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Börje Salming's 1988-1989 season

Points
20
Swedish flag#16NHL#279
Goals
3
Swedish flag#18NHL#353
Assists
17
Swedish flag#16NHL#240
Plus/minus
+7
Swedish flag#10NHL#110
Games
63
78%
78% of 80

Defenceman Börje Salming was 37 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 16th in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 63 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 17 assists for 20 points, 0.32 points per game. That was 16th among the Swedes and 279th in the NHL. Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1988-1989
  1. Season opener

    Börje Salming plays the 1988-1989 season for Toronto Maple Leafs

    Börje was 37 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 16th season with the team. His 16th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR1–2BOS
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7TOR
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR8–4CHI
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–2TOR
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–1WSH
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Börje Salming reaches 750 career points

    in the game against Washington Capitals · October 14

    • The game
      DET5–3TOR
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–2MTL
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–4TOR
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2DET
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–3TOR
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–3NYI
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–2MNS
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–3STL
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1988
    • The game
      LAK6–4TOR
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5PIT
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–2TOR
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–4TOR
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#16NHL#287
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#19NHL#359
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#14NHL#220
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#4NHL#49
      TOR
      9-10-0W-L-OT19Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • December 1988
    • The game
      CGY4–4TOR
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–2TOR
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI7–1TOR
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL3–4TOR
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–1TOR
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–3TOR
      L
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR6–5QUE
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE1–6TOR
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3CHI
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8027 of 40 played
      7
      points
      Swedish flag#16NHL#325
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#19NHL#347
      6
      assists
      Swedish flag#15NHL#281
      +4
      +/-
      Swedish flag#4NHL#47
      TOR
      14-23-0W-L-OT31Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR0–3WSH
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1TOR
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN0–3TOR
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–2TOR
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      L
      game 45/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–5TOR
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3TOR
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS2–1TOR
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–8DET
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–1TOR
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7CHI
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • February 1989
    • The game
      TOR4–1NYI
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–8NJD
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–2TOR
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR10–6NYR
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–5TOR
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–5LAK
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#15NHL#275
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#357
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#15NHL#231
      0
      +/-
      Swedish flag#7NHL#87
      TOR
      20-35-0W-L-OT45Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR1–2VAN
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–2MNS
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL7–5TOR
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      TOR0–3HFD
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–4QUE
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–4STL
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5TOR
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR7–9WIN
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +6+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR5–3MNS
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN10–2TOR
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–8PHI
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–5TOR
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–6DET
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET5–6TOR
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–3TOR
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • April 1989
    • The game
      TOR3–4STL
      L
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4CHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    The season in numbers

    Börje Salming closes the 1988-1989 season with 20 points

    Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    20
    #16NHL#279
    Games
    63of 80
    79%
    Goals
    3
    #18NHL#353
    Assists
    17
    #16NHL#240
    P/GP
    0.32
    #17NHL#294
    +/-
    +7
    #10NHL#110
    Events
    750
    career points
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
  2. 2 months and 10 days later
    Free agency

    Börje Salming leaves Toronto Maple Leafs and signs with Detroit Red Wings

    His spell with Toronto Maple Leafs · 1973–74 to 1988–89
    1099
    Games
    148
    Goals
    620
    Assists
    768
    Points