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Brett Callighen's 1979-1980 season

Points
58
NHL#80
Goals
23
NHL#79
Assists
35
NHL#70
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#383
Games
59
73%
73% of 80

Centre Brett Callighen was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Edmonton Oilers. He played 59 of a possible 80 games and scored 23 goals and 35 assists for 58 points, 0.98 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 2 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Brett Callighen makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Chicago Blackhawks

    EDMEdmonton Oilers2–4CHIChicago Blackhawks

    Brett was 26 years old · Chicago Stadium, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points
    -1
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–4CHI
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    Brett Callighen records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 10

    • The game
      DET3–3EDM
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      VAN4–4EDM
      game 3/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      QUE3–6EDM
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Brett Callighen scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 19

    • The game
      MNS5–5EDM
      game 5/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      EDM3–3NYI
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      NYI5–7EDM
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS2–1EDM
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–5DET
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      EDM2–4BOS
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3EDM
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–3WSH
      W
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–5PHI
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM0–4HFD
      L
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM7–9BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4TOR
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-7SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
      18
      points
      NHL#34
      7
      goals
      NHL#52
      11
      assists
      NHL#36
      EDM
      3-12-0W-L-OT11Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI2–2EDM
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      CHI2–4EDM
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5EDM
      W
      game 23/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      EDM1–6MNS
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–8WIN
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD0–3EDM
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM5–5EDM
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–5EDM
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN4–3EDM
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      DET6–4EDM
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–5CLR
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      EDM3–9LAK
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      CLR3–4EDM
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–3VAN
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–1EDM
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–3EDM
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3EDM
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–4MTL
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3QUE
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–2EDM
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      32
      points
      NHL#64
      11
      goals
      NHL#78
      21
      assists
      NHL#42
      EDM
      9-22-0W-L-OT27Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–6EDM
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2WSH
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–7BOS
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–2PIT
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4BUF
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PIT3–4EDM
      W
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      TOR3–8EDM
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI5–3EDM
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3STL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      EDM8–1LAK
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
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    • February 1980
    • The game
      WIN2–9EDM
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      LAK3–5EDM
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      STL6–3EDM
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–2EDM
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–2WIN
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–8EDM
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      STL5–5EDM
      game 58/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–6HFD
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–4NYR
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      55
      points
      NHL#35
      22
      goals
      NHL#46
      33
      assists
      NHL#34
      EDM
      19-29-0W-L-OT50Points
      Playoff spot
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM1–3CLR
      L
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS4–2EDM
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      CLR2–6EDM
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    The season in numbers

    Brett Callighen closes the 1979-1980 season with 58 points

    EDMEdmonton Oilers
    Points
    58
    NHL#80
    Games
    59of 80
    74%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#79
    Assists
    35
    NHL#70
    P/GP
    0.98
    NHL#40
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#383
    Events
    35
    career best in assists
    50
    career points
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL assist
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Edmonton Oilers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Edmonton Oilers meet Philadelphia Flyers

    EDMvsPHI
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      EDM3–4PHI
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      EDM1–5PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      PHI3–2EDM
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Edmonton Oilers out 3–0

    EDM0–3PHI
    Eliminated
    3Games2Points0Goals2Assists