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Yvan Cournoyer's 1971-1972 season

Points
83
NHL#8
Goals
47
NHL#4
Assists
36
NHL#32
Plus/minus
+24
NHL#30
Games
73
93%
93% of 78

Right winger Yvan Cournoyer was 27 years old when the 1971-1972 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 73 of a possible 78 games and scored 47 goals and 36 assists for 83 points, 1.14 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1971-1972Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Yvan Cournoyer plays the 1971-1972 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Yvan was 27 years old when the 1971-1972 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR4–4MTL
      game 1/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 2/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–9MTL
      W
      game 3/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL4–8NYR
      L
      game 4/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL4–2CGS
      W
      game 5/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–0VAN
      W
      game 6/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–1LAK
      W
      game 7/781
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–5MTL
      W
      game 8/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET0–3MTL
      W
      game 9/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–5PHI
      L
      game 10/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1971
    • The game
      STL1–5MTL
      W
      game 11/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–2MTL
      W
      game 12/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      W
      game 13/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2TOR
      W
      game 14/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL5–1MNS
      W
      game 15/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 16/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGS2–7MTL
      W
      game 17/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      STL2–2MTL
      game 18/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–2MTL
      game 19/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–3CHI
      game 20/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 78
      21
      points
      NHL#12
      13
      goals
      NHL#7
      8
      assists
      NHL#48
      MTL
      12-2-0W-L-OT30Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–3MTL
      W
      game 21/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4DET
      L
      game 22/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • December 1971
    • The game
      LAK3–5MTL
      W
      game 23/781
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4MTL
      W
      game 26/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL6–2VAN
      W
      game 29/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–3CGS
      game 30/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4MTL
      W
      game 31/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4PIT
      L
      game 32/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–5NYR
      L
      game 33/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Yvan Cournoyer reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 26

    • The game
      CGS2–3MTL
      W
      game 34/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL2–5TOR
      L
      game 35/78
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–6DET
      L
      game 36/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN4–6MTL
      W
      game 37/78
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–10MTL
      W
      game 38/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Yvan Cournoyer reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · January 8

    • The game
      MTL2–5CHI
      L
      game 39/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 39 of 7835 of 39 played
      32
      points
      NHL#32
      19
      goals
      NHL#12
      13
      assists
      NHL#74
      MTL
      23-9-0W-L-OT53Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–7STL
      L
      game 40/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT1–7MTL
      W
      game 41/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF2–6MTL
      W
      game 42/78
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      L
      game 43/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BOS8–5MTL
      L
      game 45/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 46/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS6–5MTL
      L
      game 47/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL0–4MTL
      W
      game 48/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1972
    • The game
      MTL3–1STL
      W
      game 49/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–1LAK
      game 50/781
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–2CGS
      game 51/78
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 52/78
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–7MTL
      W
      game 53/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–6MTL
      W
      game 54/781
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL2–2BOS
      game 55/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGS1–1MTL
      game 56/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–3MTL
      W
      game 57/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL4–0BUF
      W
      game 58/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3MTL
      L
      game 59/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 59 of 7854 of 59 played
      56
      points
      NHL#16
      30
      goals
      NHL#8
      26
      assists
      NHL#37
      MTL
      33-14-0W-L-OT78Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–2MNS
      W
      game 60/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–8MTL
      W
      game 61/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–5MTL
      W
      game 62/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • March 1972
    • The game
      BUF1–4MTL
      W
      game 63/78
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN0–5MTL
      W
      game 64/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–0PHI
      W
      game 65/78
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      MTL5–4PIT
      W
      game 66/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–1STL
      W
      game 67/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI1–1MTL
      game 68/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–2MTL
      W
      game 69/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2TOR
      W
      game 70/78
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4MTL
      W
      game 71/78
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–7DET
      L
      game 72/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR3–3MTL
      game 73/78
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MTL
      game 74/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–5BOS
      L
      game 75/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–5CHI
      game 76/78
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • April 1972
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      W
      game 77/78
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL6–5NYR
      W
      game 78/78
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Yvan Cournoyer closes the 1971-1972 season with 83 points

    Points
    83
    NHL#8
    Games
    73of 78
    94%
    Goals
    47
    NHL#4
    Assists
    36
    NHL#32
    P/GP
    1.14
    NHL#8
    +/-
    +24
    NHL#30
    Events
    47
    career best in goals
    2
    hat tricks
    500
    NHL games
    200
    career goals
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    7 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL2–5NYR
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      NYR1–2MTL
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      NYR6–4MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead3–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 5
      MTL2–1NYR
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead3–2againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 6
      NYR3–2MTL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–2

    MTL2–4NYR
    Eliminated
    6Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Yvan Cournoyer ends the 1971-1972 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#53
    Games
    6
    Goals
    2
    NHL#35
    Assists
    1
    NHL#67
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#35
    +/-
    0
    NHL#53
    NYR2–4