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Ken Houston's 1979-1980 season

Points
54
NHL#90
Goals
23
NHL#79
Assists
31
NHL#103
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#260
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Right winger Ken Houston was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played all 80 games and scored 23 goals and 31 assists for 54 points, 0.68 points per game. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 2 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Ken Houston plays the 1979-1980 season for Atlanta Flames

    Ken was 26 years old when the 1979-1980 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      AFM5–3QUE
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–3MTL
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–9AFM
      W
      game 3/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–5NYI
      L
      game 4/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–6PHI
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–2AFM
      game 6/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3AFM
      L
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–7AFM
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–0STL
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR1–3AFM
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • November 1979
    • The game
      QUE4–4AFM
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM3–3PIT
      game 12/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN0–8AFM
      W
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      W
      game 14/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–6BOS
      L
      game 15/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM1–5BUF
      L
      game 17/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2WSH
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET1–4AFM
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      NHL#62
      7
      goals
      NHL#52
      8
      assists
      NHL#90
      AFM
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–4AFM
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4HFD
      L
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      TOR5–3AFM
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1979
    • The game
      LAK6–2AFM
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–6BUF
      L
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–4MNS
      L
      game 26/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–4WIN
      W
      game 27/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5EDM
      game 28/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–3AFM
      W
      game 29/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM1–8TOR
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL5–1AFM
      L
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM7–3STL
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–3AFM
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–2AFM
      L
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM2–3PIT
      L
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET6–3AFM
      L
      game 36/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–5NYR
      game 37/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN0–2AFM
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      QUE3–4AFM
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      25
      points
      NHL#111
      11
      goals
      NHL#81
      14
      assists
      NHL#139
      AFM
      16-19-0W-L-OT37Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM5–3VAN
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1CLR
      W
      game 43/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2LAK
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 45/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      TOR4–2AFM
      L
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI4–4AFM
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM1–6HFD
      L
      game 49/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–1QUE
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • February 1980
    • The game
      WSH2–4AFM
      W
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–5AFM
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–2EDM
      W
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      AFM6–1CLR
      W
      game 54/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2DET
      game 55/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–2MNS
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–3CHI
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4AFM
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–3AFM
      W
      game 59/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      HFD6–5AFM
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      35
      points
      NHL#116
      16
      goals
      NHL#90
      19
      assists
      NHL#145
      AFM
      26-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3AFM
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
    • March 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–4AFM
      W
      game 62/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM3–1LAK
      W
      game 63/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM9–3VAN
      W
      game 64/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      AFM5–2WIN
      W
      game 65/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      VAN5–2AFM
      L
      game 66/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK2–2AFM
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI3–4AFM
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Ken Houston reaches 100 career assists

    in the game against Philadelphia Flyers · March 15

    • The game
      AFM5–1TOR
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM3–6NYI
      L
      game 70/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL4–8AFM
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS5–2AFM
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      AFM2–4CHI
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4AFM
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 76/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • April 1980
    • The game
      BUF5–2AFM
      L
      game 77/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      AFM7–3NYR
      W
      game 78/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI7–3AFM
      L
      game 79/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      AFM4–4WSH
      game 80/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    The season in numbers

    Ken Houston closes the 1979-1980 season with 54 points

    Points
    54
    NHL#90
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    23
    NHL#79
    Assists
    31
    NHL#103
    P/GP
    0.68
    NHL#117
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#260
    Events
    54
    career best in points
    31
    career best in assists
    100
    career assists
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Atlanta Flames are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Atlanta Flames meet New York Rangers

    AFMvsNYR
    Swedes on Atlanta Flames
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    • Game 1
      AFM1–2NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM1–5NYR
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 3
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 4
      NYR5–2AFM
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1

    AFM1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games2Points1Goals1Assists