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Regular season and playoffsMNS

Kent-Erik Andersson's 1980-1981 season

Points
41
Swedish flag#11NHL#172
Goals
17
Swedish flag#9NHL#151
Assists
24
Swedish flag#12NHL#173
Plus/minus
+8
Swedish flag#8NHL#120
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Right winger Kent-Erik Andersson was 29 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points, 0.53 points per game. That was 11th among the Swedes and 172th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 6 points.

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

1980-1981Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Kent-Erik Andersson plays the 1980-1981 season for Minnesota North Stars

    MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Kent-Erik was 29 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      HFD3–9MNS
      W
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–3MNS
      W
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-7SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5CLR
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–6CGY
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–4MNS
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–2EDM
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN1–4MNS
      W
      game 7/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL2–2MNS
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • November 1980
    • The game
      PIT3–6MNS
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–8MNS
      W
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3VAN
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS7–1CHI
      W
      game 12/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–6NYI
      game 13/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–1HFD
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–5MNS
      W
      game 15/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI2–1MNS
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–2PIT
      W
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1PHI
      game 18/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI6–2MNS
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–5QUE
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#116
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#157
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#6NHL#71
      MNS
      11-5-0W-L-OT26Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS4–2MTL
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • December 1980
    • The game
      MNS5–3NYR
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3WSH
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MNS
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–1MNS
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–4STL
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK7–2MNS
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN3–4MNS
      W
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR6–3MNS
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3MNS
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS6–2DET
      W
      game 32/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR4–6MNS
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–6MNS
      W
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3MNS
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 37/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–1MNS
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–4CLR
      L
      game 39/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3MNS
      W
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      24
      points
      Swedish flag#10NHL#144
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#7NHL#124
      14
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#141
      MNS
      20-10-0W-L-OT50Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–4BOS
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1BUF
      game 42/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE1–7MNS
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6MNS
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–1WSH
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–5PHI
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–6MNS
      W
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY2–3MNS
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR7–3MNS
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • February 1981
    • The game
      MNS2–6QUE
      L
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS0–7MTL
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–5NYI
      game 54/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS3–3NYR
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR4–3MNS
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD4–7MNS
      W
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CLR2–6MNS
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS5–3WIN
      W
      game 60/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      32
      points
      Swedish flag#11NHL#163
      13
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#144
      19
      assists
      Swedish flag#11NHL#163
      MNS
      29-17-0W-L-OT72Points
      Playoff spot
      7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MNS3–5TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–1MNS
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3HFD
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI4–2MNS
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • March 1981
    • The game
      BOS3–3MNS
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT5–8MNS
      W
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–1MNS
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3MNS
      W
      game 69/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Kent-Erik Andersson reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · March 11

    • The game
      MNS3–6CGY
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–10LAK
      L
      game 71/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–3MNS
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS1–1EDM
      game 73/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      DET3–9MNS
      W
      game 74/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK4–3MNS
      L
      game 75/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS2–3LAK
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–2VAN
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–6MNS
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • April 1981
    • The game
      MNS5–0STL
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 goals
      View the game
    Milestone

    Kent-Erik Andersson reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against St. Louis Blues · April 4

    • The game
      MNS4–8CHI
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Kent-Erik Andersson closes the 1980-1981 season with 41 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Points
    41
    #11NHL#172
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    17
    #9NHL#151
    Assists
    24
    #12NHL#173
    P/GP
    0.53
    #12NHL#208
    +/-
    +8
    #8NHL#120
    Events
    41
    career best in points
    17
    career best in goals
    24
    career best in assists
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    50
    career goals
    50
    career assists
    5 i rad
    games with a point · 6 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars meet Boston Bruins

    MNSvsBOS
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS5–4BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      MNS9–6BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–6MNS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    Minnesota North Stars knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    MNS3–0BOS
    Advance
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Buffalo Sabres

    MNSvsBUF
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS4–3BUF
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 2
      MNS5–2BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 3
      BUF4–6MNS
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–0againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      BUF5–4MNS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      MNS4–3BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    Quarterfinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

    MNS4–1BUF
    Advance
    5Games5Points1Goals4Assists
    6 days later
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars meet Calgary Flames

    MNSvsCGY
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS4–1CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      MNS2–3CGY
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • May 1981
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY4–6MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY4–7MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      MNS1–3CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Minnesota North Starslead3–2againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 6
      CGY3–5MNS
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Semifinal

    Minnesota North Stars knock Calgary Flames out 4–2

    MNS4–2CGY
    Advance
    6Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    3 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Minnesota North Stars play the Stanley Cup Final against New York Islanders

    MNSvsNYI
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on New York Islanders
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      MNS3–6NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead2–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 3
      NYI7–5MNS
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      NYI2–4MNS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • New York Islanderslead3–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 5
      MNS1–5NYI
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Final

    New York Islanders knock Minnesota North Stars out 4–1

    MNS1–4NYI
    Eliminated
    5Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Kent-Erik Andersson ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 6 points

    MNSMinnesota North Stars
    Points
    6
    #8NHL#73
    Games
    19
    Goals
    2
    #7NHL#77
    Assists
    4
    #7NHL#66
    P/GP
    0.32
    #9NHL#92
    +/-
    0
    #10NHL#117
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    BOS3–0→BUF4–1→CGY4–2→NYI1–4