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Kraig Nienhuis's 1985-1986 season

Points
30
NHL#241
Goals
16
NHL#167
Assists
14
NHL#302
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#498
Games
70
87%
87% of 80

Left winger Kraig Nienhuis was 24 years old when the 1985-1986 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Boston Bruins. He played 70 of a possible 80 games and scored 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points, 0.43 points per game. In the playoffs he played 2 games for 0 points.

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

1985-1986Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Kraig Nienhuis makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠1 win against Toronto Maple Leafs

    TORToronto Maple Leafs1–3BOSBoston Bruins

    Kraig was 24 years old · Boston Garden, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Börje Salming and Michael Thelvén.

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    • The game
      TOR1–3BOS
      W
      game 1/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BOS9–2DET
      W
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      MTL2–7BOS
      W
      game 3/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Kraig Nienhuis scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Montréal Canadiens · October 13

    • The game
      BOS3–3VAN
      game 4/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS2–3EDM
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Kraig Nienhuis records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Edmonton Oilers · October 18

    • The game
      BOS6–3CGY
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS5–2LAK
      W
      game 7/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS1–2NYR
      L
      game 8/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS6–4NJD
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      LAK4–7BOS
      W
      game 10/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • November 1985
    • The game
      CHI4–5BOS
      W
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS5–7QUE
      L
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -4+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS3–5PHI
      L
      game 14/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MNS1–2BOS
      W
      game 15/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–6BUF
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS6–6TOR
      game 17/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      NYI4–4BOS
      game 20/804
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +2 points
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 8017 of 20 played
      12
      points
      NHL#123
      10
      goals
      NHL#27
      2
      assists
      NHL#319
      BOS
      10-6-0W-L-OT24Points
      4th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PHI4–5BOS
      W
      game 21/802
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 points
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    • The game
      QUE3–0BOS
      L
      game 22/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BOS0–2QUE
      L
      game 23/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG
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    • December 1985
    • The game
      NJD2–4BOS
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
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    • The game
      MTL6–8BOS
      W
      game 25/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS2–7HFD
      L
      game 26/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF3–3BOS
      game 27/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–7PHI
      L
      game 28/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      QUE1–1BOS
      game 29/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      NYR2–4BOS
      W
      game 30/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–1STL
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      BOS3–4CHI
      L
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS6–6BUF
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–7NYI
      L
      game 38/805
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -4+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BUF0–4BOS
      W
      game 39/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BOS3–5MTL
      L
      game 40/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8033 of 40 played
      20
      points
      NHL#190
      13
      goals
      NHL#71
      7
      assists
      NHL#285
      BOS
      18-15-0W-L-OT43Points
      6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL7–2BOS
      L
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      WIN4–8BOS
      W
      game 42/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      CGY2–3BOS
      W
      game 44/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS2–1WIN
      W
      game 45/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–6DET
      L
      game 46/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      WIN5–7BOS
      W
      game 47/802
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      DET3–6BOS
      W
      game 48/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      HFD3–6BOS
      W
      game 49/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–4HFD
      W
      game 50/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • February 1986
    • The game
      BOS1–2MTL
      L
      game 51/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      PIT2–3BOS
      W
      game 52/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BUF8–6BOS
      L
      game 53/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      NYR3–2BOS
      L
      game 54/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      QUE4–3BOS
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS4–5CHI
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS1–5STL
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–3MNS
      W
      game 58/803
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS4–7CGY
      L
      game 59/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS6–5EDM
      W
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8052 of 60 played
      24
      points
      NHL#225
      15
      goals
      NHL#119
      9
      assists
      NHL#324
      BOS
      28-25-0W-L-OT63Points
      Playoff spot
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BOS6–1VAN
      W
      game 61/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS7–4QUE
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      WSH2–1BOS
      L
      game 63/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • March 1986
    • The game
      NJD3–8BOS
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      BOS1–4HFD
      L
      game 65/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      QUE5–4BOS
      L
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      BOS3–8MTL
      L
      game 67/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN1–1BOS
      game 70/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      LAK3–6BOS
      W
      game 71/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      NYI3–3BOS
      game 72/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–5HFD
      game 73/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BOS3–6WSH
      L
      game 74/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      MTL3–3BOS
      game 75/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      W
      game 76/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–3BUF
      W
      game 77/802
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • April 1986
    • The game
      TOR2–4BOS
      W
      game 78/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS2–2QUE
      game 79/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      HFD4–3BOS
      L
      game 80/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
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    The season in numbers

    Kraig Nienhuis closes the 1985-1986 season with 30 points

    BOSBoston Bruins
    Points
    30
    NHL#241
    Games
    70of 80
    88%
    Goals
    16
    NHL#167
    Assists
    14
    NHL#302
    P/GP
    0.43
    NHL#280
    +/-
    -10
    NHL#498
    Events
    30
    career best in points
    16
    career best in goals
    14
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    4 i rad
    games with a point · 4 pts
    4 i rad
    games with a goal
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Boston Bruins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Boston Bruins meet Montréal Canadiens

    BOSvsMTL
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
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    • Game 2
      BOS2–3MTL
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
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    • Montréal Canadienslead2–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      MTL4–3BOS
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
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    First round

    Montréal Canadiens knock Boston Bruins out 3–0

    BOS0–3MTL
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists