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Stan Mikita's 1971-1972 season

Points
65
NHL#26
Goals
26
NHL#32
Assists
39
NHL#25
Plus/minus
+16
NHL#44
Games
74
94%
94% of 78

Centre Stan Mikita was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played 74 of a possible 78 games and scored 26 goals and 39 assists for 65 points, 0.88 points per game. In the playoffs he played 8 games for 4 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Stan Mikita plays the 1971-1972 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Stan was 31 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CHI4–2STL
      W
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–2CHI
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–1CHI
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2MNS
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK0–4CHI
      W
      game 5/781
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–3NYR
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–2BUF
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–2PIT
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–2PHI
      L
      game 9/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–2DET
      W
      game 10/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI5–1LAK
      W
      game 11/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI2–6VAN
      L
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      PHI0–3CHI
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2MTL
      L
      game 14/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–4CHI
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS1–3CHI
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS1–4CHI
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN0–3CHI
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI1–2BOS
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–7CHI
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      24
      points
      NHL#8
      9
      goals
      NHL#16
      15
      assists
      NHL#9
      CHI
      15-5-0W-L-OT30Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3CHI
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4CHI
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–4VAN
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1971
    • The game
      CHI1–2CGS
      L
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–7CHI
      W
      game 26/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1BUF
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–5CHI
      W
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2CHI
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–1CGS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–6CHI
      W
      game 35/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS5–1CHI
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6CHI
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3CHI
      game 38/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–0PIT
      W
      game 39/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7837 of 39 played
      36
      points
      NHL#20
      13
      goals
      NHL#29
      23
      assists
      NHL#20
      CHI
      27-8-0W-L-OT58Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL2–5CHI
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 41/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–4BOS
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3CHI
      W
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–2CHI
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3PHI
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • The game
      TOR0–4CHI
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN0–4CHI
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2PIT
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET2–4CHI
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • February 1972
    • The game
      CHI4–7LAK
      L
      game 50/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI6–2VAN
      W
      game 51/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MNS0–5CHI
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–7MTL
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3DET
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–3CHI
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–2STL
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PHI3–3CHI
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–1CHI
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7857 of 59 played
      57
      points
      NHL#13
      24
      goals
      NHL#14
      33
      assists
      NHL#15
      CHI
      38-14-0W-L-OT83Points
      Playoff spot
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–1CHI
      L
      game 60/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–5BUF
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–3CHI
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–3CHI
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • March 1972
    • The game
      CHI6–4LAK
      W
      game 64/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–4CGS
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–2MNS
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–1MTL
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2PHI
      W
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–5BOS
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL0–4CHI
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5CHI
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1972
    • The game
      CHI2–0STL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–6CHI
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    The season in numbers

    Stan Mikita closes the 1971-1972 season with 65 points

    Points
    65
    NHL#26
    Games
    74of 78
    95%
    Goals
    26
    NHL#32
    Assists
    39
    NHL#25
    P/GP
    0.88
    NHL#27
    +/-
    +16
    NHL#44
    Events
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    CHIvsPIT
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT2–3CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      CHI2–0PIT
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      CHI6–5PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–0

    CHI4–0PIT
    Advance
    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    Chicago Blackhawks meet New York Rangers

    CHIvsNYR
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      NYR3–2CHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR5–3CHI
      L
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI2–3NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI2–6NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    CHI0–4NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Stan Mikita ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#45
    Games
    8
    Goals
    3
    NHL#25
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#35
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#143
    Events
    2 points
    best game
    PIT4–0→NYR0–4