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Regular season and playoffsMNS

Kent Nilsson's 1985-1986 season

Points
60
Swedish flag#8NHL#93
Goals
16
Swedish flag#8NHL#167
Assists
44
Swedish flag#6NHL#53
Plus/minus
+3
Swedish flag#10NHL#175
Games
61
76%
76% of 80

Centre Kent Nilsson was 29 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 7th in the NHL, and played it for Minnesota North Stars. He played 61 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 44 assists for 60 points, 0.98 points per game. That was 8th among the Swedes and 93th in the NHL. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 5 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Kent Nilsson plays the 1985-1986 season for Minnesota North Stars

    Kent was 29 years old when the 1985-1986 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 7th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      MNS6–6DET
      game 1/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF6–2MNS
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      L
      game 3/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET1–10MNS
      W
      game 4/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS3–7PHI
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      STL4–5MNS
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      MNS4–4STL
      game 7/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS7–5TOR
      W
      game 8/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS2–3BUF
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI6–5MNS
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • November 1985
    • The game
      WIN3–1MNS
      L
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–3MNS
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR3–4MNS
      W
      game 13/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8013 of 20 played
      15
      points
      Swedish flag#6NHL#84
      6
      goals
      Swedish flag#4NHL#86
      9
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#88
      MNS
      5-10-0W-L-OT15Points
      18th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYI4–4MNS
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–1MNS
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–4STL
      L
      game 24/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • December 1985
    • The game
      CHI2–9MNS
      W
      game 25/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS4–8EDM
      L
      game 26/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD6–4MNS
      L
      game 27/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS10–2DET
      W
      game 28/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +4+/-1SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      TOR6–6MNS
      game 29/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      DET3–6MNS
      W
      game 30/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PIT4–3MNS
      L
      game 31/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–5BOS
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS8–3NJD
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS6–5WIN
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR1–3MNS
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CGY3–6MNS
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      VAN2–3MNS
      W
      game 37/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–6CHI
      L
      game 38/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–2NYI
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
      33
      points
      Swedish flag#5NHL#69
      8
      goals
      Swedish flag#8NHL#160
      25
      assists
      Swedish flag#5NHL#31
      MNS
      15-18-0W-L-OT37Points
      15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–4MNS
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2TOR
      W
      game 44/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MNS2–3PIT
      L
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–7WSH
      L
      game 46/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      L
      game 47/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WSH6–3MNS
      L
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NJD2–6MNS
      W
      game 49/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS3–4LAK
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS5–10VAN
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
    • February 1986
    • The game
      MNS4–3MTL
      W
      game 54/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS4–2TOR
      W
      game 55/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
    • The game
      MNS3–5STL
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD1–4MNS
      W
      game 57/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
    • The game
      BOS5–3MNS
      L
      game 58/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      QUE2–5MNS
      W
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      44
      points
      Swedish flag#8NHL#90
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#10NHL#177
      33
      assists
      Swedish flag#6NHL#48
      MNS
      25-26-0W-L-OT59Points
      Playoff spot
      14th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      TOR3–4MNS
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS1–5NYR
      L
      game 62/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS5–2HFD
      W
      game 63/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • March 1986
    • The game
      NYI4–5MNS
      W
      game 64/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MNS8–5DET
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      TOR3–5MNS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-1SOG3PPP
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WIN4–2MNS
      L
      game 67/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM0–4MNS
      W
      game 68/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MNS3–2STL
      W
      game 69/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MNS2–3QUE
      L
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      STL5–6MNS
      W
      game 71/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MNS6–5CGY
      W
      game 72/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -3+/-2SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
    • April 1986
    • The game
      CHI2–1MNS
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MNS7–5CHI
      W
      game 79/801
      His night
      +4P+2G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +4 points
    • The game
      DET3–5MNS
      W
      game 80/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Kent Nilsson closes the 1985-1986 season with 60 points

    Points
    60
    #8NHL#93
    Games
    61of 80
    76%
    Goals
    16
    #8NHL#167
    Assists
    44
    #6NHL#53
    P/GP
    0.98
    #4NHL#53
    +/-
    +3
    #10NHL#175
    Events
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 9 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Minnesota North Stars are in the playoffs

    First round

    Minnesota North Stars meet St. Louis Blues

    MNSvsSTL
    Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
    Swedes on St. Louis Blues
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      STL2–1MNS
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • St. Louis Blueslead1–0againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 2
      STL2–6MNS
      W
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • Minnesota North Starsare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      MNS3–4STL
      L
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • St. Louis Blueslead2–1againstMinnesota North Stars
    • Game 4
      MNS7–4STL
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1SHP
      +1 assist
    • Minnesota North Starsare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL6–3MNS
      L
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    St. Louis Blues knock Minnesota North Stars out 3–2

    MNS2–3STL
    Eliminated
    5Games5Points1Goals4Assists