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Gaetan Duchesne's 1981-1982 season

Points

NHL#274

Goals

NHL#246

Assists

NHL#285

Plus/minus

-6

NHL#414

Games

92% of 80

Left winger Gaetan Duchesne was 19 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 14 assists for 23 points, 0.31 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1981-1982

Year 1981
45 years ago
NHL debut
October 7
Gaetan Duchesne makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠5 loss against Buffalo Sabres
WSHWashington Capitals3–5BUFBuffalo Sabres
Gaetan was 19 years old · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, USA
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Roland Stoltz.
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- The game
  WSH3–5BUF
  L
  October 7game 1/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–6WSH
  W
  October 10game 2/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Gaetan Duchesne scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · October 10
- The game
  WSH3–6BOS
  L
  October 11game 3/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–4WSH
  L
  October 14game 4/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–5PHI
  L
  October 15game 5/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2WSH
  L
  October 17game 6/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE6–3WSH
  L
  October 21game 7/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–2WSH
  L
  October 23game 8/805
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH4–6NYI
  L
  October 24game 9/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH0–3VAN
  L
  October 28game 10/807
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–4LAK
  L
  October 29game 11/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH4–6CLR
  L
  October 31game 12/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- November 1981
- The game
  MNS6–1WSH
  L
  November 4game 13/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–1WSH
  L
  November 7game 14/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT3–2WSH
  L
  November 11game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3WSH
  November 13game 16/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–0HFD
  W
  November 14game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–7WSH
  W
  November 18game 18/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Gaetan Duchesne records his first NHL assist
in the game against Colorado Rockies · November 18
- The game
  PHI4–10WSH
  W
  November 21game 19/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–2PHI
  W
  November 22game 20/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  6
  points
  NHL#260
  4
  goals
  NHL#158
  2
  assists
  NHL#332
  WSH
  5-14-0W-L-OT11Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH4–4MNS
  November 25game 21/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–5WSH
  W
  November 27game 22/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH2–6HFD
  L
  November 28game 23/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1981
- The game
  CGY3–9WSH
  W
  December 2game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–7WSH
  W
  December 4game 25/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–9TOR
  L
  December 5game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–7CHI
  L
  December 9game 27/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–11WSH
  W
  December 11game 28/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH4–7PIT
  L
  December 12game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–6MTL
  L
  December 14game 30/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  L
  December 17game 31/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI6–4WSH
  L
  December 19game 32/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–2NYR
  W
  December 20game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–4WSH
  L
  December 23game 34/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–4WSH
  December 26game 35/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–3BUF
  L
  December 27game 36/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6PIT
  L
  December 30game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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Year 1982
44 years ago
- The game
  WSH0–3QUE
  L
  January 5game 40/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 5
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
  12
  points
  NHL#269
  6
  goals
  NHL#203
  6
  assists
  NHL#312
  WSH
  12-25-0W-L-OT27Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK3–3WSH
  January 7game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1SHP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–7STL
  L
  January 9game 42/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM6–6WSH
  January 13game 43/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI2–2WSH
  January 17game 45/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH0–3WIN
  L
  January 20game 46/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4NYR
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI2–5WSH
  W
  January 30game 50/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PIT3–8WSH
  W
  January 31game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- February 1982
- The game
  WSH6–7NYI
  L
  February 2game 52/804
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI5–2WSH
  L
  February 4game 53/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH6–4PIT
  W
  February 6game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE5–5WSH
  February 7game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–3CGY
  W
  February 11game 56/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WSH3–5EDM
  L
  February 12game 57/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5CLR
  L
  February 14game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2LAK
  W
  February 17game 59/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–7MNS
  L
  February 20game 60/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 20
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
  18
  points
  NHL#271
  9
  goals
  NHL#202
  9
  assists
  NHL#318
  WSH
  17-34-0W-L-OT43Points
  20th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH6–3WIN
  W
  February 21game 61/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL1–9WSH
  W
  February 25game 62/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  HFD1–7WSH
  W
  February 27game 63/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM4–1WSH
  L
  February 28game 64/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- March 1982
- The game
  STL4–8WSH
  W
  March 3game 65/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY6–8WSH
  W
  March 5game 66/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–7PHI
  L
  March 7game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT7–2WSH
  L
  March 10game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI3–6WSH
  W
  March 13game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–5NYR
  March 14game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN6–6WSH
  March 17game 71/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR4–3WSH
  L
  March 20game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–2WSH
  L
  March 21game 73/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–3PHI
  W
  March 25game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  PHI4–4WSH
  March 27game 76/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  PIT6–5WSH
  L
  March 28game 77/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4PIT
  March 31game 78/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
  View the game
- April 1982
- The game
  WSH6–4TOR
  W
  April 3game 79/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–3WSH
  W
  April 4game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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The season in numbers
April 4
Gaetan Duchesne closes the 1981-1982 season with 23 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
Points
23
NHL#274
Games
74of 80
93%
Goals
9
NHL#246
Assists
14
NHL#285
P/GP
0.31
NHL#335
+/-
-6
NHL#414
Events
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal

Gaetan Duchesne makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠5 loss against Buffalo Sabres

Gaetan Duchesne scores his first NHL goal

Gaetan Duchesne records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gaetan Duchesne closes the 1981-1982 season with 23 points