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Larry Playfair's 1982-1983 season

Points
17
NHL#324
Goals
4
NHL#339
Assists
13
NHL#293
Plus/minus
+7
NHL#144
Games
79
98%
98% of 80

Defenceman Larry Playfair was 24 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 79 of a possible 80 games and scored 4 goals and 13 assists for 17 points, 0.22 points per game. In the playoffs he played 5 games for 1 points.

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

1982-1983Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Larry Playfair plays the 1982-1983 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Larry was 24 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE6–4BUF
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–6QUE
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      HFD4–4BUF
      game 3/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF9–2WSH
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM4–6BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4CHI
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6BUF
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–7MTL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3TOR
      game 11/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • November 1982
    • The game
      BOS3–2BUF
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–7BUF
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3BOS
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT6–6BUF
      game 18/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–2WIN
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      7
      points
      NHL#236
      2
      goals
      NHL#227
      5
      assists
      NHL#205
      +7
      +/-
      NHL#21
      BUF
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–2LAK
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL6–8BUF
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYR3–7BUF
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • December 1982
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3QUE
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4PIT
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      HFD3–1BUF
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–8BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–4QUE
      W
      game 33/80
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–3BUF
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–1NYR
      W
      game 35/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET2–2BUF
      game 36/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      NYI1–5BUF
      W
      game 37/803
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–8BUF
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–5NYI
      L
      game 39/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–3NYR
      game 40/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      10
      points
      NHL#298
      2
      goals
      NHL#311
      8
      assists
      NHL#255
      +4
      +/-
      NHL#57
      BUF
      18-14-0W-L-OT44Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      VAN5–5BUF
      game 41/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–7BUF
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE1–2BUF
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2WSH
      W
      game 45/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4BOS
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4MTL
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–5BUF
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–7BUF
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–6BUF
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF3–5TOR
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • February 1983
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–0QUE
      game 53/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS5–1BUF
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–7LAK
      L
      game 55/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4CGY
      L
      game 56/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–6STL
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3BUF
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY1–5BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#304
      4
      goals
      NHL#302
      10
      assists
      NHL#290
      +3
      +/-
      NHL#68
      BUF
      27-22-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–4NJD
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI2–4BUF
      W
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–7BUF
      W
      game 63/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • March 1983
    • The game
      BUF6–5HFD
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–2BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–10BUF
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6BUF
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–5MNS
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–6WIN
      L
      game 70/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–8VAN
      L
      game 71/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6EDM
      L
      game 72/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–5BUF
      W
      game 73/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF6–4MTL
      W
      game 74/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL7–4BUF
      L
      game 75/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–8BUF
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE6–6BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5HFD
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF8–5NJD
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      No points
      +4+/-1SOG
    • April 1983
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Larry Playfair closes the 1982-1983 season with 17 points

    Points
    17
    NHL#324
    Games
    79of 80
    99%
    Goals
    4
    NHL#339
    Assists
    13
    NHL#293
    P/GP
    0.22
    NHL#374
    +/-
    +7
    NHL#144
    Events
    17
    career best in points
    50
    career points
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    • Game 1
      BUF1–0MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      BUF3–0MTL
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0

    BUF3–0MTL
    Advance
    3Games1Points0Goals1Assists
    5 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF7–4BOS
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

    BUF3–4BOS
    Eliminated
    2Games0Points0Goals0Assists
    The run in numbers

    Larry Playfair ends the 1982-1983 playoffs with 1 points

    Points
    1
    NHL#178
    Games
    5
    Goals
    0
    NHL#183
    Assists
    1
    NHL#142
    P/GP
    0.20
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#34
    MTL3–0→BOS3–4