Skip to content
Regular season and playoffsNYRVAN

Ron Stewart's 1971-1972 season

Points
6
NHL#247
Goals
3
NHL#196
Assists
3
NHL#256
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#230
Games
55
70%
70% of 78

Right winger Ron Stewart was 39 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks och New York Rangers. He played 55 of a possible 78 games and scored 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points, 0.11 points per game. He moved from Vancouver Canucks to New York Rangers in March. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 3 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ron Stewart opens the 1971-1972 season with Vancouver Canucks

    Ron was 39 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 8th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Ron Stewart's season starts in game 20 of 78

    Vancouver Canucks have played 19 games19 of 78 without him
    • The game
      VAN0–3CHI
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 781 of 20 played
      0
      points
      NHL#252
      0
      goals
      NHL#201
      0
      assists
      NHL#241
      VAN
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–5VAN
      W
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4VAN
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      VAN0–7MTL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL1–2VAN
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–2VAN
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–3VAN
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Milestone

    Ron Stewart reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Detroit Red Wings · December 14

    • The game
      MTL6–2VAN
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–5BUF
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3DET
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–6VAN
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3LAK
      L
      game 35/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–3VAN
      L
      game 36/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–1MNS
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2VAN
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7816 of 39 played
      1
      points
      NHL#264
      1
      goals
      NHL#208
      0
      assists
      NHL#281
      VAN
      10-24-0W-L-OT25Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN3–5CGS
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–1PIT
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–1BUF
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–4CHI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5VAN
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–0VAN
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      VAN5–1CGS
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–2VAN
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–1VAN
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–9BOS
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–5STL
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–6PIT
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–5VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN3–5LAK
      L
      game 57/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–3VAN
      L
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–2DET
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7836 of 59 played
      2
      points
      NHL#273
      2
      goals
      NHL#196
      0
      assists
      NHL#289
      VAN
      16-38-0W-L-OT37Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN1–7TOR
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–3CHI
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN2–8DET
      L
      game 62/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      VAN3–7BOS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–5MTL
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      L
      game 65/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS7–3NYR
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR3–5NYR
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–0NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      NYR1–2TOR
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–5NYR
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Ron Stewart closes the 1971-1972 season with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#247
    Games
    55of 78
    71%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#196
    Assists
    3
    NHL#256
    P/GP
    0.11
    NHL#248
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#230
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet Montréal Canadiens

    NYRvsMTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL2–5NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      NYR1–2MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      NYR6–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    5Games2Points2Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet Chicago Blackhawks

    NYRvsCHI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR3–2CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR5–3CHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    2Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Rangers play the Stanley Cup Final against Boston Bruins

    NYRvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR5–6BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Ron Stewart ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#53
    Games
    8
    Goals
    2
    NHL#35
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#51
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#22
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4