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Brian Engblom's 1979-1980 season

Points
23
NHL#249
Goals
3
NHL#339
Assists
20
NHL#192
Plus/minus
+21
NHL#48
Games
70
87%
87% of 80

Defenceman Brian Engblom was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 3 goals and 20 assists for 23 points, 0.33 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 6 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Brian Engblom plays the 1979-1980 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Brian was 24 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM1–3MTL
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–3MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5MTL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–6PHI
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–3AFM
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT5–8MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–5QUE
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–3MTL
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3MTL
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–2STL
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–1LAK
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–7MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      3
      points
      NHL#312
      0
      goals
      NHL#326
      3
      assists
      NHL#248
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#29
      MTL
      12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5DET
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–3MTL
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYR
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–5MTL
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR7–5MTL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–8MTL
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI7–3MTL
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5PIT
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–3MTL
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
      4
      points
      NHL#358
      0
      goals
      NHL#394
      4
      assists
      NHL#318
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#102
      MTL
      18-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–4MTL
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI3–4MTL
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1CHI
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR2–7MTL
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYI
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2HFD
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL4–3VAN
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2CLR
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1980
    • The game
      MTL5–4LAK
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–4MTL
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3MTL
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE1–5MTL
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–8MTL
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN0–3MTL
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8053 of 60 played
      12
      points
      NHL#299
      2
      goals
      NHL#340
      10
      assists
      NHL#258
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#42
      MTL
      33-20-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3AFM
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6MTL
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1980
    • The game
      NYR2–5MTL
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +5+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3MNS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL4–3WIN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–3EDM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–5HFD
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–5MTL
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1NYR
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–8MTL
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–2MTL
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–1BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      MTL7–2DET
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS1–6MTL
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–4QUE
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Brian Engblom closes the 1979-1980 season with 23 points

    Points
    23
    NHL#249
    Games
    70of 80
    88%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#339
    Assists
    20
    NHL#192
    P/GP
    0.33
    NHL#285
    +/-
    +21
    NHL#48
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      HFD1–6MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD4–8MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    MTL3–0HFD
    Advance
    3Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars

    MTLvsMNS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    • Game 1
      MNS3–0MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MNS4–1MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL5–0MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      MTL5–1MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS2–6MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 6
      MTL2–5MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 7
      MNS3–2MTL
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    MTL3–4MNS
    Eliminated
    7Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Brian Engblom ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#57
    Games
    10
    Goals
    2
    NHL#58
    Assists
    4
    NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#53
    +/-
    +1
    NHL#65
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    1
    First playoff goal
    HFD3–0→MNS3–4