Don Marshall: 1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 129

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 129 Don Marshall Hockey Card (Front)

1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 129 Don Marshall Hockey Card (Back)

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Card Notes

Don is one of the veterans Coach Punch Imlach is counting on to mold his new club into a contender. A fifteen year NHL veteran, Don spent eight years with Canadiens and seven with Rangers. Last season, injuries hampered Don’s performance, but in good physical condition, Don will give Sabres strength in Left Wing.

En Français

Don est l’um des vétérans sur lesquels l’instructeur Punch Imlach compte pour former son club. Durant ses 15 ans dans la LNH, Don passa 8 ans avec les Canadiens et 7 avec les Rangers. Il fut blessé l’an passé, mais il est maintenant rétabli et les Sabres comptent sur son expérience à l’aile gauche.

Details

Despite missing the first 16 games during the inaugural 1970-71 NHL season for the Buffalo Sabres, Don Marshall put up great numbers with 49 points on 20 goals and 29 assists. In his first game with the club, Marshall scored a first period goal in a 7-2 win over Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens.

On December 26, 1970, the expansion Sabres walked into the Montreal Forum in came out with a 4-4 tie with the Canadiens. Against his original NHL team, Marshall assisted on three of the four goals as Buffalo came back from a 4-1 deficit. He had helpers on markers by Gilbert Perreault, Ron Anderson and Eddie Shack.

Don had three more 3-point games over the course of the 1970-71 season, one each against the Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars, all three games were wins for the Sabres.

What he would not experience that year was a hat trick. Marshall recorded just two over his lengthy NHL career. The first was with the Canadiens on February 16, 1961 in a 9-1 win over the Boston Bruins. In that game, he scored three on Boston goalie Bruce Gamble and added an assist on a Bernie Geoffrion goal for a four-point game. His second goal of the game was the game winner and his hat trick marker was scored shorthanded.

the second hat trick of his career came on March 29, 1967 at Madison Square Garden in a 10-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Marshall scored his 22nd, 23rd and 24th of the season and also assisted on a Bob Nevin goal for another 4-point game.

Between 1951-52 and 1971-72, Don Marshall played 1,176 regular season and 94 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs. Marshall was a five-time Stanley Cup champion with the Habs.

Don Marshall NHL Career Stats

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951-52	Montreal Canadiens	1	0	0	0	0
1954-55	Montreal Canadiens	39	5	3	8	9
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	66	4	1	5	10
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	70	12	8	20	6
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	68	22	19	41	14
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	70	10	22	32	12
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	70	16	22	38	4
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	70	14	17	31	8
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	66	18	28	46	12
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	65	13	20	33	6
1963-64	New York Rangers	70	11	12	23	8
1964-65	New York Rangers	69	20	15	35	2
1965-66	New York Rangers	69	26	28	54	6
1966-67	New York Rangers	70	24	22	46	4
1967-68	New York Rangers	70	19	30	49	2
1968-69	New York Rangers	74	20	19	39	12
1969-70	New York Rangers	57	9	15	24	6
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	62	20	29	49	6
1971-72	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	2	14	16	0
	Totals	1176	265	324	589	127

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1951-52	Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0	0
1954-55	Montreal Canadiens	12	1	1	2	2
1955-56	Montreal Canadiens	10	1	0	1	0
1956-57	Montreal Canadiens	10	1	3	4	2
1957-58	Montreal Canadiens	10	0	2	2	4
1958-59	Montreal Canadiens	11	0	2	2	2
1959-60	Montreal Canadiens	8	2	2	4	0
1960-61	Montreal Canadiens	6	0	2	2	0
1961-62	Montreal Canadiens	6	0	1	1	2
1962-63	Montreal Canadiens	5	0	0	0	0
1963-64	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1964-65	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1965-66	New York Rangers	0	0	0	0	0
1966-67	New York Rangers	4	0	1	1	2
1967-68	New York Rangers	6	2	1	3	0
1968-69	New York Rangers	4	1	0	1	0
1969-70	New York Rangers	1	0	0	0	0
1970-71	Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
1971-72	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	0	0
	Totals	94	8	15	23	14