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Kent Nilsson's 1979-1980 season

Points
93
Swedish flag#1NHL#12
Goals
40
Swedish flag#1NHL#18
Assists
53
Swedish flag#1NHL#15
Plus/minus
-3
NHL#333
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Kent Nilsson was 23 years old when the 1979-1980 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Atlanta Flames. He played all 80 games and scored 40 goals and 53 assists for 93 points, 1.16 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 12th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish goal race and won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 4 games for 0 points.

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

1979-1980Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Kent Nilsson makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against Quebec Nordiques

    AFMAtlanta Flames5–3QUEQuebec Nordiques

    Kent was 23 years old · Le Colisée, Canada

    His first NHL game
    1
    Goals
    2
    Assists
    3
    Points
    +2
    +/-
    First NHL assistFirst NHL goalFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Göran Högosta.

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    • The game
      AFM5–3QUE
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    Milestone

    Kent Nilsson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 10

    Milestone

    Kent Nilsson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Quebec Nordiques · October 10

    • The game
      AFM1–3MTL
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      PHI2–9AFM
      W
      game 3/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM1–5NYI
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM2–6PHI
      L
      game 5/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      CHI2–2AFM
      game 6/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL5–3AFM
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      EDM3–7AFM
      W
      game 8/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      AFM3–0STL
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      CLR1–3AFM
      W
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 goals
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    • November 1979
    • The game
      QUE4–4AFM
      game 11/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      AFM3–3PIT
      game 12/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      WIN0–8AFM
      W
      game 13/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NYI2–5AFM
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      AFM3–6BOS
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–3AFM
      L
      game 16/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM1–5BUF
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM4–2WSH
      W
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET1–4AFM
      W
      game 20/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      24
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#13
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#17
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#24
      AFM
      10-7-0W-L-OT23Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT1–4AFM
      W
      game 21/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      AFM2–4HFD
      L
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      TOR5–3AFM
      L
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • December 1979
    • The game
      LAK6–2AFM
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      AFM1–6BUF
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      AFM1–4MNS
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM5–4WIN
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      AFM5–5EDM
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      MNS2–3AFM
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM1–8TOR
      L
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      STL5–1AFM
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
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    • The game
      AFM7–3STL
      W
      game 32/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS5–3AFM
      L
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      PIT4–2AFM
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      AFM2–3PIT
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      DET6–3AFM
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM5–5NYR
      game 37/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
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    • The game
      WIN0–2AFM
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      QUE3–4AFM
      W
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM3–5BOS
      L
      game 40/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      47
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#16
      20
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#25
      27
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#22
      AFM
      16-19-0W-L-OT37Points
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      AFM2–3MTL
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM5–3VAN
      W
      game 42/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      AFM4–1CLR
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      AFM4–2LAK
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BUF3–3AFM
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      TOR4–2AFM
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      CHI4–4AFM
      game 47/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM4–3DET
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      AFM1–6HFD
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM4–1QUE
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
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    • February 1980
    • The game
      WSH2–4AFM
      W
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD3–5AFM
      W
      game 52/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM4–2EDM
      W
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM6–1CLR
      W
      game 54/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM2–2DET
      game 55/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM2–2MNS
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      AFM2–3CHI
      L
      game 57/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS4–4AFM
      game 58/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH0–3AFM
      W
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD6–5AFM
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      68
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#13
      28
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#26
      40
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#17
      AFM
      26-24-0W-L-OT62Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–3AFM
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • March 1980
    • The game
      CLR1–4AFM
      W
      game 62/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM3–1LAK
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM9–3VAN
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      AFM5–2WIN
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      VAN5–2AFM
      L
      game 66/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK2–2AFM
      game 67/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PHI3–4AFM
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM5–1TOR
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      AFM3–6NYI
      L
      game 70/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      STL4–8AFM
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +4 points
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    • The game
      BOS5–2AFM
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM2–4CHI
      L
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      EDM5–4AFM
      L
      game 74/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      game 75/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      AFM2–4PHI
      L
      game 76/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • April 1980
    • The game
      BUF5–2AFM
      L
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      AFM7–3NYR
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI7–3AFM
      L
      game 79/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      AFM4–4WSH
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    The season in numbers

    Kent Nilsson closes the 1979-1980 season with 93 points

    AFMAtlanta Flames
    Points
    93
    #1NHL#12
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    40
    #1NHL#18
    Assists
    53
    #1NHL#15
    P/GP
    1.16
    #1NHL#20
    +/-
    -3
    #10NHL#333
    Events
    93
    first among the Swedes in points
    40
    first among the Swedes in goals
    53
    first among the Swedes in assists
    1
    hat trick
    50
    career assists
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    5 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
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    • Game 1
      AFM1–2NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead1–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 2
      AFM1–5NYR
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–0againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 3
      NYR2–4AFM
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • New York Rangerslead2–1againstAtlanta Flames
    • Game 4
      NYR5–2AFM
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Preliminary round

    New York Rangers knock Atlanta Flames out 3–1

    AFM1–3NYR
    Eliminated
    4Games0Points0Goals0Assists