Regular season and playoffsVAN

Gary Lupul's 1979-1980 season

Points

NHL#277

Goals

NHL#223

Assists

NHL#305

Plus/minus

-12

NHL#485

Games

63% of 80

Centre Gary Lupul was 20 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 51 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 11 assists for 20 points, 0.39 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 1 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs

Year 1979
47 years ago
A late start
December 8
Gary Lupul's season starts in game 28 of 80
Vancouver Canucks have played 27 games27 of 80 without him
NHL debut
December 8
Gary Lupul makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠5 loss against Detroit Red Wings
VANVancouver Canucks1–5DETDetroit Red Wings
Gary was 20 years old · Detroit Olympia, USA
His first NHL game
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
+1
+/-
First NHL goalFirst NHL point
Swedes on the ice: Lars Lindgren, Thomas Gradin and Dan Labraaten.
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- The game
  VAN1–5DET
  L
  December 8game 28/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Gary Lupul scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Detroit Red Wings · December 8
- The game
  VAN3–5BOS
  L
  December 9game 29/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  -2+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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Milestone
Gary Lupul records his first NHL assist
in the game against Boston Bruins · December 9
- The game
  HFD3–5VAN
  W
  December 11game 30/802
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CLR3–5VAN
  W
  December 14game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4LAK
  L
  December 15game 32/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–5NYR
  L
  December 19game 33/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–2WSH
  L
  December 21game 34/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–4MTL
  L
  December 22game 35/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM5–3VAN
  L
  December 28game 36/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–6VAN
  W
  December 29game 37/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1980
46 years ago
- The game
  VAN4–2CLR
  W
  January 4game 39/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN1–3CHI
  L
  January 6game 40/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 6
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8012 of 40 played
  5
  points
  NHL#340
  3
  goals
  NHL#252
  2
  assists
  NHL#366
  VAN
  15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
  11th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN2–4PIT
  L
  January 9game 42/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–7WSH
  L
  January 11game 43/806
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN4–6TOR
  L
  January 12game 44/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  AFM5–3VAN
  L
  January 16game 45/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2VAN
  January 18game 46/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR5–3VAN
  L
  January 22game 47/804
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYR6–4VAN
  L
  January 23game 48/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–2VAN
  L
  January 27game 49/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–3VAN
  L
  January 29game 50/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- February 1980
- The game
  VAN5–4MNS
  W
  February 2game 51/803
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  VAN0–3BUF
  L
  February 3game 52/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–1PHI
  W
  February 7game 53/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–3MTL
  W
  February 9game 54/803
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 goals
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- The game
  VAN5–5HFD
  February 12game 55/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH5–3VAN
  L
  February 16game 56/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–4VAN
  W
  February 17game 57/806
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  STL3–1VAN
  L
  February 19game 58/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PHI7–3VAN
  L
  February 22game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BOS4–4VAN
  February 23game 60/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 23
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8031 of 60 played
  12
  points
  NHL#301
  5
  goals
  NHL#255
  7
  assists
  NHL#326
  VAN
  19-31-0W-L-OT48Points
  18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VAN4–5MNS
  L
  February 26game 61/804
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–3WIN
  February 29game 62/805
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1980
- The game
  VAN5–2EDM
  W
  March 1game 63/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  WIN1–2VAN
  W
  March 4game 64/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI3–3VAN
  March 5game 65/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  AFM9–3VAN
  L
  March 7game 66/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–4CLR
  March 9game 67/804
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–2AFM
  W
  March 10game 68/804
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-4SOG2PPP
  +2 goals
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- The game
  VAN1–3HFD
  L
  March 13game 69/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  VAN2–2BOS
  March 15game 70/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–2QUE
  W
  March 16game 71/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3VAN
  March 19game 72/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET5–2VAN
  L
  March 21game 73/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE6–2VAN
  L
  March 23game 74/804
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–2VAN
  L
  March 25game 75/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD4–4VAN
  March 28game 76/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–5VAN
  W
  March 30game 77/804
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +3 points
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- April 1980
- The game
  EDM0–5VAN
  W
  April 1game 78/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  LAK2–4VAN
  W
  April 3game 79/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN5–3LAK
  W
  April 5game 80/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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The season in numbers
April 5
Gary Lupul closes the 1979-1980 season with 20 points
VANVancouver Canucks
Points
20
NHL#277
Games
51of 80
64%
Goals
9
NHL#223
Assists
11
NHL#305
P/GP
0.39
NHL#261
+/-
-12
NHL#485
Events
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres
VANvsBUF
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Per-Olov Brasar
Thomas Gradin
Lars Lindgren
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
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- Game 1
  VAN1–2BUF
  L
  April 82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 2
  VAN0–6BUF
  L
  April 92
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 3
  BUF4–5VAN
  W
  April 113
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 4
  BUF3–1VAN
  L
  April 123
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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Preliminary round
April 12
Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1
VAN1–3BUF
Eliminated
4Games1Points1Goals0Assists

Gary Lupul's season starts in game 28 of 80

Gary Lupul makes his NHL debut in 1–⁠5 loss against Detroit Red Wings

Gary Lupul scores his first NHL goal

Gary Lupul records his first NHL assist

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Gary Lupul closes the 1979-1980 season with 20 points

Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

Vancouver Canucks meet Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1