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Christian Ruuttu's 1986-1987 season

Points
65
NHL#64
Goals
22
NHL#91
Assists
43
NHL#44
Plus/minus
+10
NHL#80
Games
76
95%
95% of 80

Centre Christian Ruuttu was 22 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 76 of a possible 80 games and scored 22 goals and 43 assists for 65 points, 0.86 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1986-1987
  1. NHL debut

    Christian Ruuttu makes his NHL debut

    Christian was 22 years old · Winnipeg Arena, Canada

    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    Other Swedes on the ice: Thomas Steen and Fredrik Olausson.

    • The game
      BUF2–3WIN
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Christian Ruuttu scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 9

    • The game
      BUF5–5TOR
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2BUF
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Christian Ruuttu records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Calgary Flames · October 12

    • The game
      PIT7–3BUF
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2WSH
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–5PIT
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3HFD
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • November 1986
    • The game
      BUF3–1NJD
      W
      game 11/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–1BOS
      W
      game 12/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BOS3–8BUF
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN7–6BUF
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–3BUF
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–2NYR
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4MTL
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–4BUF
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE6–1BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–3QUE
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      15
      points
      NHL#87
      3
      goals
      NHL#162
      12
      assists
      NHL#39
      BUF
      4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF0–3HFD
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • December 1986
    • The game
      MNS5–4BUF
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL6–5BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–4NJD
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–5DET
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6CHI
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF0–7QUE
      L
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4BUF
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4HFD
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–5TOR
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 34/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–3BUF
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–1BUF
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN6–3BUF
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      23
      points
      NHL#146
      6
      goals
      NHL#182
      17
      assists
      NHL#102
      BUF
      11-24-0W-L-OT27Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5MNS
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF8–5LAK
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL3–3BUF
      game 43/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–4MTL
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–6BUF
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–5MNS
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–3WSH
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–6BOS
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI7–4BUF
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE1–3BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • February 1987
    • The game
      DET1–6BUF
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–1HFD
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5QUE
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7BUF
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–1NYI
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–3NYR
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      HFD3–5BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–3BUF
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      44
      points
      NHL#84
      11
      goals
      NHL#157
      33
      assists
      NHL#43
      BUF
      22-32-0W-L-OT50Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–4BUF
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–5BOS
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      VAN4–2BUF
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–6BUF
      W
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–5QUE
      game 66/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE1–5BUF
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–6VAN
      L
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5EDM
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6CGY
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–2BUF
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET2–3BUF
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR6–5BUF
      L
      game 74/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–3BUF
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–2BUF
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • April 1987
    • The game
      BUF3–5STL
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–6NYI
      game 79/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      HFD0–6BUF
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Christian Ruuttu closes the 1986-1987 season with 65 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    65
    NHL#64
    Games
    76of 80
    95%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#91
    Assists
    43
    NHL#44
    P/GP
    0.86
    NHL#75
    +/-
    +10
    NHL#80
    Events
    50
    career points
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL goal
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts