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Doug Sulliman's 1980-1981 season

Points
5
NHL#433
Goals
4
NHL#330
Assists
1
NHL#483
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#433
Games
32
40%
40% of 80

Left winger Doug Sulliman was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Rangers. He played 32 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 1 assists for 5 points, 0.16 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Doug Sulliman plays the 1980-1981 season for New York Rangers

    Doug was 21 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Doug Sulliman's season starts in game 9 of 80

    New York Rangers have played 8 games8 of 80 without him
    • The game
      DET6–7NYR
      W
      game 9/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–5STL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3PHI
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • November 1980
    • The game
      NYR4–7MTL
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK6–3NYR
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–3CHI
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–6VAN
      L
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR1–4LAK
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–7CGY
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYR
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–7NYR
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI5–1NYR
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
      2
      points
      NHL#350
      2
      goals
      NHL#215
      0
      assists
      NHL#400
      NYR
      4-13-0W-L-OT11Points
      19th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–6NYI
      L
      game 21/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS4–6NYR
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3WIN
      W
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–1EDM
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–5NYR
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–6NYR
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–3CLR
      W
      game 30/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN2–8NYR
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR3–7WSH
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–2NYR
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYR6–3QUE
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR6–4NYR
      L
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3NYR
      W
      game 39/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–2NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8028 of 40 played
      5
      points
      NHL#359
      4
      goals
      NHL#238
      1
      assists
      NHL#424
      NYR
      14-20-0W-L-OT34Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–3NYR
      L
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR4–4CGY
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–4CLR
      L
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8032 of 60 played
      5
      points
      NHL#403
      4
      goals
      NHL#298
      1
      assists
      NHL#454
      NYR
      22-29-0W-L-OT53Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    The season in numbers

    Doug Sulliman closes the 1980-1981 season with 5 points

    Points
    5
    NHL#433
    Games
    32of 80
    40%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#330
    Assists
    1
    NHL#483
    P/GP
    0.16
    NHL#394
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#433
    2 months and 24 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Rangers are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYRvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    NYR3–1LAK
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers meet St. Louis Blues

    NYRvsSTL
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    • Game 6
      STL4–7NYR
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    Quarterfinal

    New York Rangers knock St. Louis Blues out 4–2

    NYR4–2STL
    Advance
    1Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    4 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Rangers meet New York Islanders

    NYRvsNYI
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    • Game 1
      NYR2–5NYI
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR3–7NYI
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock New York Rangers out 4–0

    NYR0–4NYI
    Eliminated
    2Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Doug Sulliman ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#182
    Games
    3
    Goals
    1
    NHL#116
    Assists
    0
    NHL#208
    P/GP
    0.33
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#236
    Events
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    LAK3–1→STL4–2→NYI0–4