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Lindy Ruff's 1982-1983 season

Points
29
NHL#241
Goals
12
NHL#208
Assists
17
NHL#254
Plus/minus
+16
NHL#80
Games
60
75%
75% of 80

Left winger Lindy Ruff was 22 years old when the 1982-1983 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 60 of a possible 80 games and scored 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points, 0.48 points per game. In the playoffs he played 10 games for 6 points.

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

1982-1983Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Lindy Ruff plays the 1982-1983 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Lindy was 22 years old when the 1982-1983 season began. It was his 4th season with the team. His 4th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      QUE6–4BUF
      L
      game 1/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–6QUE
      L
      game 2/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4BUF
      game 3/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-7SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF2–4PHI
      L
      game 4/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF9–2WSH
      W
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM4–6BUF
      W
      game 6/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF0–4CHI
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–6DET
      L
      game 8/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL2–6BUF
      W
      game 9/801
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-3SOG
    • The game
      BUF7–7MTL
      game 10/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–3TOR
      game 11/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 12/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • November 1982
    • The game
      BOS3–2BUF
      L
      game 13/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF5–2HFD
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3BUF
      W
      game 15/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI2–7BUF
      W
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3BOS
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Lindy Ruff reaches 100 career points

    in the game against Boston Bruins · November 13

    • The game
      PIT6–6BUF
      game 18/801
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      BUF7–2WIN
      W
      game 19/803
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–2MNS
      L
      game 20/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      9
      points
      NHL#182
      5
      goals
      NHL#107
      4
      assists
      NHL#244
      BUF
      8-8-0W-L-OT20Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF5–2LAK
      W
      game 21/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–2HFD
      W
      game 22/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      STL6–8BUF
      W
      game 23/801
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +1+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • The game
      NYR3–7BUF
      W
      game 24/802
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 assists
    • December 1982
    • The game
      MTL2–2BUF
      game 25/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3QUE
      L
      game 26/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CHI3–3BUF
      game 27/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–4PIT
      L
      game 28/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF2–3MTL
      L
      game 29/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–1BUF
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF5–3NYI
      W
      game 31/804
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–8BOS
      L
      game 32/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 8032 of 40 played
      13
      points
      NHL#253
      7
      goals
      NHL#171
      6
      assists
      NHL#304
      BUF
      18-14-0W-L-OT44Points
      10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      QUE1–2BUF
      W
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      WSH2–3BUF
      W
      game 44/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • 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
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF1–4MTL
      L
      game 47/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      WIN2–5BUF
      W
      game 48/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      MTL3–7BUF
      W
      game 49/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CHI2–6BUF
      W
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      BUF3–5TOR
      L
      game 51/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • February 1983
    • The game
      MNS2–2BUF
      game 52/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BUF4–6STL
      L
      game 57/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS1–3BUF
      W
      game 58/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CGY1–5BUF
      W
      game 59/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      EDM5–4BUF
      L
      game 60/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8046 of 60 played
      17
      points
      NHL#280
      10
      goals
      NHL#182
      7
      assists
      NHL#341
      BUF
      27-22-0W-L-OT65Points
      Playoff spot
      9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–4NJD
      game 61/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • 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+1G
      +2+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NJD2–6BUF
      W
      game 64/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • March 1983
    • The game
      BUF6–5HFD
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2BOS
      W
      game 66/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      PIT2–10BUF
      W
      game 67/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      DET4–6BUF
      W
      game 68/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–5MNS
      L
      game 69/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      HFD3–8BUF
      W
      game 76/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      QUE6–6BUF
      game 77/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +2 assists
    • The game
      BUF4–5HFD
      L
      game 78/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG
    • The game
      BUF8–5NJD
      W
      game 79/80
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 assists
    • April 1983
    • The game
      TOR4–3BUF
      L
      game 80/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Lindy Ruff closes the 1982-1983 season with 29 points

    Points
    29
    NHL#241
    Games
    60of 80
    75%
    Goals
    12
    NHL#208
    Assists
    17
    NHL#254
    P/GP
    0.48
    NHL#225
    +/-
    +16
    NHL#80
    Events
    250
    NHL games
    100
    career points
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    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
      0+/-1SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      MTL2–4BUF
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 points
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 3–0

    BUF3–0MTL
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Boston Bruins

    BUFvsBOS
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BUF7–4BOS
      W
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-2SOG
      +2 goals
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 2
      BUF3–5BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      BOS6–2BUF
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • Buffalo Sabresare2–2withBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BUF0–9BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • Boston Bruinslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      BOS3–5BUF
      W
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • Buffalo Sabresare3–3withBoston Bruins
    • Game 7
      BUF2–3BOS
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    Second round

    Boston Bruins knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–3

    BUF3–4BOS
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Lindy Ruff ends the 1982-1983 playoffs with 6 points

    Points
    6
    NHL#63
    Games
    10
    Goals
    4
    NHL#28
    Assists
    2
    NHL#102
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#59
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#142
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff points
    2 points
    best game
    MTL3–0→BOS3–4