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Don Lever's 1979-1980 season

Points
68
NHL#50
Goals
35
NHL#30
Assists
33
NHL#88
Plus/minus
-8
NHL#446
Games
79
97%
97% of 81

Centre Don Lever was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks och Atlanta Flames. He played 79 of a possible 81 games and scored 35 goals and 33 assists for 68 points, 0.86 points per game. He moved from Vancouver Canucks to Atlanta Flames in February. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Don Lever opens the 1979-1980 season with Vancouver Canucks

    VANVancouver Canucks

    Don was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      DET1–3VAN
      W
      game 2/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      VAN4–4EDM
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1STL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      VAN3–6NYR
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–2TOR
      L
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3BUF
      game 7/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      TOR1–5VAN
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      WSH3–5VAN
      W
      game 9/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 10/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR4–2VAN
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–7VAN
      game 13/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–1DET
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–5PHI
      L
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2CHI
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–5VAN
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–1VAN
      L
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      18
      points
      NHL#31
      12
      goals
      NHL#12
      6
      assists
      NHL#140
      VAN
      9-6-0W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–2VAN
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5WIN
      L
      game 22/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN2–4VAN
      W
      game 23/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI1–1VAN
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1979
    • The game
      VAN1–3QUE
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      W
      game 26/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–3PIT
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–5DET
      L
      game 28/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5BOS
      L
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD3–5VAN
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR3–5VAN
      W
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–4LAK
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–5NYR
      L
      game 33/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–2WSH
      L
      game 34/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM5–3VAN
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–6VAN
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–6STL
      L
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–2CLR
      W
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3CHI
      L
      game 40/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
      28
      points
      NHL#86
      16
      goals
      NHL#37
      12
      assists
      NHL#156
      VAN
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN0–3NYI
      L
      game 41/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–4PIT
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–7WSH
      L
      game 43/806
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–6TOR
      L
      game 44/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–3VAN
      L
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2VAN
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR5–3VAN
      L
      game 47/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR6–4VAN
      L
      game 48/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR5–2VAN
      L
      game 49/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–3VAN
      L
      game 50/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      VAN5–4MNS
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3BUF
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN4–1PHI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–2EDM
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM6–1CLR
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–2DET
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–2MNS
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–3CHI
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–4AFM
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3AFM
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD6–5AFM
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      45
      points
      NHL#75
      25
      goals
      NHL#36
      20
      assists
      NHL#133
      AFM
      26-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3AFM
      game 61/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–4AFM
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–1LAK
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM9–3VAN
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–2WIN
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–2AFM
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–2AFM
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4AFM
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM5–1TOR
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM3–6NYI
      L
      game 70/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–8AFM
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–2AFM
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4CHI
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4AFM
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      BUF5–2AFM
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM7–3NYR
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3AFM
      L
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–4WSH
      game 80/803
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-6SOG1SHP
      +4 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Don Lever reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Washington Capitals · April 5

    The season in numbers

    Don Lever closes the 1979-1980 season with 68 points

    VANVancouver CanucksAFMAtlanta Flames
    Points
    68
    NHL#50
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    35
    NHL#30
    Assists
    33
    NHL#88
    P/GP
    0.86
    NHL#68
    +/-
    -8
    NHL#446
    Events
    200
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet New York Rangers

    AFMvsNYR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM1–5NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 3
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 4
      NYR5–2AFM
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1

    AFM1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round