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John Gould's 1979-1980 season

Points
18
NHL#296
Goals
9
NHL#223
Assists
9
NHL#338
Plus/minus
+9
NHL#106
Games
52
65%
65% of 80

Right winger John Gould was 30 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 52 of a possible 80 games and scored 9 goals and 9 assists for 18 points, 0.35 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    John Gould plays the 1979-1980 season for Buffalo Sabres

    John was 30 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    John Gould's season starts in game 7 of 80

    Buffalo Sabres have played 6 games6 of 80 without him
    • The game
      PIT3–7BUF
      W
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4DET
      L
      game 8/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–0QUE
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–4BUF
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      BUF1–3PHI
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–3WSH
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–3BUF
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–5BUF
      W
      game 17/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–2MNS
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      EDM7–9BUF
      W
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–5HFD
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8012 of 20 played
      6
      points
      NHL#219
      5
      goals
      NHL#86
      1
      assists
      NHL#334
      BUF
      11-6-0W-L-OT25Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF6–1WSH
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–6BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2BOS
      W
      game 23/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–2BUF
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1979
    • The game
      WSH0–2BUF
      W
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–6BUF
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF5–3CLR
      W
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET0–4BUF
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS5–1BUF
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2WIN
      W
      game 32/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–5BUF
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–1BUF
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      TOR3–5BUF
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–6MTL
      L
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–6BUF
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8030 of 40 played
      12
      points
      NHL#234
      8
      goals
      NHL#125
      4
      assists
      NHL#319
      BUF
      26-11-0W-L-OT55Points
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      W
      game 41/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3CLR
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–6EDM
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–2LAK
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2VAN
      game 45/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–4BUF
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–4BOS
      L
      game 48/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2MTL
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      LAK1–9BUF
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +5+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR2–6BUF
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      L
      game 52/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–4BUF
      W
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS3–3BUF
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–3DET
      W
      game 58/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1QUE
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8047 of 60 played
      18
      points
      NHL#236
      9
      goals
      NHL#168
      9
      assists
      NHL#277
      BUF
      37-15-0W-L-OT82Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN3–4BUF
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Milestone

    John Gould reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · February 20

    • The game
      BUF1–3CHI
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI1–1BUF
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2EDM
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–2MNS
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    John Gould closes the 1979-1980 season with 18 points

    Points
    18
    NHL#296
    Games
    52of 80
    65%
    Goals
    9
    NHL#223
    Assists
    9
    NHL#338
    P/GP
    0.35
    NHL#278
    +/-
    +9
    NHL#106
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 5 pts
    1 month and 6 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

    BUFvsVAN
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    BUF3–1VAN
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet Chicago Blackhawks

    BUFvsCHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Chicago Blackhawks
    No Swedes
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Buffalo Sabres knock Chicago Blackhawks out 4–0

    BUF4–0CHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    9 days later
    Semifinal

    Buffalo Sabres meet New York Islanders

    BUFvsNYI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    11 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4NYI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    John Gould ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 0 points

    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    VAN3–1→CHI4–0→NYI2–4