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Kent Nilsson's 1982-1983 season

Points
104
Swedish flag#1NHL#9
Goals
46
Swedish flag#1NHL#12
Assists
58
Swedish flag#1NHL#13
Plus/minus
+3
Swedish flag#11NHL#185
Games
80
100%
100% of 80

Centre Kent Nilsson was 26 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played all 80 games and scored 46 goals and 58 assists for 104 points, 1.30 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 9th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish goal race and won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 9 games for 12 points.

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

1982-1983Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Kent Nilsson plays the 1982-1983 season for Calgary Flames

    Kent was 26 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      CGY5–7EDM
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI5–4CGY
      L
      game 2/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY1–3LAK
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–9CGY
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +2+/-3SOG3PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      DET4–6CGY
      W
      game 5/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–8MNS
      L
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–5WIN
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS3–1CGY
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–10CGY
      W
      game 9/80
      His night
      +5P+1G+4A
      +4+/-2SOG1PPP
      +5 points
    • The game
      CGY5–5TOR
      game 10/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-4SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY2–7NYI
      L
      game 11/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–7NYR
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–1PIT
      W
      game 13/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • November 1982
    • The game
      CGY6–3NJD
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WIN5–7CGY
      W
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–2CGY
      game 16/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–5WIN
      L
      game 17/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK4–5CGY
      W
      game 18/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–1PIT
      W
      game 19/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY3–5WSH
      L
      game 20/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-5SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      27
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#32
      18
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#6
      CGY
      8-9-0W-L-OT19Points
      11th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY2–3PHI
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–4HFD
      game 22/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY1–2BOS
      L
      game 23/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH3–6CGY
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      QUE3–2CGY
      L
      game 25/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      NJD4–3CGY
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–3MNS
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • December 1982
    • The game
      CGY1–4LAK
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–4VAN
      W
      game 29/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY5–7EDM
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK4–4CGY
      game 31/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL7–2CGY
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–4WIN
      W
      game 33/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–7DET
      L
      game 34/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN3–2CGY
      L
      game 35/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–4CGY
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      MNS4–6CGY
      W
      game 37/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2SHP
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY6–3VAN
      W
      game 38/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM4–4CGY
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CHI2–3CGY
      W
      game 40/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      49
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      16
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#37
      33
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#4
      CGY
      14-19-0W-L-OT35Points
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI6–3CGY
      L
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM6–3CGY
      L
      game 42/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN1–5CGY
      W
      game 43/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET2–5CGY
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY6–4VAN
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-7SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN2–5CGY
      W
      game 46/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–7QUE
      L
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–7MTL
      L
      game 48/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5PHI
      L
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY7–6STL
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY8–6LAK
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +4 assists
    • The game
      TOR1–3CGY
      W
      game 52/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY4–5EDM
      L
      game 53/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • February 1983
    • The game
      NYI2–2CGY
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–7CGY
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-8SOG1PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PIT4–7CGY
      W
      game 56/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG3PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      QUE3–3CGY
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-7SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF2–4CGY
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–5CHI
      L
      game 59/80
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY1–5BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      76
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#9
      31
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#17
      45
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#10
      CGY
      24-27-0W-L-OT57Points
      Playoff spot
      12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY3–5TOR
      L
      game 61/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      EDM1–4CGY
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–2CGY
      L
      game 63/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL2–7CGY
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +4+/-6SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      CGY2–6VAN
      L
      game 65/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • March 1983
    • The game
      VAN1–8CGY
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK4–4CGY
      game 67/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–6LAK
      L
      game 68/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WIN3–6CGY
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      NYR4–1CGY
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY7–0NJD
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–5BUF
      L
      game 72/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY2–2BOS
      game 73/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–2HFD
      game 74/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–6CGY
      W
      game 75/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1SHP
      +2 points
    • The game
      WIN5–2CGY
      L
      game 76/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–3WIN
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-7SOG1PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      LAK3–5CGY
      W
      game 78/80
      His night
      +3P+3G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      VAN4–4CGY
      game 79/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +2 points
    • April 1983
    • The game
      CGY3–3EDM
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Kent Nilsson closes the 1982-1983 season with 104 points

    Points
    104
    #1NHL#9
    Games
    80of 80
    100%
    Goals
    46
    #1NHL#12
    Assists
    58
    #1NHL#13
    P/GP
    1.30
    #1NHL#11
    +/-
    +3
    #11NHL#185
    Events
    104
    first among the Swedes in points
    46
    first among the Swedes in goals
    58
    first among the Swedes in assists
    5
    hat tricks
    250
    NHL games
    7 i rad
    games with a point · 13 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Calgary Flames are in the playoffs

    First round

    Calgary Flames meet Vancouver Canucks

    CGYvsVAN
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    • Game 1
      VAN3–4CGY
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 2
      VAN3–5CGY
      W
      3
      His night
      +4P+4A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP
      +4 assists
    • Calgary Flameslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 3
      CGY4–5VAN
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • Calgary Flameslead2–1againstVancouver Canucks
    • Game 4
      CGY4–3VAN
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    First round

    Calgary Flames knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–1

    CGY3–1VAN
    Advance
    4Games8Points1Goals7Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Calgary Flames meet Edmonton Oilers

    CGYvsEDM
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
    • Game 1
      CGY3–6EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      CGY1–5EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      EDM10–2CGY
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      EDM5–6CGY
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
    • Edmonton Oilerslead3–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 5
      CGY1–9EDM
      L
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Second round

    Edmonton Oilers knock Calgary Flames out 4–1

    CGY1–4EDM
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points0Goals4Assists
    The run in numbers

    Kent Nilsson ends the 1982-1983 playoffs with 12 points

    Points
    12
    #4NHL#24
    Games
    9
    Goals
    1
    #6NHL#97
    Assists
    11
    #2NHL#11
    P/GP
    1.33
    #1NHL#9
    +/-
    -10
    #19NHL#332
    Events
    25
    playoff points
    25
    playoff games
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    VAN3–1→EDM1–4