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Kent Nilsson's 1984-1985 season

Points
99
Swedish flag#1NHL#17
Goals
37
Swedish flag#2NHL#28
Assists
62
Swedish flag#1NHL#10
Plus/minus
-4
NHL#367
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Centre Kent Nilsson was 28 years old when the 1984-1985 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Calgary Flames. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 37 goals and 62 assists for 99 points, 1.29 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 17th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race and won the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 3 games for 1 points.

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

1984-1985Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Kent Nilsson plays the 1984-1985 season for Calgary Flames

    Kent was 28 years old when the 1984-1985 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      STL4–2CGY
      L
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–7CGY
      W
      game 2/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY7–5VAN
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WIN4–7CGY
      W
      game 4/803
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-7SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS2–8CGY
      W
      game 5/802
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      0+/-5SOG3PPP
      +4 points
    • The game
      CGY4–6EDM
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-6SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD4–9CGY
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +3 points
    • The game
      WSH3–5CGY
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY5–3TOR
      W
      game 9/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY2–6BUF
      L
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–4WSH
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • November 1984
    • The game
      CGY9–5DET
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      CGY2–5STL
      L
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI5–3CGY
      L
      game 14/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MTL3–3CGY
      game 15/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Kent Nilsson reaches 200 career goals

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · November 10

    • The game
      DET4–5CGY
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM2–6CGY
      W
      game 17/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY6–2WIN
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +2+/-2SOG3PPP
      +4 assists
    • The game
      CGY4–5LAK
      L
      game 19/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      VAN4–6CGY
      W
      game 20/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      34
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#5
      9
      goals
      Swedish flag#1NHL#29
      25
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#3
      CGY
      12-7-0W-L-OT25Points
      3rd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–1CGY
      L
      game 21/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2VAN
      W
      game 22/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYI2–5CGY
      W
      game 23/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • December 1984
    • The game
      CGY8–4MNS
      W
      game 24/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Kent Nilsson reaches 500 career points

    in the game against Minnesota North Stars · December 1

    • The game
      CGY6–8WIN
      L
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY3–3NJD
      game 27/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–6PIT
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN2–9CGY
      W
      game 29/803
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
    • The game
      CGY5–6LAK
      L
      game 30/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +2+/-6SOG2PPP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      LAK6–3CGY
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN1–9CGY
      W
      game 32/803
      His night
      +5P+4G+1A
      +4+/-7SOG1PPP
      4 GOALS
    • The game
      CGY1–7EDM
      L
      game 33/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-5SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–4VAN
      W
      game 34/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM6–5CGY
      L
      game 35/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      DET4–3CGY
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–2CHI
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–3WIN
      W
      game 38/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      PHI3–4CGY
      W
      game 39/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS4–4CGY
      game 40/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      56
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      21
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#19
      35
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#9
      CGY
      21-15-0W-L-OT46Points
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      LAK4–4CGY
      game 41/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY1–7PHI
      L
      game 43/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–2HFD
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY4–3BOS
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–3VAN
      game 46/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–6CGY
      W
      game 47/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT6–6CGY
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN2–6CGY
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY3–4EDM
      L
      game 50/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      EDM4–2CGY
      L
      game 51/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–7CGY
      W
      game 52/805
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-2SOG1SHP
      +3 points
    • February 1985
    • The game
      CGY1–6BUF
      L
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–2MTL
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY7–4HFD
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +3P+3G
      +3+/-4SOG1SHP
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      BUF6–1CGY
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH4–3CGY
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WIN4–8CGY
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY4–8NYI
      L
      game 59/805
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -5+/-4SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CGY3–6PIT
      L
      game 60/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8058 of 60 played
      82
      points
      Swedish flag#1NHL#9
      29
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#25
      53
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#7
      CGY
      29-24-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY5–1NJD
      W
      game 61/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY1–4PHI
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–3CGY
      W
      game 63/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • March 1985
    • The game
      MTL4–6CGY
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1SHP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK0–7CGY
      W
      game 65/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      EDM5–3CGY
      L
      game 66/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      NYR5–11CGY
      W
      game 67/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–2CGY
      game 68/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–3TOR
      W
      game 69/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY4–4MNS
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      TOR4–7CGY
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CHI3–1CGY
      L
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY4–3LAK
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY4–2LAK
      W
      game 75/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK0–3CGY
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      CGY4–4WIN
      game 77/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG
    • April 1985
    • The game
      VAN3–5CGY
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY5–5EDM
      game 79/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      -1+/-3SOG3PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      WIN4–4CGY
      game 80/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    The season in numbers

    Kent Nilsson closes the 1984-1985 season with 99 points

    Points
    99
    #1NHL#17
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    37
    #2NHL#28
    Assists
    62
    #1NHL#10
    P/GP
    1.29
    #1NHL#15
    +/-
    -4
    #18NHL#367
    Events
    99
    first among the Swedes in points
    62
    first among the Swedes in assists
    3
    hat tricks · 4 goals in one game
    500
    career points
    200
    career goals
    9 i rad
    games with a point · 20 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Calgary Flames are in the playoffs

    First round

    Calgary Flames meet Winnipeg Jets

    CGYvsWIN
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
    • Game 1
      CGY4–5WIN
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • Winnipeg Jetslead1–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 2
      CGY2–5WIN
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • Winnipeg Jetslead2–0againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      WIN5–3CGY
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    First round

    Winnipeg Jets knock Calgary Flames out 3–1

    CGY1–3WIN
    Eliminated
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
  2. 2 months and 1 day later
    Trade

    Kent Nilsson is traded from Calgary Flames to Minnesota North Stars

    Here he joins fellow Swede Bo Berglund.

    His spell with Calgary Flames · 1980–81 to 1984–85
    345
    Games
    189
    Goals
    280
    Assists
    469
    Points
    Minnesota North Stars received
    Calgary Flames received
    • 1985 draft pick, round 2 (#27)
    • 1987 draft pick, round 2 (#25)