OT49Points
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–4DET
  L
  January 4game 40/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-8SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–1NYR
  W
  January 6game 41/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI0–2BUF
  W
  January 7game 42/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NYR4–2BUF
  L
  January 11game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF0–6BOS
  L
  January 14game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  CHI1–5BUF
  W
  January 18game 45/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–4DET
  L
  January 20game 46/781
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–3BUF
  L
  January 21game 47/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-9SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  MNS2–5BUF
  W
  January 25game 48/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM8–5BUF
  L
  January 28game 49/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -3+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- February 1973
- The game
  LAK3–5BUF
  W
  February 1game 50/781
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–1NYI
  February 3game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI1–5BUF
  W
  February 4game 52/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  DET5–2BUF
  L
  February 11game 56/781
  His night
  +2P+2G
  -1+/-6SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  BUF3–2TOR
  W
  February 14game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  NYR1–4BUF
  W
  February 15game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3PIT
  February 17game 59/78
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 goals
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 7856 of 59 played
  60
  points
  NHL#22
  32
  goals
  NHL#6
  28
  assists
  NHL#44
  BUF
  30-20-0W-L-OT69Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT1–4BUF
  W
  February 18game 60/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–3BUF
  W
  February 22game 61/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–4MNS
  L
  February 24game 62/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-6SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–2BUF
  W
  February 25game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
  View the game
- March 1973
- The game
  BUF4–4AFM
  March 1game 64/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL4–2BUF
  L
  March 4game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2LAK
  March 6game 66/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2CGS
  March 7game 67/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF2–5VAN
  L
  March 9game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-8SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF0–2STL
  L
  March 13game 69/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-4SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BOS4–1BUF
  L
  March 15game 70/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  March 17game 71/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR1–5BUF
  W
  March 18game 72/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–6CHI
  L
  March 21game 73/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-5SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–4PIT
  March 24game 74/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF1–6BOS
  L
  March 25game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
  View the game
- The game
  BUF3–2NYI
  W
  March 27game 76/781
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -1+/-6SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  PHI3–6BUF
  W
  March 28game 77/78
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- April 1973
- The game
  STL1–3BUF
  W
  April 1game 78/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 1
Rick Martin closes the 1972-1973 season with 73 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
73
NHL#31
Games
75of 78
96%
Goals
37
NHL#16
Assists
36
NHL#45
P/GP
0.97
NHL#31
+/-
+3
NHL#129
Events
1
hat trick · 4 goals in one game
100
NHL games
100
career points
50
career assists
50
career goals
6 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 4
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 4
Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens
BUFvsMTL
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
View the whole round
- Game 1
  BUF1–2MTL
  L
  April 4
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  BUF3–7MTL
  L
  April 5
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-6SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 3
  MTL5–2BUF
  L
  April 7
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-7SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 4
  MTL1–5BUF
  W
  April 8
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-8SOG
  +1 assist
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 5
  BUF3–2MTL
  W
  April 10
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +2 points
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 6
  MTL4–2BUF
  L
  April 12
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-9SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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Quarterfinal
April 12
Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2
BUF2–4MTL
Eliminated
6Games5Points3Goals2Assists
The run in numbers
April 12
Rick Martin ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 5 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
5
NHL#39
Games
6
Goals
3
NHL#21
Assists
2
NHL#53
P/GP
0.83
NHL#16
+/-
+1
NHL#40
Events
1
First playoff assist
1
First playoff point
1
First playoff goal
2 points
best game
MTL2–4

Rick Martin plays the 1972-1973 season for Buffalo Sabres

Rick Martin reaches 50 career goals

1/4 into the season

Rick Martin reaches 100 career points

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rick Martin closes the 1972-1973 season with 73 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

Rick Martin ends the 1972-1973 playoffs with 5 points