Regular seasonTOR

Jim Benning's 1981-1982 season

Points

NHL#227

Goals

NHL#283

Assists

NHL#187

Plus/minus

-26

NHL#598

Games

92% of 80

Defenceman Jim Benning was 18 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 74 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 24 assists for 31 points, 0.42 points per game. Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1981-1982

Year 1981
45 years ago
NHL debut
October 6
Jim Benning makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠1 win against Winnipeg Jets
TORToronto Maple Leafs6–1WINWinnipeg Jets
Jim was 18 years old · Winnipeg Arena, Canada
His first NHL game
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
+2
+/-
Swedes on the ice: Börje Salming, Bengt Lundholm and Thomas Steen.
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- The game
  TOR6–1WIN
  W
  October 6game 1/803
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3MNS
  October 8game 2/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI8–9TOR
  W
  October 10game 3/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS2–1TOR
  L
  October 14game 4/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–6QUE
  L
  October 17game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CLR4–4TOR
  October 21game 6/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–6BUF
  L
  October 23game 7/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Jim Benning scores his first NHL goal
in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 23
- The game
  NYR5–3TOR
  L
  October 24game 8/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–7STL
  L
  October 27game 9/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–3PIT
  W
  October 28game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN6–5TOR
  L
  October 31game 11/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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Milestone
Jim Benning records his first NHL assist
in the game against Winnipeg Jets · October 31
- The game
  TOR4–9CHI
  L
  November 1game 12/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–6EDM
  L
  November 4game 13/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–4CLR
  November 6game 14/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR9–4LAK
  W
  November 7game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  NYI4–3TOR
  L
  November 11game 16/805
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI0–4TOR
  W
  November 14game 17/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–8HFD
  L
  November 18game 18/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Checkpoint
  November 18
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 8018 of 20 played
  6
  points
  NHL#256
  3
  goals
  NHL#187
  3
  assists
  NHL#282
  -5
  +/-
  NHL#122
  TOR
  5-11-0W-L-OT14Points
  18th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR3–6PHI
  L
  November 24game 21/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3NYR
  November 25game 22/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4TOR
  November 28game 23/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR6–3DET
  W
  November 29game 24/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- December 1981
- The game
  HFD5–3TOR
  L
  December 2game 25/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH4–9TOR
  W
  December 5game 26/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  WIN3–3TOR
  December 9game 27/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–11WSH
  L
  December 11game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- The game
  MTL6–2TOR
  L
  December 12game 29/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR6–6VAN
  December 16game 30/805
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR8–4WIN
  W
  December 19game 31/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–1CHI
  W
  December 20game 32/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT4–4TOR
  December 23game 33/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–8TOR
  W
  December 26game 34/801
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  TOR3–7HFD
  L
  December 27game 35/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-0SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  STL6–4TOR
  L
  December 30game 36/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR5–2DET
  W
  December 31game 37/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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Year 1982
44 years ago
- The game
  MNS6–2TOR
  L
  January 2game 38/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR3–3MNS
  January 6game 39/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–4CGY
  January 7game 40/802
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8038 of 40 played
  17
  points
  NHL#214
  4
  goals
  NHL#250
  13
  assists
  NHL#176
  -15
  +/-
  NHL#179
  TOR
  11-18-0W-L-OT33Points
  16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK3–5TOR
  W
  January 9game 41/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR2–5BOS
  L
  January 11game 42/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CLR1–2TOR
  W
  January 13game 43/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–8BUF
  L
  January 15game 44/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG
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- The game
  EDM1–7TOR
  W
  January 16game 45/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–6STL
  L
  January 23game 49/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  MNS9–2TOR
  L
  January 25game 50/802
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–3TOR
  L
  January 27game 51/803
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  QUE2–2TOR
  January 30game 52/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–2CHI
  W
  January 31game 53/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-2SOG
  +1 assist
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- February 1982
- The game
  TOR1–3VAN
  L
  February 3game 54/805
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR1–5EDM
  L
  February 6game 55/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR2–8CGY
  L
  February 7game 56/803
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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- The game
  VAN4–1TOR
  L
  February 10game 57/804
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  CHI6–4TOR
  L
  February 13game 58/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  MNS3–3TOR
  February 15game 59/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  DET3–3TOR
  February 17game 60/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 17
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8055 of 60 played
  22
  points
  NHL#232
  5
  goals
  NHL#276
  17
  assists
  NHL#194
  -14
  +/-
  NHL#179
  TOR
  16-29-0W-L-OT47Points
  16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TOR3–4DET
  L
  February 18game 61/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL5–8TOR
  W
  February 20game 62/802
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  TOR2–3STL
  L
  February 23game 63/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  TOR5–7MNS
  L
  February 24game 64/803
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR3–3MTL
  February 27game 65/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- March 1982
- The game
  NYI9–5TOR
  L
  March 1game 66/803
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG
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- The game
  LAK4–1TOR
  L
  March 3game 67/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL6–1TOR
  L
  March 6game 69/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CHI7–6TOR
  L
  March 10game 70/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WIN10–2TOR
  L
  March 13game 71/804
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE3–6TOR
  W
  March 17game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG
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- The game
  TOR0–7WIN
  L
  March 20game 73/804
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG
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- The game
  CHI5–8TOR
  W
  March 22game 74/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  STL3–4TOR
  W
  March 24game 75/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET2–1TOR
  L
  March 27game 76/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–6DET
  L
  March 28game 77/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -3+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TOR3–5STL
  L
  March 30game 78/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- April 1982
- The game
  WSH6–4TOR
  L
  April 3game 79/801
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP
  +3 points
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- The game
  TOR1–7PHI
  L
  April 4game 80/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-3SOG
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The season in numbers
April 4
Jim Benning closes the 1981-1982 season with 31 points
TORToronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs did not reach the playoffs
Points
31
NHL#227
Games
74of 80
93%
Goals
7
NHL#283
Assists
24
NHL#187
P/GP
0.42
NHL#278
+/-
-26
NHL#598
Events
1
First NHL assist
1
First NHL point
1
First NHL goal
4 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts

Jim Benning makes his NHL debut in 6–⁠1 win against Winnipeg Jets

Jim Benning scores his first NHL goal

Jim Benning records his first NHL assist

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Jim Benning closes the 1981-1982 season with 31 points