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Bernie Nicholls's 1988-1989 season

Points
150
NHL#4
Goals
70
NHL#2
Assists
80
NHL#5
Plus/minus
+30
NHL#16
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Centre Bernie Nicholls was 27 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 70 goals and 80 assists for 150 points, 1.90 points per game. In the playoffs he played 11 games for 16 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Bernie Nicholls plays the 1988-1989 season for Los Angeles Kings

    Bernie was 27 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET2–8LAK
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY5–6LAK
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–6LAK
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–6LAK
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-7SOG1SHP
      +4 points
    • The game
      PHI4–1LAK
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–11CGY
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–8EDM
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      MNS2–8LAK
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM5–4LAK
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–4WIN
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK4–8WIN
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • November 1988
    • The game
      LAK3–1QUE
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–5MTL
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–4TOR
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–3CHI
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD2–7LAK
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–7LAK
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN4–6LAK
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR6–5LAK
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF4–5LAK
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-8SOG
      +4 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      47
      points
      NHL#2
      23
      goals
      NHL#1
      24
      assists
      NHL#3
      LAK
      13-7-0W-L-OT26Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK6–1PHI
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +4+/-9SOG1SHP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK8–3DET
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK1–4CGY
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5VAN
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Milestone

    Bernie Nicholls reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 27

    • The game
      NJD3–9LAK
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1988
    • The game
      TOR3–9LAK
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +8P+2G+6A
      +5+/-9SOG3PPP
      +8 points
    • The game
      CHI4–6LAK
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      WIN5–4LAK
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN5–5LAK
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–3NYI
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK5–2NYR
      W
      game 31/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK4–5PIT
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–4DET
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–3MNS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–7LAK
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS6–8LAK
      W
      game 36/80
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK5–2VAN
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–2LAK
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-7SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–3LAK
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK6–8CGY
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      86
      points
      NHL#3
      38
      goals
      NHL#2
      48
      assists
      NHL#3
      LAK
      24-15-0W-L-OT49Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4WIN
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4WIN
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–5LAK
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      STL4–7LAK
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +1+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      HFD6–9LAK
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK2–5STL
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK2–4NYI
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5HFD
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–4WSH
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN6–2LAK
      L
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM7–6LAK
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-13SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY8–5LAK
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      -3+/-9SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • February 1989
    • The game
      NJD6–6LAK
      game 53/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–4BOS
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK7–6WSH
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      LAK6–2CHI
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS7–3LAK
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-7SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      QUE3–11LAK
      W
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–5LAK
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-8SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      121
      points
      NHL#3
      57
      goals
      NHL#2
      64
      assists
      NHL#4
      LAK
      32-23-0W-L-OT69Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH7–2LAK
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–4EDM
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK1–1NJD
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–6NYR
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1989
    • The game
      LAK5–4BUF
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–6STL
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–6LAK
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK2–4VAN
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–3EDM
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–0QUE
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-8SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK2–5MTL
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGY9–3LAK
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–3EDM
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK2–4CGY
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-8SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–4LAK
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WIN3–3LAK
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN1–2LAK
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • April 1989
    • The game
      VAN4–6LAK
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +5P+3G+2A
      +2+/-12SOG4PPP
      HAT TRICK
    Milestone

    Bernie Nicholls reaches 300 career goals

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · April 1

    The season in numbers

    Bernie Nicholls closes the 1988-1989 season with 150 points

    Points
    150
    NHL#4
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    70
    NHL#2
    Assists
    80
    NHL#5
    P/GP
    1.90
    NHL#4
    +/-
    +30
    NHL#16
    Events
    150
    career best in points
    70
    career best in goals
    80
    career best in assists
    4
    hat tricks
    500
    NHL games
    300
    career goals
    17 i rad
    games with a point · 42 pts
    10 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Edmonton Oilers

    LAKvsEDM
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 1
      EDM4–3LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      EDM2–5LAK
      W
      1
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-10SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      LAK0–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      LAK3–4EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      EDM2–4LAK
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–2againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 6
      LAK4–1EDM
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Los Angeles Kingsare3–3withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 7
      EDM3–6LAK
      W
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-7SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    First round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–3

    LAK4–3EDM
    Advance
    7Games11Points4Goals7Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Calgary Flames

    LAKvsCGY
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      LAK3–4CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK3–8CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • Calgary Flameslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      CGY5–2LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Calgary Flameslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      CGY5–3LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Calgary Flames knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0

    LAK0–4CGY
    Eliminated
    4Games5Points3Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Bernie Nicholls ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 16 points

    Points
    16
    NHL#14
    Games
    11
    Goals
    7
    NHL#13
    Assists
    9
    NHL#15
    P/GP
    1.45
    NHL#3
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#244
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff goals
    8 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    EDM4–3→CGY0–4