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Denis Potvin's 1984-1985 season

Points
68
NHL#55
Goals
17
NHL#139
Assists
51
NHL#31
Plus/minus
+32
NHL#20
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Defenceman Denis Potvin was 30 years old when the 1984-1985 season began, his 12th in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 17 goals and 51 assists for 68 points, 0.88 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 5 points.

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

1984-1985Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Denis Potvin plays the 1984-1985 season for New York Islanders

    Denis was 30 years old when the 1984-1985 season began. It was his 12th season with the team. His 12th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–7NJD
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–7NYI
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD4–6NYI
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYI6–4DET
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–8NYI
      W
      game 5/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–6NYR
      L
      game 6/808
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–6NYI
      W
      game 7/806
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BOS8–3NYI
      L
      game 8/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–7NYI
      W
      game 9/807
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • November 1984
    • The game
      NYI5–6MTL
      L
      game 10/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI4–5QUE
      L
      game 11/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–6BOS
      L
      game 12/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–6NYI
      W
      game 13/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–5NYR
      L
      game 14/808
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      W
      game 15/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–6NYI
      W
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–10NYI
      W
      game 17/807
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI3–3PHI
      game 18/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH3–5NYI
      W
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–1WSH
      W
      game 20/805
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#88
      3
      goals
      NHL#180
      12
      assists
      NHL#37
      +20
      +/-
      NHL#4
      NYI
      12-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–6NYI
      W
      game 21/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGY
      L
      game 22/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • December 1984
    • The game
      NYI4–6EDM
      L
      game 25/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–3NYI
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–5NYI
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–6NYI
      W
      game 29/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN4–7NYI
      W
      game 30/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI1–0HFD
      W
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–5NYI
      W
      game 32/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      NYI5–6PIT
      L
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH5–4NYI
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–1STL
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–4MNS
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF7–3NYI
      L
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3NYI
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2NJD
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8037 of 40 played
      27
      points
      NHL#114
      4
      goals
      NHL#259
      23
      assists
      NHL#50
      +25
      +/-
      NHL#7
      NYI
      23-16-0W-L-OT47Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYI
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–5CHI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–6VAN
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI3–3EDM
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–6LAK
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET5–4NYI
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR1–4NYI
      W
      game 47/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH5–1NYI
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–5WSH
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4NYI
      game 50/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • February 1985
    • The game
      NYI2–3NJD
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      NYI4–0PIT
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI5–7NYI
      W
      game 53/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR5–7NYI
      W
      game 54/807
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–4NYI
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4NYI
      game 56/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–9NYR
      L
      game 57/808
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–8NYI
      W
      game 58/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN3–2NYI
      L
      game 59/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–7NYI
      W
      game 60/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      48
      points
      NHL#69
      10
      goals
      NHL#180
      38
      assists
      NHL#36
      +31
      +/-
      NHL#9
      NYI
      32-24-0W-L-OT68Points
      Playoff spot
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–4MTL
      L
      game 61/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3CGY
      L
      game 62/806
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1985
    • The game
      NYI2–4TOR
      L
      game 63/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYI3–2BUF
      W
      game 64/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–4NYI
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI4–4NJD
      game 66/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR2–4NYI
      W
      game 67/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI6–5STL
      W
      game 68/805
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI4–3CHI
      W
      game 69/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      game 70/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–5PHI
      L
      game 71/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3NYI
      W
      game 72/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE5–1NYI
      L
      game 73/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–2NYR
      W
      game 74/806
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM7–5NYI
      L
      game 75/804
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI2–4QUE
      L
      game 76/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI3–4WSH
      L
      game 77/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • April 1985
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI0–3PHI
      L
      game 79/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–5NYI
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Denis Potvin closes the 1984-1985 season with 68 points

    Points
    68
    NHL#55
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    17
    NHL#139
    Assists
    51
    NHL#31
    P/GP
    0.88
    NHL#68
    +/-
    +32
    NHL#20
    Events
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 10 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    First round

    New York Islanders meet Washington Capitals

    NYIvsWSH
    • Game 1
      NYI3–4WSH
      L
      6
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI1–2WSH
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      WSH1–2NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      WSH4–6NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • New York Islandersare2–2withWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      NYI2–1WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    First round

    New York Islanders knock Washington Capitals out 3–2

    NYI3–2WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    New York Islanders meet Philadelphia Flyers

    NYIvsPHI
    • Game 1
      NYI0–3PHI
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 2
      NYI2–5PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead2–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 3
      PHI5–3NYI
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–0againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 4
      PHI2–6NYI
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–1againstNew York Islanders
    • Game 5
      NYI0–1PHI
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock New York Islanders out 4–1

    NYI1–4PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Denis Potvin ends the 1984-1985 playoffs with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#91
    Games
    10
    Goals
    3
    NHL#49
    Assists
    2
    NHL#117
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#68
    +/-
    0
    NHL#116
    Events
    100
    playoff assists
    3 points
    best game
    WSH3–2→PHI1–4