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Don Nachbaur's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#207

Goals

NHL#158

Assists

NHL#246

Plus/minus

-1

NHL#287

Games

96% of 80

Centre Don Nachbaur was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Hartford Whalers. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 17 assists for 33 points, 0.43 points per game. Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981

Year 1980
46 years ago
NHL debut
October 9
Don Nachbaur makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠8 loss against St. Louis Blues
HFDHartford Whalers6–8STLSt. Louis Blues
Don was 21 years old · St. Louis Arena, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
-2
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Thommy Abrahamsson.
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- The game
  HFD6–8STL
  L
  October 9game 1/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–9MNS
  L
  October 11game 2/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3BUF
  October 12game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–2PIT
  W
  October 15game 4/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Don Nachbaur scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 15
- The game
  DET2–4HFD
  W
  October 18game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI3–3HFD
  October 19game 6/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLR0–3HFD
  W
  October 22game 7/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–4HFD
  W
  October 25game 8/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–6PHI
  L
  October 26game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–8MTL
  L
  October 30game 11/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  HFD1–6STL
  L
  November 5game 13/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3CLR
  November 6game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–4HFD
  L
  November 8game 15/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS5–1HFD
  L
  November 12game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH8–4HFD
  L
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–7NYR
  L
  November 16game 18/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD0–5NYI
  L
  November 20game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4HFD
  W
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#385
  1
  goals
  NHL#279
  0
  assists
  NHL#407
  HFD
  6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  HFD3–11CHI
  L
  November 23game 21/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WIN4–8HFD
  W
  November 26game 22/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Don Nachbaur records his first NHL assist
in the game against Winnipeg Jets · November 26
- The game
  EDM4–6HFD
  W
  November 28game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2HFD
  L
  November 29game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- December 1980
- The game
  HFD2–5LAK
  L
  December 2game 25/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–4VAN
  December 3game 26/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–3CGY
  W
  December 6game 27/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD4–6EDM
  L
  December 7game 28/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD8–5WIN
  W
  December 10game 29/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  LAK5–5HFD
  December 13game 30/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS4–5HFD
  W
  December 17game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–4BOS
  December 20game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD5–6QUE
  L
  December 21game 33/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD7–2TOR
  W
  December 23game 34/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  PIT7–9HFD
  W
  December 26game 35/801
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG
  +3 points
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- The game
  NYI5–5HFD
  December 27game 36/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  MTL3–1HFD
  L
  January 2game 37/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–8NYI
  L
  January 3game 38/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–5LAK
  L
  January 7game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD6–6EDM
  January 9game 40/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +2 assists
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- Checkpoint
  January 9
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
  14
  points
  NHL#243
  5
  goals
  NHL#220
  9
  assists
  NHL#236
  HFD
  13-18-0W-L-OT35Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  HFD5–3WIN
  W
  January 10game 41/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL5–2HFD
  L
  January 12game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–4HFD
  L
  January 14game 43/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI3–2HFD
  L
  January 17game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3WSH
  L
  January 18game 45/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL6–6HFD
  January 21game 46/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CGY4–2HFD
  L
  January 23game 47/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD4–7TOR
  L
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CLR3–6HFD
  W
  January 28game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–5HFD
  January 30game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–3HFD
  L
  January 31game 51/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- February 1981
- The game
  HFD2–4QUE
  L
  February 2game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS3–3HFD
  February 4game 53/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI6–2HFD
  L
  February 7game 54/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  HFD6–6PHI
  February 8game 55/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG
  +2 assists
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- The game
  HFD2–2DET
  February 12game 56/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–7MNS
  L
  February 14game 57/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–3HFD
  February 18game 59/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD2–6PIT
  L
  February 19game 60/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  February 19
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
  25
  points
  NHL#208
  8
  goals
  NHL#210
  17
  assists
  NHL#186
  HFD
  15-29-0W-L-OT46Points
  19th in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR5–6HFD
  W
  February 22game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–3HFD
  W
  February 25game 62/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD1–5CGY
  L
  February 27game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- March 1981
- The game
  HFD0–3VAN
  L
  March 1game 64/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–5CLR
  L
  March 3game 65/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD5–3BUF
  W
  March 6game 66/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  CGY5–4HFD
  L
  March 8game 67/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD4–4DET
  March 10game 68/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2HFD
  L
  March 11game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–6NYR
  L
  March 14game 70/803
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–4BOS
  L
  March 15game 71/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL3–9HFD
  W
  March 18game 72/80
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  NYR6–4HFD
  L
  March 21game 73/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3HFD
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
  View the game
- The game
  EDM7–2HFD
  L
  March 25game 75/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD5–3WSH
  W
  March 27game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–1HFD
  L
  March 29game 77/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG
  +1 goal
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- April 1981
- The game
  QUE4–5HFD
  W
  April 1game 78/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  HFD1–6MTL
  L
  April 3game 79/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT5–4HFD
  L
  April 5game 80/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 5
Don Nachbaur closes the 1980-1981 season with 33 points
HFDHartford Whalers
Hartford Whalers did not reach the playoffs
Points
33
NHL#207
Games
77of 80
96%
Goals
16
NHL#158
Assists
17
NHL#246
P/GP
0.43
NHL#256
+/-
-1
NHL#287
Events
33
career best in points
16
career best in goals
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal

Don Nachbaur makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠8 loss against St. Louis Blues

Don Nachbaur scores his first NHL goal

1/4 into the season

Don Nachbaur records his first NHL assist

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Don Nachbaur closes the 1980-1981 season with 33 points