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Lars Zetterström's 1978-1979 season

Points
1
Swedish flag#16NHL#395
Goals
0
NHL#379
Assists
1
Swedish flag#16NHL#383
Plus/minus
-10
NHL#335
Games
14
17%
17% of 80

Defenceman Lars Zetterström was 24 years old when the 1978-1979 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Vancouver Canucks. He played 14 of a possible 80 games and scored 0 goals and 1 assists for 1 points, 0.07 points per game. That was 395th in the NHL.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1978-1979Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Lars Zetterström makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠7 loss against Minnesota North Stars

    VANVancouver Canucks2–7MNSMinnesota North Stars

    Lars was 24 years old · Metropolitan Sports Center, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -2
    +/-

    Other Swedes on the ice: Roland Eriksson, Thomas Gradin, Per-Olov Brasar, among others.

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    • The game
      VAN2–7MNS
      L
      game 5/804
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      BOS5–1VAN
      L
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG
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    • The game
      BUF2–3VAN
      W
      game 7/803
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    Lars Zetterström records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 22

    • The game
      VAN2–6NYR
      L
      game 8/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
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    • The game
      VAN2–5NYI
      L
      game 9/805
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      VAN5–2PHI
      W
      game 10/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
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    • November 1978
    • The game
      VAN1–0CHI
      W
      game 11/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      TOR3–1VAN
      L
      game 12/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
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    • The game
      NYR5–2VAN
      L
      game 13/805
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN2–4AFM
      L
      game 14/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      VAN6–4DET
      W
      game 15/805
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      MNS3–2VAN
      L
      game 16/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PHI4–0VAN
      L
      game 17/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
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    • The game
      PIT6–3VAN
      L
      game 18/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
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    The season in numbers

    Lars Zetterström closes the 1978-1979 season with 1 points

    VANVancouver Canucks
    Points
    1
    #16NHL#395
    Games
    14of 80
    18%
    Goals
    0
    #16NHL#379
    Assists
    1
    #16NHL#383
    P/GP
    0.07
    +/-
    -10
    #10NHL#335
    Events
    1
    career best in points
    1
    career best in assists
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL assist
    4 months and 25 days later
    Playoffs

    Vancouver Canucks are in the playoffs

    Preliminary round

    Vancouver Canucks meet Philadelphia Flyers

    VANvsPHI
    Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
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    4 days later
    Preliminary round

    Philadelphia Flyers knock Vancouver Canucks out 2–1

    VAN1–2PHI
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
  2. 1 month and 30 days later
    Expansion draft

    Lars Zetterström is selected from Vancouver Canucks by Quebec Nordiques in the expansion draft

    VANVancouver CanucksQUEQuebec Nordiques
    His spell with Vancouver Canucks · 1978–79
    14
    Games
    0
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    1
    Points