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Börje Salming's 1979-1980 season

Points
71
Swedish flag#3NHL#44
Goals
19
Swedish flag#10NHL#107
Assists
52
Swedish flag#2NHL#18
Plus/minus
+3
Swedish flag#9NHL#162
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Börje Salming was 28 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 19 goals and 52 assists for 71 points, 0.96 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 44th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 2 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Börje Salming plays the 1979-1980 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs

    Börje was 28 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 7th season with the team. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR6–3TOR
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–2TOR
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–4PHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6TOR
      W
      game 4/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3WSH
      W
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5VAN
      L
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2CLR
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–7LAK
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      TOR3–5HFD
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–3TOR
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR7–4STL
      W
      game 13/80
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +5+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR8–4WIN
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3EDM
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–7TOR
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–0TOR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4QUE
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4TOR
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–1TOR
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      19
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#36
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#9NHL#158
      16
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#13
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#12
      TOR
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYR
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -2+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3AFM
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2WSH
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      PHI4–4TOR
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–1TOR
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5TOR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–8TOR
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR1–5MNS
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–4TOR
      game 30/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR0–10BOS
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–2TOR
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–8MTL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH8–2TOR
      L
      game 34/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–6TOR
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1TOR
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      36
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#37
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#6NHL#118
      27
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#19
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#29
      TOR
      17-19-0W-L-OT38Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN4–6TOR
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–6PIT
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–9NYI
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-8SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7MTL
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–2AFM
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5LAK
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–8EDM
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -5+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2VAN
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET4–6TOR
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      CHI5–4TOR
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–4CHI
      L
      game 51/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–2TOR
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–5TOR
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYR
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYI
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Milestone

    Börje Salming reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against New York Islanders · February 19

    • The game
      TOR2–4CHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR9–3WIN
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      56
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#36
      17
      goals
      Swedish flag#6NHL#83
      39
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#20
      +11
      +/-
      NHL#25
      TOR
      26-30-0W-L-OT56Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR2–5STL
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3CLR
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      PHI3–3TOR
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3DET
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–3PIT
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3TOR
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–5QUE
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–2TOR
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR8–4TOR
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–1TOR
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–9TOR
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–0PHI
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–1TOR
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–6TOR
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–7MNS
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM8–5TOR
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      TOR5–4HFD
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2TOR
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–2TOR
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR3–7BUF
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Börje Salming closes the 1979-1980 season with 71 points

    TORToronto Maple Leafs
    Points
    71
    #3NHL#44
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    19
    #10NHL#107
    Assists
    52
    #2NHL#18
    P/GP
    0.96
    #3NHL#45
    +/-
    +3
    #9NHL#162
    Events
    19
    career best in goals
    500
    NHL games
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 12 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Toronto Maple Leafs are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Toronto Maple Leafs meet Minnesota North Stars

    TORvsMNS
    Swedes on Toronto Maple Leafs
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      TOR3–6MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 2
      TOR2–7MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstToronto Maple Leafs
    • Game 3
      MNS4–3TOR
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Toronto Maple Leafs out 3–0

    TOR0–3MNS
    Eliminated
    3Games2Points1Goals1Assists