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Regular season and playoffsMTL

Kjell Dahlin's 1985-1986 season

Stanley Cup
Points
71
Swedish flag#3NHL#56
Goals
32
Swedish flag#2NHL#44
Assists
39
Swedish flag#7NHL#77
Plus/minus
+9
Swedish flag#5NHL#116
Games
77
96%
96% of 80

Centre Kjell Dahlin was 22 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Montréal Canadiens. He played 77 of a possible 80 games and scored 32 goals and 39 assists for 71 points, 0.92 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 56th in the NHL. He also finished second in the Swedish goal race. In the playoffs he played 16 games for 5 points. He won Stanley Cup.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Kjell Dahlin makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against Pittsburgh Penguins

    MTLMontréal Canadiens5–3PITPittsburgh Penguins

    Kjell was 22 years old · Civic Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    1
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    1
    Points
    0
    +/-
    First NHL goalFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Mats Näslund.

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    • The game
      MTL5–3PIT
      W
      game 1/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Kjell Dahlin scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Pittsburgh Penguins · October 10

    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Kjell Dahlin records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Chicago Blackhawks · October 12

    • The game
      BUF6–0MTL
      L
      game 4/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–11HFD
      L
      game 5/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–2MTL
      L
      game 6/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–4BUF
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      HFD3–5MTL
      W
      game 8/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL4–6QUE
      L
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI5–4MTL
      L
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • November 1985
    • The game
      PIT4–4MTL
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL8–3HFD
      W
      game 12/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3MNS
      game 13/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–0LAK
      W
      game 14/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2NYI
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-6SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–5NYR
      L
      game 16/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–2MTL
      game 17/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–6MTL
      W
      game 18/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-3SOG1PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM5–4MTL
      L
      game 19/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY3–4MTL
      W
      game 20/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8019 of 20 played
      19
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#44
      11
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#17
      8
      assists
      Swedish flag#9NHL#110
      MTL
      9-8-0W-L-OT21Points
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL3–5WSH
      L
      game 21/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      W
      game 22/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      DET1–10MTL
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • December 1985
    • The game
      VAN0–7MTL
      W
      game 24/803
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG2PPP
      +3 points
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    • The game
      MTL6–8BOS
      L
      game 25/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-7SOG
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL6–3TOR
      W
      game 26/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      MTL3–1HFD
      W
      game 27/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      MTL3–6PHI
      L
      game 28/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CHI3–6MTL
      W
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD4–4MTL
      game 30/802
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-3SOG2PPP
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE2–3MTL
      W
      game 31/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–5QUE
      L
      game 32/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–3MTL
      W
      game 33/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3NJD
      W
      game 34/801
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 points
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    • The game
      NJD3–8MTL
      W
      game 35/801
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3TOR
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL7–3WIN
      W
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL6–5CGY
      W
      game 38/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-4SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      STL2–9MTL
      W
      game 39/801
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +5+/-4SOG
      HAT TRICK
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    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      W
      game 40/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8039 of 40 played
      48
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#19
      23
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#16
      25
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#26
      MTL
      23-13-0W-L-OT50Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL4–6NYR
      L
      game 41/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      EDM6–3MTL
      L
      game 42/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WIN0–4MTL
      W
      game 43/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–5BUF
      L
      game 44/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI0–3MTL
      W
      game 45/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-5SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3QUE
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3CHI
      game 47/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–2MNS
      W
      game 48/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      TOR2–3MTL
      W
      game 49/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–4MTL
      W
      game 50/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE3–5MTL
      W
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • February 1986
    • The game
      MTL2–3WSH
      L
      game 54/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      MTL5–3DET
      W
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MNS4–3MTL
      L
      game 56/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–4NJD
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5MTL
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK3–2MTL
      L
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–4MTL
      game 60/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8057 of 60 played
      63
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#22
      28
      goals
      Swedish flag#2NHL#27
      35
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#37
      MTL
      32-22-0W-L-OT70Points
      Playoff spot
      5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      HFD3–6MTL
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3EDM
      L
      game 62/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–2VAN
      W
      game 63/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • March 1986
    • The game
      MTL6–4LAK
      W
      game 64/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–6NYI
      L
      game 65/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      STL7–4MTL
      L
      game 66/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–8MTL
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      HFD5–2MTL
      L
      game 68/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–3MTL
      W
      game 69/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3BOS
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY5–3MTL
      L
      game 71/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      QUE8–6MTL
      L
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL4–6WIN
      L
      game 73/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–3STL
      L
      game 74/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–3HFD
      L
      game 75/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT3–4MTL
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • April 1986
    • The game
      DET3–6MTL
      W
      game 78/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL2–4BUF
      L
      game 79/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4MTL
      W
      game 80/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Kjell Dahlin closes the 1985-1986 season with 71 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    71
    #3NHL#56
    Games
    77of 80
    96%
    Goals
    32
    #2NHL#44
    Assists
    39
    #7NHL#77
    P/GP
    0.92
    #6NHL#68
    +/-
    +9
    #5NHL#116
    Events
    71
    career best in points
    32
    career best in goals
    39
    career best in assists
    1
    hat trick
    50
    career points
    25
    career goals
    1
    First NHL assist
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 14 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Montréal Canadiens are in the playoffs

    First round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins

    MTLvsBOS
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BOS1–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BOS2–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    MTL3–0BOS
    Advance
    3Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens meet Hartford Whalers

    MTLvsHFD
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Hartford Whalers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      HFD4–1MTL
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Hartford Whalerslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      HFD1–3MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withHartford Whalers
    • Game 3
      MTL4–1HFD
      W
      2
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 4
      MTL1–2HFD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare2–2withHartford Whalers
    • Game 5
      HFD3–5MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead3–2againstHartford Whalers
    • Game 6
      MTL0–1HFD
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare3–3withHartford Whalers
    • Game 7
      HFD1–2MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    Second round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Hartford Whalers out 4–3

    MTL4–3HFD
    Advance
    7Games4Points1Goals3Assists
    2 days later
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens meet New York Rangers

    MTLvsNYR
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on New York Rangers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR1–3MTL
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
      View the game
    Conference final

    Montréal Canadiens knock New York Rangers out 4–1

    MTL4–1NYR
    Advance
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    7 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Montréal Canadiens play the Stanley Cup Final against Calgary Flames

    MTLvsCGY
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    Swedes on Calgary Flames
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–5CGY
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
      View the game
    • Calgary Flameslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–2CGY
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadiensare1–1withCalgary Flames
    • Game 3
      CGY3–5MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Montréal Canadienslead2–1againstCalgary Flames
    • Game 4
      CGY0–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
      View the game
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Montréal Canadiens

    beat Calgary Flames 4–1 in the final

    4Games1Points1Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Kjell Dahlin ends the 1985-1986 playoffs with 5 points

    MTLMontréal Canadiens
    Points
    5
    #5NHL#72
    Games
    16
    Goals
    2
    #4NHL#64
    Assists
    3
    #6NHL#75
    P/GP
    0.31
    #6NHL#92
    +/-
    +1
    #5NHL#85
    Events
    1
    First playoff goal
    1
    First playoff point
    1
    First playoff assist
    2 points
    best game
    BOS3–0→HFD4–3→NYR4–1→CGY4–1