Regular season and playoffsBOS

Rick Smith's 1968-1969 season

Points

NHL#207

Goals

NHL#224

Assists

NHL#197

Plus/minus

+14

NHL#47

Games

63% of 76

Defenceman Rick Smith was 20 years old when the 1968-1969 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 48 of a possible 76 games and scored 0 goals and 5 assists for 5 points, 0.10 points per game. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 0 points.

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

1968-1969Playoffs

Year 1968
58 years ago
NHL debut
October 11
Rick Smith makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠2 win against Detroit Red Wings
DETDetroit Red Wings2–4BOSBoston Bruins
Rick was 20 years old · Boston Garden, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
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- The game
  DET2–4BOS
  W
  October 11game 1/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–2LAK
  L
  October 17game 4/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1PIT
  W
  October 19game 5/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL2–1BOS
  L
  October 24game 6/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–2TOR
  L
  October 26game 7/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–4BOS
  W
  October 27game 8/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2MNS
  W
  October 30game 9/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–7DET
  L
  October 31game 10/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- November 1968
- The game
  CHI3–5BOS
  W
  November 3game 11/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 3
  1/4 into the season
  Game 19 of 769 of 19 played
  0
  points
  NHL#196
  0
  goals
  NHL#164
  0
  assists
  NHL#188
  +5
  +/-
  NHL#23
  BOS
  12-5-0W-L-OT26Points
  3rd in the whole NHL
- December 1968
- The game
  BOS3–3DET
  December 29game 34/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1969
57 years ago
- The game
  BOS4–2NYR
  W
  January 2game 35/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  January 4game 36/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–3BOS
  W
  January 9game 37/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–3MTL
  W
  January 11game 38/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 11
  1/2 into the season
  Game 38 of 7614 of 38 played
  0
  points
  NHL#223
  0
  goals
  NHL#193
  0
  assists
  NHL#217
  +6
  +/-
  NHL#24
  BOS
  22-8-0W-L-OT52Points
  2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  PIT4–8BOS
  W
  January 12game 39/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–5TOR
  January 15game 40/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–5BOS
  W
  January 16game 41/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3PHI
  W
  January 18game 42/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–5BOS
  W
  January 19game 43/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2DET
  January 23game 44/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL0–4BOS
  W
  January 25game 45/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3OAK
  January 29game 47/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–5LAK
  W
  January 30game 48/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- February 1969
- The game
  DET2–4BOS
  W
  February 2game 49/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–2CHI
  W
  February 5game 50/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Rick Smith records his first NHL assist
in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · February 5
- The game
  BOS1–3STL
  L
  February 6game 51/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–6BOS
  W
  February 8game 52/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OAK3–3BOS
  February 9game 53/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3MTL
  L
  February 15game 55/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–5CHI
  L
  February 16game 56/76
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS0–3PIT
  L
  February 19game 57/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 57 of 7631 of 57 played
  2
  points
  NHL#215
  0
  goals
  NHL#207
  2
  assists
  NHL#204
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#30
  BOS
  33-12-0W-L-OT78Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS0–9NYR
  L
  February 23game 58/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2LAK
  W
  February 26game 59/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1969
- The game
  NYR5–8BOS
  W
  March 1game 61/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT0–4BOS
  W
  March 2game 62/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–2BOS
  March 5game 63/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–7DET
  L
  March 8game 64/76
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK2–7BOS
  W
  March 9game 65/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS1–2PHI
  L
  March 13game 67/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–7TOR
  L
  March 15game 68/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–11BOS
  W
  March 16game 69/76
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–2PIT
  W
  March 19game 70/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI5–5BOS
  March 20game 71/76
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3CHI
  W
  March 22game 72/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–4NYR
  L
  March 23game 73/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–3BOS
  March 27game 74/76
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–5MTL
  L
  March 29game 75/76
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–6BOS
  W
  March 30game 76/76
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
March 30
Rick Smith closes the 1968-1969 season with 5 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
5
NHL#207
Games
48of 76
63%
Goals
0
NHL#224
Assists
5
NHL#197
P/GP
0.10
NHL#203
+/-
+14
NHL#47
Events
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist
3 days later
Playoffs
April 2
Boston Bruins are in the playoffs
Quarterfinal
April 2
Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs
BOSvsTOR
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  TOR0–10BOS
  W
  April 2
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 2
  TOR0–7BOS
  W
  April 3
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 3
  BOS4–3TOR
  W
  April 5
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Boston Bruinslead3–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
- Game 4
  BOS3–2TOR
  W
  April 6
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 6
Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0
BOS4–0TOR
Advance
4Games0Points0Goals0Assists
4 days later
Semifinal
April 10
Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens
BOSvsMTL
Swedes on Boston Bruins
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  BOS2–3MTL
  L
  April 10
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 2
  BOS3–4MTL
  L
  April 13
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
- Game 4
  MTL2–3BOS
  W
  April 20
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Boston Bruinsare2–2withMontréal Canadiens
- Game 5
  BOS2–4MTL
  L
  April 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
- Game 6
  MTL2–1BOS
  L
  April 24
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Semifinal
April 24
Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2
BOS2–4MTL
Eliminated
5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 24
Rick Smith ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 0 points
BOSBoston Bruins
Points
0
NHL#105
Games
9
Goals
0
NHL#78
Assists
0
NHL#92
P/GP
0.00
+/-
+5
NHL#14
TOR4–0→MTL2–4

Rick Smith makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠2 win against Detroit Red Wings

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

Rick Smith records his first NHL assist

3/4 into the season

Rick Smith closes the 1968-1969 season with 5 points

Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

Boston Bruins meet Toronto Maple Leafs

Boston Bruins knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 4–0

Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

Rick Smith ends the 1968-1969 playoffs with 0 points