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Rick Smith's 1971-1972 season

Points

NHL#169

Goals

NHL#196

Assists

NHL#144

Plus/minus

+35

NHL#23

Games

100% of 78

Defenceman Rick Smith was 23 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins och California Golden Seals. He played all 78 games and scored 3 goals and 16 assists for 19 points, 0.24 points per game. He moved from Boston Bruins to California Golden Seals in February. California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1971-1972

Year 1971
55 years ago
Season opener
October 10
Rick Smith opens the 1971-1972 season with Boston Bruins
BOSBoston Bruins
Rick was 23 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  NYR4–1BOS
  L
  October 10game 1/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–1NYR
  W
  October 13game 2/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–6BOS
  W
  October 14game 3/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–2BOS
  October 17game 4/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–4BOS
  W
  October 20game 5/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1CGS
  W
  October 22game 6/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  W
  October 24game 7/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–5MTL
  L
  October 27game 8/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–0BOS
  L
  October 28game 9/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–5BOS
  W
  October 31game 10/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- November 1971
- The game
  STL1–6BOS
  W
  November 4game 11/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–1DET
  W
  November 6game 12/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–2BOS
  L
  November 7game 13/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS1–3CHI
  L
  November 10game 14/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–5BOS
  W
  November 11game 15/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK2–11BOS
  W
  November 14game 16/781
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  VAN0–5BOS
  W
  November 18game 17/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–2BOS
  W
  November 20game 18/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–6BOS
  W
  November 21game 19/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–1PHI
  W
  November 24game 20/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 78
  6
  points
  NHL#145
  1
  goals
  NHL#164
  5
  assists
  NHL#114
  +16
  +/-
  NHL#10
  BOS
  14-5-0W-L-OT29Points
  5th in the whole NHL
- The game
  PHI2–4BOS
  W
  November 25game 21/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–6STL
  November 27game 22/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1971
- The game
  BOS5–3TOR
  W
  December 4game 23/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  PIT3–5BOS
  W
  December 5game 24/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–3LAK
  W
  December 8game 25/781
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–2VAN
  W
  December 11game 26/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–4CGS
  L
  December 12game 27/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR1–8BOS
  W
  December 16game 28/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3PIT
  W
  December 18game 29/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PIT2–2BOS
  December 19game 30/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4BUF
  December 23game 31/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI1–5BOS
  W
  December 25game 32/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–3BOS
  W
  December 26game 33/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–1CHI
  W
  December 29game 34/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2MNS
  December 30game 35/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Year 1972
54 years ago
- The game
  BOS4–1NYR
  W
  January 2game 36/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–0TOR
  W
  January 5game 37/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS5–2BUF
  W
  January 6game 38/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS3–5STL
  L
  January 8game 39/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 8
  1/2 into the season
  Game 39 of 78
  8
  points
  NHL#177
  1
  goals
  NHL#203
  7
  assists
  NHL#155
  +25
  +/-
  NHL#10
  BOS
  27-7-0W-L-OT59Points
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS2–2PIT
  January 12game 40/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  LAK1–1BOS
  January 13game 41/781
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–4BOS
  W
  January 15game 42/78
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET2–9BOS
  W
  January 16game 43/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–0STL
  W
  January 18game 44/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS8–5MTL
  W
  January 22game 45/78
  His night
  No points
  +4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3BOS
  January 23game 46/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI2–4BOS
  W
  January 27game 47/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–2PHI
  W
  January 29game 48/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL2–5BOS
  W
  January 30game 49/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1972
- The game
  BOS2–0NYR
  W
  February 2game 50/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS1–6BOS
  W
  February 3game 51/78
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-5SOG
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- The game
  DET2–3BOS
  W
  February 5game 52/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–8BUF
  L
  February 6game 53/78
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–9BOS
  W
  February 10game 54/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +7+/-1SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF1–5BOS
  W
  February 12game 55/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MTL2–2BOS
  February 13game 56/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS3–6BOS
  W
  February 15game 57/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–1PHI
  W
  February 17game 58/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  BOS6–4MNS
  W
  February 19game 59/78
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-4SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 59 of 78
  14
  points
  NHL#166
  2
  goals
  NHL#195
  12
  assists
  NHL#138
  +52
  +/-
  NHL#3
  BOS
  42-8-0W-L-OT93Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the whole NHL
- The game
  BOS3–1CHI
  W
  February 20game 60/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–3VAN
  W
  February 22game 61/78
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS8–6CGS
  L
  February 23game 62/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS0–3CHI
  L
  February 26game 63/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS4–4BUF
  February 27game 64/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- March 1972
- The game
  CGS1–4NYR
  L
  March 1game 65/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CHI4–4CGS
  March 3game 66/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–6CGS
  W
  March 8game 67/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CGS1–2TOR
  L
  March 11game 68/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS7–3NYR
  W
  March 12game 69/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK2–5CGS
  W
  March 15game 70/781
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL2–2CGS
  March 17game 71/78
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–3CGS
  March 19game 72/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGS2–4MNS
  L
  March 21game 73/78
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGS1–4STL
  L
  March 22game 74/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGS0–3PHI
  L
  March 25game 75/78
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  CGS4–5PIT
  L
  March 29game 76/78
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  MNS2–1CGS
  L
  March 31game 77/78
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- April 1972
- The game
  CGS4–9LAK
  L
  April 1game 78/781
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-0SOG
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The season in numbers
April 1
Rick Smith closes the 1971-1972 season with 19 points
BOSBoston Bruins CGSCalifornia Golden Seals
Boston Bruins did not reach the playoffs
Points
19
NHL#169
Games
78of 78
100%
Goals
3
NHL#196
Assists
16
NHL#144
P/GP
0.24
NHL#197
+/-
+35
NHL#23
Events
250
NHL games
50
career points

Rick Smith opens the 1971-1972 season with Boston Bruins

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1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Rick Smith closes the 1971-1972 season with 19 points