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Walt McKechnie's 1972-1973 season

Points
54
NHL#60
Goals
16
NHL#99
Assists
38
NHL#40
Plus/minus
-24
NHL#317
Games
78
100%
100% of 78

Centre Walt McKechnie was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for California Golden Seals. He played all 78 games and scored 16 goals and 38 assists for 54 points, 0.69 points per game. California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1972-1973
  1. Season opener

    Walt McKechnie plays the 1972-1973 season for California Golden Seals

    Walt was 25 years old when the 1972-1973 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGS2–3VAN
      L
      game 1/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      L
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5PIT
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS4–1PHI
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–3CGS
      game 5/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI4–2CGS
      L
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS0–5LAK
      L
      game 7/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3CGS
      L
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–6CGS
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • November 1972
    • The game
      NYI6–2CGS
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–6CGS
      game 11/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGS3–3CHI
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5MNS
      L
      game 13/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGS0–0BUF
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–7NYR
      L
      game 15/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS3–8PHI
      L
      game 16/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET4–0CGS
      L
      game 17/781
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5CGS
      W
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–4NYI
      L
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS2–4BOS
      L
      game 20/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      16
      points
      NHL#48
      9
      goals
      NHL#21
      7
      assists
      NHL#97
      CGS
      3-13-0W-L-OT10Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGS0–11TOR
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS6–4DET
      W
      game 22/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL2–1CGS
      L
      game 23/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-11SOG
    • December 1972
    • The game
      NYR3–3CGS
      game 24/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–4CGS
      game 25/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–2MTL
      L
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS4–8BOS
      L
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2CGS
      game 28/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI9–4CGS
      L
      game 29/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–2CGS
      L
      game 31/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–4CGS
      W
      game 32/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK5–3CGS
      L
      game 33/781
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS3–4VAN
      L
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–2CGS
      game 35/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGS
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–11CGS
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGS0–5MTL
      L
      game 38/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–4TOR
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      32
      points
      NHL#50
      12
      goals
      NHL#57
      20
      assists
      NHL#37
      CGS
      7-24-0W-L-OT22Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL5–6CGS
      W
      game 40/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–3CGS
      game 41/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS6–6CHI
      game 42/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–3CGS
      game 43/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR6–0CGS
      L
      game 44/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5BOS
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS1–8NYI
      L
      game 46/78
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS5–2AFM
      W
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      STL1–1CGS
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–4PHI
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–3NYR
      L
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1973
    • The game
      CGS4–6DET
      L
      game 51/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGS1–6STL
      L
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1CGS
      L
      game 53/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–5TOR
      L
      game 54/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGS0–4BUF
      L
      game 55/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5STL
      L
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS1–3AFM
      L
      game 57/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–3CGS
      game 58/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–2CGS
      game 59/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 78
      44
      points
      NHL#55
      15
      goals
      NHL#78
      29
      assists
      NHL#39
      CGS
      9-36-0W-L-OT32Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–2CGS
      L
      game 60/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–2CGS
      L
      game 61/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–5CGS
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI7–0CGS
      L
      game 63/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–7MNS
      L
      game 64/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • March 1973
    • The game
      CGS2–1PIT
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS2–3AFM
      L
      game 66/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2CGS
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Walt McKechnie reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · March 7

    • The game
      CGS2–4LAK
      L
      game 68/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI5–1CGS
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–2CGS
      L
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–5CGS
      game 71/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS0–2CGS
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGS3–6NYI
      L
      game 73/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–5PIT
      L
      game 74/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7CGS
      W
      game 75/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      DET5–8CGS
      W
      game 76/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGS3–2LAK
      W
      game 77/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–3CGS
      W
      game 78/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Walt McKechnie closes the 1972-1973 season with 54 points

    California Golden Seals did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    54
    NHL#60
    Games
    78of 78
    100%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#99
    Assists
    38
    NHL#40
    P/GP
    0.69
    NHL#68
    +/-
    -24
    NHL#317
    Events
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts