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Robert Nyström's 1977-1978 season

Points
59
Swedish flag#3NHL#56
Goals
30
Swedish flag#1NHL#27
Assists
29
Swedish flag#5NHL#90
Plus/minus
+18
Swedish flag#3NHL#68
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Robert Nyström was 24 years old when the 1977-1978 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played all 80 games and scored 30 goals and 29 assists for 59 points, 0.74 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 56th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish goal race. In the playoffs he played 7 games for 4 points.

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

1977-1978Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Robert Nyström plays the 1977-1978 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    Robert was 25 years old when the 1977-1978 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS1–3NYI
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4NYR
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–0NYI
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2LAK
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2VAN
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1977
    • The game
      AFM0–9NYI
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3MNS
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5BOS
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1NYI
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–2NYI
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–0WSH
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–1NYI
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4PHI
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–9NYI
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–4NYI
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      6
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#175
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#81
      2
      assists
      Swedish flag#7NHL#243
      NYI
      9-5-0W-L-OT24Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI9–2MNS
      W
      game 21/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NYI2–5PIT
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1DET
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3CLR
      game 24/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1977
    • The game
      NYI7–2STL
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4NYI
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–0CHI
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–7NYI
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–2NYI
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–4NYI
      W
      game 31/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–9NYI
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6NYI
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–7MTL
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2VAN
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–3LAK
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2NYI
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–4NYI
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE3–5NYI
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–7NYI
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      25
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#79
      14
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#38
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#128
      NYI
      23-9-0W-L-OT54Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5CLE
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–0WSH
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2MNS
      W
      game 43/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–0STL
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–6NYI
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–6NYI
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • February 1978
    • The game
      NYI7–6NYR
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2AFM
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–6NYI
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5CHI
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–8NYI
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2CLE
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–4CLR
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–3NYI
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1PHI
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3AFM
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–7NYI
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      36
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#87
      18
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#52
      18
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#120
      NYI
      37-12-0W-L-OT85Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI1–2MTL
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4NYI
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • March 1978
    • The game
      NYI3–6BUF
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–6NYI
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–5NYI
      W
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–3STL
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYI
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3NYI
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2NYI
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4PHI
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–2TOR
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLE4–4NYI
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–6NYI
      W
      game 74/804
      His night
      +5P+2G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +5 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Robert Nyström reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · March 26

    • The game
      NYI1–5NYR
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1978
    • The game
      WSH2–3NYI
      W
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2DET
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3NYI
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–7NYI
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2BOS
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Robert Nyström closes the 1977-1978 season with 59 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    59
    #3NHL#56
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    30
    #1NHL#27
    Assists
    29
    #5NHL#90
    P/GP
    0.74
    #5NHL#75
    +/-
    +18
    #3NHL#68
    Events
    59
    career best in points
    30
    career best in goals
    30
    first among the Swedes in goals
    250
    career points
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    8 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Toronto Maple Leafs

    NYIvsTOR
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR1–4NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR2–3NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      NYI0–2TOR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 4
      NYI1–3TOR
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare2–2withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 5
      TOR1–2NYI
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 6
      NYI2–5TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare3–3withToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 7
      TOR2–1NYI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Toronto Maple Leafs knock New York Islanders out 4–3

    NYI3–4TOR
    Eliminated
    7Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Robert Nyström ends the 1977-1978 playoffs with 4 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    4
    #1NHL#50
    Games
    7
    Goals
    3
    #1NHL#21
    Assists
    1
    #4NHL#85
    P/GP
    0.57
    #2NHL#39
    +/-
    0
    #2NHL#71
    Events
    4
    first among the Swedes in points
    3
    first among the Swedes in goals
    TOR3–4