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Rick Martin's 1974-1975 season

Points
95
NHL#10
Goals
52
NHL#3
Assists
43
NHL#32
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#148
Games
68
85%
85% of 80

Left winger Rick Martin was 23 years old when the 1974-1975 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 68 of a possible 80 games and scored 52 goals and 43 assists for 95 points, 1.40 points per game. In the playoffs he played 17 games for 15 points.

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

1974-1975Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Rick Martin plays the 1974-1975 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Rick was 23 years old when the 1974-1975 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BOS5–9BUF
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF1–6PHI
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–1BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–6BUF
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–5BUF
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–7LAK
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–0STL
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1974
    • The game
      BUF6–3TOR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYR
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF2–2BOS
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–6BUF
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF6–1KCS
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–8BUF
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF8–6MTL
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Rick Martin reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · November 13

    • The game
      MNS3–5BUF
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF5–7BOS
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-8SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM0–4BUF
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–7BUF
      W
      game 20/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-9SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#7
      12
      goals
      NHL#5
      13
      assists
      NHL#19
      BUF
      14-4-0W-L-OT30Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–4AFM
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–6BUF
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–1CHI
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–5BUF
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF5–5PIT
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-9SOG
    • December 1974
    • The game
      PIT3–6BUF
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3WSH
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +4P+4G
      +1+/-10SOG2PPP
      4 GOALS
    • The game
      WSH2–9BUF
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MNS0–5BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN5–3BUF
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–4MNS
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS5–5BUF
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–0WSH
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8034 of 40 played
      44
      points
      NHL#17
      21
      goals
      NHL#8
      23
      assists
      NHL#29
      BUF
      25-9-0W-L-OT56Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–5BUF
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–0CGS
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2VAN
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      KCS0–5BUF
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–5BUF
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–6MTL
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      AFM4–3BUF
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–6BUF
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • February 1975
    • The game
      BUF0–6PHI
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      KCS1–8BUF
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF6–1DET
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYI
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–4BUF
      game 54/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–3PIT
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–3BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–4BUF
      game 57/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2NYI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI6–6BUF
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF9–4WSH
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      70
      points
      NHL#9
      36
      goals
      NHL#3
      34
      assists
      NHL#27
      BUF
      37-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR1–4BUF
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK0–5BUF
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • March 1975
    • The game
      BUF2–3DET
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–3BUF
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF6–3NYR
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-9SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF3–3STL
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–8BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2LAK
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–2CGS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF1–5VAN
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF11–3TOR
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      TOR5–4BUF
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • April 1975
    • The game
      BUF3–1BOS
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4BUF
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      BUF4–2TOR
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Rick Martin closes the 1974-1975 season with 95 points

    Points
    95
    NHL#10
    Games
    68of 80
    85%
    Goals
    52
    NHL#3
    Assists
    43
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    1.40
    NHL#8
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#148
    Events
    95
    career best in points
    52
    career best in goals
    43
    career best in assists
    2
    hat tricks · 4 goals in one game
    250
    NHL games
    250
    career points
    16 i rad
    games with a point · 28 pts
    7 i rad
    games with a goal
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BUFvsCHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI1–4BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI1–3BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      BUF4–5CHI
      L
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      BUF6–2CHI
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI1–3BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    BUF4–1CHI
    Advance
    5Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    5 days later
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL5–6BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • May 1975
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF0–7MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-8SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF2–8MTL
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL4–5BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      BUF4–3MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    BUF4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Buffalo Sabres play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF1–4PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      BUF1–2PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      PHI4–5BUF
      W
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-9SOG
      +3 points
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      PHI2–4BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF1–5PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      PHI2–0BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Rick Martin ends the 1974-1975 playoffs with 15 points

    Points
    15
    NHL#7
    Games
    17
    Goals
    7
    NHL#5
    Assists
    8
    NHL#9
    P/GP
    0.88
    NHL#14
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#188
    Events
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff goals
    10
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    CHI4–1→MTL4–2→PHI2–4