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Tom Younghans's 1976-1977 season

Points
14
NHL#283
Goals
8
NHL#217
Assists
6
NHL#317
Plus/minus
-12
NHL#333
Games
78
97%
97% of 80

Right winger Tom Younghans was 23 years old when the 1976-1977 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 78 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points, 0.18 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1976-1977Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Tom Younghans makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠6 loss against New York Rangers

    MNSMinnesota North Stars5–6NYRNew York Rangers

    Tom was 23 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Roland Eriksson.

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    • The game
      MNS5–6NYR
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–6BOS
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CLR1–4MNS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Tom Younghans scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Colorado Rockies · October 9

    • The game
      NYR10–4MNS
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–1MNS
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS0–3CHI
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM3–4MNS
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–3CLR
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–4MNS
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS5–3TOR
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Tom Younghans records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · October 27

    • The game
      TOR5–1MNS
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–9PHI
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • November 1976
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–5NYI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–4WSH
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–3MNS
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYI3–2MNS
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS4–4BUF
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CLE3–3MNS
      game 19/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS3–6MTL
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      3
      points
      NHL#255
      1
      goals
      NHL#209
      2
      assists
      NHL#243
      MNS
      5-12-0W-L-OT13Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–8TOR
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      STL4–2MNS
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH1–6MNS
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–4NYR
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • December 1976
    • The game
      PHI2–2MNS
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      NYR11–4MNS
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS2–6PIT
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      AFM5–0MNS
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–3AFM
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–1STL
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN3–1MNS
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI3–3MNS
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–4CLE
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–8MNS
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS5–5MTL
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–3STL
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK2–5MNS
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS7–2DET
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS1–3MNS
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#279
      4
      goals
      NHL#196
      3
      assists
      NHL#305
      MNS
      10-21-0W-L-OT29Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–5VAN
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–3BOS
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–4PHI
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–7NYI
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      AFM4–4MNS
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–4MNS
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      TOR5–2MNS
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS3–2LAK
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MNS3–4VAN
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • February 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–5PIT
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–5MNS
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–0CHI
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CLR8–6MNS
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      DET2–2MNS
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–6BUF
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH4–4MNS
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      CHI2–6MNS
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–3CLR
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      12
      points
      NHL#270
      7
      goals
      NHL#186
      5
      assists
      NHL#310
      MNS
      14-31-0W-L-OT43Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–2MNS
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS2–6AFM
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • March 1977
    • The game
      PHI5–2MNS
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CLR3–6MNS
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL2–3MNS
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1NYI
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–6NYR
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3STL
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–5MNS
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2CLE
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2MNS
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2MNS
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–7CHI
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–5MNS
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE2–4MNS
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–1DET
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1977
    • The game
      MNS2–7LAK
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6VAN
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Tom Younghans closes the 1976-1977 season with 14 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Points
    14
    NHL#283
    Games
    78of 80
    98%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#217
    Assists
    6
    NHL#317
    P/GP
    0.18
    NHL#310
    +/-
    -12
    NHL#333
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

    MNSvsBUF
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      MNS2–4BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      BUF7–1MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Minnesota North Stars out 2–0

    MNS0–2BUF
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists