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Doug Bodger's 1988-1989 season

Points
52
NHL#109
Goals
8
NHL#238
Assists
44
NHL#53
Plus/minus
+15
NHL#54
Games
71
89%
89% of 79

Defenceman Doug Bodger was 22 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins och Buffalo Sabres. He played 71 of a possible 79 games and scored 8 goals and 44 assists for 52 points, 0.73 points per game. He moved from Pittsburgh Penguins to Buffalo Sabres in November. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 2 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Doug Bodger opens the 1988-1989 season with Pittsburgh Penguins

    Doug was 22 years old when the 1988-1989 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH7–8PIT
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT5–8BUF
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL2–9PIT
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–6NJD
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1988
    • The game
      VAN3–5PIT
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE6–2PIT
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–5PHI
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM7–3PIT
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–5PIT
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4BUF
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3CHI
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
      6
      points
      NHL#228
      1
      goals
      NHL#259
      5
      assists
      NHL#183
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#34
      BUF
      8-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5LAK
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4VAN
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–5BUF
      W
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–7BUF
      W
      game 24/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE2–6BUF
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • December 1988
    • The game
      HFD6–1BUF
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–9HFD
      L
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2BOS
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH6–4BUF
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4WIN
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–2MNS
      game 32/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM5–5BUF
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF5–2NYR
      W
      game 34/805
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR2–5BUF
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–2BUF
      W
      game 36/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET1–4BUF
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–5WSH
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      L
      game 39/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD5–4BUF
      L
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8032 of 40 played
      23
      points
      NHL#136
      5
      goals
      NHL#206
      18
      assists
      NHL#82
      +9
      +/-
      NHL#21
      BUF
      16-20-0W-L-OT36Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–5NJD
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–1TOR
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–6BUF
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      -1+/-5SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–1QUE
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–3BUF
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–3BUF
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–5BOS
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–6BUF
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2MTL
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3HFD
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1989
    • The game
      BUF3–7STL
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF3–5LAK
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5HFD
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN5–4BUF
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–5BUF
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–7PIT
      L
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NJD3–5BUF
      W
      game 59/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–5BUF
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8051 of 60 played
      41
      points
      NHL#103
      6
      goals
      NHL#235
      35
      assists
      NHL#41
      +12
      +/-
      NHL#23
      BUF
      27-27-0W-L-OT60Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET4–8BUF
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–7BUF
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–5BUF
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–6MTL
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • March 1989
    • The game
      LAK5–4BUF
      L
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6QUE
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE8–2BUF
      L
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–6BOS
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–3BUF
      W
      game 70/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF6–1HFD
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF0–3MNS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–1WIN
      W
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–1BUF
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5BUF
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–4QUE
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–4BUF
      W
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–2BUF
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1989
    • The game
      BUF4–3NYI
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE2–4BUF
      W
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    The season in numbers

    Doug Bodger closes the 1988-1989 season with 52 points

    Points
    52
    NHL#109
    Games
    71of 80
    89%
    Goals
    8
    NHL#238
    Assists
    44
    NHL#53
    P/GP
    0.73
    NHL#117
    +/-
    +15
    NHL#54
    Events
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    • Game 1
      BUF6–0BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS4–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BOS3–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Boston Bruinslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF1–4BOS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    First round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    BUF1–4BOS
    Eliminated
    5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
    The run in numbers

    Doug Bodger ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 2 points

    Points
    2
    NHL#168
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#111
    Assists
    1
    NHL#176
    P/GP
    0.40
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#53
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    BOS1–4