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Jimmy Carson's 1986-1987 season

Points
79
NHL#24
Goals
37
NHL#21
Assists
42
NHL#47
Plus/minus
-5
NHL#430
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Jimmy Carson was 18 years old when the 1986-1987 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Los Angeles Kings. He played all 80 games and scored 37 goals and 42 assists for 79 points, 0.99 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 3 points.

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

1986-1987Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Jimmy Carson makes his NHL debut

    Jimmy was 18 years old · The Forum, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point
    • The game
      STL4–3LAK
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jimmy Carson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 9

    • The game
      NYI4–5LAK
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Jimmy Carson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Islanders · October 11

    • The game
      LAK3–4PIT
      L
      game 3/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–3DET
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS4–1LAK
      L
      game 5/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–7LAK
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      L
      game 7/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5NJD
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK3–4NYI
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–6MTL
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–6QUE
      L
      game 11/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1986
    • The game
      LAK5–5EDM
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4CGY
      L
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL6–4LAK
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–4LAK
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN3–4LAK
      W
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WIN6–5LAK
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY1–4LAK
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK6–5WSH
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4CHI
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      16
      points
      NHL#55
      8
      goals
      NHL#30
      8
      assists
      NHL#93
      LAK
      7-11-0W-L-OT16Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–1WIN
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK2–3WIN
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–11VAN
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      VAN5–3LAK
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD6–9LAK
      W
      game 25/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1986
    • The game
      DET4–5LAK
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR3–4LAK
      W
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI2–7LAK
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK7–2NYI
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK4–5NYR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–3LAK
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM4–2LAK
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      PIT0–3LAK
      W
      game 33/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK8–8EDM
      game 34/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–3CGY
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–6VAN
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS1–2LAK
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI1–4LAK
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK3–3VAN
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      EDM8–1LAK
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      40
      points
      NHL#21
      17
      goals
      NHL#26
      23
      assists
      NHL#38
      LAK
      17-19-0W-L-OT38Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK6–1EDM
      W
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK4–5CGY
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF8–5LAK
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–4LAK
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–3STL
      W
      game 45/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK4–4STL
      game 46/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–2LAK
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–10LAK
      W
      game 48/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS6–3LAK
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD2–6LAK
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK3–5MTL
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • February 1987
    • The game
      LAK2–3QUE
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–5TOR
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–6WIN
      L
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–3WIN
      L
      game 55/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD2–5LAK
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR1–1LAK
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–7LAK
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI4–2LAK
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–8LAK
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      57
      points
      NHL#32
      24
      goals
      NHL#35
      33
      assists
      NHL#43
      LAK
      25-28-0W-L-OT57Points
      13th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN4–3LAK
      L
      game 61/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK3–6MNS
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • March 1987
    • The game
      LAK1–6CHI
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–4LAK
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–7CGY
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–9EDM
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–5LAK
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      BUF3–2LAK
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE6–3LAK
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–4WSH
      W
      game 70/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
    • The game
      LAK5–2PHI
      W
      game 71/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK6–8BOS
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -2+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      LAK3–6HFD
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      LAK6–1DET
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK5–3BUF
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY4–3LAK
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY4–5LAK
      W
      game 77/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • April 1987
    • The game
      VAN8–3LAK
      L
      game 78/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM7–3LAK
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK2–5VAN
      L
      game 80/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    The season in numbers

    Jimmy Carson closes the 1986-1987 season with 79 points

    Points
    79
    NHL#24
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    37
    NHL#21
    Assists
    42
    NHL#47
    P/GP
    0.99
    NHL#37
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#430
    Events
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 16 pts
    7 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Los Angeles Kings are in the playoffs

    First round

    Los Angeles Kings meet Edmonton Oilers

    LAKvsEDM
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 1
      LAK5–2EDM
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-7SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingslead1–0againstEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 2
      LAK3–13EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • Los Angeles Kingsare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
    • Game 3
      EDM6–5LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      EDM6–3LAK
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 5
      LAK4–5EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    First round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–1

    LAK1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Jimmy Carson ends the 1986-1987 playoffs with 3 points

    Points
    3
    NHL#146
    Games
    5
    Goals
    1
    NHL#121
    Assists
    2
    NHL#122
    P/GP
    0.60
    +/-
    -6
    NHL#339
    Events
    1
    First playoff assist
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff goal
    2 points
    best game
    EDM1–4