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John Tonelli's 1979-1980 season

Points
44
NHL#133
Goals
14
NHL#157
Assists
30
NHL#111
Plus/minus
+8
NHL#115
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Left winger John Tonelli was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for New York Islanders. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 14 goals and 30 assists for 44 points, 0.57 points per game. In the playoffs he played 21 games for 16 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    John Tonelli plays the 1979-1980 season for New York Islanders

    NYINew York Islanders

    John was 22 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      NYI2–5PHI
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF5–2NYI
      L
      game 2/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM1–5NYI
      W
      game 3/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      NYI2–3BOS
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD1–6NYI
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM3–3NYI
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1HFD
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–6NYI
      W
      game 8/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2VAN
      game 9/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • November 1979
    • The game
      NYI5–7EDM
      L
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI4–4WIN
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      L
      game 13/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–2NYI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR5–10NYI
      W
      game 15/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4NYI
      L
      game 16/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–6STL
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3MNS
      L
      game 18/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–4LAK
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–7CLR
      L
      game 20/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      13
      points
      NHL#130
      4
      goals
      NHL#137
      9
      assists
      NHL#100
      NYI
      6-10-0W-L-OT16Points
      17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI3–5EDM
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      NYI4–0WIN
      W
      game 22/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN5–1NYI
      L
      game 23/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4NYI
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI6–1TOR
      W
      game 25/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–5NYR
      L
      game 26/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–4NYI
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–3PIT
      game 28/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–3NYI
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      W
      game 30/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–2NYI
      W
      game 31/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–8CHI
      L
      game 32/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3MTL
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4DET
      L
      game 34/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–1TOR
      W
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT4–3NYI
      L
      game 36/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL1–3NYI
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN0–3NYI
      W
      game 38/806
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3BUF
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5NYI
      W
      game 40/806
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#111
      8
      goals
      NHL#138
      17
      assists
      NHL#96
      NYI
      17-17-0W-L-OT40Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WIN2–5NYI
      W
      game 41/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–9NYI
      W
      game 42/804
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-0SOG
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–3NYI
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2NYI
      W
      game 44/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3DET
      W
      game 45/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD2–3NYI
      W
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–7WSH
      L
      game 47/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2NYI
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4BOS
      L
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1980
    • The game
      BUF2–3NYI
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–5HFD
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK1–4NYI
      W
      game 52/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE0–5NYI
      W
      game 53/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–0NYI
      game 54/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3CLR
      W
      game 55/804
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–3LAK
      L
      game 56/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–4VAN
      L
      game 57/806
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–4NYI
      L
      game 58/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–2NYI
      L
      game 59/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI3–2STL
      W
      game 60/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      37
      points
      NHL#107
      11
      goals
      NHL#147
      26
      assists
      NHL#86
      NYI
      28-24-0W-L-OT64Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI2–8NYR
      L
      game 61/804
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–3QUE
      W
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • March 1980
    • The game
      DET4–3NYI
      L
      game 63/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–0PIT
      game 64/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI5–2PHI
      W
      game 66/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS5–3NYI
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–3WSH
      L
      game 68/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR1–4NYI
      W
      game 69/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–6NYI
      W
      game 70/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI4–4NYI
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–1BUF
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–5NYI
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–2MTL
      game 76/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI9–6QUE
      W
      game 77/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • April 1980
    • The game
      NYI1–1MNS
      game 78/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3AFM
      W
      game 79/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR1–2NYI
      W
      game 80/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Milestone

    John Tonelli reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New York Rangers · April 5

    The season in numbers

    John Tonelli closes the 1979-1980 season with 44 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    44
    NHL#133
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    14
    NHL#157
    Assists
    30
    NHL#111
    P/GP
    0.57
    NHL#156
    +/-
    +8
    NHL#115
    Events
    100
    career points
    100
    NHL games
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    New York Islanders are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders meet Los Angeles Kings

    NYIvsLAK
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      LAK1–8NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 2
      LAK6–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 3
      NYI4–3LAK
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstLos Angeles Kings
    • Game 4
      NYI6–0LAK
      W
      2
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Islanders knock Los Angeles Kings out 3–1

    NYI3–1LAK
    Advance
    4Games6Points2Goals4Assists
    4 days later
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders meet Boston Bruins

    NYIvsBOS
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI2–1BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      NYI5–4BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS4–3NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      NYI4–2BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    New York Islanders knock Boston Bruins out 4–1

    NYI4–1BOS
    Advance
    5Games3Points2Goals1Assists
    7 days later
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders meet Buffalo Sabres

    NYIvsBUF
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • May 1980
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      NYI2–1BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–7NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF7–4NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      NYI0–2BUF
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BUF2–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Semifinal

    New York Islanders knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    NYI4–2BUF
    Advance
    6Games4Points3Goals1Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders play the Stanley Cup Final against Philadelphia Flyers

    NYIvsPHI
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYI4–3PHI
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      NYI3–8PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islandersare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI2–6NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI2–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      NYI3–6PHI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PHI4–5NYI
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    New York Islanders

    beat Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 in the final

    6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    The run in numbers

    John Tonelli ends the 1979-1980 playoffs with 16 points

    NYINew York Islanders
    Points
    16
    NHL#13
    Games
    21
    Goals
    7
    NHL#14
    Assists
    9
    NHL#16
    P/GP
    0.76
    NHL#39
    +/-
    -3
    NHL#244
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff assists
    10
    playoff points
    3 points
    best game
    LAK3–1→BOS4–1→BUF4–2→PHI4–2