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Calle Johansson's 1988-1989 season

Points
21
Swedish flag#14NHL#268
Goals
3
Swedish flag#18NHL#353
Assists
18
Swedish flag#14NHL#227
Plus/minus
-6
NHL#484
Games
59
72%
72% of 81

Defenceman Calle Johansson was 21 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres och Washington Capitals. He played 59 of a possible 81 games and scored 3 goals and 18 assists for 21 points, 0.36 points per game. That was 14th among the Swedes and 268th in the NHL. He moved from Buffalo Sabres to Washington Capitals in March. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 3 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Calle Johansson opens the 1988-1989 season with Buffalo Sabres

    Calle was 21 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–4PHI
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 803 of 20 played
      2
      points
      Swedish flag#19NHL#353
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#19NHL#354
      2
      assists
      Swedish flag#18NHL#302
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#49
      BUF
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • November 1988
    • The game
      CHI4–5BUF
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–7BUF
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–6BUF
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • December 1988
    • The game
      HFD6–1BUF
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–9HFD
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2BOS
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–4BUF
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4WIN
      L
      game 31/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2MNS
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2NYR
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2BUF
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET1–4BUF
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5WSH
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8021 of 40 played
      4
      points
      Swedish flag#19NHL#386
      0
      goals
      Swedish flag#22NHL#430
      4
      assists
      Swedish flag#18NHL#346
      -3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#8NHL#139
      BUF
      16-20-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5NJD
      L
      game 41/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–1TOR
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–6BUF
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–1QUE
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3BUF
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–5BOS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6BUF
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3DET
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2MTL
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • February 1989
    • The game
      BUF3–7STL
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–5HFD
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–4BUF
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5BUF
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–7PIT
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5BUF
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–5BUF
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8040 of 60 played
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#17NHL#310
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#16NHL#354
      10
      assists
      Swedish flag#17NHL#281
      -3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#8NHL#136
      BUF
      27-27-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–8BUF
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–7BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–5BUF
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–6MTL
      L
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      LAK5–4BUF
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6QUE
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE8–2BUF
      L
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
  2. Trade

    Calle Johansson is traded from Buffalo Sabres to Washington Capitals

    Here he joins Swedes Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Peter Sundström.

    His spell with Buffalo Sabres · 1987–88 to 1988–89
    118
    Games
    6
    Goals
    49
    Assists
    55
    Points
    Washington Capitals received
    Buffalo Sabres received
    • The game
      WSH2–3MTL
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH7–2BOS
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–4WSH
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN3–6WSH
      W
      game 71/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–4WSH
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH8–2HFD
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–4PIT
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–6WSH
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–3WSH
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH4–5NYI
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–5PHI
      L
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1989
    • The game
      WSH4–7NJD
      L
      game 80/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Calle Johansson closes the 1988-1989 season with 21 points

    Points
    21
    #14NHL#268
    Games
    59of 80
    74%
    Goals
    3
    #18NHL#353
    Assists
    18
    #14NHL#227
    P/GP
    0.36
    #15NHL#270
    +/-
    -6
    #20NHL#484
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Philadelphia Flyers

    WSHvsPHI
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    • Game 1
      PHI2–3WSH
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI3–2WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3PHI
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      WSH2–5PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI8–5WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH3–4PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    WSH2–4PHI
    Eliminated
    6Games3Points1Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Calle Johansson ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    #9NHL#132
    Games
    6
    Goals
    1
    #8NHL#111
    Assists
    2
    #7NHL#120
    P/GP
    0.50
    +/-
    -2
    #8NHL#244
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    PHI2–4