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Howard Walker's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#355

Goals

NHL#390

Assists

NHL#325

Plus/minus

NHL#120

Games

80% of 80

Defenceman Howard Walker was 22 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 64 of a possible 80 games and scored 2 goals and 11 assists for 13 points, 0.20 points per game. Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1980-1981

Year 1980
46 years ago
A late start
November 1
Howard Walker's season starts in game 11 of 80
Washington Capitals have played 10 games10 of 80 without him
NHL debut
November 1
Howard Walker makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Edmonton Oilers
WSHWashington Capitals2–2EDMEdmonton Oilers
Howard was 22 years old · Northlands Coliseum, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Bengt-Åke Gustafsson and Rolf Edberg.
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- The game
  WSH2–2EDM
  November 1game 11/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–4WIN
  November 2game 12/804
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK5–3WSH
  L
  November 5game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–3WSH
  November 8game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  November 9game 15/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–1PIT
  W
  November 12game 16/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH8–4HFD
  W
  November 15game 17/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Howard Walker records his first NHL assist
in the game against Hartford Whalers · November 15
- The game
  WSH2–6QUE
  L
  November 18game 18/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CGY2–4WSH
  W
  November 20game 19/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BOS2–2WSH
  November 22game 20/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8010 of 20 played
  1
  points
  NHL#385
  0
  goals
  NHL#349
  1
  assists
  NHL#359
  +2
  +/-
  NHL#49
  WSH
  6-6-0W-L-OT20Points
  13th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH7–7DET
  November 26game 21/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–6WSH
  W
  November 28game 22/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH7–3TOR
  W
  November 29game 23/803
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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- December 1980
- The game
  MNS3–3WSH
  December 3game 24/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR6–8WSH
  W
  December 6game 25/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–7BOS
  L
  December 7game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–2WSH
  L
  December 9game 27/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–6NYR
  L
  December 10game 28/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  DET5–4WSH
  L
  December 14game 30/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  EDM2–5WSH
  W
  December 17game 31/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI5–2WSH
  L
  December 20game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH6–0PHI
  W
  December 21game 33/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR3–7WSH
  W
  December 26game 34/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Howard Walker scores his first NHL goal
in the game against New York Rangers · December 26
- The game
  WSH4–7MTL
  L
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3VAN
  December 30game 36/804
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +2 points
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- The game
  WSH5–3WIN
  W
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  +3+/-0SOG
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Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  WSH0–3MNS
  L
  January 3game 38/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG
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- The game
  PHI8–1WSH
  L
  January 4game 39/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–6EDM
  L
  January 7game 40/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8029 of 40 played
  5
  points
  NHL#365
  2
  goals
  NHL#309
  3
  assists
  NHL#364
  +5
  +/-
  NHL#43
  WSH
  13-16-0W-L-OT37Points
  10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH0–6CGY
  L
  January 8game 41/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–3MNS
  L
  January 10game 42/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–1CLR
  W
  January 12game 43/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK0–3WSH
  W
  January 15game 44/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–6NYI
  L
  January 17game 45/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD2–3WSH
  W
  January 18game 46/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-4SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1WSH
  L
  January 21game 47/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF7–4WSH
  L
  January 24game 48/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WIN3–4WSH
  W
  January 27game 49/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN1–3WSH
  W
  January 29game 50/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–4PIT
  January 31game 51/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- February 1981
- The game
  EDM4–7WSH
  W
  February 1game 52/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH3–3VAN
  February 3game 53/805
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI5–5WSH
  February 18game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–6NYR
  L
  February 21game 59/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE11–7WSH
  L
  February 22game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8045 of 60 played
  9
  points
  NHL#363
  2
  goals
  NHL#361
  7
  assists
  NHL#340
  +7
  +/-
  NHL#40
  WSH
  19-26-0W-L-OT53Points
  15th in the whole NHL
- The game
  WSH2–2CHI
  February 25game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  PIT7–5WSH
  L
  February 26game 62/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- March 1981
- The game
  CGY6–3WSH
  L
  March 3game 64/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH4–7QUE
  L
  March 4game 65/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–7WSH
  W
  March 8game 66/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–4WSH
  W
  March 10game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2HFD
  W
  March 11game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BOS7–1WSH
  L
  March 13game 69/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–5TOR
  L
  March 14game 70/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  QUE6–4WSH
  L
  March 18game 71/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3WSH
  March 21game 72/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MTL2–2WSH
  March 22game 73/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WSH5–2PHI
  W
  March 24game 74/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH2–0DET
  W
  March 26game 75/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–3WSH
  L
  March 27game 76/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYI5–4WSH
  L
  March 29game 77/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- April 1981
- The game
  WSH3–2BOS
  W
  April 2game 78/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WSH1–4NYI
  L
  April 4game 79/805
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET2–7WSH
  W
  April 5game 80/802
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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The season in numbers
April 5
Howard Walker closes the 1980-1981 season with 13 points
WSHWashington Capitals
Washington Capitals did not reach the playoffs
Points
13
NHL#355
Games
64of 80
80%
Goals
2
NHL#390
Assists
11
NHL#325
P/GP
0.20
NHL#370
+/-
+8
NHL#120
Events
13
career best in points
2
career best in goals
11
career best in assists
1
First NHL goal
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL assist

Howard Walker's season starts in game 11 of 80

Howard Walker makes his NHL debut in the 2–⁠2 draw against Edmonton Oilers

Howard Walker records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

Howard Walker scores his first NHL goal

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Howard Walker closes the 1980-1981 season with 13 points