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Dirk Graham's 1988-1989 season

Points
78
NHL#35
Goals
33
NHL#36
Assists
45
NHL#47
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#104
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Dirk Graham was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Chicago Blackhawks. He played all 80 games and scored 33 goals and 45 assists for 78 points, 0.97 points per game. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 6 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dirk Graham plays the 1988-1989 season for Chicago Blackhawks

    Dirk was 29 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYR2–2CHI
      game 1/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7TOR
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      TOR8–4CHI
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN1–10CHI
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–7HFD
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Dirk Graham reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Hartford Whalers · October 15

    • The game
      BOS10–3CHI
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–4DET
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI0–2STL
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–7PIT
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI7–4QUE
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–5VAN
      L
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–2EDM
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–6CGY
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • November 1988
    • The game
      MNS1–4CHI
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI5–5MNS
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK5–3CHI
      L
      game 16/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL6–6CHI
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–5WIN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE5–5CHI
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#94
      5
      goals
      NHL#100
      9
      assists
      NHL#86
      CHI
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CHI3–5MTL
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN7–4CHI
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–4TOR
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–5BUF
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–8BOS
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • December 1988
    • The game
      CHI4–6LAK
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CHI6–7PIT
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–6PHI
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL2–5CHI
      W
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD3–4CHI
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI0–4STL
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD5–3CHI
      L
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3CHI
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–7CHI
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL4–1CHI
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4CHI
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI1–4NYR
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–3CHI
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–6WSH
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      30
      points
      NHL#99
      14
      goals
      NHL#63
      16
      assists
      NHL#122
      CHI
      10-25-0W-L-OT25Points
      20th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–3CHI
      W
      game 41/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET2–2CHI
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–6BUF
      L
      game 43/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-7SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      CHI5–3NYI
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Dirk Graham reaches 100 career goals

    in the game against New York Islanders · January 14

    • The game
      EDM2–2CHI
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–4CHI
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–2DET
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–4STL
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–2VAN
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–3EDM
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–5CGY
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–7CHI
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • February 1989
    • The game
      WIN4–7CHI
      W
      game 53/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI3–1TOR
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL5–4CHI
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI1–3CHI
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–2CHI
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI4–2MNS
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7CHI
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      CHI5–3DET
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      55
      points
      NHL#46
      26
      goals
      NHL#34
      29
      assists
      NHL#68
      CHI
      22-31-0W-L-OT51Points
      Playoff spot
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–4CHI
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–5CHI
      game 62/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI0–5DET
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4CHI
      game 64/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-6SOG
      +2 assists
    • March 1989
    • The game
      MNS1–5CHI
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +4+/-3SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CHI3–3TOR
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL3–3CHI
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NJD7–5CHI
      L
      game 68/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CHI2–7PHI
      L
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–5CHI
      L
      game 70/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    Milestone

    Dirk Graham reaches 250 career points

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · March 12

    • The game
      CHI2–3STL
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI1–6MNS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI3–1NJD
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5CHI
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      PHI3–2CHI
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–6BOS
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY7–5CHI
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE1–3CHI
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • April 1989
    • The game
      CHI1–6HFD
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–4CHI
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    The season in numbers

    Dirk Graham closes the 1988-1989 season with 78 points

    Points
    78
    NHL#35
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    33
    NHL#36
    Assists
    45
    NHL#47
    P/GP
    0.97
    NHL#53
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#104
    Events
    78
    career best in points
    33
    career best in goals
    45
    career best in assists
    250
    career points
    100
    career goals
    100
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Chicago Blackhawks are in the playoffs

    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Detroit Red Wings

    CHIvsDET
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Detroit Red Wings
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI2–3DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI5–4DET
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 3
      DET2–4CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 4
      DET2–3CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      CHI4–6DET
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–2againstDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 6
      DET1–7CHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    First round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock Detroit Red Wings out 4–2

    CHI4–2DET
    Advance
    6Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Chicago Blackhawks meet St. Louis Blues

    CHIvsSTL
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      CHI3–1STL
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      CHI4–5STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      STL2–5CHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      STL2–3CHI
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • Chicago Blackhawkslead3–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      CHI4–2STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Chicago Blackhawks knock St. Louis Blues out 4–1

    CHI4–1STL
    Advance
    5Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    6 days later
    Conference final

    Chicago Blackhawks meet Calgary Flames

    CHIvsCGY
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      CHI0–3CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 2
      CHI4–2CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Chicago Blackhawksare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY5–2CHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Calgary Flameslead2–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 4
      CGY2–1CHI
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Calgary Flameslead3–1againstChicago Blackhawks
    • Game 5
      CHI1–3CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    Conference final

    Calgary Flames knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–1

    CHI1–4CGY
    Eliminated
    5Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Dirk Graham ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#78
    Games
    16
    Goals
    2
    NHL#73
    Assists
    4
    NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#82
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#291
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    2 points
    best game
    DET4–2→STL4–1→CGY1–4