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Gord Murphy's 1988-1989 season

Points
35
NHL#192
Goals
4
NHL#323
Assists
31
NHL#112
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#399
Games
75
93%
93% of 80

Defenceman Gord Murphy was 21 years old when the 1988-1989 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Philadelphia Flyers. He played 75 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 31 assists for 35 points, 0.47 points per game. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 9 points.

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

1988-1989Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Gord Murphy makes his NHL debut

    NJDNew Jersey Devils1–4PHIPhiladelphia Flyers

    Gord was 21 years old · Spectrum, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    Other Swedes on the ice: Patrik Sundström and Pelle Eklund.

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    • The game
      NJD1–4PHI
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    Milestone

    Gord Murphy records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · October 6

    • The game
      BUF3–4PHI
      W
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI7–6MNS
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI4–1LAK
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI2–4PIT
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      QUE2–5PHI
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      PHI6–8HFD
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–4PHI
      L
      game 8/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–4NYR
      L
      game 9/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI2–5PHI
      W
      game 10/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      NYR6–5PHI
      L
      game 11/806
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • November 1988
    • The game
      PHI2–3NJD
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–3DET
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–5PHI
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5NYR
      L
      game 16/805
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–2PHI
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4PHI
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR3–3PHI
      game 19/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
      8
      points
      NHL#195
      0
      goals
      NHL#357
      8
      assists
      NHL#105
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#176
      PHI
      8-11-0W-L-OT17Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI5–6QUE
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      PHI1–2BOS
      L
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–4PIT
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–7BUF
      L
      game 26/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS1–5PHI
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • December 1988
    • The game
      MTL2–2PHI
      game 28/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI5–3NJD
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NJD2–6PHI
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    Milestone

    Gord Murphy scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · December 4

    • The game
      PHI3–4WSH
      L
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–6PHI
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WSH1–4PHI
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI7–1TOR
      W
      game 35/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WIN1–5PHI
      W
      game 36/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2NYI
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–5PHI
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4WSH
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2PIT
      W
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8036 of 40 played
      19
      points
      NHL#161
      3
      goals
      NHL#258
      16
      assists
      NHL#96
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#120
      PHI
      20-18-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI3–2BUF
      W
      game 41/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–1NYI
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5MNS
      L
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–7STL
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MNS2–3PHI
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      QUE2–7PHI
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET8–4PHI
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5VAN
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI1–1EDM
      game 49/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI7–3WIN
      W
      game 50/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WSH1–0PHI
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYI4–7PHI
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • February 1989
    • The game
      PIT5–3PHI
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      PHI3–1WSH
      W
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM3–1PHI
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–4TOR
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN3–2PHI
      L
      game 57/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYR1–3PHI
      W
      game 58/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–4PHI
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–3NYI
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8056 of 60 played
      28
      points
      NHL#172
      3
      goals
      NHL#320
      25
      assists
      NHL#100
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#124
      PHI
      28-29-0W-L-OT59Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–5PHI
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI6–4NYR
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI6–2NJD
      W
      game 63/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6CGY
      L
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1989
    • The game
      PHI4–4WIN
      game 65/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–6LAK
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4PHI
      game 67/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–4NYI
      game 68/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–7PHI
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–3HFD
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL4–3PHI
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–6BOS
      L
      game 72/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–8PHI
      W
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–2CHI
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–6PHI
      W
      game 76/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5NJD
      L
      game 77/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–5PHI
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • April 1989
    • The game
      PHI2–2MTL
      game 79/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT6–5PHI
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Gord Murphy closes the 1988-1989 season with 35 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    35
    NHL#192
    Games
    75of 80
    94%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#323
    Assists
    31
    NHL#112
    P/GP
    0.47
    NHL#226
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#399
    Events
    31
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs

    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Washington Capitals

    PHIvsWSH
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
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    • Game 1
      PHI2–3WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI3–2WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3PHI
      L
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      WSH2–5PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PHI8–5WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH3–4PHI
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    First round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Washington Capitals out 4–2

    PHI4–2WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    PHIvsPIT
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI3–4PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI4–2PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT4–3PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PIT1–4PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PHI7–10PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PIT2–6PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 7
      PHI4–1PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Second round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–3

    PHI4–3PIT
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    2 days later
    Conference final

    Philadelphia Flyers meet Montréal Canadiens

    PHIvsMTL
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PHI3–1MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      PHI0–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Philadelphia Flyersare1–1withMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL5–1PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      MTL3–0PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI2–1MTL
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      MTL4–2PHI
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

    PHI2–4MTL
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Gord Murphy ends the 1988-1989 playoffs with 9 points

    PHIPhiladelphia Flyers
    Points
    9
    NHL#43
    Games
    19
    Goals
    2
    NHL#73
    Assists
    7
    NHL#30
    P/GP
    0.47
    NHL#66
    +/-
    0
    NHL#104
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    WSH4–2→PIT4–3→MTL2–4