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Rick Smith's 1972-1973 season

Points
33
NHL#142
Goals
9
NHL#166
Assists
24
NHL#107
Plus/minus
-43
NHL#353
Games
64
82%
82% of 78

Defenceman Rick Smith was 24 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for California Golden Seals. He played 64 of a possible 78 games and scored 9 goals and 24 assists for 33 points, 0.52 points per game. California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Rick Smith plays the 1972-1973 season for California Golden Seals

    Rick was 24 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGS2–3VAN
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1972
    • The game
      CGS2–7NYR
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS3–8PHI
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–0CGS
      L
      game 17/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5CGS
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS2–4NYI
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4BOS
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 787 of 20 played
      4
      points
      NHL#208
      3
      goals
      NHL#117
      1
      assists
      NHL#244
      -8
      +/-
      NHL#93
      CGS
      3-13-0W-L-OT10Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS0–11TOR
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS6–4DET
      W
      game 22/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1CGS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • December 1972
    • The game
      NYR3–3CGS
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–4CGS
      game 25/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS1–2MTL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS4–8BOS
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2CGS
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI9–4CGS
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -4+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2CGS
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4CGS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3CGS
      L
      game 33/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2CGS
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–11CGS
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS0–4TOR
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7825 of 39 played
      13
      points
      NHL#172
      5
      goals
      NHL#145
      8
      assists
      NHL#175
      -19
      +/-
      NHL#104
      CGS
      7-24-0W-L-OT22Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–6CGS
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–3CGS
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS6–6CHI
      game 42/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR3–3CGS
      game 43/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR6–0CGS
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5BOS
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–8NYI
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      CGS5–2AFM
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1CGS
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS3–4PHI
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGS1–3NYR
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • February 1973
    • The game
      CGS4–6DET
      L
      game 51/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–6STL
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1CGS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–5TOR
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–4BUF
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5STL
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–3AFM
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–3CGS
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2CGS
      game 59/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7845 of 59 played
      23
      points
      NHL#141
      7
      goals
      NHL#152
      16
      assists
      NHL#130
      -36
      +/-
      NHL#115
      CGS
      9-36-0W-L-OT32Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–2CGS
      L
      game 60/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–2CGS
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGS
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI7–0CGS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–7MNS
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      CGS2–1PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–3AFM
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGS
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS2–4LAK
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–1CGS
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2CGS
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–5CGS
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS0–2CGS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–6NYI
      L
      game 73/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS2–5PIT
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7CGS
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–8CGS
      W
      game 76/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS3–2LAK
      W
      game 77/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–3CGS
      W
      game 78/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Rick Smith closes the 1972-1973 season with 33 points

    California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    33
    NHL#142
    Games
    64of 78
    82%
    Goals
    9
    NHL#166
    Assists
    24
    NHL#107
    P/GP
    0.52
    NHL#123
    +/-
    -43
    NHL#353
    Events
    9
    career best in goals
    50
    career assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts