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Guy Lafleur's 1979-1980 season

Points
125
NHL#3
Goals
50
NHL#7
Assists
75
NHL#3
Plus/minus
+40
NHL#10
Games
74
92%
92% of 80

Right winger Guy Lafleur was 28 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 50 goals and 75 assists for 125 points, 1.69 points per game. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 4 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Guy Lafleur plays the 1979-1980 season for Montréal Canadiens

    Guy was 28 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM1–3MTL
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE1–3MTL
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–3CHI
      L
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR4–5MTL
      W
      game 4/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL6–6PHI
      game 5/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL5–3AFM
      W
      game 6/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT5–8MTL
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET2–3MTL
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL4–5QUE
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL2–2WSH
      game 10/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG
      +1 assist
    • November 1979
    • The game
      MNS1–5MTL
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-4SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI5–3MTL
      L
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH0–2MTL
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL3–3PIT
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–3MTL
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2STL
      W
      game 16/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–1CLR
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MTL3–1LAK
      W
      game 18/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL2–5VAN
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN0–7MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      33
      points
      NHL#2
      17
      goals
      NHL#2
      16
      assists
      NHL#10
      MTL
      12-5-0W-L-OT27Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–4BOS
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL5–5DET
      game 23/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      STL2–3MTL
      W
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • December 1979
    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 25/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL3–3NYR
      game 26/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5MTL
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CLR7–5MTL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MTL1–4NYI
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–5EDM
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL2–6WIN
      L
      game 32/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL3–5STL
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL2–5MNS
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      VAN2–4MTL
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–8MTL
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI7–3MTL
      L
      game 37/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    Milestone

    Guy Lafleur reaches 500 career assists

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · December 29

    • The game
      MTL3–5PIT
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI4–3MTL
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      70
      points
      NHL#2
      28
      goals
      NHL#3
      42
      assists
      NHL#2
      MTL
      18-16-0W-L-OT42Points
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–4MTL
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL5–3TOR
      W
      game 42/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–4MTL
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–1CHI
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR2–7MTL
      W
      game 46/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYI
      L
      game 47/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–2HFD
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-1SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF7–2MTL
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3VAN
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-8SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL3–2CLR
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-4SOG
    • February 1980
    • The game
      MTL5–4LAK
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-6SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR3–4MTL
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-9SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–3MTL
      L
      game 54/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL3–2BOS
      W
      game 55/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      QUE1–5MTL
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT1–8MTL
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3WSH
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      106
      points
      NHL#2
      44
      goals
      NHL#1
      62
      assists
      NHL#3
      MTL
      33-20-0W-L-OT73Points
      Playoff spot
      4th in the whole NHL
    • March 1980
    • The game
      EDM4–5MTL
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–5MTL
      W
      game 67/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–6MTL
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3MNS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3WIN
      W
      game 70/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +2 goals
    Milestone

    Guy Lafleur reaches 400 career goals

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · March 14

    • The game
      MTL7–3EDM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL5–5HFD
      game 72/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD5–5MTL
      game 73/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–1NYR
      W
      game 74/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CHI4–8MTL
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +5+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYI2–2MTL
      game 76/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–1BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      MTL7–2DET
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS1–6MTL
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MTL4–4QUE
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Guy Lafleur closes the 1979-1980 season with 125 points

    Points
    125
    NHL#3
    Games
    74of 80
    93%
    Goals
    50
    NHL#7
    Assists
    75
    NHL#3
    P/GP
    1.69
    NHL#3
    +/-
    +40
    NHL#10
    Events
    500
    career assists
    400
    career goals
    16 i rad
    games with a point · 33 pts
    6 i rad
    games with a goal
    2 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      HFD1–6MTL
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 2
      HFD4–8MTL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3HFD
      W
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Preliminary round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 3–0

    MTL3–0HFD
    Advance
    3Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Montréal Canadiens meet Minnesota North Stars

    MTLvsMNS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    11 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–3

    MTL3–4MNS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Guy Lafleur ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 4 points

    Points
    4
    NHL#80
    Games
    3
    Goals
    3
    NHL#37
    Assists
    1
    NHL#128
    P/GP
    1.33
    +/-
    +4
    NHL#36
    Events
    100
    playoff games
    2 points
    best game
    HFD3–0→MNS3–4