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Craig Hartsburg's 1980-1981 season

Points
43
NHL#163
Goals
13
NHL#192
Assists
30
NHL#137
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#433
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Defenceman Craig Hartsburg was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 13 goals and 30 assists for 43 points, 0.58 points per game. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 15 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Craig Hartsburg plays the 1980-1981 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Craig was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE2–4MNS
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–2EDM
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN1–4MNS
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–2MNS
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–8MNS
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      L
      game 11/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–1CHI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS6–6NYI
      game 13/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS5–1HFD
      W
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–1MNS
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–2PIT
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS1–1PHI
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–2MNS
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5QUE
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8016 of 20 played
      9
      points
      NHL#200
      3
      goals
      NHL#187
      6
      assists
      NHL#183
      -4
      +/-
      NHL#125
      MNS
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–2MTL
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      W
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–4STL
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK7–2MNS
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–4MNS
      W
      game 28/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR6–3MNS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3MNS
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS6–2DET
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–6MNS
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–6MNS
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH0–3MNS
      W
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 38/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3MNS
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      19
      points
      NHL#185
      5
      goals
      NHL#221
      14
      assists
      NHL#141
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#136
      MNS
      20-10-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–7MNS
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–6MNS
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–1WSH
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–5PHI
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–3PIT
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–3DET
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR7–3MNS
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • February 1981
    • The game
      MNS2–6QUE
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS0–7MTL
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–5NYI
      game 54/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MNS3–3NYR
      game 55/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–7MNS
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR2–6MNS
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +5+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8054 of 60 played
      32
      points
      NHL#163
      10
      goals
      NHL#183
      22
      assists
      NHL#135
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#144
      MNS
      29-17-0W-L-OT72Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–5TOR
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      L
      game 62/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3HFD
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5BOS
      L
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–2MNS
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–8MNS
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF1–3MNS
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–6CGY
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-8SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–1EDM
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–9MNS
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3MNS
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      W
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL3–6MNS
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • April 1981
    • The game
      MNS5–0STL
      W
      game 79/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–8CHI
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Craig Hartsburg closes the 1980-1981 season with 43 points

    Points
    43
    NHL#163
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    13
    NHL#192
    Assists
    30
    NHL#137
    P/GP
    0.58
    NHL#192
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#433
    Events
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Boston Bruins

    MNSvsBOS
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS5–4BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      MNS9–6BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-3SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–6MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    MNS3–0BOS
    Advance
    3Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

    MNSvsBUF
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      MNS4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      MNS5–2BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–6MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      MNS4–3BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    MNS4–1BUF
    Advance
    5Games2Points0Goals2Assists
    6 days later
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Calgary Flames

    MNSvsCGY
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      MNS4–1CGY
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      MNS2–3CGY
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • May 1981
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY4–6MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY4–7MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      MNS1–3CGY
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 6
      CGY3–5MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

    MNS4–2CGY
    Advance
    6Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Minnesota North Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

    MNSvsNYI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      NYI7–5MNS
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      NYI2–4MNS
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS1–5NYI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    MNS1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    5Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Craig Hartsburg ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 15 points

    Points
    15
    NHL#21
    Games
    19
    Goals
    3
    NHL#52
    Assists
    12
    NHL#10
    P/GP
    0.79
    NHL#47
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#236
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff points
    6 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    BOS3–0→BUF4–1→CGY4–2→NYI1–4