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Doug Smith's 1981-1982 season

Points
30
NHL#234
Goals
16
NHL#157
Assists
14
NHL#285
Plus/minus
-13
NHL#515
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Doug Smith was 18 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played all 80 games and scored 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points, 0.38 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 5 points.

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

1981-1982Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Doug Smith makes his NHL debut

    NYINew York Islanders4–1LAKLos Angeles Kings

    Doug was 18 years old · The Forum, USA

    Other Swedes on the ice: Anders Kallur, Robert Nyström, Stefan Persson, among others.

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    • The game
      NYI4–1LAK
      L
      game 1/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      EDM7–4LAK
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Doug Smith scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · October 10

    • The game
      CGY3–4LAK
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      CLR2–10LAK
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS5–4LAK
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      LAK9–6NYI
      W
      game 6/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK5–2NYR
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–6MNS
      L
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–9WIN
      L
      game 9/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      QUE7–8LAK
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      WSH3–4LAK
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–5STL
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • November 1981
    • The game
      LAK4–5CHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK2–10DET
      L
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR9–4LAK
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      MTL2–4LAK
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      STL2–5LAK
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WIN3–2LAK
      L
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–8LAK
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK3–6CGY
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      3
      points
      NHL#319
      3
      goals
      NHL#174
      0
      assists
      NHL#402
      LAK
      9-11-0W-L-OT18Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF7–1LAK
      L
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–11EDM
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK1–7CGY
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3LAK
      W
      game 24/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Doug Smith records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Vancouver Canucks · November 28

    • The game
      NYR4–3LAK
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI3–2LAK
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      EDM5–5LAK
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–7LAK
      W
      game 28/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–3BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK6–7PIT
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK5–5HFD
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK4–6BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      LAK2–4CLR
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      CLR4–8LAK
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      LAK2–2VAN
      game 35/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–10EDM
      L
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–3CLR
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–5LAK
      game 38/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK3–5PHI
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK3–3WSH
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#258
      6
      goals
      NHL#208
      7
      assists
      NHL#294
      LAK
      13-22-0W-L-OT31Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK3–5TOR
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK4–6BUF
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK1–2MTL
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      LAK2–5CGY
      L
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 45/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–4LAK
      game 46/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS3–3LAK
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK3–3CLR
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK5–5VAN
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–4LAK
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      STL4–7LAK
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYR6–3LAK
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1982
    • The game
      HFD5–3LAK
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN4–5LAK
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL7–2LAK
      L
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE4–4LAK
      game 56/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK3–3PIT
      game 57/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK4–6PHI
      L
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      WSH5–2LAK
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–6LAK
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      23
      points
      NHL#230
      13
      goals
      NHL#143
      10
      assists
      NHL#299
      LAK
      16-31-0W-L-OT45Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET3–5LAK
      W
      game 61/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI5–3LAK
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1982
    • The game
      LAK5–5QUE
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–1TOR
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK0–4BOS
      L
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK6–7HFD
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–0CLR
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM2–3LAK
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–3LAK
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–3EDM
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY4–9LAK
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–7LAK
      W
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–4MNS
      L
      game 73/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–5WIN
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–9LAK
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM6–2LAK
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–7CGY
      L
      game 77/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–7EDM
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1982
    • The game
      VAN6–0LAK
      L
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–7VAN
      L
      game 80/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Doug Smith closes the 1981-1982 season with 30 points

    LAKLos Angeles Kings
    Points
    30
    NHL#234
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#157
    Assists
    14
    NHL#285
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#297
    +/-
    -13
    NHL#515
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Edmonton Oilers

    LAKvsEDM
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    No Swedes
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    • Game 1
      LAK10–8EDM
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +2 points
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    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      LAK2–3EDM
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      EDM5–6LAK
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 4
      EDM3–2LAK
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingsare2–2withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 5
      LAK7–4EDM
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Los Angeles Kings knock Edmonton Oilers out 3–2

    LAK3–2EDM
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Second round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Vancouver Canucks

    LAKvsVAN
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
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    • Game 1
      LAK2–3VAN
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Vancouver Canuckslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK3–2VAN
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      VAN4–3LAK
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Vancouver Canuckslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      VAN5–4LAK
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Vancouver Canuckslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK2–5VAN
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Vancouver Canucks knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–1

    LAK1–4VAN
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Doug Smith ends the 1981-1982 playoffs with 5 points

    LAKLos Angeles Kings
    Points
    5
    NHL#83
    Games
    10
    Goals
    3
    NHL#47
    Assists
    2
    NHL#118
    P/GP
    0.50
    NHL#60
    +/-
    -2
    NHL#238
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    EDM3–2→VAN1–4