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Walt Tkaczuk's 1971-1972 season

Points
66
NHL#25
Goals
24
NHL#35
Assists
42
NHL#22
Plus/minus
+33
NHL#26
Games
76
97%
97% of 78

Centre Walt Tkaczuk was 24 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 76 of a possible 78 games and scored 24 goals and 42 assists for 66 points, 0.87 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 10 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Walt Tkaczuk plays the 1971-1972 season for New York Rangers

    Walt was 24 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–4MTL
      game 1/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–1NYR
      L
      game 3/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–3TOR
      W
      game 4/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–8NYR
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–3NYR
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3STL
      W
      game 7/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–1NYR
      game 8/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      DET4–7NYR
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1PIT
      game 10/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3NYR
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • November 1971
    • The game
      NYR7–1LAK
      W
      game 12/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR8–1CGS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–1VAN
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–7NYR
      W
      game 15/781
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYR
      W
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–4MNS
      L
      game 18/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGS1–12NYR
      W
      game 19/78
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      STL3–8NYR
      W
      game 20/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      15
      points
      NHL#43
      4
      goals
      NHL#77
      11
      assists
      NHL#29
      NYR
      14-2-0W-L-OT32Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR1–3DET
      L
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PHI
      W
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      BUF2–7NYR
      W
      game 23/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–4PIT
      L
      game 24/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      W
      game 25/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 26/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–0PHI
      W
      game 27/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–6NYR
      W
      game 28/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYR
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR1–8BOS
      L
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR5–2STL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1NYR
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–4NYR
      W
      game 33/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1MNS
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5NYR
      W
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–5NYR
      W
      game 36/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS4–1NYR
      L
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      STL1–9NYR
      W
      game 38/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK0–8NYR
      W
      game 39/781
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 78
      31
      points
      NHL#35
      12
      goals
      NHL#39
      19
      assists
      NHL#33
      NYR
      27-6-0W-L-OT60Points
      1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR5–5CHI
      game 40/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR5–2BUF
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +5+/-5SOG1SHP
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYR3–4TOR
      L
      game 42/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1LAK
      W
      game 43/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–0CGS
      W
      game 44/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–5VAN
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–5NYR
      W
      game 46/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–4MNS
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1NYR
      game 48/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–0NYR
      L
      game 49/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      W
      game 50/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–6STL
      L
      game 51/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–2NYR
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR8–3PIT
      W
      game 54/78
      His night
      +5P+5A
      +4+/-3SOG1SHP
      +5 assists
    • The game
      LAK2–4NYR
      W
      game 55/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1VAN
      W
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4LAK
      W
      game 57/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–4NYR
      W
      game 59/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7858 of 59 played
      50
      points
      NHL#25
      17
      goals
      NHL#47
      33
      assists
      NHL#15
      NYR
      38-11-0W-L-OT86Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR7–3MTL
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • March 1972
    • The game
      CGS1–4NYR
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3BUF
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN1–6NYR
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–3NYR
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–2DET
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS7–3NYR
      L
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–3CHI
      L
      game 69/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–3PHI
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–5NYR
      W
      game 72/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Walt Tkaczuk reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · March 19

    • The game
      NYR1–4BOS
      L
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–0NYR
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2NYR
      game 76/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • April 1972
    • The game
      NYR1–2TOR
      L
      game 77/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–5NYR
      L
      game 78/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    The season in numbers

    Walt Tkaczuk closes the 1971-1972 season with 66 points

    Points
    66
    NHL#25
    Games
    76of 78
    97%
    Goals
    24
    NHL#35
    Assists
    42
    NHL#22
    P/GP
    0.87
    NHL#29
    +/-
    +33
    NHL#26
    Events
    250
    career points
    250
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    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
      0+/-4SOG
    • 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
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      NYR6–4MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR3–2MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    NYR4–2MTL
    Advance
    6Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    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
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      NYR5–3CHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 3
      CHI2–3NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead3–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CHI2–6NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    NYR4–0CHI
    Advance
    4Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    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
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • May 1972
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR1–2BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      BOS2–5NYR
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR3–2BOS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      BOS3–0NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    Boston Bruins knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    NYR2–4BOS
    Eliminated
    6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Walt Tkaczuk ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 10 points

    Points
    10
    NHL#16
    Games
    16
    Goals
    4
    NHL#13
    Assists
    6
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    0.63
    NHL#31
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#12
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    MTL4–2→CHI4–0→BOS2–4