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Jim Korn's 1979-1980 season

Points
18
NHL#296
Goals
5
NHL#292
Assists
13
NHL#278
Plus/minus
-4
NHL#358
Games
63
78%
78% of 80

Defenceman Jim Korn was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Detroit Red Wings. He played 63 of a possible 80 games and scored 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points, 0.29 points per game. Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1979-1980
  1. A late start

    Jim Korn's season starts in game 8 of 80

    Detroit Red Wings have played 7 games7 of 80 without him
    NHL debut

    Jim Korn makes his NHL debut in 4–⁠5 loss against Philadelphia Flyers

    Jim was 22 years old · Spectrum, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    +1
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Dan Labraaten and Thommie Bergman.

    • The game
      DET4–5PHI
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      DET3–3MNS
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–5DET
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 803 of 20 played
      0
      points
      NHL#416
      0
      goals
      NHL#339
      0
      assists
      NHL#405
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#51
      DET
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • December 1979
    • The game
      BOS3–6DET
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET4–4PHI
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN4–6DET
      W
      game 23/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jim Korn records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · December 5

    • The game
      VAN1–5DET
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET0–4BUF
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–1DET
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET6–6BOS
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE4–4DET
      game 28/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–7CHI
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET6–4EDM
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–2TOR
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6PIT
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL3–2DET
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      W
      game 34/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CLR5–3DET
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–2DET
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Jim Korn scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Los Angeles Kings · January 2

    • The game
      DET6–3AFM
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–1HFD
      W
      game 38/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR0–4DET
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD6–4DET
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8023 of 40 played
      7
      points
      NHL#319
      1
      goals
      NHL#339
      6
      assists
      NHL#277
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#47
      DET
      14-19-0W-L-OT35Points
      16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DET2–3CHI
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–5DET
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–0WIN
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET5–4MNS
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      L
      game 45/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET7–6QUE
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6TOR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT3–4DET
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • February 1980
    • The game
      DET3–0STL
      W
      game 50/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL4–2DET
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–2DET
      game 52/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI6–5DET
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–1DET
      L
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2DET
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3DET
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–2DET
      L
      game 57/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET5–7PIT
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5MTL
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–7DET
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8043 of 60 played
      13
      points
      NHL#295
      2
      goals
      NHL#342
      11
      assists
      NHL#247
      +6
      +/-
      NHL#42
      DET
      21-30-0W-L-OT51Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH1–4DET
      W
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      W
      game 62/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR6–3DET
      L
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–3DET
      L
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2STL
      game 65/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–6DET
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4DET
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–4BOS
      L
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET2–5WSH
      L
      game 69/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      WIN6–2DET
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET3–4LAK
      L
      game 71/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET5–2VAN
      W
      game 72/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      DET1–5CLR
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–2DET
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET1–10BUF
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE7–9DET
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      DET5–7NYR
      L
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • April 1980
    • The game
      MTL7–2DET
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–1DET
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET3–5HFD
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jim Korn closes the 1979-1980 season with 18 points

    Detroit Red Wings did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    18
    NHL#296
    Games
    63of 80
    79%
    Goals
    5
    NHL#292
    Assists
    13
    NHL#278
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#318
    +/-
    -4
    NHL#358
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist